Small Business Day at the Capitol
Sponsored by TIBA & NFIB, with lunch sponsored by Integrity Insurance.
Event is 8:30 AM – 11 AM and then lunch with the Topeka Delegates at Noon in froom 142-S. (Details below.)
- Spend time with legislative leadership and other lawmakers learning about issues impacting the small business community.
- Network with other small businesses owners from throughout Kansas.
- Members of the delegation provide updates from their committees which is relevant to TIBA members.
- TIBA members will be able to enjoy networking and conversation with the members of the Topeka delegation.
Meeting Info, Itinerary below:
Gather at 8:30 AM on the 4th Floor in the south wing of the Capitol.
Stay for lunch ($20) from 12-1 PM, Room 142-S.
Download a Flyer HERE.
Hourly Schedule
Note: Schedule is tentative based on legislator availability the day of the event.
- 8:30 - 9:30
- Welcome and legislative update
- (Statehouse 4th floor South Wing)
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Speakers:
Dan Murray, Natalie Bright
- 9:30 - 10:30
- Speaker of the House, Dan Hawkins
- House Floor
- 10:30 - 11:00
- Senate President Ty Masterson
- Senate Floor
- 11:00 - 12:00
- Close and release members to visit their legislators
- 12:00
- Lunch with Topeka Delegates
- Room 142-S
Dan Murray
NFIB/Kansas State Director
Dan Murray was named Kansas state director of the National Federation of Independent Business in January 2009.
Murray is the founder of Murray Government Relations. He has served as legislative director of Federico Consulting Inc.
Before joining Federico in 2003, Murray was a captain in the U.S. Army, where he was Brigade Fire Support Planner before and during the 4th Infantry Division’s deployment in Al Dour, Iraq.
He holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Kansas and earned his bachelor’s degree in American politics from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Natalie Bright
Owner, Governmental Affairs Consultant and Association Management
Natalie Bright has more than twenty-five years of experience working on behalf of Kansas businesses and associations assuring Kansas has a healthy and competitive business environment. Her expertise is in advising and advocating on business issues, specifically in the areas of taxation, human resources, insurance, business development, judicial reform and transportation.