2014 Small Business Summit & Expo - Fueling Small Business Growth
The Small Business Summit and Expo is an inspirational, educational and motivational experience that provides insight and practical knowledge to small business owners and non-profit leaders. This event highlights innovators in business, marketing practices including social media, taxes, grant opportunities and community development. The purpose of the Small Business Summit and Expo is to engage, empower and enrich participants to help make their small businesses more successful. The event is intended for small business owners, aspiring entrepreneurs and non-profit visionaries. Discover resources available to your business and much more. AGENDA: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Registration/Visit with vendors 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch/Keynote Address: Entrepreneurship in our Current Decade Allowing Companies to Start and Flourish in Rural, Suburban and Urban Areas Alike - Rick Burtner, President and CEO of Propel GPS 1:00 - 1:15 PM: Break/Visit with vendors BREAK OUT SESSION 1: CHOOSE ONE 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM: Strategies for Encouraging Small Business Investment - Public Private Partnerships in North Carolina - Randy Hemann, Oxford City Manager; Businesses Essentials (Taxes) - Rhonda High, NCDOR Customer Education Officer; or Social Media Marketing Your Business, part 1 - Melanie Diehl - Owner, Your Social Media Gal 2:15 PM -2:30 PM: Break/Visit with Vendors BREAKOUT SESSION 2: CHOOSE ONE 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Grants - Tanya Evans, Duke Energy District Manager; Businesses Essentials (Taxes) - Rhonda High, NCDOR Customer Education Officer; or Low-Cost Marketing Ideas - Alyssa Mako, Assistant Director, The Women’s Business Center of North Carolina 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM: Break/Visit with Vendors BREAKOUT SESSION 3: CHOOSE ONE 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM: Grants - Tanya Evans, Duke Energy District Manager; Social Media Marketing Your Business, part 2 - Melanie Diehl - Owner, Your Social Media Gal; Health Insurance for Small Businesses - Pat Olmert of Watkins Insurance Agency 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM: Adjourn Vendors include: Duke Energy; Chamber of Commerce of Warren County; Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce; Propel GPS; NC Rural Economic Development Center; VGCC's Small Business Center; The Support Center; Express Employment Professionals; City of Oxford; Your Social Media Gal; North Carolina Department of Revenue; North Carolina Department of Workforce Development; NCREAL; North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development/The Women's Business Center; and more. Cost of ticket is $10.00. Payment must be received by Friday, October 17 in order to reserve your lunch. Checks may be made payable to VGCC SBC; PO BOX 917; HENDERSON, NC 27536. To
Co-Sponsor(s): Chamber of Commerce of Warren County; Lake Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce; Express Employment Professionals; The Daily Dispatch; The Warren Record; Oxford Public Ledger.
Fee: No Cost