Veterans Business Roadshow Campus Tour
Date and Time
Monday Apr 23, 2018
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
April 23rd, 2018
12:30pm-5:00pm
Location
Western Illinois University – QC Campus
3300 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265
Riverfront Hall 103/104
Fees/Admission
Free
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-business-roadshow-campus-tour-tickets-45038216518
Description
As a veteran, have you ever dreamed of owning your own business? Do you already own a business and want to improve it?
The Veterans Business Outreach Center serving Illinois (VBOC@WBDC), supported by Newman’s Own Foundation, invites you to join the Veterans Business Roadshow - Campus Tour. Veterans of all eras, Active Duty, Guard, Reserve and Military Family Members are invited to attend. The event includes three workshops, a box lunch and afternoon refreshments. There is no charge for this event. Local business owners are invited to join the veterans in attending this event.
Workshop topics will include:
•Entrepreneurship for You, Veterans Edition – this workshop introduces the concepts of small business ownership
•Financing Your Small Business – U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
•Kickstart Your Business – low-cost, no-cost ideas for improving the profitability of your existing businesstomorrow
Additional Presenters:
•Dr. James Patterson, Assistant Dean, WIU Quad City Campus
•Curtis Williams, Veterans Services Officer, WIU
•Illinois Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
•Ann Friederichs, Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
