From 10-11 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 24, CNN/U.S. and CNNfn will explore the challenges and opportunities unique to small business in the 21st century in the CNN/CNNfn TOWN MEETING: PROSPERING IN THE NEW ECONOMY-THE SURVIVAL OF SMALL BUSINESS.

The town meeting, coinciding with National Small Business Week, will bring together small-business owners, Internet specialists, financial analysts, economists and futurists to exchange ideas on the threats posed to small businesses by the new economy and examine a variety of cutting-edge solutions.

The first nationally televised town meeting of its kind, the CNN/CNNfn Town Meeting will be at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in the financial district of New York, with remote satellite locations in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Detroit.

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