Breakfast

A Morning with
Bridget Bean, District Director
US Small Business Administration 

Learn from the Leading SBA Expert 
"General Small Business Programs
New and Revised Funding"  


 

In April of 2009, Bridget Bean was named as the District Director of the Washington Metropolitan District Office for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).  

Prior to this appointment, Ms. Bean served in numerous leadership capacities within SBA’s headquarters. These previous positions provided her with a keen understanding of policy development which will help her implement the key areas of SBA activity that are vital for the growth and development of small businesses in the Metropolitan D.C. area.

Her experience in the areas of Small Business Advocacy, Government Contracting and Procurement, and Entrepreneurial Development Assistance, will have particular benefit for the more than 1,700 local firms that currently participate in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development program through the District Office.  

Most recently, Bridget Bean served as Deputy Associate Administrator for the agency’s 68 field offices across the nation.  In this position, she was in daily contact with all the SBA District Directors and was able to identify the practices and habits of the most effective offices in the country.  She will use this knowledge and utilize the most responsive and successful field practices to effectively address the needs of small business owners in the DC area.