On Wednesday, June 24, 2015, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, the Title Sponsors; SCORE and Wells Fargo will present: The STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS. Reports will be issued by 10 area experts that will have 3 minutes each to present their information on measurable benchmarks relating to our Small Business Community. The FREE conference will take place at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center located at 1 International Drive.

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

This event is free. Lunch will be served after the presentations. To reserve a seat please RSVP to SCORE at 912.652-4335 or http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=anwty5eab&oeidk=a07eaur1d940b3753e6

SCORE and Wells Fargo Bank are the title sponsors for the STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS. Other sponsors include The Bowen Law Group, Joe Marchese Construction, Liquid Capital Financing Success, Savannah Coffee Roasters, Buy Local Savannah, The Savannah Chamber of Commerce, TJS Deemer Dana CPA, Cecilia Russo Marketing and Carriage Trade PR.

PANEL DISCUSSION INFORMATION:

SPEAKER: Michael Toma, PhD, Director of the Center for Regional Analysis at Armstrong Atlantic State University; TOPIC: Small Business Snapshot

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: Kyle Hensel, Area Director of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center in Savannah; TOPIC: Securing Funding with Small Business Counseling

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

SPEAKER: Rhett Mouchet, Judge Realty; TOPIC: Commercial Real Estate Trends

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

SPEAKER: Cindy Landolt, Revenue Director with the City of Savannah; TOPIC: Local growth

SPEAKER: Cristy Lawrence, P.E., Development Services Liaison, City of Savannah; TOPIC: Local growth

SPEAKER: Susanne Toney, Assistant Professor of Economics at the College of Business at Savannah State University; TOPIC: Economic Indicators