Small Business Summit

SM will be hosting this Small Business Summit featuring:

Keynote Presentation by Dr. Randall Pinkett

• Serial Entrepreneur
• CEO of Billion Dollar management, technology and policy consulting firm BCT Partners
• Five Academic Degrees (ph.D., MBA, M.S. from MIT) (M.S. from Rutgers) (B.S. from Rutgers)
• Rhodes Scholar
• Season 4 Winner of NBC Hit Reality Show “The Apprentice” with Donald Trump

“Get a Taste of Success” Business Plan Pitch Competition State Finals

Presentations by Faculty Entrepreneurship Champions

For more information or to register visit smallbusinesssummit.info.

Event Agenda

TimeDescription

9:00 am - 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions

9:15 am - 9:30 am Opening Remarks Charles Eason, Small Busines Sector Navigator
Walter Di Mantova, Visiting Dean, Workforce Policy and Practice Alignment, CCC Chancellor’s Office

9:30 am - 10:20 am Keynote Speaker - Dr. Randall Pinkett

10:20 am - 10:30 am Break

10:30 am - 11:15 am Business Plan Pitch Competition High School Division Finalists

11:15 am - 12 pm Business Plan Pitch Competition College Division Finalists

12 pm - 12:45 pm Catered Lunch

12:45 pm - 1:15 pm Faculty Entreprenuership Champion Mini-grant Presentations

1:15 pm - 1:30 pm Awards Ceremony for Business Plan Pitch Competition

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Wrap-up and Regional Networking

Small Business Sector Mission Statement

The mission of the Small Business Sector is to work together with industry and education to improve and expand our business and entrepreneurial curriculum so we better deliver a job-ready workforce and entrepreneurial leaders to ensure California’s economic growth and global competitiveness.

Location: CSM College Center Building 10, Room 194

1700 West Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo, CA 94022 United States

Event Contact Info

Robert Shoffner
shoffnerr@smccd.edu
(650) 574-6402
http://sanmateosbdc.org