Dan Leberman, Vice President North American Online Small & Medium Business Unit, PayPal
Next week, the Small Business Administration (SBA) highlights entrepreneurs and small businesses across the nation during National Small Business Week (NSBW). In celebration of NSBW, PayPal will be hosting a number of activities as part of their co-sponsorship of NSBW, including: a webinar with the SBA about helping small businesses grow, weekly Twitter Chats and a “Seven Days of National Small Business Week” blog series that kicks off today.
Here is a quick overview of our upcoming activities:
“How Online Payments Can Drive Small Business Growth” webinar – Tune in to our National Small Business Week webinar with the Small Business Administration on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET to hear me discuss how payments can drive small business growth. You will also hear how small businesses such as Crisloid are benefitting from PayPal Working Capital.
“Seven Days of NSBW” blog series – The SBA will be highlighting several core themes during the week, including millennial entrepreneurs and global trade opportunities for small businesses. PayPal is passionate about these topics and we will be showcasing customers who are driving these trends as well as female entrepreneurship, mobile technology and more. The posts will provide tips that you can immediately put in place to help grow your business. Please be sure to check the series daily for these stories and also for exciting news about our PayPal Working Capital
#BizTipsChat Twitter Chats – Please join us for a series of Twitter Chats every Wednesday throughout the month of May by following #BizTipsChat. We’ll host peer-to-peer discussions covering key topics for small businesses and sharing tips and best practices from business influencers such as Barry Moltz, Ramon Ray, Rieva Lesonsky and some of our successful merchants. Chat lineup includes:
Wednesday, May 6th from 12:00 – 1:00 PT:
Topic: Growing Your Business In-Store, Online & with Mobile
Wednesday, May 13th from 12:00 – 1:00 PT:Topic: Growing with Credit
Wednesday, May 20th from 12:00 – 1:00 PT:Topic: Taking Your Business to the Next Level By Selling Abroad
Wednesday, May 27th from 12:00 – 1:00 PT:Topic: Partnering and Picking a Payments Processor
We look forward to having you join us for our NSBW activities next week and interacting with you throughout the year.