The Texas Veterans Business Summit is a full-day workshop designed to provide veterans who wish to start or grow a business expert advice, networking opportunities, and access to resources. Information will be provided by local, state, and national small business experts.
Prominent figures from the entrepreneurial and investor community—“veterans” of the business world—will participate in interactive panels designed to help you grow your business.
Community Development Events
Texas Veterans Business Summit:
Where Opportunity Meets Action!
November 13, 2012
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Hosted by
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and Momentum Texas
In partnership with
Allies in Service, Veterans Coalition of North Central Texas, U.S. Small Business Administration, Texas Veterans Leadership Program, Texas Veterans Commission, U.S. Veterans Administration and U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce.
Join us for the Texas Veterans Business Summit and Entrepreneur of Year Luncheon—an exchange and celebration of innovative ideas where veterans interested in the “who, what and how” of starting or growing a business can get advice, network and access unique resources.
The luncheon will also recognize the Veteran Entrepreneur of Year.
The Texas Veterans Business Summit will focus on:
- Advertising your business
- Creating procurement opportunities
- Transitioning your business for the future
- Identifying finance options
- Ongoing technical support
- Navigating your veteran-owned business toward success
Agenda
| 9:00 a.m. | Registration check-in
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| 10 a.m. | Welcome and Overview
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| Richard Fisher President and CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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| Maj. Gen. James L. Williams U.S. Marine Corps (ret) Veterans Coalition of North Central Texas |
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| Sylvia Sotelo Kidd Chairperson Momentum Texas Inc. Board |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Plenary Session
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| Jan Collmer Retired Executive |
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| Freddie Streeter President The Streeter Group |
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| Gary Lindner U.S. Air Force (ret) President and CEO People Fund |
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| Sue Malone Vice President of Marketing Superior Financial Group |
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| 11:45 a.m. | Networking Break
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| Noon | Concurrent Workshops Explorer Track Audience: Veterans who are thinking about starting a business. Topic: Guidance for a successful business launch.Emerging Owner Track Audience: Veteran entrepreneurs who are launching or have launched their business. Topic: Managing and sustaining growthContractor Track Audience: Veteran businesses Topic: Expanding into government, private or prime contractor procurement and supply opportunities. |
| Explorer Track: Business concept development, business planning and nuts and bolts of starting a successful business | |
| Moderator Cassandra Hardwick Senior Consultant Genesis Preferred Solutions |
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| Glenda Overstreet Business Consultant/Veterans Specialist Best Southwest Small Business Development Center |
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| Keith Kennedy District Director Dallas Area SCORE |
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| Nicole Baldwin Beauty Advocate BIAO Skincare |
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| Emerging Owner Track: Building the advisory and management team and tech support and recognizing the importance of networks and networking | |
| Moderator JP Hogan Consultant iMatter |
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| Grant Seabolt Lawyer Seabolt Law Group |
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| Efren Villanueva Business Advisor Job Connection Education Program |
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| Christopher J. Feola CEO Nextpression |
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| Contractor Track: Identify experts who can provide assistance to entrepreneurs seeking major contracts | |
| Moderator Chuck Waldrop Director Center for Government Contracting |
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| Gregory James Director University of Texas at Arlington Cross Timbers Procurement Center |
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| Timothy Woods President Woods Consulting Group |
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| Alex Fender President Veteran Entrepreneur/Owner Funnel Science |
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| 1:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| Keynote speaker Brig. Gen. Casey Blake Deputy Director Army and Air Force Exchange Services |
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| Al Zapanta President and CEO U.S.–Mexico Chamber of Commerce |
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| Entrepreneur of the Year Award Terrance F. Henderson Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Comerica Bank |
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| 3 p.m. | Concurrent workshops
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| Explorer Track: Definition of markets, marketing, use of social media and access to capital | |
| Moderator Terri Williams Director Contracting Resource Center South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Corp. |
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| Tarsha Polk Principal The Marketing Lady |
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| Billy Medina Economic Development Specialist Small Business Administration |
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| Mike Donovan Business Planning and Consulting |
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| Emerging Owner Track: Franchising as a business option and access to capital | |
| Moderator Brian Bascom President and CEO U.S. Veterans Chamber of Commerce |
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| David E. Omholt CEO eAuth.com |
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| John Petteway District Manager Greater Dallas Wells Fargo Banker |
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| Contractor Track: A vendor description of requirements for contractors and two veteran entrepreneurs talk about securing major contracts | |
| Moderator Don Carter U.S. Air Force (ret) President Cartgroup International |
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| Vincent J. Hrenak U.S. Air Force (ret) Vice President Supply Chain for Network Centric Systems |
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| 4:30 p.m. | Networking Reception
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| 6 p.m. | Adjourn |