Entrepreneurs gathering for third annual business summit

Northwest Missouri State University and the Northwest Missouri Small Business Development Centers are among the co-sponsors of this year’s third annual Business Summit, which will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, at Missouri Western State University’s Fulkerson Center in St. Joseph.

This year’s summit, titled “Growing Business in a Challenging Economy,” features keynote speakers Kayla Barrett, a corporate training and development consultant, and Savannah native Steven Craig, founder of the Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach, Calif., a shopping center development firm.

Barrett will speak at 8 a.m., and Craig’s presentation will take place during the summit luncheon, which begins at 11:45 p.m. Breakout sessions for conference participants are scheduled throughout the middle of the morning.

Cost to attend the conference is $29.95, or $19.95 for St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce members. Cost includes a continental breakfast and the luncheon. To enquire about registration, call the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce at 816.232.4461.

Northwest SBDC comprises three offices that each fall under the direction of Northwest Missouri State University and the University of Missouri Extension in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Northwest region covers 17 northwest Missouri counties and maintains offices in Chillicothe, Maryville and St. Joseph.

For more information about Northwest SBDC, contact the office in your area:

Chillicothe, Steve Holt, 660.646.6920, sbdchill@greenhills.net
Maryville, Frank Veeman, 660.562.1701, fveeman@nwmissouri.edu
St. Joseph, Rebecca Evans, 816.232.4461, evanssbdc@saintjoseph.com

For more information, please contact:

Anthony Brown,
News Bureau Manager
E-Mail: abrown@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1704
Fax: 660.562.1900

Northwest Missouri State University
219 Administration Building,
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468

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