Announcing:THE 19TH ANNUAL SMALL BUSINESS TRADE CONFERENCE! Date: May 4-5, 2005 Location: Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference Center 11606 North McKinley Drive Tampa, Florida 33612 ATTENTION: Small Business owners We have found a unique opportunity for you to meet with buyers from federal, state and local government agencies, as well as large corporations. Making your business successful means branching out in search of lucrative government contracts and subcontracts from large corporations. Did you know that 99% of all employment in the U.S. today and nearly 50% of the Gross National Product are generated by small business? Those statistics are why the USF Small Business Development Center, in partnership with the Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center, are bringing local, federal and state governmental agencies and major corporations together to network, educate, counsel and ultimately, contract, with small business firms. Exciting Topics: The Small Business Trade Conference opens May 4 and includes a day crammed with informative sessions. This year's topics include Department of Homeland Security, sorting out G.S.A. Schedules, and Taking the Mystery Out of Doing Business with the Government. From certifying your small business to making your product more marketable, we will help you arm your business with critical information ensuring greater success. Taking it to a Higher Level: On May 5, we offer opportunities to develop and build strategic supplier relationships. Representatives from all layers of governmental agencies will be on hand to speak with attendees. Large corporations looking for qualified small businesses will also be available to speak about partnerships and business opportunities. The full schedule, registration form, and other conference information may be found on the conference website: http://tradeconference.coba.usf.edu For more Information, call (813) 905-5800

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