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SUMMARY:Governor's Small Business Women Owned Business Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Governor's Small Business Series - South Padre Island: Honoring Women-Owned Businesses will connect women-owned businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources and information needed to start\, strengthen and grow their business in Texas. This event is an opportunity to network with other business owners and meet experts who can share timely\, relevant\, actionable advice on a multitude of small business topics. We are honored to have the First Lady of Texas\, Cecilia Abbott join us for this one-of-a-kind event\, along with an exceptional lineup of other state-level\, regional and local speakers.\n\n  \n\n8:00 am                                Registration\, networking & breakfast\n\n9:00 am                                Event begins\n\n9:40 am - 12:15 pm             Panel Discussions\n\n	Pitch Competitions\, Grants\, & Alternative Funding\n	 Marketing & Communication\n	Access to Funding & Finance\n	Workforce Issues (Micro-Credentialing)\n	Leveraging Technology in your Business\n	Best Practices for Recruiting & Training  \n\n12:30 pm                              Lunch & Keynote\n\n1:00 pm                                Small Business Awards\n\n1:30 pm                                 Pitch Competitions\n\n2:30 pm                                Closing Remarks
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">The Governor&rsquo\;s Small Business Series - South Padre Island: Honoring Women-Owned Businesses will connect women-owned businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources and information needed to start\, strengthen and grow their business in Texas. This event is an opportunity to network with other business owners and meet experts who can share timely\, relevant\, actionable advice on a multitude of small business topics. We are honored to have the First Lady of Texas\, Cecilia Abbott join us for this one-of-a-kind event\, along with an exceptional lineup of other state-level\, regional and local speakers.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">8:00 am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Registration\, networking &amp\; breakfast</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">9:00 am&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Event begins</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">9:40 am - 12:15 pm&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Panel Discussions</span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li style="font-family: candara\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Pitch Competitions\, Grants\, &amp\; Alternative Funding</span></li>\n	<li style="font-family: candara\, sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;">&#8203\;<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">Marketing &amp\; Communication</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">Access to Funding &amp\; Finance</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">Workforce Issues (Micro-Credentialing)</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">Leveraging Technology in your Business</span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">Best Practices for Recruiting &amp\; Training&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">12:30 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Lunch &amp\; Keynote</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">1:00 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Small Business Awards</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">1:30 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Pitch Competitions</span><br />\n<span style="font-family:candara\,sans-serif\;">2:30 pm&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Closing Remarks</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="419" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2321/Image/GovernorsSmallBusinessSouthPadreABBOTT.png" style="width: 750px\; height: 419px\;" width="750" />
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