2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Secure Your Business Future

Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or an established business owner, this summit is the perfect opportunity to take your business to the next level. Local resources and vendors will be available to answer a variety of questions to assist you in starting a small business and provide growth strategies for existing businesses.

Securing Your Data:

Jennifer Fix, Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer, NC Department of Information Technology will present our keynote address on protecting your small business from cyber threats.

Securing Your Finances:

We will have a panel of experts from the financial industry to help answer your most pressing funding questions. The panel will be moderated by Matt Gorman, Founder, Gorman Group Insurance.

Panel Members include:

David Hall - Chief Banking Officer, First Federal Bank of NC
Heather Port - Outreach/Marketing Specialist, US Small Business Administration
Magaly Rivera - Business Solutions Officer, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CDFI)
Dr. Jonathan Thill - Founder, VentureAsheboro and Grant Specialist

Schedule of Events