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Former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Maria Contreras-Sweet to Speak at TriNet Small Business Week Summit

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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"Maria is a thoughtful, compassionate and highly-respected leader with a unique perspective on all sides of the small business experiencefrom policy to advising to being in the entrepreneurial trenches," said Goldfield.

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  • "Maria is a thoughtful, compassionate and highly-respected leader with a unique perspective on all sides of the small business experiencefrom policy to advising to being in the entrepreneurial trenches," said Goldfield.
  • "Maria is the quintessential small business advocate and the perfect person to tie together the insights our audience will gather from this event.
  • The Small Business Week Summit will include informational sessions with powerful small business thought leaders and conversations with innovative small business owners.
  • To view the full roster of sessions and speakers at TriNet's Small Business Week Summitand to register for free streaming accessvisit https://www.trinet.com/smallbusinessweek
    Prior to founding her current business, Contreras-Sweet served as the 24th administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Small Business Owners Across U.S. Urge Congress to Modernize Small Business Administration Programs to Reflect Today’s Economy

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Monday, March 14, 2022
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The new report urges Congress to reauthorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time in over two decades, allowing programs supporting small businesses to be reimagined to reflect the realities of todays economy.

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  • The new report urges Congress to reauthorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time in over two decades, allowing programs supporting small businesses to be reimagined to reflect the realities of todays economy.
  • The report crystalizes more than a year of conversations with small business owners, as well as national surveys of small business owners conducted by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices, and discussions with current and former government officials.
  • Affordable, Reliable Child Care is Critical for Workers, Small Business Owners: Over half of small business owners in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices survey said they or their employees had faced childcare challenges during the pandemic.
  • Supporting small businesses as they move beyond the pandemic will require thoughtful, forward-looking policies designed to serve small business owners in todays economy, said Joe Wall, National Director of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices.

Lisa Rawlins Named Senior Vice President of The Garner Group

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Garner Group is proud to announce and welcome Lisa Rawlins as Senior Vice President.

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  • TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Garner Group is proud to announce and welcome Lisa Rawlins as Senior Vice President.
  • "I am thrilled to bring Lisa to the Garner Group team," said Michael Garner, CEO of The Garner Group.
  • As Senior Vice President of the Garner Group, Lisa will serve in developing and implementing advocacy/engagement strategies and public policy changes to promote the interest of clients of The Garner Group, while advocating and lobbying for specific political and/or policy decisions on behalf of The Garner Group clients.
  • While at AHCA, Lisa created the agency's HIECC and the Legal Working group to support the state's HIE efforts.

Chairman Keith Krach and Gen. H.R. McMaster Give Rare Briefing on Tech Security at Hoover Institute

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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McMaster gave an exclusive briefing at the Hoover Institute on the importance of tech security in advancing freedom and preserving peace.

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  • McMaster gave an exclusive briefing at the Hoover Institute on the importance of tech security in advancing freedom and preserving peace.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220126006008/en/
    Tech Security Is National Security Briefing with Keith J. Krach and Gen. H.R.
  • I dont think anybody has done more to integrate economic security and national security than you did while you were in the position, McMaster told Krach.
  • McMaster will broadcast the briefing on his Hoover Institute podcast Battlegrounds : International Perspectives on Crucial Challenges to Security and Prosperity.

The Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue partners with the Bipartisan Policy Center on C-SPAN’s Broadcast of Mitigating Risk Through Trust

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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C-SPANs BookTV broadcast Purdues Center for Tech Diplomacy co-founder and chairman Keith J. Krachs conversation with fellow Advisory Board member Gen. Stanley McChrystal, author of the new book Risk: A Users Guide , in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center.

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  • C-SPANs BookTV broadcast Purdues Center for Tech Diplomacy co-founder and chairman Keith J. Krachs conversation with fellow Advisory Board member Gen. Stanley McChrystal, author of the new book Risk: A Users Guide , in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center.
  • The conversation focused on Tech-Statecraft, a new model of nonpartisan diplomacy based on trust principles that bridges the high-tech sector with foreign policy and national security constructs.
  • This strategy focuses on rallying our allies, leveraging the innovation of the private sector, and amplifying democratic values based on trust.
  • They serve as key advisors to the leadership of the Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, the worlds preeminent institution for securing freedom through tech diplomacy.

