| Friday Morning Agenda, September 24, 1999 |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet and Committee Meetings - open to all | |
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Special Breakfast Meeting for Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Business Education Team (WEBET). Progress report and planning session on next steps for establishing an entrepreneurial assistance section within WEDA. | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | WEDA UPDATES James E. Hough Legislative Director - WEDA Brenda J. Blanchard, Secretary - Commerce Dean Amhaus, President - Forward Wisconsin |
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TRACK 1 - WORKFORCE RETENTION | |
TRACK 2 - ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE |
| TRACK 1 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. |
"Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnerships: Methodology and Case Studies" Keith Lodahl, Labor & Management Specialist, WMEP Mark Stover, Regional Manager, WMEP A presentation of methods and techniques utilized to eliminate process waste and how this applies to workforce issues faced by the firms in your area. |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Networking Break | |
| TRACK 1 10:30-11:30 a.m. |
"Banking Trends: What Has Changed in the Marketplace?" Russ Schuler, Chairman, Wisconsin Business Bank Mr. Schuler explains how current trends in the banking industry impact the ED professional's role in dealing with financial institutions and obtaining financing for your clients. |
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| TRACK 2 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
"Solving the Puzzle of Entrepreneurial Assistance Program Design" Team Leaders: Renee Walz, Business Development Director, Western Dairyland EOC Bob Jump, Business Development Specialist, ADVOCAP Jerry Schoeberlein, Prog. Mgr., Oneida Small Business Initiative, Green Bay Area Chamber Karla Miller, Business Development Specialist, WestCAP The session presents several successful Wisconsin entrepreneurial program models. Participants then assist one another in determining their particular target market, primary needs of that market and critical program components to satisfy these needs. |
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| TRACK 2 11:00 - Noon |
"Organization Funding Opportunities and Challenges for Entrepreneurial Assistance" Kathryn Cairney, Program Officer for ED, Helen Bader Foundation, Inc. Doug Thurlow, Grants Specialist, Commerce Howard Brooks, Professor of Industrial Technology, UW Platteville Department of Industrial Studies and Manager, Platteville Business Incubator, Inc. ED organizations must be sound financially to effectively work with business clients. This panel will discuss the changing landscape of funding options available to non-profit organizations that deal with entrepreneurs including sound strategies for long-term financial viability. |
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