U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM AND BUSINESSLINC INITIATIVE CONFERENCE U.S. Small Business Administration & U.S. Department of the Treasury Mentor-Prot g Program and BusinessLINC Initiative Conference "Partnership to Profit 2000" Seven City Tour The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Industry Mentor-Prot g Association (IMPA) and the Federal Small Business Technology Council (FSBTC) are proud to present a seven-city Mentor-Prot g Program and BusinessLINC Initiatives tour across the country! Theses conferences will provide an excellent opportunity for small and large businesses to learn how to do business with the government and prime contractors. The conference will also address ways to identify and select partners for participation in the Mentor-Prot g Program. Participating agencies and businesses include, but are not limited to, U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of Treasury, IRS, Bell Atlantic, Chase Manhattan Bank, GE Capital Services, General Motors, SAIC, Lockheed Martin and Unisys. This is your chance to learn how to benefit from new federal programs, make contacts with large/small businesses and government agencies, market your company to potential customers, participate in seminars and one-on-one counseling and much more! Conference topics will include business technical expertise, establishment of Credit Card Capability, Joint Ventures, Large Businesses Working with Small Businesses, Certification of Small Business (SDB) and Competitive and Noncompetitive Acquisitions of the U.S. Department of Treasury. This conference is part of the recently announced small business initiative entitled Partner America . The first conference will be held in conjunction with the Department of Energy's first annual Small Business Conference on April 27, 2000 in Denver, Colorado. For more information and to register go to www.treas.gov/sba and click on "Partnership to Profit 2000" under Outreach Activities or call Liz Hood at (800) 878-2940 ext. 227. The kick-off conference for promotion of the 7 city Mentor-Prot g Program tours will be held in Atlanta, GA on May 11, 2000 at the Hyatt Regency. Other cities in the tour will include New York, NY; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA and Miami, FL. WEB: For more information and to register click here, www.treas.gov/sba. E-MAIL: Questions? E-mail, liz@fbcdb.com. Posted 04/19/00 (W-SN446464).

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