Auntie Karen 2015 Young Entrepreneurs Sponsorship

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Auntie Karen’s Young Entrepreneurs Conference was created to nurture entrepreneurship in youth 7 - 22 by undertaking, creating, coordinating and acting as a catalyst for the development of entrepreneurial knowledge and enthusiasm. The thirteenth annual conference will take place from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM on October 31, 2015 at Benedict College Business Development Center in Columbia, SC. The conference is set up so that participants are able to preregister to attend a rotation of three sessions. Sessions include financial literacy, business planning and computer training. All participants are able to enjoy our motivation speaker(s). Lunch is served.

Cost: $ 25.00 per student. Group rates available.

WORKSHOPS

Registration: 8:15 AM

Conference: 9:00 AM Lunch: 1:00 PM Successville: 2:00 PM

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Attendees will:  Learn business fundamentals  Learn a step-by-step approach to creating and managing a business  Increase knowledge for saving & investing  Promote team building & project collaboration  Meet and learn from many of the state’s success stories

“Successville”, our business youth expo and showcase, is a free event that gives the public an opportunity to meet our young entrepreneurs , business owners and community leaders from across the region.

The Auntie Karen Foundation, a South Carolina based 501c3 global charity, creates and implements community outreach programs designed to empower, enlighten and educate through the arts. One such program is our Young Entrepreneurs Conference.

For more info visit: www.auntiekaren.org.

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES PLATINUM SPONSOR (Conference Underwriter) $10,000  Prominent anchor location with space up 20 x 30  Full page black and white ad in program booklet  Company identification sign (black & white)  Ten (10 ) Conference Scholarships  Listing in Program book  Successville Banner  Opportunity to provide gift bag sampling in the conference registration bags  Radio Announcements  Logo on brochure  Logo on website with link

SUCCESSVILLE $ 5,000  Prominent anchor location with space up 20 x 30  Full page black and white ad in program booklet  Company identification sign (black & white)  Ten (10 ) Conference Scholarships  Listing in Program book and on-site signage as Sponsor  Successville Banner  Radio Announcements  Logo on brochure

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR $5,000* One young business will be honored as The Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The winner will receive the Deborah Woodard Memorial Scholarship ($ 500.00) . If sponsored the winner will also receive a business kit valued at $ 5,000. Kit includes: Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference for two (accommodations, transportation for two); Marketing kit (business cards, letterhead and office supplies); Partnership for one year with a business leader. Gold Sponsor equivalent; Award named after sponsor and placed on scholarship material. *CoSponsorship Available YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS LUNCHEON $ 3,500* The Auntie Karen Foundation will host the luncheon to introduce Young Entrepreneurs to the conference attendees and select Entrepreneur of the Year. Motivational Speaker.

Gold Sponsor equivalent; Luncheon Program recognition. *Co-Sponsorship Available

Successville

SILVER SPONSOR $1,500  10’ x 10’ booth w/ 6’ draped table and two chairs  Full page black and white ad in program booklet  Company identification sign (black & white)  Four (4 ) Conference Scholarships  Listing in Program book as Silver Exhibitor BRONZE SPONSOR $ 500  10’ x 10’ booth w/ 6’ draped table and two chairs  Half page black and white ad in program booklet  Company identification sign (black & white)  Four (4 ) Conference Scholarships  Listing in Program book as Silver Exhibitor

GOLD SPONSOR $3,000  10’ x 10’ booth w/ 6’ draped table and two chairs  Full page black and white ad in program booklet  Company identification sign (black & white)  Eight (8) Conference Scholarships  Listing in Program book as Gold Exhibitor

PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY $2,500* During the course of the day, the Auntie Karen Foundation captures the event and occurrences through photographs and video. This footage is taped by students and local photographers. This opportunity allows us to capture the experience and provide the public with an inside view of the conference activities through the foundation’s website and conference video. Silver Sponsor equivalent. + Presenting sponsor on video.

YE SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR $ 150.00

Business Size Card Ad List in Program book YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MARK THE DATE CARDS

VIP/Green Room $500 (Breakfast/Break Room) Conference Website $500

$ 300.00* 5000 Mark the Date Cards distributed to schools and churches across South Carolina. Logo printed on card; Listed as sponsor in program book. *Co-sponsorship available

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CONFERENCE PROMOTION 300 Items Conference Bag Stuffers $ 2,500 Conference Tote Bags $ 2500 Motivational Books $ 2000 Conference Waterbottles $400.00 *Company identification on items SUCCESSVILLE PROMOTION 500 + items Successville Bags $500

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CON’T 2014 Young Entrepreneurs Planning Committee

IN-KIND SPONSORSHIPS Product donations will be used solely to support the Auntie Karen Foundation.

