Utah Veteran Business Conference 2017

Connecting Veteran Entrepreneurs and Business Owners with the Resources They Need To Be Successful In the Marketplace

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED.  Please join us tomorrow morning to register at the door. 

Join the Utah Veteran Owned Business Coalition to learn about the keys to becoming a successful Veteran-Owned business, local and national resources, and connect with other entrepreneurs and business owners.

AGENDA
0830    Registration & Exhibitors
0900    Welcome
0915    Opening Keynote Tony Horton

Tony Horton is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling fitness series: P90X®, P90X2®, P90X3®, and Ten Minute Trainer®, and most recently his 22-Minute military inspired workout, 22 Minute Hard Corps®. Tony is a world-class motivational speaker and the author of top-selling books "Bring It, Crush It!" and his latest motivational book, "The Big Picture" 11 Laws that will change your life.

By the time Tony Horton was 10 his family had already moved more than 5 times.  His father put in 3 years of service in the ROTC, so they were stationed at various bases around America.  They had moved to the big island of Hawaii all the way back to Connecticut.  Each move meant Tony had to make new friends in a hurry.  Tony wasn't shy, which gave him the confidence to go for what he wanted and follow his dreams. Join us to hear how you can follow your dreams of success just like him.
 

1000    Break
1015    Business Presentations - Lessons Learned from various Veteran Owned Businesses

• Jeff Carleton, Mountain West Cider
• Ted Garcia, BeXar Advanced Solutions Group
• Brian Murphy, Utah Luxury Tours
• Lorraine Peart, Avalon Business Engineering Services

1115    Resource Partners Panel Discussion

• Boots to Business - Ian A. Lorenzana, Small Business Administration
• Business Plans - Deb Bilbao, Salt Lake Chamber Women’s Business Center
• Cash Flow - Bryce Hansen, Salt Lake Small Business Development Center
• Government Contracting - Chuck Spence, Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
• Marketing & Sales - David Fox, SCORE

1145    Lunch / Networking
1230    Luncheon Keynote "A Veteran Effect"
            Presented by Juliette Tennert David Eccles School
            of Business and Director of the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah
1300    Break
1315    Resource Partner "Mentoring Session"

Visit with one or more of the Utah Veteran Owned Business Resource Partners in a small group setting to discuss questions, find answers and share experiences.

• Boots to Business Classes – Ian Lorenzana, SBA
• Business Entities – Chortney Ruesch, CPA, CGMA, SCORE
• Business Plans – Deb Bilbao, Salt Lake Chamber Women’s Business Center
• Capital, Counseling, Contracting - Steve Price, Small Business Administration
• Crowdfunding – Bryce Hansen, Salt Lake Small Business Development Center
• Cybersecurity, Vic Berger, SCORE
• Franchising - Alexis Courtney, SCORE
• Funding – Danielle Lower, Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund
• Government Contracting – Alex Quay-Sackey, PTAC
• Human Resource and Workforce Development - Heather Mousley, Utah Department of Workforce Services
• Legacy Planning - Brandon Clark, SCORE
• Social Media – Paula Sageser, SCORE
• Taxes - Doug McNeil, SCORE
• VA Verification Certificate & Veterans 1st Program  – Jonnie Wilkinson, PTAC

1500    Adjourn

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CONFERENCE FEES:
$30 Individual ticket
$150 Booth and two conference tickets
$500 Supporting Sponsor Corporate name recognition on all marketing material, one exhibit booth and two conference tickets
$1000 Event Sponsor Corporate name recognition on all marketing material, one exhibit booth and four conference tickets
$2500 Major Sponsor Corporate logo recognition on all marketing material, one exhibit booth and six conference tickets
$5000 Presenting Sponsor Corporate logo recognition on all marketing material, one exhibit booth and eight conference tickets
For sponsorship questions, please contact Jackie Sexton at military@slchamber.com or call (801) 328-5053.

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RESOURCE PARTNERS :
Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs  |  Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development   |  U.S. Small Business Administration  |  American Legion  |  Salt Lake Chamber Women's Business Center  | Salt Lake County  |  Utah Department of Work Force Services  |  Utah SBDC Network  |  SCORE  |  Utah Microenterprise Loan Fund

*Note: If your company is a member of the Salt Lake Chamber, but you are having trouble registering, it could be that we do not have your email in our system.  We can help fix that simply email Lisa Ostrander at  lostrander@slchamber.com 801.328.5060. Thank you for your patience. You can also complete the registration by choosing to register as a non-member until we can send you your credentials.  There is no difference between member and non-member registrations.