May 6, 2011

Startup America roundtable on Monday

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BOULDER – White House officials are coming to Boulder on Monday to hear the concerns of local entrepreneurs and small-business owners as part of an initiative to promote entrepreneurship and economic growth.

The officials and more than 150 area business leaders are scheduled to meet at the Startup America: Reducing Barriers Roundtable, hosted by the University of Colorado at the Silicon Flatirons Center. The event begins at 1:30 p.m.

Among the Obama Administration officials scheduled to attend are Don Graves, deputy assistant secretary for small business at the U.S. Treasury Department and executive director of president’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness; Phil Weiser, senior adviser for technology and innovation at the National Economic Council; and associate administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Michael Fitzpatrick.

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Entrepreneurs and small-business owners can learn more about the event by e-mailing reducingbarriers@sba.gov. Registration is required to attend.

People unable to attend the event may submit ideas online at reducingbarriers.ideascale.com. Ideas submitted online will be included in the final report.

BOULDER – White House officials are coming to Boulder on Monday to hear the concerns of local entrepreneurs and small-business owners as part of an initiative to promote entrepreneurship and economic growth.

The officials and more than 150 area business leaders are scheduled to meet at the Startup America: Reducing Barriers Roundtable, hosted by the University of Colorado at the Silicon Flatirons Center. The event begins at 1:30 p.m.

Among the Obama Administration officials scheduled to attend are Don Graves, deputy assistant secretary for small business at the U.S. Treasury Department and executive director of president’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness; Phil…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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