Conference Schedule
6th Annual College of Business
SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (SBECON17)
April 4, 2017 |
Sam Rayburn Student Center, 2nd floor |
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Texas A&M University-Commerce |
8:00-9:00 Registration and Booth Set-up
9:00-9:30 Conference Opening
Our special guest speaker will be Susan Abshier, President, Oilfield Lightning Services and Abshier Energy LLC, Susan is a successful entrepreneur from Odessa, TX and has a great story to tell about her experiences in the male-dominated world of the oilfield.
9:30-10:20 Session 1 - Entrepreneurship
Workshop 1 Practical Business Plans for Small Businesses
Panel 1 Entrepreneur’s Round Table
10:35-11:25 Session 2 – Markets and Marketing
Workshop 2 Social Media and the Small Business
Panel 2 Market Analysis for Small Business
11:40-12:30 Session 3 - Operations
Workshop 3 The Legislative Session and Small Business
Panel 3 Small Business Financing, Current Environment
12:30-2:00 Economic Development, Lunch and Academy of Entrepreneurs Induction
Dr. Bob Collins, College of Business, TAMU-Commerce
Sponsoring partners will have an opportunity to make a brief presentation on the status of Economic Development in their communities. We will wrap up with the naming of our 2017 members of the Academy of Entrepreneurs.
Displays
We encourage our sponsoring partners and small businesses in the area to come and provide displays of their services and/or products. We will have an area with tables available. Please let us know when registering if a table is requested along with the name of the business or product/service.
For registration, please visit our website at www.tamuc.edu/SBECON. Registration is free if registering before April 1st.