Small Business Workshop: Survival in Todays Economy

FREE EVENT & OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Small Business Workshop:  Survival in Todays Economy April 07, 2012

Each year in April we celebrate a National Program called "Business Month" in which Iota’s capstone programs occur throughout the month of April. Activities focus on efforts to stimulate interest in business education as well s to give recognition to those who have made outstanding achievements in the field of business. 

As part of our annual program this year we are working on our business  seminar that will be free and open to the public. The theme will be “Small Business Workshop:  Survival in Todays Economy.”

SPEAKER & PROGRAM DETAILS

Kelly Green

Personal Brand Strategy coach and creator of My Brand Accelerated (TM). She has 15-years experience as a music marketing executive who now specializes in teaching solo-preneurs how to create dynamic brands like the super-stars do. Attract more visibility, more clients and more success!

Ron Hutcheson

Smart Funding Solutions

Ceo and Founder

Ron and his company provide funding programs to under-served and under-capitalized small businesses. He has 7 years of experience in the non-traditional lending industry and has helped small businesses obtain over $70 million in working capital.

Gary A. Cross

President InnStyle Hospitality

Cross endeavors inspired what is now the National Association of Black Hotel Owners Operators & Developers. Gary Cross was a partner in the Travelodge Hotel of Macon, Georgia. General Manager of many popular brands to include: Howard Johnson, Motel 6, Best Western, Value Place and Tara Inn & Suites, of Jonesboro Georgia

Jim A. Foster, LUTCF

Jim is a retired insurance professional, who now provides coaching and training for businesses and individuals. He is uniquely qualified to help individuals develop, market and promote their business- regular, home based or networking marketing business – and provide guidance and counsel on various business needs. His intensive business acumen comes from a background of over thirty five years overseeing and developing his corporation that managed his business portfolio in the insurance industry. He has won major industry awards such as membership in the coveted and prestigious Life Insurance Million Dollar Round Table, National and International Sales and Quality awards.

Cora Parks

Tax Today

Ms. Parks is a lifelong Atlantan whose vision is to bring proactive tax counsel and personal responsibility to the masses in the area of taxation.

She is the author and editor of the financial blog Tax Today and the Atlanta Tax Tips Writer for the Examiner.com

Joyce Brewer

Mommytalkshow.com

Joyce is a wife, mom and Emmy award-winning TV journalist living in Atlanta.In her 15 year career, Joyce landed a one-on-one interview with Oprah and appeared on The View twice. Her work has also appeared on Good Morning America and Dateline NBC. In 2010, Joyce created MommyTalkShow.com to connect Atlanta moms with family-friendly businesses using the marketing power of video and social media. Life as a work at home mom inspired Joyce to write an e-book, Use What You Know: A Business Idea Guide for Moms, featuring in-depth interviews with Atlanta moms who turned their skills and expertise into businesses. Joyce also consults with solopreneurs and entrepreneurs to tell the story of their business using video marketing and press releases.

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Refreshments for the event is being provided by:

The Atlanta Black Restaurant Owners Network (ABRON) featuring Z Best BBQ Ribs & Chicken.

Z Best BBQ Ribs & Chicken
Greenbriar Mall
2841 Greenbriar Pkwy, SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 629-2999 Liz Pinkett

http://www.facebook.com/ZBESTBBQATL?ref=pb

Z Best BBQ Ribs & Chicken specializes in smoked ribs and chicken, southern cuisine and desserts.

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