Small Business Week will begin on Monday, April 30 at 8 a.m. at the Norris Conference Center with a comprehensive Small Business Summit, where resources from around the city will gather in one place to answer your business questions and provide guidance and advice for your success. This all-day event will feature workshops and panel discussions on topics of interest to existing businesses and start-ups alike. Free workshops include:
  • Simple Steps for Exiting Your Business
  • Legal Issues: What Business Owners Must Know When Starting or Expanding the Business
  • Funding Sources Round Table
  • Tailoring Your Online Strategy to Your Business
  • Social Media Marketing
  • SBA Mentor-Protégé Program
  • Is Franchise Ownership Right for Me?
  • Entrepreneurs and Their Experiences - Panel Discussion
  • Financial Management: P & L and Cash Flow Statements
  • How to Create an Agile Workforce
  • Options for Veteran Entrepreneurs
  • Risk Management and Business Insurance
The event will also have two keynote speakers. The breakfast speaker will be Keith Phillips, PhD, the Assistant Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and the luncheon speaker will Gordon V. Hartman, founder and creator of Morgan's Wonderland. Gordon Hartman will be introduced by the Chamber’s 2018 Chairman Shaun Kennedy, San Antonio Regional Chairman of Texas Capital Bank. Click here for more information or to save your spot for this informative event.  The exhibition if free, but tickets for the breakfast and lunch sessions must be purchased, and have limited seating, so be sure to buy your tickets on the registration page.