The Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
and
North Carolina Partners in Innovation
Present
2012 Regional Entrepreneur Summit
Building Entrepreneurial Communities
Crown Plaza 1385 Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd SE , Hickory , NC
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
7:45-8:15 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon Program
$25 per person
RSVP required: 828 328-6000 Ext 228
This summit convenes leaders and stakeholders from throughout the Metro area who can impact the vitality of our entrepreneurial climate. This event is intended for entrepreneurs, corporate and civic leaders, public and higher education, government and community organizations. Put your voice into the discussion to move the region’s “Entrepreneurial Action Plan” forward.
8:15 am Welcome & Opening Perspectives
Dr. Garrett Hinshaw, President, Catawba Valley Community College
Dr Jane Everson, Chairman, NC Partners in Innovation
8:30 am Entrepreneurial Development is Collaboration
Ted Abernathy, Executive Director, Southern Growth Policies Board
9:00 am Entrepreneurial Communities - What Are They, Really?
Discussion Facilitator:
William Parrish, Regional Director, NC Small Business & Technology Development Center
What does an entrepreneurial community looks like? What does current research indicate to be key characteristics of entrepreneurial communities? How does our region compare?
9:45 BREAK
10:00 am Entrepreneurial Community Success Stories
Discussion Facilitator:
Ted Abernathy
Specific examples of what best-in-class communities have done to nurture/enhance entrepreneurial environments, to attract growth companies, and to develop collaborative networks? Which of these activities are realistic and feasible for our Metro area?
10:40 am The Funding Landscape – Rules of the Game
Discussion Facilitator:
Bill Parrish
What are the capital source needs of entrepreneurial regions? What funding sources exist for our region? What other options/alternatives are needed? Which ones make sense for our region?
11:10 am Priorities & Next Steps
Discussion Facilitator:
Ted Abernathy
You will help to identify Key Priorities, Action Steps, and the Collaborative Leadership to enable the advancement of our region’s entrepreneurial development plan.
12:00 noon C H A R G E ! ! ! (Getting on with it)
Presented in cooperation with: Alexander County Chamber of Commerce; Appalachian State University; Burke County Chamber of Commerce; Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute; Caldwell County Chamber of Commerce; Catawba Valley Community College; Mountain State University; North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies; North Carolina State University; NC Small Business Technology and Development Center; Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest School of Medicine; University of North Carolina at Charlotte- Extended Academic Programs; Western Carolina University; Western Piedmont Community College and Western Piedmont Workforce Development Board
Business Exhibitors: The Best of the Metro Area
Food Systems: The Produce Lady (NC Cooperative Extension); Foothills Fresh and Berry Farms
Manufacturing: Sypris Technologies; Kellex and Manufactured in North Carolina
Technologies: My Catawba County ; Gopherwood Studios and
Go PriceDrive.com
Sustainable Industries: L & S Recycling; Opportunity Threads; The Biodiesel Research, Testing and Production Facility and Advanced Hydrogen Technologies Corp.
The Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
and
North Carolina Partners in Innovation
2012 Regional Entrepreneur Summit
Building Entrepreneurial Communities
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Time: 7:45-8:15 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon Program
Cost: $25 per person
Location: Crown Plaza , 1385 Lenoir-Rhyne Blvd SE , Hickory NC
RSVP Required
Phone: 828.328.6000 Ext 228 Fax: 828.328.1175
_____________________________________________________________________________
2012 Regional Entrepreneur Summit
Registration Form – Deadline to register is Friday, January 6, 2012
Please register the following persons from our company/institution at $25 per person
Company/Institution _____________________________________________ phone______________________
Address __________________________________________________________________________________
Name ____________________________________________e-mail___________________________________
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□ Enclosed please find my check
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Return to: Catawba County Chamber of Commerce or Fax: 828.328.1175
2012 Regional Entrepreneur Summit
PO Box 1828
Hickory NC 28603
G. Daniel Hearn, IOM, CCE
President/CEO
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
tel: 828.328.6000 ext.230
cell: 828.612.0967
fax: 828.328.1175
President/CEO
Catawba County Chamber of Commerce
tel: 828.328.6000 ext.230
cell: 828.612.0967
fax: 828.328.1175
www.catawbachamber.org
www.startsomethinghere.com
A Special THANK YOU to our 2011 Chairman Circle Sponsors!
Chairman Level: Catawba Valley Medical Center , Duke Energy, Frye Regional Medical Center , Hickory Living Magazine, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs P.A.
Director: CenturyLink & CenturyLink Yellow Pages
Advisor: CommScope, Inc., Hickory Daily Record, Pat Appleson Studios, Inc, Peoples Bank, Sophie Woman’s Magazine, von Drehle Corporation
Benefactor: Charter Business, GDS Republic Services of North Carolina, Observer News Enterprise, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Hickory, Piedmont Natural Gas
Supporter: Bank of Granite, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Broome Associated Insurance, Canteen Vending, Capital Concepts Financial Group, Carolina West Wireless, Constant Contact, Corning Cable Systems, Davidson, Holland, & Whitesell & Co., PLLC, Dedicated Transportation Group, Dixon-Hughes, Draka Communications, Edward Jones - Merry Boone, General Dynamics, Graystone Eye, Hickory Mechanical, HK Research, Manpower, Mountain 1st Bank & Trust, Poppelmann Plastics USA, LLC, Realty Executives of Hickory, Resource Partners, LLC, Steele Rubber Products, Target Distribution Center, The Jackson Group, Walmart- Conover & Hickory, Williamsburg Partners, LLC, ZF Lemforder
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