Veterans Conference - SBDC
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The document provides an agenda for the Third Annual Veterans Conference titled "Boots to Business". The all-day conference included presentations on military procurement, starting a business, veteran testimonials, expert panels on legal and accounting issues for small businesses, accessing capital, and information from veteran resource organizations. Keynote speakers were a retired US Air Force Colonel and Congresswoman. The goal was to provide veterans with information and resources to help start and grow small businesses.
Veterans Conference - SBDC
- 1. AZSBDC Network Presents THIRD ANNUAL VETERANS CONFERENCE “Boots To Business”
- 2. WELCOME Ellen Kirton, Director Small Business Development Center
- 3. TODAY’S CONFERENCE AGENDA TIME AGENDA ITEM PRESENTER 9:00am Welcome Ellen Kirton, SBDC 9:10am Color Guard Navy Operational Support Center M 9:20am National Anthem Commander Ross Orvik, O 9:30am Opening Remarks Mayor Jonathan Rothschild R N 9:45am Military Procurement Major Jeffrey Donato, DM AFB I 10:15am Starting a Business John Wiles, SCORE N G 10:30am Raytheon Presentation Jeff Krongaard 10:45am Expo Hall Veterans Resources 11:30am Lunch Break Prepared by Delectables Noon Keynote Speaker Martha McSally, USAF Col (ret) A 1:00pm Veteran Testimonial Jaime Vasquez F 1:15pm Expert Panel Discussion Ellen Kirton, Moderator T 2:15pm Access to Capital Karen Burns, SBDC E R 2:45pm Expo Hall Veterans Resources N 3:30pm PTAC Presentation Daniel Ayala, AZPTAC O O 4:00pm SBDC Presentation Janice Washington, AZSBDC N 4:20pm Veteran Testimonial Sean Collins 4:40pm Closing Ellen Kirton, SBDC
- 4. COLOR GUARD Navy Operational Support Center, Tucson, AZ
- 5. NATIONAL ANTHEM Navy Operational Support Center, Tucson, AZ Commanding Officer – CDR Ross Orvik
- 6. OPENING REMARKS Mayor Jonathan Rothschild City of Tucson
- 7. MILITARY PROCUREMENT Major Jeffery Donato Davis Monthan Air Force Base
- 8. SO YOU WANT TO GO INTO BUSINESS? John Wiles, USAF Col (ret) SCORE Volunteer
- 9. RAYTHEON PRESENTATION Jeff Krongaard, Mentor Protégé Program Manager
- 10. EXPO HALL Veterans Resources ACCION MAC - SBDC Active Living Home Care Solutions New York Life Allstate Insurance Pima County One Stop American Red Cross Services Prudential Insurance AZ PTAC Raytheon Blingg LLC SCORE Cars4Vets, Inc. US Bank Chase Bank Veterans Administration DES - Veterans Business Services Wells Fargo Bank DK Advocates, Inc. Wounded Warrior Project
- 11. LET’S HAVE LUNCH! Prepared by: Delectables A locally owned restaurant
- 12. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Martha McSally, USAF Col (ret)
- 13. TESTIMONIAL Jaime Vasquez Artisan Ironworks, LLC A veteran success story!
- 14. EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSION Ellen Kirton, SBDC Moderator LEGAL ACCOUNTING Brian Harlow, Attorney Lou Ciurca, President Harlow Spanier, PLLC Bottom Line Accounting INSURANCE MARKETING Drew Newton Michael Tucker, Owner Mahoney Group Social Mobile Buzz
- 15. ACCESS TO CAPITAL Karen Burns, Business Analyst Small Business Development Center Phone: (520) 620-1241
- 16. EXPO HALL Veterans Resources ACCION MAC - SBDC Active Living Home Care Solutions New York Life Allstate Insurance Pima County One Stop American Red Cross Services Prudential Insurance AZ PTAC Raytheon Blingg LLC SCORE Cars4Vets, Inc. US Bank Chase Bank Veterans Administration DES - Veterans Business Services Wells Fargo Bank DK Advocates, Inc. Wounded Warrior Project
- 17. PTAC PRESENTATION Daniel Ayala, Program Manager AZ Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
- 18. AZSBDC SUPPORTS VETERANS Janice Washington, State Director AZ Small Business Development Centers
- 19. TESTIMONIAL Sean Collins Dairy Queen A Veteran Success Story!
- 20. CLOSING REMARKS Ellen Kirton, Director Small Business Development Network