By Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland
January 14, 2008

PartnerAmerica™ is a public-private partnership created by The United States Conference of Mayors and American Management Services, Inc. to help small and medium-sized businesses in cities across the nation improve profits and sales through management assistance. PartnerAmerica™ is designed to assist mayors in providing the resources and information small businesses need to thrive within their local communities and to enjoy sustained growth through increased profits, sales and cash

PartnerAmerica™ focuses on combining the resources and programs offered by local and federal government agencies, with the management and technical expertise provided by private enterprise. The program initiated the compilation and publication of the Small Business Best Practices, assisted mayors across the country in hosting small business roundtables and conferences, and developed important relationships between mayors and small business agencies at the state and federal level.

There have been over 80 small business conference held across the country since PartnerAmerica™ was established. Looking ahead, PartnerAmerica™ will hosting Small Business Conferences in the following cities in the Spring of 2008: Savannah (GA), Dearborn (MI), Lansing (MI), Detroit, Rochester (NY), and Syracuse (NY).

For more information about the PartnerAmerica™ program, contact Managing Director Jeffrey Bean at 202-446-8140 or email him at jbean@usmayors.org. Kathryn Kretschmer-Weyland with the Conference can be reached at 301-460-5251 or by email at kweyland@usmayors.org. Information is also available by visiting www.usmayors.org and linking to PartnerAmerica™.