Teachstone Adds Four National Research and Policy Experts to Senior Leadership Team

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Monday, January 10, 2022
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The expanded leadership team includes the appointment of:

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  • The expanded leadership team includes the appointment of:
    Dr. Sarah Caverly as Vice President of Research and Evaluation.
  • Caverly joins Teachstone after serving as a Principal Researcher at the American Institutes for Research.
  • Previously, she held multiple leadership roles on impact evaluations of programs for early childhood education, early literacy, and children's social and emotional learning.
  • Suzann Morris as Senior Director of Public Policy and Government Relations:A national expert on early childhood policy with more than 15 years experience, Morris joins Teachstone after serving as a senior fellow with the Bipartisan Policy Center's Early Childhood Initiative.

Leon Panetta, Former Defense Secretary and CIA Director, Joins Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Advisory Board

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Friday, December 17, 2021
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The Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue welcomes Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to its distinguished bipartisan Global Advisory Board.

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  • The Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue welcomes Leon Panetta, former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to its distinguished bipartisan Global Advisory Board.
  • Secretary Panetta joins General Stanley McChrystal, Dr. Dan Goldin, Ambassador Robert Hormats, and other luminaries as a key advisor to the leadership of the Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue, the worlds preeminent institution for securing freedom through tech diplomacy.
  • Secretary Panettas extensive national security expertise will help the Center for Tech Diplomacy grow its Global Trust Network and shape the institutions mission, strategy, and execution.
  • I support the adoption of that successful model by the Center for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue in its noble mission, and I am honored to join its Advisory Board.

Future of Public Health Summit Series to Launch; First Summit To Explore How to Achieve a Diverse and Robust Workforce

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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To advance recommendations for a modernized U.S. public health system, the CDC Foundation is convening the Lights, Camera, Action: Future of Public Health Summit Series in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), and other public health partners.

Key Points: 
  • To advance recommendations for a modernized U.S. public health system, the CDC Foundation is convening the Lights, Camera, Action: Future of Public Health Summit Series in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), and other public health partners.
  • The first summit, scheduled for Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, from 11:00 AM2:30 PM ET, will explore how to achieve a diverse and robust public health workforce for the future.
  • These include new resources for strengthening the public health workforce; strategies and recommendations from recent initiatives, such as Public Health 3.0, the Essential Public Health Services, Public Health Forward; how to build a diverse, inclusive and engaged public health workforce prepared to promote health equity; and innovative approaches to build a workforce from exemplars in the field.
  • ASTHO members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy and to ensuring excellence in public health practice.

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices Applauds Biden-Harris Procurement Improvements

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Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Following months of advocacy from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices (10KSBV) community, the Biden-Harris administration today announced important changes in how federal agencies utilize and engage with small businesses in procurement processes.

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  • Following months of advocacy from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices (10KSBV) community, the Biden-Harris administration today announced important changes in how federal agencies utilize and engage with small businesses in procurement processes.
  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices National Leadership Council Chair Jessica Johnson-Cope, a small business owner, and Joe Wall, national director of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices program, released the following statements on behalf of more than 10,000 U.S. small business owners.
  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices and the Bipartisan Policy Center partnered over the last year to identify ways to expand small business participation in federal contracting.
  • Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices regularly releases surveys on the economic state of small businesses in the United States to help inform policymakers.

While CED Welcomes Debt Ceiling Reprieve, Long-Term Agreement is Needed To Avoid Dire Consequences

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Friday, October 8, 2021
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It is incumbent on Congress to act in the nation's best interest to stabilize the economy, find a longer-term agreement to ward off this looming debt crisis, and avoid a devastating financial collapse.

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  • It is incumbent on Congress to act in the nation's best interest to stabilize the economy, find a longer-term agreement to ward off this looming debt crisis, and avoid a devastating financial collapse.
  • Debt matters and deficit reduction must again become part of the budget process when Congress decides what to spend, not part of the debt ceiling process which simply pays those bills upon due.
  • CED and the Economy, Strategy and Finance Center (ESF) at The Conference Board released an analysis on October 1, 2021 that details the dire costs of a failure to raise the debt ceiling.
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