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Small Biz Industry Experts to Provide Finance Strategies at GrowSmartBiz Conference

September 25th, 2009 :: Steven Fisher
This entry is part 17 of 26 in the series GrowSmartBiz Conference

Kristina Bouweiri of Reston Limo, Denise O’Berry of The Small Business Edge Corp., Shannon Nash of Nash Management, Jeremy Brown of Rapid Advance and Edward Tuvin of Capital Bank, N.A. will provide tips for financing and managing cash flow at the GrowSmartBiz Conference session: Raising Capital with Effective Finance Strategies.

In addition to this topic, Wired Editor-in-Chief and author Chris Anderson’s keynote and Virginia Senator Mark Warner’s special note, the conference will also focus on the following topics:
•    Staying Ahead in the Current Economy
•    Driving Small Business Performance with Marketing & Innovation
•    Integrating Traditional Marketing with Social Media

Hosted by Network Solutions®, the GrowSmartBiz Conference will be held on September 29 at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event was created as a result of the Small Business Success Index (SBSI) – an ongoing measurement of the overall health of small businesses commissioned by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Network Solutions. The conference will focus on key areas of business that small businesses view as critical to their success.

For more information or to register for the event, visit the GrowSmartBiz Conference site. Don’t forget to turn in your small business success story for the chance to have it posted on the GrowSmartBusiness Blog and to receive FREE admission to the GrowSmartBiz Conference. For more details visit: http://growsmartbsuiness.com.

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