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SIXTH ANNUAL ARIZONA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (AZEC11) TO FOCUS ON
PATHS TO GROWTH: MOBILE, LOCAL, SOCIAL
July 20, 2011 — TEMPE, Ariz. The sixth annual Arizona Entrepreneurship Conference (AZEC11) , “Paths to Growth: Mobile, Local, Social” takes place on Wednesday, November 16. This year’s conference will again be held at the Desert Willow Conference Center in Phoenix. This year’s comprehensive event schedule runs a full-day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
“The annual event is a way to provide effective collaboration among all the different groups and market sectors involved in entrepreneurial endeavors in the Arizona business community,” says Francine Hardaway, conference founder and an entrepreneurial catalyst in the Arizona community. “Our goal is to create a ”sense of place” to support local entrepreneurs and to encourage new ones to start and grow their own ventures here.”
This year’s event format is designed to encourage networking among attendees and speakers. It features everything from local entrepreneurial success stories to expert resources on how to launch a new company, how to create successful small business marketing programs and how to navigate successful exit strategies.
Keynote speakers include Mark Suster, GRP Partners, venture capitalist and blogger at “Both Sides of the Table,” Marianne Hudson, Executive Director of the Angel Capital Assocation,” Robert Michael Murray, director of Social Media for National Geographic, and Ethan Bloch, co-founder of Flowtown talking about his success with a small business marketing application. Todd Belfer, COO of Fox Restaurant Concepts will speak on how the premier restaurant company in town keeps its edge.
There will also be a showcase exhibit section of Arizona companies and organizations providing services to support the entrepreneurship community.
The AZEC11 planning team will be leveraging a host of local experts to make this year’s event the most successful yet including our event/launch company, Event Day, a full-service event management solution founded by Scott Cate and located at Gangplank. In addition, Derek Neighbors, co-founder of Gangplank and Hamid Shojaee, founder of AZDisruptors will present their views on collaboration and incubation in Arizona.
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Proceeds from AZEC11 are used to provide training and support to help at risk youth and adults through the Opportunity through Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF), which is designed to help improve lives by creating and growing entrepreneurial ventures.
For more information and to register for AZEC11, visit www.azentrepreneurship.com. Special discount rates are available for students. General attendees can save $25 by taking advantage of the earl bird registration offer by registering before October 16, 2011.