SBOC: Conference 2008

2008 SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE

SCHEDULE

TIME	EVENT	TOPICS
8:30 – 9:45 am	Panel Session I	A: Non-profits and Social Entrepreneurship Co-Sponsor: B: Getting Started (financing and other things) Co-Sponsor: C: Venture Capital and Financing for Established Startups Co-Sponsor:
9:45 - 10:00 am	Break
10:00 - 11:15 am	Panel Session II	A: Franchising: the If, When and How Co-Sponsor: B: Real Estate Development in a Changing Market Co-Sponsor: C: Intelligent Intellectual Property Co-Sponsor: D: The Business of Climate Change: Combining Profit with Environmentalism to Create Opportunity Co-Sponsor: E. Workshop - Preparing Growth, Session I (10AM - 11:15AM). (Note: This session is entitled “How to Create a Business Plan” on the online registration form. Due to space limitations, participation to Session I will be limited to the first 20 attendees that show up)
11:30 – 1:00 pm	Lunch and Keynote	Howard A. Tullman
1:00 – TBD pm	Workshops	A: Issues Women Entrepreneurs Face B: Exit Strategies: How to Leave your Job and Take the Entrepreneurial Plunge C: Workshop - Preparing for Growth, Session II (1PM - 2:15PM) (Note: This session is entitled “How to Create a Business Plan” on the online registration form. Due to space limitations, participation to Session II will be limited to the first 20 attendees that show up) D: Top 10 Legal Issues for Entrepreneurs