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Event Registration

Registration Fee*

$80 Onsite Registration (Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:00AM - 5:00PM).

Online registration will close as of 11:55PM on Friday, April 22. All subsequent registrations will be completed onsite the day of the event.

Lock in a pre-event registration fee now! Please note that this registration is for the event itself. It does not guarantee your seat in a specific seminar. Admittance to each seminar is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

*The Loudoun Small Business Development Center has a No Refund Policy for event registration.

NOTE: The above link is not for Exhibitor Registration.
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Seminars Agenda

For detailed information, visit the Seminars page.

FF below indicates the seminar is part of the Finance Fair presented in partnership with the Loudoun County Economic Development Commission. Finance Fair seminars are presented from 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Other seminar topics are presented from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Session A: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM

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Welcome, Keynote Speech & Panel on Financing Business Growth

Room: 101

Session B: 10:00 AM-11:10 AM

•	FF	Start-up Financing: From Bootstrapping to Bankable	Room: 413
•	FF	SBA, 504 & Local Bank Lending Programs	Room: 410
•	FF	Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Angel Investing but Were Afraid to Ask	Room: 133
•	FF	Commonwealth Seed Funding - CIT GAP Funds and CIT Federal Funding Assistance Program	Room: 131
•	FF	Venture Capital Funding	Room: 129
•		Affordable Video Marketing	Room: 101

Session C: 11:30 AM-12:40 PM

•	FF	“Speed Financing” (BY SIGN-UP at table in First Floor Lobby)	Room: 413
•		Micropurchases & Simplified Acquisitions: $30 Billion Reasons to Consider the Two Easiest Purchasing Methods for Uncle Sam	Room: 410
•		Agribusiness & Rural Economy Resources: Meet the Players!	Room: 133
•		Unforgettable You! Put USP into Your Elevator Speech	Room: 101
•		Live Video Production (BY SIGN-UP at table in First Floor Lobby)	Room: 415, 412, 411, 406, 405 & 129

Session D: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Lunch and Learn

•	FF	The Story of Goldilocks - Looking for Just the Right Fit; Mason Enterprise Center Update	Room: 101
•		Memorable Customer Service Stewardship	Room: 410

Session E: 2:20 PM-3:30 PM

•	Best Blogging Practices: How to Make Blogs Work for You!	Room: 101
•	Role Play Your Way to the Close: Techniques to Help You Master the Sale	Room: 413
•	4 FREE Online Tools to Help You Win Government Contracts (and How to Use Them)	Room: 410
•	Engage Every Age: How to Market So Your Target Generation Will Buy	Room: 133
•	Live Video Production (BY SIGN-UP at table in First Floor Lobby)	Room: 415, 412, 411, 406, 405 & 129

Session F: 3:50 PM-5:00 PM

•	Social Media Best Practices: Making Business Connections	Room: 413
•	It’s New and Could Benefit You: the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program	Room: 410
•	Live Video Production (BY SIGN-UP at table in First Floor Lobby)	Room: 415, 412, 411, 406, 405 & 129
•	Turning Heads with a Passionate Brand	Room: 133
•	Mobile Apps, QR Codes and Websites: Latest Trends	Room: 101