Super-Charge Your Small Business at The Small Business Conference: September 15, 2004, Jack London Square Conference Center, Oakland, California!

There are more than forty dynamic presentations, fifty exhibitors, live simulcasts, and the keynote address: Gadi Shamia, VP SAP Business One, "Small Businesses Software Today? Achieving Immediate Gains and Long-Term Growth." Small Businesses can be defined as Businesses with Less than Six Million Dollars per year in revenue. In the next decade, the Silicon Valley economic recovery will be led by Small Businesses. These presentations are designed to help the entrepreneur jump start the small business. The theme of this years Small Business Conference is Jump Start Your Revenue, and Decrease Your Costs for Small Businesses." There are four forums running from 9 AM until 6 PM. At 6 PM, ebig (www.ebig.org) is having their monthly meeting as part of the Small Business Conference.

(PRWEB) August 10, 2004 -- Guerilla Publicity

In addition to the four forums, ten suites are setup for presentations along the pool deck. Jill Lublin, author of Guerilla Publicity" will be hosting a book signing on the pool deck at 1 PM, following her luncheon presentation Guerilla Publicity." Recently published author Talia Dashow, will also be presenting her How To Attract Customers For Small Businesses," in a pool side signing at 1:30 PM.

The pool deck suites will open a new arena to the Small Business Conference: The Franchise. These exhibitors will be demonstrating their products and services to potential business partners, which wish to become small business owners. Franchise Land" is open from 10 AM to 6 PM, and offers individual the opportunity to explorer if they want to participate in a franchise, instead of buying or building a small business.

Who Should Attend The Small Business Conference:

CEO, CFO, President, venture capitalists, marketing managers, product managers, business developers, advertising executives, and anyone considering buying or franchising a small business.

Schedule of Events:

The Atrium Conference Center
9:30 AM     Advocare Health Systems, Brian Schrader, Small Business Medical Alternatives"
10:00 AM Pac-AM Warehousing, Trey Matheny, Web Solutions for Small Businesses"
10:30 AM Management, Monte Campbell,    Essential HR Management for New Businesses"
11:00 AM Management, Nancy Nasa, Seven Facts About Individual Health Insurance"
11:30 AM Management, Susan Shargel, Reduce Costs and Increase Employee Benefits"
1 PM         American Express, Michelle R. Alberda, Small Business Financial Strategies: Planning and Execution"
1:30 PM     Published Author, M. Tanner, Small Business Online Accounting Solutions"
2 PM         Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, Adrienne Yeung, Protecting Intellectual Property Rights"
2:30 PM     Small Business Administration, Rose King, Services Available from the SBA"
3:30 PM     US Pacific Rim Chamber, Mark Liu, Seven Steps to Marketing Overseas Made Easy"
4 PM         Published Author, Susan Urquhart-Brown, Five Ways to Build Your Business With Referrals"
4:30 PM     Bay Area Business Woman, Anna Marks, Ten Tips For Small Business Advertising"
5 PM         Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, Janet Lees, Seven Keys To Success for Small Business"
5:30 PM     Silicon Networks, M. Tanner, Jump Start Your Web Solution: Seven Easy Steps to Indexing"    
6:00 PM     ebig Meeting, Sherrie Schmit, Content Management and Business Intelligence"
7:00 PM     Gadi Shamia of SAP will demonstrate SAP Small Business Intelligence Solutions."
The Gulf Conference Center
9:30 AM     Marketing. Kyle Ward, Small Business Customer Relationship Management"
10:00 AM Marketing, Jerry Erwin, Seven Steps To Effective Marketing"
10:30 AM LIFT, Sophia Kabler, How to Grow Your Business by Working Smarter Not Harder
11:00 AM Published Author, M. Tanner, Jump Start Small Business Revenue: Seven Steps to Success"
11:30 AM Published Author, Ellen Looyen, Personal Branding"
12 Noon     Published Author, Jill Lublin, Guerilla Publicity"
1 PM         Published Author, Talia Dashow, How To Attract Customers For Small Businesses"
1:30 PM     Marketing, Kathleen Crooke, Effective Marketing Communications"
2:00 PM     Marketing, Diana L. Gelow, Get Clients NOW! Seven Easy Steps"
2:30 PM     Marketing, K.C. Hatcher, Brochures and Websites That Sell"
The Wireless Conference in The Gulf Room
3:30 PM   The University of Phoenix, Peter Young, Wireless Technologies in The Year 2006
4:00 PM   Wireless Conference, David LaDuke, Home Office Wireless Networking
4:30 PM   MacVolks, Todd Corleto, Wireless Networking & Mac
5:00 PM   PacAm Warehousing, Trey Matheny, Wireless Warehouse Management Systems
5:30 PM   Asante Technologies, Kevin Daniels, Security for Wireless Access Ports
6:00 PM   ebig Meeting, Trey Matheny, Wireless Technologies Made Simple
7:00 PM         Harsh Verma, Ph.D., Challenges of Wireless Connectivity for Transportation: Amtrak Trains

The Atlantic Conference Room
9:30 AM        Marketing, Lisa Cain, Web Promotions for Small Businesses
10 AM            Creative Office Solutions, Marleen McCall, Outsource Small Business Tasks"
10:30 AM     Marketing, Lora Banks, Heart and Soul of the Office
11:00 AM     Management, Carol Brockman,    Perfect Your Business Communications
11:30 AM        Attorney at Law, Peter Stanwyck, When Is An Employee A Contractor?
1 PM            The Breakaway Group, Charles Fred, Leadership for Small Businesses (Simulcast)
1:30 PM            Ivy Hotels Limited, Henry Bose, Value Add and Service Sells Commodity Items!"
3:30 PM         HQ Office, Jennifer Geer, The Virtual Office
4 PM                BizXchange, Chris Haddawy, Reduce Costs and Increase Revenue Through Trade
4:30 PM         Management, Mike Harris, 10 Ways To Raise Capital For Your Business
5 PM                MPower Communications, Terry Daniel, Success With Telecommunications

For more information on the Small Business Conference, contact:

Silicon Events (www.siliconevents.org)
Jack London Inn
(510) 463-8900

Hotel Information:
The Jack London Inn is a 110 guest room hotel, with T1 wireless connectivity to all parts of the hotel. The onsite restaurant, Roscoes House of Chicken and Waffles" offers room service, catering, and dining room service. The hotel can be reached at (510) 444-2032. (www.jacklondoninn.com)

Silicon Networks is the developer of the wireless and simulcast technology for the Jack London Inn, and offers full wireless support to the room. Additional services include conference rentals for digital projectors, public address systems, laptop and desktop computers, printer services, and portable network setup services. Silicon Networks (www.siliconnetworks.us) can be reached at: (510) 463-0200.

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