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8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Registration / Continental Breakfast / Exhibit Booths Open
9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
Introductions and Opening Remarks – Missouri Recital Hall
9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. General Session
"Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs & How Communities Can Grow Successful Entrepreneurs"
Dr. Marylou DeWald, Assistant Professor and Division Chair
Business Department, Ottawa University
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Exhibit Booths Open
10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions
Track 1 -- Cash Flow - Dr. Marylou DeWald
Track 2 -- Business Strategies for Growing Non-Profits - Aaron Martin
11:00 a.m. to 11:15 p.m. Exhibit Booths Open
11:15 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Track 1 -- HR: Recruitment & Retention - Jill Adams, The Richmond Group
Track 2 -- Identity Theft - Jeff Lanza, Special Agent FBI
12:00 p.m. to 12:15 p.m. Exhibit Booths Open
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Buffet Lunch - Raney
1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. General Session
"Business Growth"
Christine Jackson, Owner
NCES, Inc.
2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Track 1 -- What Your Banker Needs to Know - Kent Renfro, Mid-Missouri Bank
Track 2 -- SBA Loan Strategies and Availability - Dr. Marylou DeWald
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Exhibit Booths Open
3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Panel of Entrepreneurs
Marylou DeWald, Chris Jackson, Jeff Lanza
3:45 p.m. Closing
