Subject: You're invited: Events this week with Business Forward
From: "Shumway Marshall, Business Forward" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter + 1 Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 20:29:14 +0000

Hunter + 1--

Business Forward is pleased to be a sponsor of Small Business Week, a project of the Small Business Administration to recognize the contributions of business owners and entrepreneurs. To celebrate, Business Forward will hold three events this week designed to help you grow your company's reach.

Our Small Business Week online briefings include media training, information about how to boost your company's exports, and a new program for entrepreneurs who are developing consumer-friendly financial products. See below for more information.

Will you join us at one of our Small Business Week events?

Sincerely,

Shumway Marshall
Digital Director 
Business Forward 

INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
Conference Call with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Do you have ideas that would better foster consumer-friendly innovation? Are you working on new, consumer-friendly financial products or services? Please join Business Forward for a conference call with Dan Quan, Senior Advisor to the Director, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a conference call about Project Catalyst, an initiative aimed to promote consumer-friendly innovation and entrepreneurship in markets for consumer financial products and services.

> Tuesday, May 13 @ 3:00 p.m. ET > Register here: http://www.businessfwd.org/blog/innovation-entrepreneurship-cfpb

TELLING YOUR STORY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND YOUR BUSINESS MEDIA TRAINING
Webinar with Matt Kohut and Seth Pendleton

In this interactive webinar, media experts Matthew Kohut and Seth Pendleton will show business leaders the ins and outs of giving an effective interview. Using last week's National Climate Assessment as a departure point, participants will learn how to develop their story about how climate change is affecting their bottom line.

> Wednesday, May 14 @ 3:00 p.m. ET > Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3278443865730895873

THE NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE
Conference Call with the U.S. Department of Commerce

The National Export Initiative, launched in 2010, is a government-wide effort to promote U.S. exports, with the goal of doubling them by the end of this year. Please join Business Forward for a conference call with Bruce Andrews, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Commerce, to discuss the next phase of the National Export Initiative and what it means for the business community. 

> Thursday, May 15 @ 3:00 p.m. ET > Register here: http://www.businessfwd.org/blog/national-export-initiative-call

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