Small Business Metro Expo: Join Us on Site!

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Social Media Kiosk — Cartridge World

• FREE admission and FREE parking 
• Exhibit Area
• Breakfast and lunch speakers
• Workshops held every hour
• Reception following the expo for networking opportunities

Workshops Schedule: CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FULL WORKSHOP DETAILS

8 a.m. (Room 307) - Breakfast Speaker: Industries Driving Regional Growth, Sponsored by Golden Pacific Bank: Moderator Larry Kelley, President of the McClellan Business Park and Panel to include  Cindy Petersen, Ed. D. Superintendent/CEO of Gateway Community Charters, Sandra Kirschenmann, Associate Vice Provost / Executive Director Of Drexel University, Matt Boeger, President of Agrifin LLC, Sanjay Varshney, Dean of the College of Business Administration  of California State University, Sacramento - SOLD OUT!
 
9 a.m. (Room 301) -  Cash Flow 101: Top 5 Mistakes Small Businesses Make with presenter Robert Wellman, President and CEO of The CashFlow Tool
 
9 a.m. (Room 302) - Contact Management: Too many Excel lists? Take Control and Grow- with presenter Karen Rice, Regional Development Director Northern California and Nevada at Constant Contact

10 a.m. (Room 301) - How Businesses Can Prepeare Themselves for the Affordable Care Act with  presenter Western Health Advantage

10 a.m. (Room 302) - Global Business Development with presenters George Tastard, USEAC Director, U.S. Commercial Service Sacramento and Peter Van Deventer, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Integrity Global Management 
 
10 a.m. (Room 307) - Bringing Government Contracting Opportunities to You with presenters  SMUD, DGS, Sacramento County and CalTrans
 
11 a.m. (Room 301) - Working with the State: How Do I Get Certified With The State of California, with presenter Catrina Blair of  DGS
 
11 a.m. (Room 302) - Reach New Customers and Watch Your Buiness Grow - Target Marketing For Your Business Made Easy with presenters Marc Hutt, New Business Development Manager & Frank Wofford, Senior Research Analyst - The Sacramento Bee & SacBee.com

12 p.m. (Room 307) - Lunch Speaker sponsored by SMUD: Warren Smith, President and Founder of Sacramento Republic FC, Soccer Team- SOLD OUT!
 
1 p.m. (Room 302) - Federal and State Loan Programs for Small Businesses with presenter:  Barbara A. Vohryzek, Small Business Advocate, GO-Biz
 
2 p.m. (Room 307)  - How Can Digital Media Help My Business Grow? With presenters: Karen Meier, Digital Advertising Manager - The Sacramento Bee & SacBee.com, Deana Scheitzer, Digital Sales Manager - KCRA/KQCA, Robert Mendoza,  Digital Marketing Manager - News 10, Toni Cooke, Digital Sales Manager - CBS and Zaq Whitnack, Director of Digital Marketing - Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
 
2 p.m. (Room 301) - Reach New Customers and Watch Your Business Grow - Target Marketing For Your Business Made Easy with presenters, Marc Hutt, New Business Development Manager & Frank Wofford, Senior Research Analyst - The Sacramento Bee & SacBee.com 

3 p.m. (Room 301) - The Value of Co-op to Your Organization with presenter John P. Carvana, Manager of Career Services at Drexel University
 
3 p.m. (Room 302) - Ready Rating: Your First Step in Post-Emergency Continuity Planning with presenter Kathleen Weis, CEO and Christy Woods, External Affairs Director at Red Cross
 
3 p.m. (Room 307) - Human Resource 101:  What do I need to know as a small business? With presenter Amelya Stevenson, President, e-VentExe
 
4 p.m. (Room 307)- Mobile Marketing Moxie with presenters Isabel Fuentealba and Teresa Arteaga of dealsnapt   

4 p.m. (Room 301) - The Next Economy: Growing your Small Business in the Capital Region’s Next Economy with presenter Matt Yancey, Director, Business and Economic Development for the Sacramento Metro Chamber


For Registration questions, please contact: Carolie Cepel- (916) 319-4277 or ccepel@metrochamber.org
For Sponsorship questions, please contact: Phil MacDougall- (916) 319-4276 or pmacdougall@metrochamber.org