Printz is very excited to be participating in a small business event, coordinated by the amazingly talented business coach Buffie Blesi, on Wednesday May 9th from 12-7pm. I invite you to personally join us and visit us at our booth. When you register at http://acceleratemn.com/event-registration/?ee=1you can save $15 off your ticket by entering Printz15.
The premise of the event is Take The Pledge to Grow By One Employee in 2012. At Printz we added 3 positions last year and while it is great when a small business grows rapidly and hires 50 or 100 people, the fact is most small businesses will never be in that position. But if each small business who has at least one employee hired just ONE new full time employee in 2012, we could add more than 115,000 new jobs and improve the business outlook and prosperity of our state and the people who live here. Even though Minnesota’s unemployment rate is improving and below the national average, there are a number of people who have quit looking or are underemployed and the economy still feels stalled. Small business owners have tightened their belts as much as they can and now need to look to the future and invest in it and their organizations. There are more than 113,000 small businesses.
Here is how it breaks down:
Minnesota Small Businesses by Number of Employees Firms with no employees 14,113
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 55,895
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 18,579
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 11,787
Firms with 20 to 49 employees 7,542 - This is where Printz sits currently
Firms with 50 to 99 employees 2,867
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 2,746
Total 113,529
In order for us to make the greatest impact, we need a very good crowd of entrepreneurs, small business owners and their staff to attend the event The day will have a Keynote Speaker, Tom Gegax and 6 breakout sessions, all designed to accelerate your growth and get you hiring! When you attend you will be able to choose 2 of the breakout sessions. We will be video taping all breakout sessions for you to view later.
Topics include:
Best of Both Worlds- Building a Sustainable Social Enterprise
Our team of panelists know a thing or two (or 100) about building a business with a socially responsible mission. If you are looking to gain a new found energy and passion for your business, building it around a cause that you and your team can be excited about can improve your motivation, help you recruit and retain engaged employees and improve your profitability. You will gain insight on how to choose a cause, how to overcome challenges, aligning yourself with strategic partners and more. Now that is a growth strategy we can all get excited about!
Our panelist include: Jacquie Berglund – Rambunctious Social Entrepreneur, CEO and Founder of FINNEGANS, Inc. and the FINNEGANS Community Fund http://www.finnegans.org/
Jim Delaney – Founder and President of Engine for Social Innovation http://www.poweredbyengine.com/
Dan Miller – Founder of Mulberry’s Garment Care http://www.mulberryscleaners.com/
Bjorgvin Saevarsson – Founder of Element Six Media http://www.elementsixmedia.com/
Marketing- Maneuvering the ever changing marketing landscape
Back in the good ‘ol days, marketing your business was easy. Place a listing in the yellow pages, an ad in the local paper or send out a flyer. But in the 21st Century, marketing has become complicated. Knowing how to spend your limited dollars so you can get the best return on your investment is a big question facing all of us. In this session, our panelist will help you answer the question of “How do I choose?” and “What are my options?” We will explore the old – print, direct mail and radio – with the new – social media and web.
Our panelist include: Kurt Johnson – Owner of Postcard Builder and Printz (yep thats my husband:)
Marnie Ochs-Raleigh–CEO of Evolve Systems John Seidl–Hubbard Radio and Hubbard Interactive
Managing Growth – The People Stewardship Factor
You’ve made the Pledge to Grow in 2012 by One new employee, but it isn’t that easy. You need to decide what roles are essential, who on your current team can fill them (or not), recruit the most talented and figure out how to pay them. But most importantly, you need innovative, entrepreneurial thinkers who can move your business forward. Our panelist will help you answer these questions and provide you with a new way to look at employees – from a human resource to a catalyst to profitability. Gain the tools you need to become good stewards of your employees.
Our panelists include: Katheryn A. Gettman–Halleland Habicht Anthony L. Barthel–Halleland Habicht Kelly Vinson-Taylor–Insperity The State of Small Business: Locally, Nationally, Globally
Did you know that the State of Minnesota has a tremendous amount of resources available to small businesses to ensure they are successful? Would you know where to go to get answers and talk to knowledgeable people who are interested in your success? Now you do! Our experienced panelist, including the Secretary of State, Mark Ritchie, will help you navigate our State so you can find the resources you need to get your business started and accelerate your business locally, nationally and globally.
Our panelist include: Mark Ritchie–Minnesota Secretary of State
Utilizing new technology as a growth strategyWe are in a whirlwind of new technology and all of it claims to improve your effectiveness and efficiency, gain new clients and increase revenue, grow your profitability and save the world! This all sounds great, but implementing a new technology usually requires sometimes significant hardware upgrades that seem like they are obsolete before you even install them and software that seems complicated to learn making even the best employee test your patience. This panel takes a look at technology trends and helps you gain the knowledge you need to make technology decisions that will improve your bottom line.
Our panel includes: Jim Bena–UPS
Parag Shah–Prodality Bill Sorenson–IVDesk Optimizing Your Online Presence
Is your website a glorified and expensive brochure or is it driving your business and bringing in revenue? Are you mystified with words like online optimization, SEO, keywords, pay per click, exchange links, etc? Time to get online and maximize your visibility. Our panel will help you understand the what you really need to know about driving revenue online and growing your business virtually.
Our panel includes Dave Meyer–President of Bizzy Web
Ben Theis–Field Marketing Lead, Twin Cities Google
I invite you to personally join us and visit us at our booth. When you register at http://acceleratemn.com/event-registration/?ee=1you can save $15 off your ticket by entering Printz15. Also, each registrant will be offered a chance to bring a guest with them for free! That is only $27 per person! So sign up today and join us
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