Building a Benchmark Business Sessions

E-Magnify's 2013 annual symposium will cover a range of topics designed to help you build a benchmark business. Keep reading below for the symposium agenda, and then click over to the event page for full details and online registration.

Ana Harvey

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Ana Harvey, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership

The Small Business Administration is committed to helping small businesses in the U.S. succeed. This session with cover President’s Obama second term agenda for supporting small businesses, which will include development of new markets and customers.


WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER EXPORTING AS A PART OF YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH PLAN

Lyn Doverspike, Director, U.S. Commercial Service
Do you know that 97% of the world’s purchasing power lies outside of the U.S.?  In this session you will learn the why and how to get started in exporting. You will also gain knowledge of the resources that are available to you and how you can employ them to grow your company.



ACCESS TO CAPITAL: DEBT VS. EQUITY

Julia E. Trimarchi Cuccaro, Attorney at Law

Deciding between equity financing and taking on a loan for your business is a challenge for all small business owners when they need capital to expand a business. Should you go to a bank and apply for a business loan? Or should you look for an investor? Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each to determine which type of financing is best for your business.

DOING BUSINESS WITH THE COMMONWEALTH

Gayle Nuppnau, Procurement Liaison, PA Department of General Services, Bureau of Small Business Opportunities

In this session you will learn about Pennsylvania’s Department of General Services' expansion of opportunities for small businesses. The topic of discussion will be the Small Business Procurement Initiative and the Small Diverse Business Verification Program. 

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

(Speaker to be announced)

The Affordable Care Act includes a variety of measures specifically for small businesses that help lower premium cost growth and increase access to quality, affordable health insurance. Depending on whether you are self-employed, an employer with fewer than 25 employees, an employer with fewer than 50 employees, or an employer with 50 or more employees, different provisions of the Affordable Care Act may apply to you.

Click here for full Symposium details and to register online for just $65.