East Bay Small Business Symposium: Learn, Grow & Move Your Business to the Next Level

Join East Bay Economic Development Alliance’s Second

East Bay Small Business Symposium
Learn, Grow & Move Your Business to the Next Level
Business Growth Tools + B-to-B Networking + Strategic Resources

Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Hotel Shattuck Plaza
Crystal Ballroom
2056 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

Limited Seating - Please RSVP- NO CHARGE for Small Business Attendees

Click Here to Register:

http://www.ebsmallbusiness.com/event_registration.asp

AGENDA
Click here for an Agenda that will be expanded as resources are assigned:

http://www.ebsmallbusiness.com/pdf/Agenda_for_July_Berkeley_Symposium7-31-12.pdf

7:30 - 8:00 am -- Registration and light refreshments

8:00 - 8:25 am -- Welcome by Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson
Introduction by Elizabeth Echols, Regional Administrator, Region IX, U.S. Small Business Administration;
Speaker: Jim Horan, President and CEO of The One Page Business Plan Company
"Stress Free Sales & Marketing - How to Build a Profitable Business in a Recession"

8:30 - 10:00 am -- Breakout sessions by business age/needs (ask questions of resources matched to each stage):

• Startup Businesses (0-1 Years): Business plan, determine your legal structure, set up your finances, startup considerations
• Young Businesses (1-3 Years): Secure business funding, track cash flow, cover all details, education and mentoring
• Growth Businesses: Develop a plan to grow, secure additional financing, manage stresses of growth, employee training
• Mature Businesses: Extend market share, develop your workforce, stay profitable and protected, succession planning

10:10 - 10:30 am -- Reporting Back by Jim Foley, Wells Fargo and Moderators

10:30 - 11:00 am -- Business-to-Business Networking and Meet with Resource Representatives

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Additional Symposia will be held in Danville, September 18th and Fremont, November 8th in 2012. Please stay tuned for more detail on those dates and venues.

For more information, contact: Keith Sutton, East Bay EDA, (510) 272‐3885 or email keith@eastbayeda.org