New York, NY – February 20, 2017 – The nation’s most anticipated business to business trade show, will return to New York on Thursday, May 11th. Small Business Expo offers an outlet for local businesses that sell products and services that help a small business grow to market to their main target audience. 2016 brought in over 50,000 small business owners and numbers are expected to climb this year. The day-long conference and trade show, travels the country’s top cities for small business bringing together industry thought leaders and experts in a hands-on environment. Exhibitors find the ability to make personal connections with potential clients, an invaluable opportunity to show off their products. GoDaddy calls Small Business Expo a “must do” for any company “that’s looking to interact with their customers face to face.” “Experts tell us that more and more New York residents are wanting to take the entrepreneurial leap,” says event founder Zachary Lezberg, “but that the biggest barrier to starting a new business is that people don’t think they can” he adds, “With the program we’ve put together, we believe our attendees will feel more empowered by the end of the day.” This year’s Titanium Sponsor: Powerteam International will be joined by Platinum Sponsors: EmergeAnywhere – Office Space Services; Gold Sponsor: DiversityComm Publication, Geico, Microsoft, Progressive Commercial and Wells Fargo; and Silver Sponsors: Bank of America, Benchmark Email, BiZFilings, BizTV/BizTalkRadio, Business Living Academy, CATS Technology Solutions Group, Coverhound, Cover Your Business.com, dun&bradsteet, Fellowship Home Loans, Lightspeed, NorthAmerican Bancard, VEDC, Vistaprint, WebTechs Now!, Xendoo and ZipLocal. NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS EXPO will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center | Hall 1B – 655 W 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. For media inquiries, or complimentary press passes please contact: Susan Baah, 212-651-0679, [email protected] About Small Business Expo SMALL BUSINESS EXPO® is the nation’s largest small business networking and learning event, and an Inc. 5000 company. Every year, over 65,000 small business professionals and entrepreneurs across the country attend the SMALL BUSINESS EXPO in 14 MAJOR US Markets to take their business to the next level. The show’s owner, Film, Stage & ShowBiz Expo LLC. was founded in 2008 by Zachary Lezberg. The company’s headquarters are located at 555 8th AVE Suite 909 New York, NY 10018. For more information, visit www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com, call (212) 404-2345, or email: [email protected] . For additional information, follow and connect on our social networks: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/small-business-expo Facebook: www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessExpo Twitter: www.twitter.com/TheBizExpo You Tube: www.youtube.com/user/SmallBusinessExpo