It will be hosted by CNN Business News anchor Jan Hopkins in New York before a live small business audience. Hopkins will interview a panel of experts and take questions from the New York audience, as well as from small business owners and other viewers who can participate in the discussion from a special section of the CNN website . The program will include local reports from CNN correspondents in several remote locations.
Few people realize the critical role that small business plays in our nation's economic health.
Small companies account for half the country's private sector work force and provide virtually all of our net new jobs. This unique event from CNN is an important first, a very special opportunity for small business owners to be heard and for their issues to have a prominent national platform. Small business owners will also be featured in 30-second spots, speaking from their places of business about the issues that concern them most. American Express Small Business Services , a unit of American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., is solely dedicated to serving companies with fewer than 100 employees. Small Business Services provides a broad range of credit and capital products, including charge and credit cards, equipment financing and lines of credit.