Date: February 1, 2011, 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Holiday Inn, Concord
Cost: $15 per person, Registration is required!
Small Business Day is an opportunity for small business owners and managers to meet New Hampshire’s top policy-makers, learn more about legislative issues that could affect your bottom line, and receive valuable information about tools to help your company grow and prosper.
This event is presented in partnership with the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center, The New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, Souhegan Valley Chamber of Commerce and other local and regional chambers and business associations and is sponsored by Public Service of New Hampshire, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and media sponsor NH Business Review.
Click here to register, or Call 224-5388 x116.
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks
8:10 AM State Leadership Panel – Senate President Peter Bragdon, Senate Democratic Leader Sylvia Larsen, House Speaker Bill O’Brien and House Minority Leader Terie Norelli.
What are the top small business issues facing the 2011 New Hampshire Legislature and how will our state elected leaders resolve them?
9:15 AM Break
9:30 AM Healthcare – Why Is It So Expensive and What Can My Small Business Do About It?
Hear from a panel of experts about why healthcare is so expensive for small businesses in the Granite State, as well as a discussion about strategies and opportunities for controlling rising healthcare costs. Panel participants include Lisa Guertin, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire; Steve Gerlach, an attorney with Bernstein Shur; and Dan Cronin, CEO of CGI Employee Benefits Group.
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Move Your Business Forward with e-Tools. SBDC previews two of its new e-courses, Financing a Business in NH and Social Media for Business. Hollis McGuire, NH SBDC, covers financing options for businesses and Christine Halvorson, Halvorson New Media, unravels the array of products and uses of social media for business.
11:30 AM Adjourn
