"Meet the SBA: Identifying the State’s Business Resources and How to Use Them"

This session will follow the First Friday Breakfast on:Startup, Expansion, Recovery and Exit:  SBA’s Role as Player, Coach and General Manager
 

After the Breakfast Presentation- This breakout Session from 9:00-10:00 across the Hall from the Reynolds Room. This session will dive into more details from the Breakfast Session and also engage with businesses to discuss your specific challenges and opportunities to provide you with more practical, hands on guidance.

This second session is free but limited seating.

Please register on this page to attend.

If you would like to also register for the First Friday Breakfast Program beginning at 7:30am- please click here to Register!

Partnered by the Fort Smith Regional and Van Buren Chamber of Commerce's!

 

Full Bio:
David is the Deputy Director of the Small Business Administration in Arkansas.  He previously founded and ran Jacksson David, LLC, a consulting firms focused on high growth and technology companies.  An honors graduate with a Masters’ degree in Public Administration, David joined NASA through the Presidential Management Internship Program.  He worked in the aerospace industry for 13 years, serving as a program analyst, manager and consultant for the Shuttle, Space Lab and Space Station programs.  Since leaving the aerospace industry, David has owned and operated several businesses in the fields of risk management, retail, battery technology and business consulting.  As a former consultant focused on startup, high growth and technology businesses, he has helped commercialize products and services in the areas of nanotechnology, biotechnology, medical devices, software as a service, online retail, and energy technology.  He has been married to Gwen for 35 years, serves in their church, is a father of two, grandfather of two, a drummer, and blogger at @StartupDad.