Participate in seminars and panel discussions throughout the day covering many areas of interest for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Friday, March 19
10:30 AM:    How to Find the Right Business for You
11:15 AM:    Franchisee Panel Discussion
12:30 PM:    Small Business Financing Made Easy with Guidant Financial
1:30 PM:      Keys to a Successful Start-up Panel Discussion
2:45 PM:      How to Find the Right Business for You
3:30 PM:      Financing Your Business Panel Discussion
4:45 PM:      How to Find the Right Business for You

Saturday, March 20
9:15 AM:      How to Find the Right Business for You
9:45 AM:      Financing Your Business Panel Discussion
11:00 AM:    Franchisee Panel Discussion
12:15 PM:    Keys to a Successful Start-up Panel Discussion
1:30 PM:      Small Business Financing Made Easy with Guidant Financial

How to Find the Right Business for You:    A workshop covering how to use an Entrepreneur's Source Coach  to help you find and opportunities that match your goals, needs, skills, and resources so that you can move confidently into your new business.

Franchisee Panel Discussion:   Hear from a panel of people just like you, who were once looking for a new opportunity.  Come hear their stories and learn how they made the transition from employee to successful business owner during this interactive discussion.

Keys to a Successful Start-up During a Down Economy:  The current economic downturn may be the ideal time to start a new business! An expert panel explains how now may be the best time to start a business and covers issues that an aspiring entrepreneur like you must address to create a good starting point for your business and minimize your owns risks.  Topics include legal issues, financing, business planning, and heath/life insurance.

Financing Your Business: This panel of financial experts will cover a variety of financing methods available and issues regarding being properly funded.  This will include traditional business loans, SBA financing, utilizing retirement funds, unsecured loans, real estate funded loans, etc.

Small Business Financing Made Easy with Guidant Financial: How you finance a franchise is nearly as important as the concept you choose. If you use the wrong capitalization strategy it can hurt business cash-flow and impair growth. David Nilssen, co-founder of Guidant Financial will speak about a variety of financing options including: SBA Loans, Home Equity, Unsecured Credit, Peer-to-Peer Lending, and Retirement Funds   In addition, he will go over the 10 most common mistakes people make with their credit.