SBA Taps Jim Blasingame To Moderate e-Business Panel.

The Small Business Administration has asked Jim Blasingame, the Small Business Advocate, to Moderate their upcoming E-Business Panel in Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 3, 2003 -- Today the U.S. Small Business Administration announced that Jim Blasingame will again be moderating the popular eBusiness panel the SBA conducts at its annual small business event. Blasingame is the president of Small Business Network Inc., and the creator and award-winning host of the nationally syndicated radio/Internet talk show, The Small Business Advocate. Blasingame is also a nationally syndicated columnist and author of Small Business Is Like A Bunch Of Bananas (SBN Books)(www.jbsba.com).

In addition to Blasingame as the moderator of "eBusiness: Fashioning the Future," panelists will include Jordan Glazier, General Manager, eBay Business; Steve Galven, Chief Information officer at the SBA; Eddie Yandle, Vice President, Microsoft; and J.B. Lyons, Vice President, Staples, Inc. The audience will be attendees at the National Entrepreneurial Conference and Expo (NECE), during which the SBA will also celebrate its 50th anniversary and recognize the top small business owners in the United States.

"After Jim Blasingame helped make last years eBusiness panel such a success, we knew we had to have him back again," said Hector V. Barreto, SBA Administrator. "Jim Blasingame's support of our efforts at the SBA is reflected in his passion for helping entrepreneurs follow their dreams. Were fortunate to have such an advocate, as are small business owners to have such a prolific contributor to their cause and the marketplace of ideas."

"I want to thank the SBA for honoring me with the opportunity to serve in this role," said Blasingame. "We had a lot of fun and outstanding discussion last year, as we will this year. Its always a pleasure to work with the dedicated professionals at the Small Business Administration. The work they do is very important, and they do it with great passion and commitment."

NECE director and SBA Associate Administrator for the Office of Strategic Alliances, Adela Soriano said, "You don't have to be around Jim Blasingame for very long to benefit from his energy and professionalism. With Jim at the helm of our eBusiness event, the discussion is sure to be focused and fun."

Blasingame was named by TALKERS magazine as a member of the 2003 "Heavy Hundred," the 100 most important talk show hosts in America. Hes the recipient of the SBAs 2002 Small Business Journalist of the Year award, and FORTUNE Small Business magazine identified Blasingame as one of the 30 most influential people in America representing small business.

Small Business Network, Inc. produces and distributes multi-media small business content worldwide, including The Small Business Advocate show, which airs weekdays from 7-9am EDT on radio and 24-7 on the Internet. IBM and Office Depot are SBN sponsors.

For more information, contact:
Sue Hensley, Associate Administrator         
Office of Communications and Public Liaison      
U.S. Small Business Administration
888-823-2366
(202) 205-6444
Sue.Hensley@sba.gov

Davonna Hickman, Vice President
Small Business Network, Inc.   
dsb@jbsba.com