Saturday, April 18, 2009 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Universities at Shady Grove
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization (CEO) at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland will host the third annual community-wide entrepreneurship event, Small Business, BIG IDEAS: Innovation in a New Direction.
The Conference will be held on Saturday, April 18th, 2009, at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland. This event will be a series of workshops that include interactive presentations, exercises, and consulting to allow attendees direct contact with an array of experienced entrepreneurs. This year's program will provide attendees an in-depth look at developing a small business, with a special session on family-owned businesses. Topics include: essential aspects of starting, running, and expanding your own business and the role of entrepreneurship in our current economy. Attendees will receive real-world feedback as speakers describe the trend of small and family-owned businesses.
This conference expands on last year’s event, which attracted more than 250 attendees who benefited from the expertise of more than 20 entrepreneur speakers from various backgrounds.
For more information please visit www.smithceoconference.com.
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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in business education and cutting-edge research. The school’s world-class faculty facilitate experiential learning opportunities rooted in the real world. Smith students learn to think like entrepreneurs, prepared to drive positive impact. The school offers undergraduate, online and on-campus business master's, full-time, part-time, online and executive MBA, plus PhD and DBA degree programs, and non-degree and executive education programs. Where Smith leads, the future follows.