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Friday, November 06, 2009 from 8:15 AM - 2:00 PM (ET)
Grinspoon, Garvey & Young Entrepreneurship Conference:
The Art of the Start
Friday, November 6, 2009
8:15 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
MassMutual Convention Center, Springfield, MA
(Directions)
Student Scholarships valued at $125.00 are provided by Mr. Harold Grinspoon and our Corporate Sponsors: AAA, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance.
Conference Schedule
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration, Entrepreneurs Resource Showcase & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Competition for Students
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break & Entrepreneurs Resource Showcase
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Breakout Session 1
- Start, Grow, Succeed: Grinspoon Alumni Share Their Stories
- Key Resources for the Successful Entrepreneur
- Idea Creation & Evaluation
- Hatch & Grow Your Business: Incubate
- Innovation to Start-up
- Seriously, It’s all Just Marketing
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Break & Entrepreneurs Resource Showcase
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Breakout Session 2 (Repeat of session 1 for new audience)
- Start, Grow, Succeed: Grinspoon Alumni Share Their Stories
- Key Resources for the Successful Entrepreneur
- Idea Creation & Evaluation
- Hatch & Grow Your Business: Incubate
- Innovation to Start-Up
- Best Practices in Ecommerce
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon "Thinking outside the Box Lunch" Mr. Bob Lowry, founder of Bueno y Sano
Keynote Speaker Mr. Eric Sullivan, Shred Clothing and Shred News, Westfield State College, Class of 2008
Just 23 years old, Eric has already launched four businesses, one of which sold for several million dollars last year. He started at age 17 and hasn’t stopped since. Eric’s newest venture is SHRED, a high-end apparel company using exotic inks that allow eye-popping color and distinctive, high resolution images to be printed on fabric without degrading softness, texture, or integrity.
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Morning Competition Winner Announcements
Raffle Winners Announced, Close
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