SBA Hosts Chat

WASHINGTON -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration:

WHAT: Business.gov, a new one-stop compliance Web site for businesses will host the U.S. Small Business Administration's October Web chat on "How Business.gov Can Help You Stay in Compliance with Federal Regulations." The site helps businesses easily access compliance information, federal forms and compliance contacts from multiple government agencies.

The live, interactive Web chat will engage business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in a national dialogue on how businesses can utilize http://www.business.gov/ to help them save time and money when searching for federal compliance information.

WHEN: October 12, 2006, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT) Business.gov's program manager, Nancy Sternberg will answer questions for one hour.

WHY: Business.gov provides business owners with a one-stop Web site that searches the federal government for compliance information and resources. The site finds compliance information from all major U.S. federal government agencies regulating or serving businesses and helps businesses save time and money. Participants will have direct, real-time access to the Web chats via questions they submit online in advance and during the session, with instantaneous answers.

HOW: Participants can join the live Web chat by going online to http://www.sba.gov/, and clicking "Your Small Business Voice Online Chat."

Web chat participants may post a question before the October 12 chat by visiting http://app1.sba.gov/liveMeeting/liveSternberg/intro.cfm and posting their questions online.

U.S. Small Business Administration