SBA Deputy Administrator Douglas Kramer will lead day two of National Small Business Weekevents in Atlanta with an arm chair discussion on trends for small business and the current business industries that are experiencing a boom in the state. The conversation will include small business experts in a forum on the future of small business and what firms can foresee, business sectors that are on trend to be high performers and

business startup trends for Atlanta, the state of Georgia and the Southeast region.

Featured panelists will include Todd Greene, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Jeff Patterson with the Georgia Small Business Development Center, Art Slotkin with Georgia SCORE, Lee Baker with Georgia AARP, and Tisha Tallman, with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

The event will also feature breakout sessions on the up and coming industries and how small businesses can join the swell. The expert led discussions will highlight real-world topics that impact entrepreneurs, including The Tech Explosion, The Hollywood of the South- small business opportunities in the film industry outside of Hollywood, and the expansion of international trade and how small businesses can tap into opportunities created by the Savannah Harbor project. 

Location
Georgia Tech Research Institute
250 14th Street NW
Atlanta, Ga.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. (EDT)

The Atlanta event will be live-streamed and is open to the public. Interested attendees can register for free at http://ow.ly/10FilF.

Each year since 1963, the President has issued a proclamation designating National Small Business Week. This year's celebration will take place May 1-7 around the nation with events planned in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New York, Denver, Phoenix and Oakland and San Jose, Calif. The theme is "Dream Big, Start Small." 

Other events throughout the week will be live-streamed on the SBA's website. There will also be the opportunity during events for live social media engagement using the hashtag #DreamSmallBiz.