Brenda Peterson - Co-Chair

Office Equipment One (1) multifunctional color copier/printer with high volume capacity of 40+ copies per minute with collating, stapling, sorting capabilities.

Joan Mobley - Co-Chair

Paper Two (2) Boxes of 20lb. to 28lb. white paper

Karen Alexander

Sarah Watson

Barbara Bowman

Diann Selph

Jodecie Rollinson

Austin Ward

Annette Lewis

Office Supplies HP M1319 Color/Black & White Ink (4) HP 2605 Ink Cartridge (4) Name Badges (350) Paper Clips Pencils Pens

Tiffanie James

Two-way Radios 10 two-way radios with at least a 5-mile radius, including batteries and chargers Cellular Phones 10 digital cellular phones, including long-life batteries and chargers *Co-sponsorships available

ADVERTISING Program Guide Full Page 1/2 Page 1/4 Page Business Card

YE SCHOLARSHIP SPONSOR $ 150.00 Business Size Card Ad List in Program book

Printing Deadline October 10

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B/W $ 300.00 $ 150.00 $ 75.00

$ 25.00

SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT Sponsor Information

Sponsorship Opportunities

_______________________________________________________ Event Sponsor

 Platinum Sponsor

Company Name

_______________________________________________________ Contact Name

_______________________________________________________ Address

_______________________________________________________ City,State, Zip

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Phone Fax

 Successville

 Young Entrepreneur Award  Young Entrepreneurs’ Luncheon  Gold Sponsor  Silver Sponsor  Bronze Sponsor

Promotional Sponsor

 Photography/Videography

_______________________________________________________  Conference Bag Stuffers Email Address

 Conference Tote Bags

_______________________________________________________  Motivational Books Website

Payment Please make checks payable to Auntie Karen Foundation and mail to Auntie Karen Foundation, 3419 Hazelhurst Rd., Columbia, SC 29203

 Conference Waterbottles  VIP/Green Room  Conference Website  Successville Bags  Registration Badges

$ 10,000 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 3,500 $ 3,000 $ 1,500 $ 500

$ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 2,500 $ 400 $ 500 $ 500 $ 500 $ 200

Signature (I agree to purchase a sponsorship package as outlined.)

 YE Scholarship_______ x $ 150 =

 Donation  Woodard Memorial  Mark the Date Cards  Inkind Value

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_________________________________________ inkind item - list additional items on back.

Enclosed is my check for $_________

Credit card payments can be made online @www.auntiekaren.org.

All Contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Artwork requirements: When supplying ads on CD or Zip Disc, please include a clean laser printout for reference.

PDF files that have been stuffed to a file size of 10 megabytes or less can be emailed directly to:AKfoundation@aol.com.

For best reproduction quality, please supply artwork for ads digitally.

If you cannot supply digital art, please make sure artwork is black and white and as clean as possible.

Basic art ad can be created if no artwork is available.

Artwork needs to be submitted electronically to AKfoundation@aol.com.

Office Use Only Received by _______________________________________ Cash Amount ___________ Check Amount __________ Check # ________ Ad received ___________

www.auntiekaren.org

_______ $ _______ $ _______ $ _______ $ _______

Program Guide Ad  Full Page $ 300.00 $ ______  1/2 Page $ 150.00 $ ______  1/4 Page$ 75.00 $ ______  Business Card $ 25.00 $ ______

Deadlines: Mark the Date Cards - August 30, 2015 Printing - October 10, 2015 Ad Specs Full-Page 7.5” x 10” Half-Page (H) 7.5” x 5” Half-Page (V) 3.75 x 10” FORMATS: JPEG, TIFF, EPS , PDF(300 DPI minimum resolution). Only files in the above specified formats will be accepted.

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HALF PAGE 7.5” X 5”

QUARTER PAGE 3.75” X 5”

BUSINESS CARD 3.75” X 2.5”

AD SIZES

Full-Page 7.5” x 10” Half-Page (W) 7.5” x 5” Quarter Page (W) 3.75” x 5” Business Size (W) 3.75” x 2.5”

FULL PAGE 7.5” X 10”