Small Business Expo Attracts Thousands of New York's Best and Brightest Entrepreneurs

NEW YORK, May 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Small Business Expo, the nation's largest small business trade show and educational conference, is returning to New York for its fifth year in a row, bringing more exhibitors and more opportunities to the city's thriving small business community.

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This year, Small Business Expo invites all New York entrepreneurs with big money-making business ideas to attend the free, one-day Small Business Expo on June 4th at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to give their 30 second "elevator pitch" to a panel of casting directors for The Next Billion Dollar Business competition. The top 5 entrepreneurs from New York will then compete on a national level for a chance to win an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles where winners will pitch investors, mentors and VCs in front of a live audience on November 4th through 6th.

Please visit www.TheNextBillionDollarBusiness.com for complete rules, contest details and entry.

"The New York Small Business Expo continues to be one of my favorite shows to host because the energy seems to get stronger every year," says Zachary Lezberg, the expo's founder. "I'm a New York City native and I've seen this place change over the years for local small business. The Next Billion Dollar Business will help supercharge the community and allow New York entrepreneurs take the next step in their entrepreneurial journeys. It's amazing and we're thrilled to be a part of it."

Small Business Expo attendees will also have the opportunity to learn from seasoned entrepreneurs across several different industries during an expert panel taking place at the main stage at 12pm. Leaders in sales, marketing, law, public relations, technology, finance and more will be discussing what it takes to go from ideas to execution, drawing from their own experiences and answering attendee questions.

The free, one-day event will also include dozens of open workshops, educational seminars and interactive booths from major companies like Entrepreneur Media, Bank of America, Visa and Time Warner Cable. Topics for the workshops and seminars include online and social media marketing, SEO, managing employee benefit plans, small business financing, email marketing, sales and revenue strategies, and team productivity among other valuable small business topics.

This year's Presenting Sponsor Act! and Platinum Presenting Sponsor Powerteam International will be joined by Platinum Sponsors Emerge212 and SocialFix. Gold Sponsors Paychex and Vistaprint are joined by Silver Sponsors Bank of America, Benchmark Email, Como, Elo Touch Solutions, Entrepreneur Media, Mirikel, North American Bancard, Powerteam Consulting, ReachLocal and The Success Room.

Event Details
The New York Small Business Expo is a FREE, one day event and will take place on June 4th from 9:30am to 5pm at The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (655 W 34th St New York, NY 10001).

To learn more about Small Business Expo's full schedule of New York events and free online registration, visit http://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/new-york/. Please contact [email protected] for press passes.

About Small Business Expo
Hosted in ten of the Nation's largest small business cities, Small Business Expo brings together thousands of business owners and decision-makers to network, attend business critical workshops, build new business relationships and shop from vendors that provide unique products & services to help grow their business. Startup to a Fortune 500, this is a highly anticipated annual event for small business owners throughout the nation.

For more info, visit us online at TheSmallBusinessExpo.com, or check us out on Facebook and Twitter.

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