The STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS, presented by SCORE and Wells Fargo, will be held on Wednesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, located at 1 International Drive. During the FREE conference, reports will be issued by 10 area experts that will have 3 minutes each to present their information on measurable benchmarks relating to Savannah’s small business community.

The STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS is a yearly event where small business owners can get a true measurement of local economic numbers in Chatham County.

Lunch will be served at 11 a.m; presentations begin at 11:20 a.m. This event is free, but RSVPs are required. To reserve a seat please RSVP to SCORE at 912.652-4335

PANEL DISCUSSION INFORMATION:

SPEAKER: Marshall Tuck, Corporate Small Business Officer at Gulfstream Aerospace
TOPIC: Gulfstream Aerospace and Small Businesses

SPEAKER: Brian Davis, Manager of the Savannah Career Center at the Department of Labor
TOPIC: Local Labor Statistics

SPEAKER: Tony O’Reilly, President of the Small Business Assistance Corporation
TOPIC: Small Business Access to Capital in the Savannah Region

SPEAKER: Rhett Mouchet, Associate Broker, Colliers International Savannah
TOPIC: Commercial Real Estate Trends

SPEAKER: Bea Wray, Executive Director at The Creative Coast
TOPIC: High Tech Start Ups

SPEAKER: Cindy Landolt, Revenue Director, City of Savannah.
TOPIC: Local Tax Revenue Trends

SPEAKER: Cristy Lawrence, P.E., Development Services Liaison, City of Savannah
TOPIC: Local Growth in Construction

SPEAKER: Charles Bowen, Corporate / Entertainment Attorney at The Bowen Law Group
TOPIC: Film Industry in Savannah

ARMSTRONG STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS SURVEY RESULTS
SPEAKERS: Michael Toma, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at Armstrong State University, and Dennis Barber III, Ph.D., ‎Director, Armstrong Small Business Institute
TOPIC: Armstrong State of Small Business Survey Results

CONFIDENCE INDEX SURVEY: AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
SPEAKERS: Michael Toma, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at Armstrong State University, and Dennis Barber III, Ph.D., ‎Director, Armstrong Small Business Institute
TOPIC: Questions will be asked to the audience. Instant responses will be displayed on the screen via clickers.