Governor Brown’s Economic Development Director to Meet with Long Beach Small Business Owners
Long Beach, Calif. – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is hosting a Small Business Summit at Long Beach City College as part of an ongoing series of events throughout the state to help small business owners and entrepreneurs access resources. GO-Biz director Panorea Avdis will speak to attendees and meet with small business owners at the summit to discuss programs and resources available to Long Beach area business owners.
The event is open to all small business owners and small business supporters. Please register at: http://bit.ly/1qEdjIb
Thursday, May 5, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Long Beach City College
4901 E Carson Ave (Building T-1200)
Long Beach, CA 90808
Agenda
8:00 AM – 8:55 AM: Registration/Networking/Resource Expo
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Panorea Avdis, Director, GO-Biz
- Brook Taylor, Deputy Director of Communications, GO-Biz
- Invited Dignitaries, TBD
9:15 AM – 10:30 AM: Small Business Lender Roundtable – Accessing Capital for Your Small Business
Moderated by Victor Parker, SBA District Director, Los Angeles
- Mark Robertson, President & CEO, Pacific Coast Regional
- Emily Jarrett, Senior Business Development Specialist, GO-Biz
- Troy Bosch, SVP, Bank of America
- Seyed Jalil, Economic Development Officer, City of Long Beach Economic & Property Development Department
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: My Steps to Success – local small businesses share how their perspective on launch, growth and success
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM: Growth through Exports
- Brian Peck, Deputy Director, GO-Biz
- Stephen Cheung, President, World Trade Center (LAEDC)
- David Josephson, Western Regional Director, Ex Im Bank
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM: California Business Portal
- Tom Boon, GO-Biz IT Chief
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM: Resources to Launch and Grow Your Business
Moderated by Jesse Torres, Deputy Director & Small Business Advocate, GO-Biz
- Ted Hiatt, Director, Long Beach SBDC
- Vivian Shimoyama, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
- Lillian Conroe, Small Business Specialist/Permit Specialist. GO-Biz
- Erick Serrato, Deputy Director, Pacific Gateway Workforce Investment Network
2:00 – 3:00PM – Resource Partner Expo and 1:1 Small Business Consultations