Are you an entrepreneur or business owner looking to make new connections and learn more about running a successful business? If so, you won't want to miss the BREW KICK OFF event on Monday, October 15th from 4-8pm.

Constant Contact and Boston Region Entrepreneurship Week (BREW) are officially kicking off BREW 2012 with an event to learn, network, grow, and give!

Corissa St. Laurent of Constant Contact will open the event with a lively presentation on Engagement Marketing. She'll discuss three key elements for building lasting engagement with your customers, prospects, or donors and help you succeed at marketing your business in today’s high-tech, online world. A Q & A panel discussion will follow with a group of experts poised to answer your questions on funding, marketing, growth challenges and more. If you are a young business or looking to make the leap to the next stage, you won't want to miss this panel!

Our panelists are:

• Alec Stern, Founding Team, VP, Strategic Market Development,  Constant Contact
• Bobbie Carlton, Co-founder, Mass Innovation Nights and Founder, Carlton PR & Marketing
• Dan Allred, Sr. Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank
• Joe Caruso, Founder, BREW and Advocate for Entrepreneurs

At 6:00pm, join the 3 BREW Spotlight organizations for a cocktail reception where you'll learn more about these local non-profits, as well as help us raise funds to support them! See below on how you can donate to the first ever BREW fundraiser with the suggested event donation!

Come Celebrate Boston Region Entrepreneurship Week!

3:30 pm     Registration and Networking

4:00 pm      Engagement Marketing Presentation by Corissa St. Laurent

5:00 pm      Industry Expert Panel Q&A

6:00 pm      BREW Spotlight Cocktail Reception

Please feel free to invite others who could benefit from this fantastic event

Looking forward to seeing  you on Monday, October 15, 2012!

Register Now!

BREW is pleased to annouce the first annual BREW Spotlight Program!

BREW Spotlight is highlighting three non-profit organizations with ties to Massachusetts that are supporting, encouraging and growing local business and spreading the entrepreneurial spirit.

Interise is an award-winning nonprofit organization that helps existing small business owners develop their companies.

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) as the world leader in youth entrepreneurship, with programs throughout the U.S. and 10 foreign countries, NFTE provides entrepreneurship education programs relevant to the real world, empowering students to own their educations in and out of the classroom.

The Merrimack Valley Sandbox aims to connect and strengthen the ecosystem in Lowell and Lawrence around entrepreneurship and leadership through various events, workshops, content and programs.

How can you help?

As part of this event, we are taking donations to help support Interise and NFTE in their fundraising efforts. Merrimack Valley Sandbox will be on hand to discuss mentoring opportunities with their organization.

Your kind donation will help these three nonprofit organizations thrive. Donate today!

Suggested donation- $10