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Montgomery County Small Business Day Seminars

During National Small Business Week (June 17 – 21, 2013), Montgomery Community Media | Montgomery Community Television is holding a day of small business development seminars to encourage economic development within Montgomery County, Maryland and metropolitan Washington, D.C.  These sminars feature a prestigious line-up of speakers that are providing insight and encouragement to the region’s small business community.

On Monday, June 17, 2013, between 9 am and 4:00 pm, we will celebrate Montgomery County Small Business Day with dynamic seminars and engaging small business networking.  Each seminar will be recorded for subsequent on-air and on-line broadcast between late-Spring and early-Fall, 2013.  The programs will also be made available on-demand at myMCMedia.org.


Register online at: http://SmallBusinessDay.eventbrite.com



Montgomery Community Media
in partnership with
US Small Business Administration
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
Montgomery Business Development Corporation
Taylor Leonard Corporation


Montgomery County Small Business Day
Monday, June 17, 2013
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

7548 Standish Place (Studio A)
Rockville, Maryland 20855
301.424.1730

Seminars & Networking designed to
support and enhance the success of
your Business in Montgomery County


SCHEDULE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNTIL DAY OF BROADCAST RECORDING)

                                      Tony Spearman-Leach (Montgomery Community Media), Moderator
                                      Kelly Leonard (Taylor Leonard Corporation), Moderator

 
9:00 am –   9:30 am            Continental Breakfast Reception with informal networking
 
9:30 am – 10:00 am            Greetings
 
10:00 am – 10:50 am           Session 1: “Goods and Services Abroad”                   
                                                   (Recorded for Broadcast)
                                           
                                             Bill Houck, Regional Manager, Mid-Atlantic Office of International Trade
                                                   US Small Business Administration
                                             Bill Burwell, Director, U.S. Export Assistance Center
                                                   United States Department of Commerce
                                             Yanni Tousimis, General Manager, Tousimis
 
11:00 am – 11:50 am           Session 2:  “Multiplatform Marketing”                         
                                             (Recorded for Broadcast)

                                          Neil Burkinshaw, Advertising Director, Gazette Newspapers
                                          Tamika Smith, MCM Community Engagement Specialist & formerly
                                                Community Engagement Manager at AOL Patch.com
                                          Namon Jones, Digital Sales Manager, Radio One

12:00 pm –   1:50 pm           Lunch with Networking Session
 
2:00 pm –   2:50 pm           Session 3:   “Doing Business in Montgomery County”
                                            (Recorded for Broadcast)

                                         Larry Shulman, Founding Board Member
                                               Montgomery Business Development Corporation &
                                            Founding Partner, Shulman Rogers
                                         Michael Parker, President, DSFederal
                                        Grace Denno, Manager for the Office of Business
                                            Relations and Compliance, Montgomery County
                                            Department of General Services
 
3:00 pm –   3:50 pm           Session 4:  “Financing Your Business”                           
                                            (Recorded for Broadcast)
 
                                         Masai McDougall, JD, Direcor of Business Development, Clovest.com
                                         Valerie Gaydos, President, Founder – Angel Venture Forum & 
                                                Capital Growth Inc.
                                         Marc Czosnowski , TD Bank VP & Small Business Relationship
   Manager - Maryland Region
Scott Ritter, VP Chief Lending Officer& Chief Operating Officer
                                               Mid Atlantic Federal Credit Union

 Admission:  US $20.00
http://SmallBusinessDay.eventbrite.com

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