- ASU Small Business Development Center’s conference aimed at celebrating and empowering women in business.
Alabama State University’s Small Business Development Center will host the Women in Business Conference 2013: The Little Pink Toolbox on Tuesday, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in ASU's Dunn-Oliver Acadome Banquet Room.
This year’s conference theme is “The Little Pink Toolbox.”
Keynote speakers are Miranda Bouldin, president and CEO of LogiCore Inc., and LeNa Powe, manager of Minority Business and Small Business Development, Birmingham Business Alliance. Powe also is the former Miss Black Alabama.
Women of all generations and backgrounds are invited to attend the event, which celebrates womanhood and offers guidance from business professionals on the keys to success.
“From start to finish, this one-day conference is designed to help women and small business owners grow through our high-impact, interactive platform,” said Lorenza Patrick, director of the Small Business Development Center at ASU. “The workshops will provide participants with resources needed to succeed in business. It is for women who are thinking about starting a business and for those who are already in business.”
Conference topics will include “Procurement Opportunities for Women-Owned Businesses,” “Building Credit and Obtaining Business Financing: What You Need To Know,” and “Funding Panel: Obtaining a Loan in Today’s Economy.”
Other invited program guests, presenters and panelists include:
Afiya Madzimoyo, co-owner, ComproTax, Atlanta, Ga.
Cassandra Crosby McCullough, owner, Ciao Bella Boutique and Crosby Drinkard Group, LLC
Christy Smith, president, Five Star Construction LLC
Clarence Mann, Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE), Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs (ADECA)
Clovia Hamilton, president, Lemongrass Consulting Inc.
Dana Moore, executive director, Southern Development Council Inc.
David Ramp, public information officer/lender relations specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
Dhana Moore, customer service director, Customer Accounts & Research Division, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA
Felicia Jones, executive director, Black Belt Community Foundation
Kim Davis, owner and CEO, Kim and Company Communications
Lisa Riley, Delta Region manager, ACCION
Marsha Goodman, small business specialist, Maxwell Air Force Base
Pernell Jenkins, financial services officer, SEEDCO
For more information or to register, call Andrea Price at 334-229-4138 or email arprice@alasu.edu.
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Alabama State University is a specialty program of the Alabama State SBDC Network, funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
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