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SUMMARY:2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Secure Your Business Future
DESCRIPTION:2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Secure Your Business Future\n\nWhether you're a budding entrepreneur or an established business owner\, this summit is the perfect opportunity to take your business to the next level. Local resources and vendors will be available to answer a variety of questions to assist you in starting a small business and provide growth strategies for existing businesses.\n\nSecuring Your Data:\n\nJennifer Fix\, Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer\, NC Department of Information Technology will present our keynote address on protecting your small business from cyber threats.\n\nSecuring Your Finances:\n\nWe will have a panel of experts from the financial industry to help answer your most pressing funding questions. The panel will be moderated by Matt Gorman\, Founder\, Gorman Group Insurance.\n\nPanel Members include:\n\n\n	David Hall - Chief Banking Officer\, First Federal Bank of NC\n	Heather Port - Outreach/Marketing Specialist\, US Small Business Administration\n	Magaly Rivera - Business Solutions Officer\, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CDFI)\n	Dr. Jonathan Thill - Founder\, VentureAsheboro and Grant Specialist\n\n\nSchedule of Events\n\n\n	9:00 AM - Registration and Vendor Market\n	9:30 AM - Keynote Address: Cyber Security for Small Business Owners\n	10:30 AM - Break/Vendor Market and Networking\n	11:15 AM - Panel Discussion: Funding Options for Small Business Owners\n	12:15 PM - Vendor Market and Networking\n	1:00 PM - Summit Ends
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Secure Your Business Future</h3>\n\n<p>Whether you&#39\;re a budding entrepreneur or an established business owner\, this summit is the perfect opportunity to take your business to the next level. Local resources and vendors will be available to answer a variety of questions to assist you in starting a small business and provide growth strategies for existing businesses.</p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Securing Your Data:</strong></em></p>\n\n<p><strong>Jennifer Fix</strong>\, Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer\, NC Department of Information Technology will present our keynote address on protecting your small business from cyber threats.</p>\n\n<p><em><strong>Securing Your Finances:</strong></em></p>\n\n<p>We will have a panel of experts from the financial industry to help answer your most pressing funding questions. The panel will be moderated by&nbsp\;<strong>Matt Gorman</strong>\, Founder\, Gorman Group Insurance.</p>\n\n<p>Panel Members include:</p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><strong>David Hall</strong>&nbsp\;- Chief Banking Officer\, First Federal Bank of NC</li>\n	<li><strong>Heather Port</strong>&nbsp\;- Outreach/Marketing Specialist\, US Small Business Administration</li>\n	<li><strong>Magaly Rivera</strong>&nbsp\;- Business Solutions Officer\, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CDFI)</li>\n	<li><strong>Dr. Jonathan Thill</strong>&nbsp\;- Founder\, VentureAsheboro and Grant Specialist</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><strong>Schedule of Events</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li>9:00 AM - Registration and Vendor Market</li>\n	<li>9:30 AM - Keynote Address: Cyber Security for Small Business Owners</li>\n	<li>10:30 AM - Break/Vendor Market and Networking</li>\n	<li>11:15 AM - Panel Discussion: Funding Options for Small Business Owners</li>\n	<li>12:15 PM - Vendor Market and Networking</li>\n	<li>1:00 PM - Summit Ends</li>\n</ul>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:Johnston Community College Main Campus Tart Building Lobby and Auditorium
UID:e.614.12612
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DTSTAMP:20260525T204719Z
URL:https://business.triangleeastchamber.com/events/details/2nd-annual-small-business-summit-12612
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