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SUMMARY:Alaska Small Business Innovators to Present at Chamber Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Weekly luncheons are held every Wednesday at noon. Enjoy great food\, dynamic speakers\, and exciting networking opportunities. Chamber luncheons are open to the public. Chamber members receive special member-only pricing.\n\n\n\nExecutive Lunch Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpgrade to the Executive Lunch and receive VIP treatment including cookies and special prize drawings.\n\n\n\nSpeaker\n\nKen Sprague\n\n\n\nPresentation\n\nEconomic Impact of Rural Business Incubation\n\n\n\nBusinesses that graduate through an incubator program create jobs\, revitalize neighborhoods\, and commercialize new technologies\; thus strengthening local\, regional\, and even national economies. We will examine several examples of rural incubators and how they have impacted their local communities.\n\n\n\nBiography\n\nKen is a US Navy Veteran and has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the College of Charleston. He is an entrepreneur and has assisted over 20 small businesses in rural Alaska with:   business development   establishing effective social media marketing methods   crowdsourcing and identifying alternative funding sources   website design and commercial photography   hosting networking and business pitch functions His passion is creating entrepreneur ecosystems that help stabilize and grow local economies. Recently he created a locally-made program for the Homer Chamber of Commerce that focuses on emerging mAKers. The Homer Made program gives early stage businesses an opportunity to network and test their product to a direct market provided by the Chamber of Commerce. \n\n\n\nMENU\n\nFish and Chips\, Veggie\, Salad Bar
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Weekly luncheons are held every Wednesday at noon. Enjoy great food\, dynamic speakers\, and exciting networking opportunities. Chamber luncheons are open to the public. Chamber members receive special member-only pricing.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Executive Lunch Sponsor</strong></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="98" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1598/Image/Logos/ACLakeside.jpg" style="line-height: 20.8px\; width: 100px\; height: 98px\;" width="100" /><br />\n<br />\nUpgrade to the Executive Lunch and receive VIP treatment including cookies and special prize drawings.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Speaker</strong></span><br />\nKen&nbsp\;Sprague<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Presentation</strong></span><br />\nEconomic Impact of Rural Business Incubation<br />\n<br />\nBusinesses that graduate through an incubator program create&nbsp\;jobs\, revitalize neighborhoods\, and commercialize new technologies\; thus strengthening local\, regional\, and even national economies. We will examine several examples of rural incubators and how they have impacted their local communities.<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><strong>Biography</strong></span><br />\nKen is a US Navy Veteran and has a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from the College of Charleston. He is an entrepreneur and has assisted over 20 small businesses in rural Alaska with: &bull\; business development &bull\; establishing effective social media marketing methods &bull\; crowdsourcing and identifying alternative funding sources &bull\; website design and commercial photography &bull\; hosting networking and business pitch functions His passion is creating entrepreneur ecosystems that help stabilize and grow local economies. Recently he created a locally-made program for the Homer Chamber of Commerce that focuses on emerging mAKers. The Homer Made program gives early stage businesses an opportunity to network and test their product to a direct market provided by the Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<strong>MENU</strong><br />\nFish and Chips\, Veggie\, Salad Bar</p>\n
LOCATION:The Westmark Sitka Banquet Room 330 Seward Street Sitka\, AK 99835
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URL:https://business.sitkachamber.com/events/details/alaska-small-business-innovators-to-present-at-chamber-luncheon-06-29-2016-3506
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