WHAT: | The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor the participants in its Emerging 200 Initiative (e200) at a graduation ceremony on November 8, 2011. SBA's e200 program identified approximately 200 small businesses across the country that show a high potential for growth-and to provide the network, resources and motivation required to build a sustainable business of size and scale. |
Of the 200 businesses, approximately 60% or more are Native American owned. Milwaukee was just one of the e200 participating cities.Others included Albuquerque, NM, Farmington, NM. Helena, MT, Honolulu, HI, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, Santa Ana, CA, Seattle, WA, Tulsa, OK. | |
WHEN: | Tuesday, November 8, 2011 |
5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | |
WHERE: | Potawatomi Casino - Tribal Room |
1721 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, WI | |
WHO: | Eric Ness, Wisconsin District Director, SBA |
Ellen Thrasher, Director, Office of Entrepreneurship Education, SBA | |
Kip Ritchie, Chief Operating Officer, Potawatomi Business Development Corporation | |
Gene Wright, e200 Instructor-Program Director, Executive MBA Program, UW-Milwaukee | |
Shanna Reid, One Accord, LLC, Class Speaker | |
Jean Horstman, President and CEO of Interise, Developer of e200 Program | |
The e200 initiative focused on small companies in Milwaukee that have the potential for rapid expansion and job creation. Firms had to have an operational history of three years or more to be accepted into the e200 Program. | |
Milwaukee 2011 e200 Graduation
Media Advisory
This years' e200 Graduating Companies are:
- Jim Gaillard, Pyramid Electric Co., LLC
- Ann Neshek, Arrow-Crete Construction, LLC
- Kim Palama, KD's Eagle Lady Crafts
- Rita Thomas, AP Contractors, LLC
- Deysi Seda, Sharper Construction, LLC
- Darius Wright Jr., Edwards Engineering Consultants, LLC
- Shanna M. Reid, One Accord, LLC
- Andrew Braatz, Braatz Building, Inc.
- Arthur Delaney, Advance Painting & Construction, LLC
- Greta I. Smith, Great Lakes Power Vac, LLC
Joining SBA in bringing e200 to Milwaukee were:
City of Milwaukee
Potawatomi Business Development Center
American Indian Chamber of Commerce
Southeast Wisconsin SCORE Chapter
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC)
Greater Milwaukee Committee, Small Business Development Center, thru UW-Milwaukee
Metropolitan Sewerage District
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation/Bureau of Minority Business Development
Media will have the opportunity to interview officials, sponsors and graduates. Please contact Bob Giesfeldt at (414) 297-1455 for any questions.
Contact: Becky Freund 608-441-5519
http://www.sba.gov
/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Nov. 3, 2011/
SOURCE U.S. Small Business Administration
