Date: Saturday, September 14th, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: BAAM Center in Easton, Maryland
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Agenda: Money Maryland in Talbot County 2024
| 9:30 a.m. | Doors Open for Registration, Networking with Business Resource Partners, Attendees |
| 10:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks Cassandra Vanhooser, director, Talbot County Economic Development and Tourism Dina Daly, executive director, Building African American Minds, Inc. Keasha Haythe (tentative), member, Talbot County Council Will Holmes, founder of Will Holmes Consulting and creator of Money Maryland |
| 10:15 a.m. | Growing Your Business Through Marketing and Branding Focus: How can growing businesses use marketing and branding strategies and tools like proposal writing, social media, AI, and paid advertising to stand out, attract and retain customers and do business in Talbot County?Moderator: Will HolmesPanelists: Meshelle Howard, Director of Small Business Programs for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Dawn Foster, CEO of D. Foster Marketing Myah Koepfer, Account Manager at iFrog Marketing Solutions Mackenzy Perkins, Account Manager for iFrog Marketing Solutions |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch and Business Resource Fair Partners Include: Chesapeake College Comptroller of Maryland Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship Maryland Capital Enterprises Maryland Department of Commerce Maryland Health Connection Maryland Small Business Development Center PNC Bank Shore United Bank Talbot County Free Library USDA Rural Development U.S. Small Business Administration |
| 1:30 p.m. | Profitably Pricing Products, Services, and Contracts Focus: What was the journey to finding the right pricing and staffing levels to support the sales of your products and services?Moderator: Will HolmesPanelists: Dr. Rhonda Farrell, CEO of Global Innovation Strategies Amy Keller, Owner of Aging at Home Solution Brett Kirchner, CEO and Owner of Comeback Care Alan Lynch, Owner of Portside Grill |
| 2:30 p.m. | Access to Capital Focus: What are the common challenges borrowers face when seeking capital and what solutions do regional banks offer to support small businesses? What are the funding opportunities in Talbot County?Moderator: Will HolmesPanelists: Jed Anthony, Commercial Relationship Manager at Shore United Bank Nick Rudolph, Baltimore Regional Director for Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc. Richard Ojuri, Vice President of Business Banking at M&T Bank William Sharp, Vendor Relationship Manager at Navy Federal Credit Union |
| 3:30 p.m. | Program Ends, Networking with Business Resource Partners, Attendees |