W hy I
Came
To the
Summit

HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS came to

Washington, D.C. for the National

Small Business Summit in June. It’s

easy to wonder, in a tight economy,

how can small business owners afford

to take time away from the business to

come to D.C. for three days? Ask any

Summit delegate, and you’ll find that

they consider the event to be essen-

tial. For many delegates, the Summit

boils down to three things:

LEARNING HOW TO RUN THEIR

BUSINESS BETTER

MEETING WITH LAWMAKERS

ON CAPITOL HILL

NETWORKING WITH OTHER

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS

Summit delegates took home valuable ideas from each other, says Sharlene Chapman, owner of Park Forest, Ill.-based Jump Fitness and Dance. “It has been so helpful to be surrounded by people who have been in my shoes, and who are willing to give me advice I can take back to Illinois and incorporate into my business,” Chapman says.

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NOW

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“I WAS INVITED TO COME CHECK OUT THE SUMMIT

BEFORE I WAS AN NFIB MEMBER, AND WHEN I FOUND OUT WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS ALL ABOUT,

I HAD TO JOIN. THE SUMMIT IS JUST A GREAT TIME TO COME OUT AND SEE HOW HARD NFIB WORKS

FOR SMALL BUSINESS—AND IT’S ALWAYS A FUN TIME.”

( Max Ordoñez, Urban Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. )