GREENVILLE — Upstate entrepreneurs have a chance this month to discuss with state legislators legislation that could impact their businesses.

An Upstate Small/Medium Sized Business Legislative Roundtable will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 21 at Immedion in Greenville.

During the roundtable discussion, legislators will discuss current and pending state and federal legislation that could impact the business and technology communities.

Fourth District Congressional Candidate Trey Gowdy and Assistant Majority House Speaker Bruce Bannister will lead the discussion.

Topics on the agenda include:

— The return of the Estate Tax in 2011, and how this legislation could impact succession planning

— The effects of government spending on small and mid-sixed business. This topic will touch on the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

— Health Care Reform, including a timeline concerning how and when the health care bill will affect small business.

— How tort reform efforts at both the state and federal levels could help reduce legal risks for small and mid-sized businesses.

— SC Procurement

— The legislative agenda for the coming session

— The recently passed jobs stimulus package

— Contacting your legislator and ways your legislator can help your business.

Attendees with have an opportunity to participate in a extensive Q and A session with the legislators during the discussion.

The round table discussion is free, but seating is limited. Register by contacting Kathy Ham at kham@mcnair.net or by phone at 864-552-9355.

The roundtable is sponsored by a number of local and state business interests including InnoVision, Greenville Forward, Greenville Area Development Corporation (GADC), Entrepreneur Forum, InnoVenture, NextStart, Next, Upstate Carolina Angle Network (UCANN) and Clemson University’s Arthur M. Spiro Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Immedion is located at 78 Global Drive, Suite 100, Greenville.