South Sound Success
Fuel for your Business Growth.
SOUTH SOUND SUCCESS Small Business Conference is an impactful one-day conference with a myriad of workshop options designed to provide information, knowledge, tools, tips and inspiration to strengthen small businesses toward greater success.
Who Should Attend: Business owners, managers and entrepreneurs from businesses in any stage; from established businesses seeking growth, desiring new ideas or or in need of turn-around strategies, to individuals preparing to launch a business or considering the possibility.
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AGENDA |
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8:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Registration, Resource Room & Continental Breakfast
Keynote Speaker Lars Wulff, Mud Bay |
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Session 1 – Workshop Options
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Legal
Beyond Start-Up: Avoiding Four Potentially Fatal Errors
Celia Nightingale, Depart. of Labor and Industries
Marketing
Internet Marketing: Cats & M.I.C.E.
Connie Lovelady, GCI Ad Agency
General Management
Retention of Best Employees
Reid Bates, Express Employment Professionals
Financing
Quickbooks – 4 Easy Pieces
Rick Yale, Quicktrain |
Session 2 - Workshop Options
11:00 – 12:15 p.m.
Lending Panel
Creative Lending Options for the New Economy
Roger Hopkins, Small Business Administration; Craig Chance, Columbia Bank; Janie Sacco, Harborstone Credit Union
Legal
Managing Legal Risk
Jessica Jensen, Jessica Jensen Law
Special Interest
Motivating Yourself and Your Team to Greater Momentum
Diane Altman, Altman Insurance Company
New Business
Preparing for a Successful New Business Launch
Beth Oppliger, Enterprise for Equity |
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Networking & Lunch
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. |
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Marketing Panel
Comprehensive Marketing Plan: Take the Guess Work out of Marketing
Corey Lopardi, Pardiman Productions; Jerry Farmer, 94.5 Roxy; Russ Alman, The Biz Venue; Jerry Surshedt, Heavy Guerrilla |
Financial Management
Profit Mastery
Ron Nielsen, Small Business Development Center
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Session 3 – Workshop Options
1:20 – 2:30 p.m.
Special Interest
You and Your Business to the Power of 7
Tammy Redmon, Business Growth Strategist
Management
Recovering from the Recession
Douglas Hammel, Douglas Hammel and Asscociates
Financial
Choice of Entity from a Tax Perspective
Michael McGauly, Strader Hallett & Co., PS
Marketing
From Successful to Phenomenally Successful: Using Three Key Elements of Business for a Competitive Advantage
Frank van Gelder, Collaborative Communication Consultants |
Session 4 - Workshop Options
2:45 – 4:00 p.m.
Financial Management
The Essential Basics of Small Business Accounting
Diane Bingaman, Armour Vickerman PLLC
Financial
Profit Mastery
Ron Nielsen, Small Business Development Center
Sales
How to Break the Rules and Make More Sales
Christopher Lee, Greenview Training Solutions Inc. |
Workshops subject to change.
