SBA's Live Web Chat Series to Highlight Business Credit Management

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration:

WHO: Ellen Thrasher, SBA's Director of Business & Community Initiatives, and Michael McGeehan, Government Customer Manager with Dun & Bradstreet, will host the January Web chat on "Managing Business Credit." Thrasher and McGeehan will share their expertise in business development and the value of managing business credit, and answer questions to help chat participants learn the importance and use of business credit, to improve business profitability. WHAT: The SBA's live Web chat series provides small business owners with the opportunity to have an online exchange about relevant business issues with experts, real-world industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Participants will have direct, real-time access to the Web chat via questions they submit online, in advance and during the session, with instant online answers. WHEN: January 31, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (ET) Thrasher and McGeehan will answer questions for one hour. HOW: Participants can join the live Web chat by going online to http://www.sba.gov, and clicking "Online Business Chat." Web chat participants may post questions for before the January 31st chat by visiting http://app1.sba.gov/liveMeeting/jan08 and posting their questions online. To review archives of past Web chats, visit online at http://www.sba.gov/tools/monthlywebchat/index.html.