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“All of the speakers had outstanding background experience, plus good presentation skills. They weren't just speaking theory; they were speaking real-world. They were successful trailblazers, continuing to actively lead the way to future innovations in products and practices. Kudos…for putting together such a great roster of speakers!”

“It was nice to hear from a mainstream businessperson who had taken his business green and could talk about the challenges and the solid ROI. It was totally on point.”

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"The small business panel made this event.  All of the panel members exceeded my expectations!"

 

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Opportunity 2: Growth

Building Your Business by Selling & Marketing Green

May 12, 2011
7:30am - 12:00pm

H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Sales Institute, 3rd Floor
Carl DeSantis Building
Nova SE University

Registration Fee: $75

Premiere Sponsor:                                                                                                         Host Sponsor:

                            

  • Win up to $1,000 in Office Depot Gift Cards
  • Tour the new multi-million dollar Sales Institute.  The Only University Based Sales Institute of its kind
  • Be part of the conference.  Participate in our interactive round table discussions

Our second seminar will focus on how business can grow and make money by gong green. Hear from other small business owners on what they have done to position their company for success.   From sales strategies to social media, you will come out of this seminar with practical hands on ideas on how to implement changes in your own business that can help you make more money today!

 
7:30-8:30

Registration & Breakfast

Get to the event early and network with fellow business owners
 8:30-9:00

Opening Remarks   (presentation slides)

David Etzler, CEO BusinessEvents, LLC & Founder, Small Biz Green
Yalmaz Siddiqui, Director of Environmental Strategy, Office Depot

David and Yalmaz will set the stage for us by explaining how small businesses can grow and make more money by being better stewards for the environment
 9:00-9:15

Welcome

Michael Fields, PH.D Dean, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
 9:15-10:15

Small Business Owners Panel

Moderated by:  David Etzler, CEO BusinessEvents, LLC & Founder, Small biz Green

Scott Balson, Co-Founder, The Electric Bicycle Store
Rick Howard, Owner, Sklar Furnishings
Keith Winn, Green Profit Solutions

David will lead a cross industry discussion with 3 small business owners about some fo the ideas and strategies they implemented to grow their businesses.
10:15-10:45

Accelerate Your Sales  (presentation slides)

Charlie Pettijohn, DBA, Professor of Marketing, Director of Huizenga Sales Institute

Charlie will give the audience some time tested techniques and tools to help accelerate your sales in this tough economy.  Learn some of the biggest mistakes small businesses make when it comes to sales and find out how to compete and WIN!
10:45-11:00

Break
11:00-11:30

“Getting Your Piece of the LEED Pie” (presentation slides)

Greg Hamra, LEED AP BD+C   
LEED building has been hot and shows no sign of slowing down.  Learn from Greg about how your company can grow by selling its  products and/or services into LEED projects.  Understand the requirements and what project managers are looking for when it comes to supplying their projects.
11:30-12:00

Round Table Discussions

Join your fellow table mates in a moderated and facilitated discussion designed to encourage networking and maximum knowledge transfer.  Compete to win Office Depot gift cards valued at $1,000