The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce and Mountain View College have partnered to bring you a Small Business Seminar & Vendor Expo Friday, September 12th at the beautiful community campus of Mountain View College.  This event is designed to provide small businesses with the opportuinity to get meaningful state-of-the-art information from industry experts.

The event will feature a keynote speaker as well as numerous workshops on pertinent topics including marketing, networking, finance, legal issues and more. Over 9,000 area businesses will receive invites to this event via mail, email, websites and press releases to the community.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cory Hines, Vice President for Advancement & Graduate Affairs, (Dallas Baptist University)

THE WORKSHOPS:
The event will feature 2 break-out sessions with  workshops on a variety of topics pertaining to small business. Check out the workshops that will be featured at this event:

SESSION ONE:

Revving Your Revenue Stream (Room B163)
Presenter: Ahmad Goree, (U.S. Small Business Administration)
A financial standpoint for small business owners. Knowing how to obtain capital and when it is necessary to borrow.

Networking 101: Creating Win-Win Partnerships (Room B137)
Presenters: Happy Franklin (SWS Financial Services), Chris Maiwald (RM Chase Business Banking) & Susan Christenson (Georgetown Mortgage)
This procurement panel will teach you how to do business with the featured organizations and what business opportunities are available through networking by creating win-win partnerships. Find out how to gain useful business contacts everywhere you go! Learn how to give an effective "elevator speech" and create fruitful business relationships in this workshop.

Innovate or Die (Room B164)
Presenter: John P. McCall, Jr. (Attorney at Law & Technology Guru)
Have you been in business for forever and have experienced little to no growth? Are you open to change? If not, your business may be paying the price. Come and learn some technological tools that every business owner needs to know about having a web presence, whether or not they build it themselves.

SESSION TWO:

Is That Legal? (Room B163)
Presenter: D. Grant Seabolt, Jr., (Seabolt Law)
Ever been concerned about protection in a sue-happy society? Get tips from attorney Seabolt on how to protect your business from being sued.

You DO Have Time for Success (Room B164)
Presenter: Monroe Mayes, Jr. MS, (Cedar Valley Community College)
Always overwhelmed? Too much to do? This class will teach you some simple techniques to better manage your time and provide overall business and success tips.

Grow Your Business with Email & Social Media (Room B137)
Presenter: Tarsha Polk, (The Marketing Lady)
Need to get your name out there? In this technology-driven age, having an online presence for your company is essential when it comes to growing your business. This class will teach you how to effectively promote your business and general marketing strategies on a dime.

5 Ways to Use Case Studies to Increase Leads & Close Sales (Room B165)
Presenter: Joseph M. Cole, (Fresh Idea Copywriting)
In this class, you'll learn how to write and use customer success stories to personally reach your sales and marketing goals!

Register Now! 

SPONSOR THIS EVENT:

• Gold Sponsor ($2,000)
  (Includes: Host & introduce keynote speaker, tickets for 10 attendees, table at vendor expo, recognition on event signage & program, list of attendee's names and contact info from event)
• Silver Sponsor ($1,000)
  (Includes: Tickets for 10 attendees, table at vendor expo, recognition on event signage & program, list of attendee's names and contact info from event)
• Bronze Sponsor ($500)
  (Includes: Tickets for 5 attendees, table at vendor expo, recognition on event signage & program)

THE VENDOR EXPO:
A vendor expo will be held in the East Foyer (by the Gym and Performance Hall) throughout the event where attendees and students & faculty from Mountain View College can come by and pick up information about local businesses and organizations. Class sessions are not included for Vendors. In order to attend classes, tickets must be purchased separately.

• Vendor Table ($100)
  (Includes table at vendor expo and recognition on the event program)

Click "register now" to sign up as a vendor or sponsor or you can fax this sponsorship form to the Chamber at (214) 943-4567.

*Please note, you may only have (2) two representatives at your Vendor Table.

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