The Business Mixer
The Business Mixer
Wed, Feb 1, 5:30 PM
The Riff • Springfield, MO
Free
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Small Business Resource Fair
When and where
Date and time
Location
The Library Center 4653 South Campbell Avenue Auditorium and Concourse Springfield, MO 65810
Map and directions
How to get there
Description
The Springfield-Greene County Library District and Small Business Majority invite you to attend our Small Business Resource Fair!
Join us to learn about local resources and services designed to help you start, operate and expand your business. Whether you are an entrepreneur in the start-up phase or a small business in a growth mode, our business resource fair is designed to offer invaluable insights and exclusive networking opportunities.
A wide array of local business support agencies will present information on free and low-cost resources available to you and your business. The program will conclude with an opportunity for you to visit one-on-one with support agencies in the concourse area of the Library.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Presentations
- Financial literacy
- Networking
- Mentoring
- Entrepreneurship
- Micro-loan programs
- Government designations
- Credit building
- Angel investing
- Rural programs and grants
- Technical assistance
- And MORE!
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Booths and Networking
Small business support agencies are encouraged to attend the fair to make connections, network and learn more about what other agencies have to offer in order to better pass referrals to other organizations within our local ecosystem.
If you would like the opportunity to present your organization's services and/or host a booth in the concourse, contact Mary Overbey at moverbey@smallbusinessmajority.org by September 12, 2018.
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Tim Bartholomew
SCORE Southwest Missouri
Mentor / Workshop Coordinator
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Alexces Bartley
Director / Network Builder
MOSourcelink
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Melissa Barton
Community Development Loan Officer
City of Springfield
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Kendra A. Beyer
1 Million Cups Springfield
1MC Organizer
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Lance Coffman
MSU Small Business & Technology Development Center
SBTDC Regional Consultant
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Sherry Coker
OTC Center for Workforce Development
Executive Director
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James R. Combs
USDA Rural Development
Business Program Specialist
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Kate Conn
Cover Missouri
CAC Manager, Business Connections
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Kris Drake
Missouri Council on Nutrition and Activity
Worksite Wellness Chair
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Stephanie Garland
Better Business Bureau
Regional Director
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Jeanna Gockley
Springfield-Greene County Library District
Branch Manager, Schweitzer Brentwood Branch Library
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Jay Hardenbrook
AARP Missouri
Advocacy Director
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Connie Rhoades Hinds
C-Space on C-Street Shared Office
Owner / Manager
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Tara Horton
MSU Small Business & Technology Development Center
SBTDC and MDI Training Coordinator
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Jessie Hughey
1 Million Cups Springfield
1MC Organizer
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Samuel Knox
Executive Director
Minorities in Business
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Makeesha Monro
USDA Rural Development
Business Programs Specialist
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Mary Overbey
Small Business Majority
Missouri Outreach Manager
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Jacqueline Post
The Association for Women in Communications
President
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Don Reese
U.S. Small Business Administration
Branch Manager
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Lizabeth Jama Rolfson
Self-Reliance Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Manager
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Jim Schmidt
Springfield-Greene County Library District
Associate Director
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Joella Shanklin
Self-Reliance Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
SW Missouri Manager
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James Thompson
Veterans Business Resource Center
Outreach & Business Development Coordinator
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Allen Waldo
Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Procurement Counselor
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Carlye Wannenmacher
The Association for Women in Communications
Past President