About the Conference Program Sessions
Three Track Program Approach - To provide diverse learning opportunities
during the Conference, there are three programming tracks:
o
Emerging
Business Stage – Starting Up
o
Grow
Your Business Stage – Accelerating Growth
o
What’s
Next Stage – Optimizing with Success
Session Duration - Each session will be 60 minutes in
length including time for Audience Questions and Answers.
Proposal Topics - We are seeking presenters for eight
of the nine Conference Sessions. Please review the session descriptions
below to determine your proposal topic.
Note:
We are NOT seeking proposals for Session 3.
| Tracks |
Session Topics |
| 1. Emerging
Business
Stage
(Just starting or thinking about starting
a business) |
Starting Up |
| Session 1
Marketing 101
Marketing strategies for the emerging business |
Session 2
Is this the business you wanted to create?
Strategies to help you determine that the business you are
in is the one you wanted to create. |
Session 3
What Don’t I Know That I Should Know?
A panel of expert women business owners will share their
key learnings.
|
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Not seeking proposals for this session |
|
2. Grow Your Business Stage
(Past start-up, not fully mature) |
Accelerating Growth |
| Session 4
Branding for Growth
The next stage of marketing your business with strong growth
in mind. |
Session 5
Dealing with Challenging People
Strategies for dealing with difficult people: employees,
clients, vendors, peers and more. |
Session 6
Is your Company Infrastructure Ready for Growth?
Strategies and checklists to make sure your company operations
and infrastructure is ready for your company growth and
success |
| 3. What’s next Stage
(Mature businesses) |
Optimizing with Success |
| Session 7
How to Manage Your Energy to Avoid Being Overwhelmed
Balance, life structure, time management issues. |
Session 8
Planning and Succession Planning
Financial, strategic, and operational strategies to move
on successfully |
Session 9
Business Valuation
·
What is your business worth?
·
How to contend with scrupulous and unscrupulous buyers |
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Proposal
Application Requirements and Procedure
Conference Date and Location– Friday, October 27, 2006
- Embassy Suites, Downtown Tampa
Proposal Deadline – Proposals must be received by June 30, 2006
Proposal Application Fee
Include a non-refundable $25.00 application fee payable to
University of South
Florida in your application packet.
To request the complete application
package, please contact:
SEEKING
PRESENTERS
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