 NAWBO-CJ Annual Business Conference and S.E.E.D.* Competition
*Supporting Emerging Entrepreneurs’ Development
Monday, April 19, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Woodbridge Hilton, 120 Wood Avenue South, Iselin, NJ 08830
Ticket price: $90 members/nonmembers ($80 if registered by April 16)
A day of workshops and exhibits plus a competition for business owners
Reserve Now. Lunch will be a Buffet
Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor:
Silver Sponsors:
Media Sponsor:
Audio Visual Sponsor:
Best Buy of Eatontown
Supporting Organizations:
Registration Bags
Floral Sponsor
Program Schedule
| 8:30 am | Registration
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| 9:15am |
Kickoff Speaker Susan Bass Levin,
President & CEO of Cooper Foundation. An inspirational beginning to our conference from a woman who started
as an employee at a law firm, to a small business owner, a Cabinet Officer, Deputy Director of the Port Authority
of NY and NJ, and now CEO. Learn how to grow your business – and make life work – as you move forward to success. Ms. Levin's Bio
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Informational Sessions:
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10:00 am Session 1 |
"Lean Marketing" , presented by Sally L.Glick, MBA, Principal and Chief Growth Strategist, Sobel & Co., LLC. Learn how to achieve great marketing on a shoestring budget. This session will be very helpful for smaller business owners who are trying to make a strong
presence for their unique business in a crowded marketplace. Ms. Glick's Bio
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10:00 am Session 2 |
"Business Disaster Recovery Planning" presented by Marc Mintz, CPA.CITP, Marc Mintz &
Associates, LLC. Find out how you can protect yourself and your company from losing time and money in the
event of an unexpected business disaster. This practical session will alert you to potential areas of exposure
and present no cost and low cost solutions and planning techniques, which will enable organizations to survive
the most prevalent types of business interruptions. Topics will include protecting data, hardware, and access to
telecommunications lines and physical protection of important business assets. Mr. Mintz's Bio
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11:15 am Session 3 |
"Influencing & Negotiating for Women in Business" presented by Lee Miller, Managing Director of NegotiationPlus.com and a business columnist with the New Jersey Star Ledger. Whether you are working in a large corporation or running our own business, you use influencing and negotiating skills every day--with your clients, co-workers, vendors, other departments, your bosses and your subordinates. Lee E. Miller, the author of the critically acclaimed UP: Influence, Power and the U Perspective- The Art of Getting What You Want (YCD Press 2007) and A Woman’s Guide to Successful Negotiating (McGraw Hill) will discuss how to use his 3 Cs
Influencing Method to improve your business results. Mr. Miller's Bio |
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11:15 am Session 4 |
"Is This What Selling Is All About?" presented by Jeff Callahan, President, Sales Strategies & Solutions, Inc. In this session you will learn How traditional sales strategies often turn you into an unpaid consultant; Why salespeople make fabulous presentations to the wrong people, at the wrong time; How prospects take control of the sales process, and use that to keep you struggling & off balance; How to establish and agree, in advance, that ‘I want to think it over" is not an answer; How to write fewer proposals, yet
generate significantly more business. Mr. Callahan's Bio |
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12:30pm -- Luncheon Speaker |
"How to Succeed: One Woman’s Inspiring and On-going Journey", Marjorie A. Perry, President & CEO, MZM Construction & Management. Marjorie is a recognized innovator, a role model for women in non-traditional fields, and an excellent
example for future entrepreneurs. Ms. Perry's Bio
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1:30 pm |
S.E.E.D. presentations by ten semifinalists
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2:45pm -- Panel Discussion |
Where is NJ Headed?
Moderator: Amy Mallet, Monmouth County Freeholder and business owner of a promotional marketing company in Neptune. Ms. Mallet's Bio
Panelists:
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4:00 pm |
Wine Reception / Announcement of S.E.E.D. winners
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The NAWBO-CJ Business Conference is for all entrepreneurs, whether they’re established and
want to revitalize their company, or own start-ups and want to learn how to grow them.
Seminars promise to be of great help in growing your business.
Another highlight of the Conference is the S.E.E.D. business plan competition for companies less than two years old. The top
10 semi-finalists will present their plans in front of all conference attendees, who will then vote for their top three finalists.
Last year’s successful program awarded product and services prize packages worth more than $5,000 for each of the three finalists
selected from all of the S.E.E.D. business plan submissions.
Opportunities to be a part of this annual event include sponsorships, offering a S.E.E.D. prize, by placing an ad in the program book or by putting your promotional materials in the registration bags.
This Annual Conference and S.E.E.D. event was created by NAWBO-CJ to encourage the formation of strong businesses, share the communal knowledge of experienced entrepreneurs, and support women in the realization of their entrepreneurial dream. We recognize that women are starting businesses at twice the rate of the general population, but according to the Small Business Administration, only two-thirds of new businesses survive more than two years, and just 44 percent survive more than four years. NAWBO wants these numbers to change, and we believe NAWBO membership is a key ingredient in success for women business owners. Sixty percent of the NAWBO-CJ membership has passed the 5-year milestone and 35% has been in business for over 10 years. Starting out with the ability to tap into mentors with entrepreneurial experience can give business start-ups the edge they need to succeed.
For further information, please contact event chair Judy Hathaway.
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