Welcome to the BESDA 2012 Entreprenuer Expo!
Hyatt Regency Penn's Landing | Philadelphia, PA
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Day 1: Self Reliance |
Day 2: Entrepreneurship |
Learn more about our Speakers |
| Day 1 | Friday, August 3, 2012 | Self Reliance | Track One |
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| BALLROOM A | TOPIC |
PRESENTER |
| 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Spirituality and Self Reliance “Getting your mind right” series helps youth and adults gain valuable awareness of their own possibilities and each person’s power to effect change. |
Rev. Aaron Campbell, Jr |
| 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM | Financial Self Reliance Understanding of “what works” in creating and conserving financial power, succession Plan (passing your business to another person / family member) |
TBD |
| 12:30 AM to 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Franchise Buying a Business (Pros/Cons/How to) |
Steve Buch, FranNet |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Retirement Planning | TBD |
| EXPO HALL | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Vendor Time | |
| 11:00 AM to 11:30 PM | Hot Topic Speaker | TBD |
| 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM | Vendor Time | |
| 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Keynote Speaker Topic: Self Reliance |
Stedman Graham |
| 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM | Vendor Time | |
| 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM | Hot Topic Speaker | TBD |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Networking | Doug Nixon / Earl Harvey |
| USS NEW JERSEY | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | NFTE Youth-Preneur Workshop (ages 13-21) A-B-C’s of entrepreneurship Attitude, Develop Public speaking and practice presentation skills… Motivation Business plan, Cash Flow (Understand investing and saving ) |
Michael Regan |
| 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Break Out Area | |
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Day 2 | Friday, August 4, 2012 | Entrepreneurship | Track Two |
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| BALLROOM A | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM | Start up and Business Plan Starting where you are, with what you have, develop a business that sustains you, creates value for others, and contributes to the larger society Personal issues of being an entrepreneur Financing a business The business planning process |
TBD |
| 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM | Grow Your Existing Business How to do business with prime contractors, government entities, corporations and small businesses |
Carla Phifer |
| 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | Real Estate | Jim Austin |
| 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Financial Independence Effective financial literacy, getting out of your mess. Experts in personal finance, investments and insurance will share tips and techniques for financial balance and growth. |
TBD |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Personality and Your Business Attitude/Motivation, Public Speaking, Mentorships Explore the values of hard work |
Wharton School |
| EXPO HALL | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Vendor Time | |
| 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Hot Topic Speaker | TBD |
| 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM | Hot Topic Speaker: Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship |
Sylvia McKinney |
| 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Keynote Speaker Topic: Entrepreneurship |
Stedman Graham |
| 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | Vendor Time | |
| 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Successful Business Models (Real Life case study) successful entrepreneurs share personal triumphs and challenges. |
Miasha Coleman Jim Austin John Campbell Jordan Burnham |
| 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | Vendor Time | |
| USS NEWJERSEY | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM | NFTE Youth-Preneur Workshop (ages 13-21) A-B-C’s of entrepreneurship Attitude, Develop Public speaking and practice presentation skills… Motivation Business plan, Cash Flow (Understand investing and saving ) |
Michael Regan |
| RIVERVIEW ROOM A | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Meet the Lenders Financing Forum What a Lender Looks For (Loans, Funding, Cash Flow) SBA Loan Guaranty Programs Eligibility Requirements Loan Documentation Requirements |
TBD |
| 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | Marketing and Advertising Marketing mechanics of starting a business |
Earl Harvey (Panel) |
| 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM | Government Contracts Learn how your small business can market your services or goods to the Federal Government. Topics include how to register, small business certifications, finding opportunities, marketing your firm, and tips to preparing your offer. |
Wharton School |
| 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | Technology E-Commerce E-Commerce, social network.. (Good and bad effect of the internet and your business) working smarter with effective uses of technology |
Wharton School |
