Startups: Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Government Partnerships for Success

Entrepreneurial dreams really can come true! Learn how by joining GGU for a panel discussion on Business Start-Ups and what government resources are available to help move small businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors forward. The panel will be feature federal, state and regional speakers, including the  U.S.Small Business Administration, offering different perspectives for small business and entrepreneurship opportunities and support structures.

Joining the panel will be SFMade, an organization that demonstrates how working with local elected leaders helps to grow manufacturing in SF County. Facilitated by a professor from the GGU Public Administration program Damon Conklin, with opening remarks by State Assemblymember David Chiu.

The panel will be composed of federal, state and regional speakers offering different perspectives.

Opening remarks by Assemblymember David Chiu

Panelists include: 

• Maral Farsi, Deputy Director, Legislative and Inter-governmental Affairs, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
• Julie Clowes, District Director- San Francisco District Office U.S. Small Business Administration
• Linda Bidrossian, Senior Vice President -BAYAREA COUNCIL
• Kate Sofis, CEO-SFMade, a non-profit organization that builds and supports manufacturing in SF for locally made products, encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.

Facilitator: Damon Conklin, Director of Government Affairs-Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange and GGU (Executive Management Public Administration Adjunct Professor).

This seminar will be available in-person and online.