Section 1 – Emerald A/B
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker(s)
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| 10:00 – 10:50am |
“Shiny, Happy People!” |
Jim Annis, Applied Companies |
| 11:00 – 11:50am |
Balancing the Business of Innovation for Entrepreneurs and Investors |
Ky Good, C4CubeJim Holmes, Reno Angels |
| 12:00 – 12:50pm |
Government Contracting 101 |
Kathy Agee-Dow, Procurement Outreach Program (POP) |
| 1:00 – 1:50pm |
Preparing a Winning Business Plan |
Gary Valiere, SCORE |
| 2:00 – 2:50pm |
The Million Dollar Mindset: Breakthroughs for Successful and Profitable Business |
Marie Gibson, Marie Gibson Management & Consulting, LLC |
| 3:00 – 3:50pm |
Financing Your Business |
David Leonard, SBAGuy Chaffee, Nevada State Bank |
| 4:00 – 4:50pm |
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency at your Business |
Jason Geddes, City of Reno |
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Section 2 – Emerald C/D
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker(s)
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| 10:00 – 10:50am |
Introduction to “Alphabet Soup” Agencies |
David Leonard, SBADeborah Prout, NMIKathy Carrico, NSBDC |
| 11:00 – 11:50am |
Healthcare Reform and Your Small Business |
Charles Quintana, State of Nevada |
| 12:00 – 12:50pm |
Be the Boss!Buying a Franchise |
Cari Vinci, FranNet West |
| 1:00 – 1:50pm |
Make the Sale: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know about Selling |
Alice Heiman, Alice Heiman, LLC |
| 2:00 – 2:50pm |
Social Marketing |
Ed Adkins, Reno Collective / Lively Labs |
| 3:00 – 3:50pm |
IRS Rules: Impact on Small Business |
Kimberly D. Cooney, Grant Thornton, LLP |
| 4:00 – 4:50pm |
Customer Service—The What or the Why? |
Bob Belknap & Norma Havens, University of Street Smarts |
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Section 3 – Treasures C/D
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker(s)
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| 10:00 – 10:50am |
Facebook 101 |
Michael Thomas, Noble Studios |
| 11:00 – 11:50am |
Introduction to Intellectual Property |
Tim Casey, SilverSky Group LLC |
| 12:00 – 12:50pm |
Marketing on a Shoestring? Maybe. Maybe Not. |
Tiffany East, The Glenn GroupJohn Seelmeyer, NNBW |
| 1:00 – 1:50pm |
How to develop an expectation agreement |
Mike Kitson, OCG Creative, Inc. |
| 2:00 – 2:50pm |
Bosma Group |
Michael D. Bosma, Bosma Group |
| 3:00 – 3:50pm |
Ask the Expert – Legal Issues for Small Business |
Fritz Battcher, Holland & Hart |
| 4:00 – 4:50pm |
Protecting Your Computer (and data) Against Threats |
Gary Foote, Harry’s Business Machines, Inc. // HBM Technology Partners |
