Keynote Presentations:
Betsy Buckley, President and Chief Rainmaker, What Matters
Be Your Best Rainmaker: Use Your Strengths to Bring in More Revenue, Profits and Clients...9:
Attendees to this highly interactive rainmaking session will be able to map their own 100-day EveryDayRain(
Carr Hagerman, Professional Street Performer, Co-Author of "Top Performer – a Bold Approach to Sales and Service," part-time Rat Catcher
Top Performer, a Bold Approach to Sales and Service...1:
Carr Hagerman has taken the lessons learned from 30 years as a professional street performer on the best ways to harness and release natural energy to help grow people and companies.
Featured Presentations:
Nicole Middendorf, CDFA, CDS, Owner, Strategic Financial, Inc., Host of "More Than Money" on FM 107.1 WFMP
Managing Your Money Personally and Professionally...10:
Nicole Middendorf has become a media "go to" financial expert. She is featured weekly on television stations KSTP and WCCO.
Gene Marks, “The Penny Pincher,” author of Streetwise Small Business Book Of Lists, columnist for American City Business Journals, Forbes.com.
Penny Pinching Tips for Small Business Owners...11:
Gene Marks writes a bi-weekly column for Forbes.com called Quicker! Better! Wiser! He also writes a bi-weekly column, The Penny Pincher's Almanac, which appears nationally in American City Business Journals.
John Risdall, Chairman/CEO, Risdall Marketing Group, LLC (RMG)
Don't Be a Victim of Economic Circumstance, Create Your Own Outcome - The Most Important Investment of Time, Money & Energy in Your Own Business and How to Make the Most of It...2:15pm–
As the head of one the state’s oldest agencies, John Risdall oversees RMG's 12 major divisions including Minnesota’s #1 web developer, the 5th largest PR firm and the 7th largest ad agency.
Steven Schussler, Founder and Chairman, Schussler Creative, Inc.
Passion and Enthusiasm: The Most Powerful Engines of Success...3:
As founder and creator of Rainforest Cafe and T-REX, Steve Schussler has a passion for conceiving concepts that appeal to the masses. Schussler Creative, Inc. is currently developing seven additional themed entertainment venues. He was also recently featured in an interview on CNBC's The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch.
Eight, 45-minute Workshops will be held throughout the day with a "start-up” track and an "established"
Terry Slattery—Differentiating Value: Translating Competitive Advantage Into Cash...10:30am-
Patricia Buttweiler—IRS Resources and Services...10:
Don Raleigh—This Isn’t Your Father’s Internet...Marketing In the Age of Web 2.0...11:30am–
Roger Belfay—Traps and Pitfalls in Intellectual Property Law...11:30am–
Mick Lunzer—Top Performing Teamwork...2:
Pamela Muldoon—Five Ways to Grow Any Business...2:
Sam Richter—Is Your Business Consultant Some Yahoo Named Google?...3:
Jeffrey Millunzi—Big Tax Savings for Small and Home-Based Businesses...3:
Advance tickets are $35 and may be purchased at http://www.usamicrobiz.org or at the door for $40.
For more information on the presentations, workshops, and the Small Business Expo & Conference, go to http://www.usamicrobiz.org/
About the Small Business Expo & Conference
The expo is designed for both emerging and established entrepreneurs and small business owners who want to enhance their businesses, minimize risk, and discover business solutions through education, networking, commerce, and mentoring. It is also geared to individuals interested in becoming self-employed and who are examining business opportunities. In addition, the expo is a platform for finding new vendors, strategic partners, and clients and features regional government agencies and non-profit organizations that serve small businesses.