Upcoming Forum for Small Business Organizations

September 21, 2012

Janet McKenney
Director of Library Development
(207) 287-6503

Small Business/Self Employed Communications and Stakeholder Outreach Liaison of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Maine State Library present "A Forum for Small Business Organization" on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. Maine citizens can participate at 8 public libraries statewide with video conferencing capability. (See list of locations below.)

The purpose of the Small Business Forum is to build and strengthen relationships with small business, industry, non-profit and government organizations; learn about products and services available to small businesses; and help elevate issues and concerns in a feedback session.

Please note there will be a Roundtable Discussion and Information Sharing after the speakers have completed their presentations. This will give attendees/participants the opportunity to elevate issues & concerns and ask questions that they might have for the speakers.

To Register

To register contact Shawn Savage: Email: Shawn.S.Savage@irs.gov (preferred) or call (207) 491-1888

When registering, please provide: name, title, organization name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Space is limited: register today! This is a forum that you can't afford to miss. We are looking forward to seeing you on the 26th!

Speakers

Tools for Trades: SBA Programs & Services to Help Start and Grow Businesses Maurice Dube, District Director, Maine District Office, U.S. SBA

Introducing Maine's Small Business Advocate and Regulatory Fairness Board Jay Martin, Small Business Advocate-Office of the Secretary of State

Pass-Through Entity Reporting Changes and Corporate E-file Richard Truman, Maine Revenue Services, Manager, Business Tax Unit

Workforce Development Virginia Carroll, Director, Apprenticeship & Strategic Partnerships Maine Department of Labor

Small Business and Self-Employed Initiatives Shawn Savage, Internal Revenue Service, Stakeholder Liaison

Libraries Providing Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing technology will be provided at the following locations/libraries:

Augusta: Maine State Library

Bangor: Bangor Public Library

Belfast: Belfast Public Library

Cherryfield: Cherryfield Public Library

Pittsfield: Pittsfield Public Library

Portland: Portland Public Library

Presque Isle: Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

York: York Public Library