AGENDA & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Small Business Expo 2018 - Washington D.C. G Get Dotted
M Main Stage
S Small Business Expo
P Speed Networking Sessions
W Workshop & Seminar
APRIL 20 • FRIDAY SMALL BUSINESS EXPO Exhibitor Hall Opens
9:00am – 5:00pm
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9:30am – 10:15am
W 26 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How to Make Money Online Speakers: Austin Walsh
Workshop Room 8
W 5 Critical Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making (and How to Avoid Them) Speakers: Nancy D. Greene
Workshop Room 2
Tag a SmallBiz Selfie with your Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001) colleagues by taking a picture of your group at the entrance to the Expo and posting to your social media with hashtag #smallbizexpo.
In this workshop you will learn exactly how to sell your product and services online. You will learn specifically what it takes to build a website that generates more leads and sales. In addition during this session you will also learn some critical drivers to create residual income by selling some of your own intellectual property over the Internet.
9:30am – 10:15am
Most businesses fail because they make these 5 critical but avoidable mistakes. If you are in business you are likely making at least one of these mistakes right now or a bunch of others that can send you careening into a legal landmine. Are you protecting your business to the fullest extent possible? Do you worry that one legal misstep will send your business tumbling into freefall? Overwhelmed by seemingly contradictory requirements? Don't worry. You are not alone. In this session we’re going to cover these mistakes and how to navigate your way out of the Legal Landmines field they cause.
9:30am – 10:15am
W Build, Deliver and Close Your Perfect Presentation - To Generate More Leads and Make More Workshop Room 5 Money Speakers: LeAnn Pashina Learn the skill of influential communication and how it will improve your sales and influence with your prospects, clients and other relationships. Sales people who learn to elevate their communication skills to a level of influence experience more success in their sales, client retention and relationships, receive more promotions, and so much more. Influential communication is not simply about the words you use but how they are presented, Choice rhetoric, info and body language can drive relationships and sales. Attend this workshop and learn a few key skills to transform your everyday sales presentations into ones that get the results you want.
9:30am – 10:15am
W Building Your Brand, Owning Your Voice Speakers: Angel N. Livas
Workshop Room 1
We all have a voice… but, does your company’s voice align with the brand you’ve created or you’re working to build? It’s imperative that you establish the tone of your brand and how it’s represented at all times. In the “Building Your Brand, Owning Your Voice” 45-minute session, we will discuss practical branding techniques to ensure your brand is telling potential clients what they need to know about your products or services.
9:30am – 10:15am
W Get Out of Debt in 9 Years or Less, Including Your Mortgage Without Spending Additional Money Workshop Room 3 Speakers: Douglas eze A proven method of how to get out of debt in 9 years or less, including mortgages and student loans without spending additional money than you are already spending. And at the same time creating a substantial savings account.
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