{"id":4243,"date":"2022-09-07T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2022-09-07T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T15:04:57","slug":"sba-office-of-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysetaside.com\/news-and-events\/sba-office-of-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"SBA Office of Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"line-height:1.4;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<div>\n<table bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding:0px;font-size:1px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#ffffff\">\nDigital Tools Hybrid Outreach Meeting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<a name=\"m_-9152378996266597612_x_x_gd_top\" id=\"m_-9152378996266597612x_x_gd_top\"><\/a>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" id=\"m_-9152378996266597612x_x_yahoo\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\" id=\"m_-9152378996266597612x_x_row-1\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"background-color:#002e6d\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px;width:100%;margin:0 auto\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"m_-9152378996266597612x_x_view-in-browser\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#002e6d\" style=\"background-color:#002e6d;padding:5px 20px\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-family:sans-serif;color:#ffffff;font-size:14px;margin:0\">\nAlaska District Office<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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of Advocacy \" width=\"525\" height=\"142\" style=\"width:525px;height:auto!important;max-height:auto!important;border:none\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/w2c3mLOgBBLipv3wB1MaFxhJljbfr0SkF7a1ElAyGXQjvxXJ4wrUa_Md8iWllN-3QpJB71hkgtho0OsrC3z543tHwLwG3bEJssc1l0n2-VHyUQFitrLeTm-XlZPQGPWHIrmyFUmuK9GPaZaARPer73Sot5iwrU584mFHBeIoEE6I=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/USSBA\/2020\/01\/3086882\/newsletter-banner1_original.jpg\" class=\"CToWUd\" data-bit=\"iit\">\n<h2 align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#002e6d;font-size:20px;margin:0 0 5px\">\n<strong>***<em> Digital Tools Hybrid Outreach Meeting<\/em> ***<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.1;font-weight:bold;font-family:sans-serif;color:#002e6d;font-size:20px;margin:0 0 5px\">\n<strong><em>WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2022, 1:00 p.m. \u2013 3:00 p.m.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nThe Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an outreach meeting in Anchorage, Alaska on September 14th to hear from small businesses about their views on access to and use of digital tools. The use\n of digital tools is a key enabler for <strong>Small and Medium-sized Enterprises<\/strong> (SMEs) to innovate, grow and compete. Its uptake varies significantly across sectors and regions. Beyond training and education gaps and market access barriers, SMEs\n face challenges regarding access to technologies, data, and finance.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nIn September 2021, The U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its inaugural meeting to reaffirm the TTC\u2019s objectives to coordinate approaches to key global technology, economic, and trade issues, and to deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations,\n based on shared democratic values. Various working groups comprised of federal agencies were formed to support these initiatives. The Office of Advocacy is a member of the\n<strong>SME <\/strong>W<strong>orking Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\n<strong>The purpose of the listening sessions with SMEs and underserved communities is to develop recommendations for U.S. and EU policymakers through the TTC that will help accelerate SME access to and the uptake of digital technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;text-align:left;margin:0 0 15px\">\nThe hybrid meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on September 14, 2022.&nbsp;The meeting will be held in the Moose Room at the Z.J. Loussac Library, located at 3600 Denali St, Anchorage, AK 99503.&nbsp; For those unable to participate in person, virtual participation will be\n available. Further information will be provided upon your RSVP to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rosalyn.steward@sba.gov\" style=\"color:#0b97dd;text-decoration:underline;word-break:break-word\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rosalyn.steward@sba.gov<\/a>. Please indicate in your RSVP if you plan to attend\n in person.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n<strong>Agenda&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n1:00 &#8211; 1:00 PM&nbsp; &nbsp;Opening Remarks and Welcome<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n1:10 &#8211; 2:50 PM&nbsp; Discussion on SME Access to and Use of Digital Tools<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n2:50 &#8211; 3:00 PM Closing Remarks<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"text-align:left;line-height:1.4;font-family:sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:15px;margin:0 0 15px\">\n<em>Roundtables are open to all interested persons, with the exception of the press, in order to facilitate open and frank discussion on the subject matter. The purpose of these outreach meetings is to exchange opinions, facts and information and to obtain\n the attendees\u2019 individual views and opinions regarding small business concerns. The meetings are not intended to achieve or communicate any consensus positions of the attendees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"line-height:1.4;margin:0;padding:0;width:100%!important\">\n<div>\n<table bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding:0px;font-size:1px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#ffffff\">\nDigital Tools Hybrid Outreach Meeting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a name=\"m_-9152378996266597612_x_x_gd_top\" id=\"m_-9152378996266597612x_x_gd_top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td 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