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Small Business Forum
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Join leading business owners, influential policy makers and others as they focus on stimulating prosperity in the small business community
Agenda
Tuesday, December 11
9:00 am EST
Alexis Ohanian of Reddit: Entrepreneur, Advocate, Author
In the first session of the Atlantic's Small Business Forum, Brandon Busteed, executive director of Gallup, gives some opening remarks and is followed by Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of Reddit, who talks about building one of the web's most successful sites.
9:40 am EST
A Story of Heavy Lifting: College Hunks Hauling Junk
Entrepreneur Nick Friedman discusses founding and operating his company College Hunks Hauling Junk.
10:05 am EST
How to Improve Prosperity of the Small Business Community
An expert panel of policymakers and entrepreneurs talk about major issues facing small businesses and what can be done to improve their prosperity.
10:55 am EST
Catchafire: Matching Nonprofits with Professionals
Rachael Chong, founder & CEO of Catchafire, talks about starting and operating a company that matches the skills of professionals with the needs of nonprofits.
11:20 am EST
Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker Has an Eye for a New Business
Dave Gilboa, cofounder of the hip eyeglass company Warby Parker, talks about starting and operating his company.
11:50 am EST
Sweet Story of Sweetgreen: Healthy Fast Food
Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman and Nathaniel Ru, cofounders of Sweetgreen, talk about building a chain of restaurants that serves healthy fast food.
Conference Date
December 11, 2012
9:00 am - 12:30 pm EST
9:00 am - 12:30 pm EST
About this Conference
Join The Atlantic on December 11 for a morning of panel discussions, keynotes, and entrepreneur case studies focused on stimulating prosperity in the small business community. The program will showcase successful business owners as a part of a larger conversation on identifying and removing unnecessary regulations, increasing access to capital and facilitating growth in the small business sector.
About Atlantic
Since 1857, The Atlantic has helped shape the national debate on the most critical and contentious issues of our times, from politics, business, and the economy, to technology, arts, and culture. Through in-depth analysis in the monthly print magazine, complemented by up-to-the-minute insights delivered throughout the day on theatlantic.com, The Atlantic provides the nation’s thought leaders and professional class with forward-looking, fresh perspectives that provoke and challenge, define and affect the lives we’re living today, and give shape to the lives we will live tomorrow.
For more information, visit: http://theatlantic.com
For more information, visit: http://theatlantic.com
