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REGISTER NOW

$25 Advance Registration Fee

DON'T MISS Small Business Empowerment Event!  It goes down this Friday, February 23rd at The Sheraton Grand Hotel, from 12 noon until 5 pm.

 
If you or someone you know is a small business owner or have plans to start a new business, you will not want to miss "Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses," a Business Development Seminar especially designed for business owners/entrepreneurs who are ready to take their acts to the "big stage".
 
First Fridays and UC Davis will bring you the largest contractors/employers in our area; leading marketing and media executives; and experts in the area of grants and small business financing at this 1/2 day event.


EVENT SCHEDULE

 
Luncheon: 12 noon - 1 pm

Special Guests: Sam Wallace, Small Business Support Officer, State Dept. of Business, Transportation and Housing; Rahim Reed, Assoc. Executive Vice Chancellor, UC Davis Campus Community Relations; Kristene Smith, Owner/CEO of Kristene Smith Inc.

 
Workshops: 1:15 - 5 pm
  • "Doing Business with Giants" - UCD, SMUD, DGS, City of Sacramento. provide information on their small business development programs and contracting opportunities.  Find out how to cut through the red tape and get your piece of this huge pie!
  • "Capital in the Capital" - Tonya Mack, The 9 Consultants; Alecia Chasten, MoneyTree Capital Group, tell you how to get the money you need for your business.

  • "Get the Scoop on Effective Marketing" - Kristene Smith, Kristene Smith, Inc.; Pleshette Robertson, SacCulturalHub; Jennifer Moore, First Fridays; SacObserver Media Group, share the most effective marketing techniques and show you how to promote your business effectively - on a shoestring budget!

First Fridays of Sacramento and Sacculturalhub.com are encouraging you to take the 

100 Sac Black-owned Business Pledge

What does that mean? If you are a Black-owned business based out of the Greater Sacramento Valley Region, make and take this pledge.  

  • I will REGISTER for the "Small Business Development Conference" (2/23/07)
  • I will REFER a black-owned business to attend the conference
  • I will REFER a black-owned business for services and/or products to my friends, relatives, and co-workers
  • I will REMEMBER that when investing in the African American community, I am investing in the future of our children and their well-being.
  • I will CONTRIBUTE  to sharing the wealth with other African Americans
  • I will SPEAK with a "Hello - How are you?" and make eye contact with fellow African Americans whom I do not know (as this is the essence of Black Southern Hospitality) 
  • I will  BUY & patronize BLACK owned products and services in honor of Black History month and continue throughout the year.
  • I will ATTEND as many Black theatre plays, art exhibits, and special events as possible in the month of February.

$25 Advance Registration Fee

 

Take the 

Small Business/Entrepreneur Survey 

and submit the conference registration fee online. We want to help take your business to the next level of increasing your profit margin. Receive a FREE gift at the conference when you complete the survey.   For more info call (916) 519-4585.

 

 

 

 

 

Luncheon and registration for workshops is only $25 per person. 

For more info call us at (916) 519-4585 or 519-6346.

 
First Fridays is the Premiere Networking and Social Club for Sacramento and The Valley. Our main event is held the first Friday of every month. Please visit our website for more information. 

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