Who will be attending the conference?
We invite incredible business connectors throughout the nation to come together, under one roof to share resources, provide support and make valuable connections. We welcome everyone who is involved in a small business whether they are owners, representatives or suppliers that would like to meet other highly connected professionals. As our conference visits different cities, we launch a local marketing campaign for those directly in the community to attend, however we also publicize the conference in over 1,000 media sources throughout the United States. In the past, at least 85% were local businesses. View our target audience and past vendors/participants for a sample. This is not limited to just these professions by any means and covers all vertical markets in the business sector.
Is there a current list of attendees and/or vendors I can see?
It’s been our experience that by providing such a list would not only be time consuming for our administrative staff as this changes constantly but we are protecting our participants from any unsolicited advertising. Our Exhibitor Manager oversees the vendors to eliminate any conflicts or excessive duplication of competing businesses. For a sample of previous attendees and/or exhibitors see link above.
How many people are expected to attend?
This is the million dollar question that everyone, including us, wish we knew the answer. Although we have held several other conferences in the past, each city and venue size is different. We custom develop a marketing strategy based on other facts and implement new concepts at each event. We anticipate between 500-1000 attendees should be attending the 2011 U.S. Small Business Conference & EXPO.
What are the benefits to being at the conference?
You’ll be making powerful connections with other business connectors and possibly create NEW strategic partners to collaborate with your vision. We see our conference as continuing education in developing your business and bring new topics to every conference we host. In addition, we’ll bring together some of the best experts we can find that will share their knowledge of how to do a variety of business best practices.
Where is this taking place?
As we tour throughout the nation, we only visit each city ONE time so that we can bring outside revenue into new markets. Our 2011 conference is taking place in San Francisco, California. In 2012, we’ll be hosting it in Indianapolis in May then on to San Diego in November 2012. Mark your calendar for Washington, D.C. in May 2013 then Palm Beach, FL in November 2013.
When is the U.S. Small Business Conference?
In 2011 it will be on Friday, November 11th which is also Veteran’s Day. We will pay tribute to all those who served and currently protect our country to allow us the safety and liberty to be small business owners. We hope to inspire freedom of enterprise and economic growth. We will be in Indianapolis in May 2012, we will host the conference one week before Memorial day to remember those who served. Starting in 2012, we will bring conference to TWO cities within a 6 month period. Again, during Veteran’s day in November 2012 we will host our event in San Diego. Future tour dates and locations are Washington, D.C. in May 2013 and Palm Beach in November 2013.
Can I reserve more than one vendor table in future cities on the Tour?
Absolutely! When you make your reservation online and become a vendor, you can select from the drop down menu which location you want to participate in. No tables can be reserved without completing the application and securing it with a payment.
Is this associated with the Small Business Administration?
Although we support small businesses, we are a privately held company and highly recommend the SBA as a resource for a variety of services. Our conference is structured around a theme to help grow and develop small business.
