The Clarksville Human Relations Commission, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and The Governors Office of Business Diversity Programs Presents... The 3rd Annual Small and Minority Business Development Workshop During this free workshop you will learn how to start, expand, fund and market your business enterprise to be competitive in a local and regional business environment.
Speaker(s): 8:00 a.m. Event check-in/registration & continental breakfast 8:30 a.m. Greetings from the Clarksville-Human Relations Commission -Candy Johnson, Human Relations Commission Chair 8:35 a.m. Greetings from City of Clarksville Mayor & Montgomery County Mayor The Honorable Kim McMillan The Honorable Jim Durrett 8:45 a.m. Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Overview- Economic Development 9:15 – 10:10 Q&A panel facilitator – Joel Butcher Business Professionals Panel- representing small-mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs from an established restaurant, landscaping, construction, real estate, cleaning, etc. Listen and Learn Q&A 10:10-10:20 coffee break 10:25 a.m. Keynote Speaker Deb Varallo- Varallo Public Relations Firm Key Strategies to Effectively Marketing and Branding Your Business Breakout Sessions 11:00-11:45 a.m. (select one session) Session 1: Small business funding- US Small Business Administration (SBA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Session 2: Staying Legal: Human Re
Co-Sponsor(s): The Clarksville Human Relations Commission, Tennessee Small Business Development Center
Fee: No Cost