Virtual Small Business Subcontractor Forum
Presented in partnership with the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) AGENDA: 10:00 – 10:05 Forum Logistics (Julianna Barbee, SBDC Director) 10:05 – 10:10 Welcome & Opening Remarks (Warren Finch, ASM Deputy Division Leader) 10:10 – 10:20 Safety Share – COVID Update (Dr. Sara Pasqualoni, Medical Director) 10:20 – 10:40 Motivation Speaker – Key Note (Vera Jo Bustos, Owner of Mentality Solutions) 10:40 – 10:50 Small Business Administration (SBA) Update (John Garcia SBA District Director – New Mexico District) *Funding for small businesses *Updates on laws/regulations concerning small businesses 10:50 – 10:55 New Mexico International Business Accelerator (Jerry Pacheco, Executive Director of NMIBA) 10:55 - 11:00 Small Business Development Center Services (Julianna Barbee, SBDC Director) 11:00 – 11:30 The Power of Adopting in a Virtual World (Julianna Barbee, SBDC Director & Ryan Baca, Deloitte Consulting, Business Analyst *Digital transformation *Social media *Ways to Energize and Power Up *Well-being Maters (health & wellness) 11:30 – 11:40 Help with Government Contracting (Therese Rivera, Statewide PTAC Program) 11:40 – 11:50 Minority Business Development Agency (Gabriela Marques, MBDA Director) 11:50 – noon Small Business Update & Closing remarks (Yvonne Gonzales, LANL Small Business Manager)