2009 Reno Speakers

Friday, March 13, 2009 - FREE to Attend

Atlantis Hotel, Reno

Emerald A&B

8:00 am - 8:50 am - General Marketing Panel
Lorna Shepard, Red Dog Consulting
David Zybert, Camelot Crest LLC
Cheri Hill, Sage International

9:00 am - 9:50 am - Business Financing Panel
David Leonard, U.S. Small Business Administration
Deborah Prout, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
Lonnie Thomas, Nevada State Bank

10:00 am - 10:50 am - Alphabet Soup
Kathy Carrico, UNR/Small Business Development Center
Bob Larson, SCORE
David Leonard, U.S. Small Business Administration
Deborah Prout, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative

11:00 am - 11:50 am - Keys to Networking and Self Promotion
Alice Heiman, Alice Heiman, Inc.

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm - Web 2.0 - Social Networking
David LaPlante, Twelve Horses

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm - Small Business Technology
Gary Helmers, Great Basin Internet Services

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm - Alphabet Soup
Judy Haar, SCORE
Kathy Carrico, UNR/Small Business Development Center
David Leonard, U.S. Small Business Administration
Deborah Prout, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm - Writing a Business Plan
Gary Valiere, UNR

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm - Legal Issues for Small Business
Bonnie Drinkwater, Drinkwater Law Offices

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm - General Marketing Panel
Lorna Shepard, Red Dog Consulting
David Zybert, Camelot Crest LLC
Cheri Hill, Sage International

6:00 pm - 6:50 pm - Business Financing Panel
David Leonard, U.S. Small Business Administration

Emerald C&D

8:00 am - 8:50 am - All Tax 101 - Everything you need to know about taxes and starting your business
Mike Bosma, The Bosma Group

9:00 am - 9:50 am - Money is Green: Marketing to the Hispanic Community
Leslie Mix, Hispanic Access, Inc.

10:00 am - 10:50 am - Mezcla de varios (Spanish - Alphabet Soup)
Edward Vento, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative

11:00 am - 11:50 am - Effective Email Marketing
Brenda Lewis, Brenda Lewis Copywriting, LLC

12:00 pm - 12:50 pm - Introduction to Business Development and Intellectual Property
Tim Casey, Silver Sky Group

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm - Work vs. Family - A New Solution to an Old Problem
Michelle Nicols, Hug Your Kids LLC

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm - Entrepreneurs of the Year
Stephanie Kruse, KPS3
Maggie Tsai, Diigo
Glenn Carnahan, Mariah Power

3:00 pm - 3:50 pm - Exit Strategies
Scott Wait, RS Wait Chtd.

4:00 pm - 4:50 pm - HR for Small Business
Jack Eastwick, Expert System Consultants, LLC

5:00 pm - 5:50 pm - Mezcla de varios (Spanish - Alphabet Soup)
Edward Vento, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
Maury Centeno, US Bank

6:00 pm - 6:50 pm - Financiamiento Comercial (Spanish - Business Financing)
Edward Vento, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative
Maury Centeno, US Bank