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Join the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Microsoft for...


3rd ANNUAL SMART & SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Be small, look big!

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Date:Tue, June 15, 2010
Conference: 8 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Two tracks, plus hosted breakfast and lunch with featured speakers
Reception: 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.: Fully hosted networking reception
Place: Washington State Convention Center (800 Convention Place, Seattle 98101)
Cost: $20* pre-paid ($25* after 6/13)
Registration: Click here or contact Larry Pike | (206)389-7215.
Parking: area parking structures

Only $20 to take your business to the next level with greater knowledge, rekindled passion and proven strategies

  • Get the competitive edge!
  • Great entrepreneurial networking opportunities - bring those business cards
  • Get tips, advice and secrets from the expert
  • Choose from two tracks: (1) Start Up or Rev Up: Infuse your Business with Innovative Ideas and Solutions & (2) Go to Market: Marketing & Selling your Services
  • Be among the first to find out about new technology that goes everywhere you do.
  • Have the tools you need to overcome the challenges that you face every day.
  • Great giveaways and a chance to win a laptop!

    FEATURED SPEAKERS
    General Session Emcee Christine Chen Velazquez

    Colin Cole Seattle Seahawks Defensive Tackle
    Breakfast Presenting Speaker
    Started his own consulting business called The Cole Group to help high school student-athletes pursue college careers. Drafted into the NFL in 2003, Cole landed with the Green Bay Packers in 2004 before signing on with the Seahawks in 2008.

    Rom Brafman Co-author of CLICK: The Magic of Instant Connections
    Lunch Presenting Speaker
    Rom Brafman holds a Ph.D. in psychology and has won awards for his teaching of university courses. Along with his brother, Brafman also wrote the New York Times bestseller, "Sway."

    GROUP SESSIONS
    Work Smarter & Work Anywhere: Productivity and Mobility Solutions, a Small Business Technology Case Study
    Working Bigger: Think and act like the big companies without draining your time, money or resources

    BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
    Track 1: Start Up or Rev Up:     Infuse your Business with Innovative Ideas and Solutions

  • Cost Savings through Green Strategies Kevin Wilhelm, Jamison West, Tolga Ural and Moderator George Allen
  • Cloud Computing for Small Business with Brad Benner Grant Thompson,Maggie Chan Jones and Moderator Jaana Linsenmayer
  • Boss's Survival Guide Workplace 911: Solutions for Problems Managers Face with Bob Rosner

    Track 2: Go to Market: Marketing & Selling your Services

  • How to use Social Media in your Small Business with Josh Dirks, Aaron Blank, Jen Joyce and Moderator Mike Whitmore!
  • Branding Basics for Small Business with Maria Ross
  • Digital Market Place: Successful SEO & Online Display with Jon Bach, Lucas Mack, Martin Rincon and Moderator Warren Talbot!

    TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT SHOWCASE FOLLOWING SESSIONS:
    Solutions for Small Businesses with hosted reception

    The Greater Seattle Chamber thanks Kim Ricketts of Kim Ricketts Book Events for providing this special opportunity.

    To register click here
    For more information visit smartandsimpleevents.com

    This is a special event. Due to guarantees for venue and catering, refunds and credits are not allowed for registration cancellations under any circumstances. Substitutions are welcome.

    *Registration fee covers breakfast and lunch with presenting speakers, morning and afternoon breakout sessions and the afternoon reception.

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