SBI Session 8 -
April 16, 2008

"Learning from Home Runs, Near Misses and Strike Outs" will be presented on April 16, 2008.  The topics and presenters for Session 8 are:  Many more details will follow...Program is subject to change.

This program is designed to learn from WHAT others have already learned...and not HOW they learned.  You can learn a lot from others successes and mistakes as many small businesses go through many of the same challenges.

The format will be a Panel Discussion with:

• Pastor Will Marrotti of New Life Church - How to build relations with the media, importance of building consensus, growing pains and hard decisions of a rapidly expanding business
• Peter Escobar of Colonial Flooring Plus and the Uniform Source - How to spot and take advantage of business opportunities, running two separate businesses in different markets 
• Vandan Divatia of Instant Imprints - Researching and starting a business from scratch while working full time, the realities vs. the theories of starting a business and
• Michelle Horan of Salka Office Furniture - How to turn around and update an existing business

Q & A will follow this panel presentation which will be facilitated by Chamber president Séan W. Moore.