Hey Small Businesses!
Celebrate Small Business Week with us
(it's YOUR party)!

Registration for this event is closed.  If you wish to attend please arrive at the venue 30 minutes prior to the start time.  You will need to register on-site and all we will need is your business card. 

Thurs, May 24, 2012         10:30AM         Santa Monica       FREE

Networking, Amazing Speakers, Business Resources and lunch is on us!

Learn ways to save time with your Social Media, what's hot with Mobile Marketing, and get to network with hundreds of other Small Businesses all in one room!

(Get a new social media headshot, create a 1 minute video and even get a chair massage!)

 This event is all about you...now, let’s get down to business (and have some fun)!

Tweet with us at the event!  #SBW2012

MAY 24 Agenda:
 
10:30 AM                   
Early Bird Registration
Networking, Meet Local Experts, and Please Visit Sponsor Tables
5 Power Minutes: Web Apps, The Cloud, and Twitter
 
11:15 AM                   
Lunch is served 
Early Bird Raffle Winner Announced!
5 Power Minutes: Wordpress
 
11:30 AM                   
“Welcome to Get Down to Business 2012!”
Joel Hughes, Constant Contact's SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development
5 Power Minutes: SCORE
 
11:45 AM                   
"Engagement Marketing: Reach Your Next Great Customer"
Kelly Flint, Constant Contact's Senior Regional Director, LA and OC
5 Power Minutes: Facebook
 
12:15 PM                    
“Don't Waste Your Time on Social”
Gregory Gunn, VP Business Development, HootSuite Media Inc.
5 Power Minutes: LinkedIn
 
12:50 PM                    
10 minute BREAK - please visit table sponsors
 
1:00 PM                      
"How Mobile Marketing Impacts Your Small Business"
Joel Hughes, Constant Contact
5 Power Minutes: Video Marketing, Pinterest
 
1:40 PM                      
“Rise of Hispanic Business”
Jesse Torres, Director, SBDC Lead Center
5 Power Minutes: What’s My ROI?
 
2:15 PM                      
“Ask the Experts” Marketing Panel
Moderator: Blake Welch, SCORE Counselor
 
3:00 PM                      
“Take Your Next Step”
Kelly Flint, Jesse Torres and Manny Martinez
Raffle Winners Announced
 
3:30 PM                      
Event Ends,  Please Visit Sponsor Tables

Abou t Our Speakers: 

 Greg Gunn  “Don't Waste Your Time on Social”  
Gregory Gunn is the VP Business Development for Hootsuite Media, Inc.  Greg launched the HootSuite Enterprise Sales team and currently heads up partnerships, integrations and international expansion for the social media dashboard leader.  (Twitter: @gunnr)  

Joel H ughes  "How Mobile Marketing Impacts Your Small Business"
Joel Hughes is Constant Contact's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development.  Joel joined Constant Contact in December 2011 with more than 20 years of executive leadership experience at communications technology and mobile services companies.

Kelly is Constant Contact’s Senior Regional Development Director and Local Market Development Director for Los Angeles and Orange County.  Since joining Constant Contact in 2008, Kelly has educated more than 20,000 small businesses, associations, and nonprofits on how to successfully utilize email and social media marketing to drive business results.   (T: @kellyflint  F: fb.com/kellyflintcc   Li: linkedin.com/in/thekellyflint)


Jesse Torres "Rise of Hispanic Business"
As Regional Director of the Los Angeles Regional Small Business Develop­ment Center Network since 2011, Jesse Torres oversees the budget and operations of the seventh largest federally-funded and the largest regionally-funded SBDC in the nation.

Blake Welch, Panel Moderator
Blake is a Mentor, Counselor and Presenter for SCORE Los Angeles.  SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. SCORE has been doing this for nearly fifty years.  Because their work is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and thanks to our network of 13,000+ volunteers, they are able to deliver our services at no charge or at very low cost.