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Governor's Small Business Forum & Expo

Presented by Collin SBDC
Date: Friday, September 28, 2012 - 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Cost: Individual Attendee: $25.00; Exhibitor Booth: $150.00; Sponsor: $500.00

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Description:

The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism are working with the local economic development partners throughout the state to present a series of Governor's Small Business Forums.

Valuable information on business growth opportunities, expanding markets, and workforce development will be presented to businesses with 100 workers or less.

Presentations given by TWC on workforce programs and services include:

  • Workforce Solutions
  • WorkInTexas.com
  • Skills for Small Business
  • Texas Back to Work
  • Texas Veterans Leadership Program
  • Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Keynote speaker, Mark Dotzour, Chief Economist and Director of Research for Texas A&M University, will be speaking on real estate and economist issues. He has published over 83 articles in magazines and given over 1,050 presentations to more than 165,000 people on these topics. His research has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Money Magazine, USA Today and Business Week. Mark believes that there is no better place to be in business right now than Texas.

The Chambers of Collin County are major supporters of their small business community. They routinely partner in order to educate business leaders on ways to help their company and community grow.

Individual Attendee - $25.00

Exhibitor Booth - $150.00
- Maximum of 40 booths available
- 2 tickets to the event
- 1 - Exhibitor table (6 ft rectangular)
- Company name listed in program
- Company name listed on website

Sponsor - $500.00
- 4 tickets to the event
- 1 – Exhibitor table (6 ft rectangular)
- Logo in program
- Logo on website and marketing materials

Please contact Nicolette Daugherty at the McKinney Chamber of Commerce for more information: ndaugherty@mckinneychamber.com or visit www.mckinneychamber.com.

Location/Venue:
The Courtyard by Marriott
210 East Stacy Road
Allen, TX 75002

Sponsor/Contact:
Collin SBDC, Plano, TX 75093
Telephone: (972) 985-3770
Fax: (972) 985-3775
Check our Web Site for additional training information.

Costs, dates and locations are subject to change. Please verify information upon registering for an event.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities and limited English proficiency (LEP) will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.