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CONFERENCE SCHEDULEASBC C Entrepreneurs & Innovators C onf erence - June 23-24, 2016 in B i rmingham, A labama

Business Casual Attire Preferred

The first 25 Registered Attendees will receive 1 complimentary 15 minute consultation with an expert of their choice in the following areas:social media marketing, small business funding & loans or website development.

DAY 1 – THURSAY, JUNE 23

7:45am – 8:30am Check-in/On-site Registration &Continental Breakfast

  Exhibitor Set up8:35am – 8:45am Welcome/Greetings

8:45am – 11:50am General Sessions:

  • Get Your Business Online - Google program  Session will help any business that attends verify, create or get control

of one of the most important pieces of google real estate. Your googlebusiness listing allow you to show up on the map, have a place for youto collect valuable reviews, and shows photos and business tours.• Go to the Next Level!

  Learn how from Small Business CEOs that have built and leadmulti-million dollar companies

  • Alabama Economic Update

12 noon Accelerate Luncheon w/Keynote

1:40pm – 4:50pm Breakout Sessions/Panel Discussions• 5 Tips to Guarantee Media Coverage for Your Business

  • Franchise Ownership: Selecting, Financing & Building  • International Trade Opportunities for Small Businesses  • What Do Your Financial Statements Say About Your Business?  • Is a Home-Based Business Right for You?  • Maximizing Email Marketing with Constant Contact

5:00pm Networking Reception

Company Name: _____________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: ____________________________________________

Title: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________ City:______________________ State:_______ Zip:________ Phone: __________________________

E-Mail________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Pick (1) Complimentary Counselling Session: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Individual Admission: $49 (includes access to all sessions, 1 lunch & awards breakfast ticket)Small Business Exhibitor < 99 employees (includes 2 individual admissions & booth): $350Government Agency Exhibitor (includes 4 individual admissions & booth): $500Large Business Exhibitor > 99 employees (includes 4 individual admissions & booth): $575

 Amount Due: $  _________________

Register at www.alblackcc.org or make check or money order payable to: Alabama State Black Chamber of Commerce, P.O Box 550022, Birmingham AL 35255. Rooms areavailable at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park at the rate of $109/night, call(205) 967-2700.

DAY 2 – FRIDAY, JUNE 24

8:30am Check-in/On-site Registration &Continental Breakfast

  Exhibitor Set up10:15am – 1pm Breakout Sessions/Panel Discussions  • Social Media Video Marketing: Niche to Norm  • Youth Entrepreneur Session

• Marketing for Success: Why the Average Small Business Plan Fails  • You Can’t Build Your Business Like a Hobby

1pm Conference Ends

SPONSORS  • Sarai Services Group

  • Birmingham Business Journal

  • Housing Authority Birmingham District

  • UAB Collat School of Business  • Alabama Small Business Development Network

  • Alabama A&M University