CEDO is pleased to join with the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Micro Business Development Program and the U.S. Small Business Administration to announce the 3rd
Winter Business Fair
Wednesday February 9, 2011
10 am to 3 pm
Contois Auditorium
City Hall
Burlington, Vermont
In addition to exhibitors we are also offering workshops for business owners on several topics including the basics of borrowing money for your business, listening to your business and the benefits of being a green business. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Due to popular demand, the Zero to 60 business open mic, brought to you by the Radiator, and the O-Zone networking space, presented by Office Squared, will be back. Building on these the success of the 2010 Winter Business Fair, brand new this year will be the offering Legal Corner and the Accounting Corner. Sign up at either for a brief, free consultation with a tax or legal professional
Please register your organization and join us as an exhibitor. This year we will be charging a nominal exhibitor fee of $75.00. This money will be used to videotape all of the workshops and some of the main event and edit this content which will be available on DVD. Register and pay by January 19 and pay only $50. Please contact Jon Adams-Kollitz at CEDO to register: jadamskollitz@ci.burlington.vt.us or(802) 865.7187
Set up for vendors starts at 8:30am and some limited vehicle access to Church St. in front of City Hall will be available. Please keep in mind this Church St. access is only available in the morning and you will be on your own for takedown in the afternoon.
This year’s featured workshop is the two hour Greening Your Business featuring Peter Crawford of the Small Business Development Center . Other workshop topics include: business lending, venture capital/angel investing/grants, and Listening to Your Business with the SBDC’s Steve Densham, Dream to Reality with Jodi Whalen of August First (and others)
Please register your organization and join us as an exhibitor. Remember, register and pay by January 19 and pay only $50.
Save the Date!
the Winter Business Fair
Wednesday, February 9th, 201110 AM - 3 PM Burlington City Hall
