A Platform for Buyers, Suppliers, Investors, Exporters and Service Providers
to Network, Learn, and Get Resources/Assistance
Thursday, May 4th, 9:00am-2:00pm
Ted Weiss Federal Building
290 Broadway, 30th Floor, NY, NY 10007
Must register before April 30th to be on the list for the security
To register: please send your full name and e-mail address to Man-Li Lin via man-li.lin@sba.gov
OR via Eventbrite: International Business to Business (B2B) Forum
9am-2pm One-on-One meeting with the following 41 exhibitors
Federal Government
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
IRS
IRS Brooklyn Taxpayer Advocate
Social Security Administration
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau Customer Liaison & Marketing Services Office
U.S. Department of Commerce/U.S. Commercial Service NY
U.S. Department of Labor-EBSA
U.S. Department of Labor-OSHA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
U.S. General Services Administration
USPS
New York State Government
Empire State Development Global NY
Empire State Development Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development
Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery
NYS Department of Taxation and Finance
NYS Workers’ Compensation Board
New York City Government
Department of Sanitation: Bureau of Recycling & Sustainability
NYC Commission on Human Rights
NYC Department of Finance Taxpayer Advocate’s Office
Small Business Services, NYC
Foreign Government Agencies
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Prime Ministry’s Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey
South African Consulate General: New York
Taiwan Trade Center NY
NY Organizations serving Business Community
America Beijing Chamber of Commerce
BOC Women’s Business Center
Business Initiative Corporation of New York
Business Center for New Americans
China-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Excelsior Growth Fund
Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
Haitian American International Business and Multicultural Art Promotion
Long Island City Partnership
New American Chamber of Commerce
New York Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Science, Industry and Business Library
US-China Advanced Institute for International Business
US-China Guangdong Chamber of Commerce
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
10:30am-2pm Learn from 34 Speakers in 3 conference rooms
SBA International B2B Forum Speaker
10:00am-10:25am Opening
John Mallano,
Deputy Director, SBA New York District Office
Beth Goldberg,
District Director, SBA New York District Office
Toni Corsini,
NY/NJ Regional Manager, Trade Finance Specialist, SBA, US Export Assistance Center
10:45am-2:00pm Starting and Growing a Business
SBA Programs and Services for Your Business
Man-Li Lin, SBA New York District Office
Tax Issues for Small Business
Brenda Stuart-Luke, IRS
How to Build an Effective Business Plan
Pierre Lespinasse, Stony Brook Univ. SBDC
FDA New Regulations
Dilcia Granville, Ph.D., Public Affairs Specialist, FDA
E-Commerce 101
Tom Zhang, Jiangzhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Financing Your Business
Stephanie Thomas, Trufund Financial Services
NYS Tax Dept. Small Busienss Resources & Programs
Mwisa Chisunka, NYS Dept. of Taxation and Finance
Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance
Neil M. Gilberg, New York State Workers’ Compensation Board
Digital Marketing
Isaac Roldan, Director of Small Business Service, CAMBA
Business Structures
Chunyee Miot, IRS Volunteer CPA
Employer Responsibilitie,
Ana Lembert & G’Nece Jones, U.S. Department of Labor
IRS Impersonation Scheme/Frauds
Kris Proev, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Tax Resource & Assistance
Eunkyong Choi, NYC Dept. of Finance
10:40am-2:00pm How to Do Business in Foreign Countries
Doing Business in European Union
Anastasia Xenias, PhD, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Doing Business in Hungary
Ms. Judit Czako, Economic Attache of Hungry
Doing Business in Hong Kong
Ralph Chow, Regional Director, Americas, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
Doing Business in Haiti
Smith Georges, Haitian American International Business and Multicultural Art Promotion
Doing Business in South Africa
TBD, South Africa Consulate General New York
Doing Business in China
Mingyi Xu, China-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Doing Business in Turkey
Mustafa İlbeyli, Prime Ministry Investment and Promotion Agency of Turkey
Doing Business in Taiwan
Emily Hou, Taiwan Investment and Trade Office
Doing Business in Mexico
Mildred S. Ruiz, ProMexico New York
China Importing Policy
Jason Zhang, Jiangzhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry
· Doing Business in Colombia
Raquel Hickey, NYS Colombian American Chambers of Commerce
10:30am-2:15pm Expand to Global Market and Gov. Contracting
Government Export Assistance
Peter Sexton, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Commercial Service-NY
Export Financing
Toni Corsini, SBA Office of International Trade
Global NY
Lennox Ruiz, Empire State Development, Global NY
Export Basics
Kent Zhou, Jiangzhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Export Operation
Mark Jaffe, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce
NYC Department of Design and Construction Contracting
Lisa Hawkins, NYC Department of Design and Construction
Federal Government Contracting
Janice Bracey, GSA
Clyde Martin, SBA New York District Office
Jennifer Jackson, SBA New York District Office
Grants for R&D: SBIR and STTR
Man-Li Lin, SBA New York District Office
