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Thursday's Storm and tornado watch did not put a damper on the Loudoun SBDC's "Making Connections!" event. They held their 4th annual Celebration of Loudoun Entrepreneurial Spirit seminars and networking event at The George Washington University Virginia Science & Technology Campus on Thursday April 28, 2011. More than 300 participants were on hand to listen to seminars put on by some of the leading experts in their respective fields. John May, Managing Partner New Vantage Group, Bob Steere, Founder Steere Consulting Partners, LLC, Shaun Kelly, Senior Vice President PNC Bank, N.A., Jim Chung Director Office of Entrepreneurship The George Washington University, Cheryl Beebe, Senior Vice President & Loudoun County Market Executive Cardinal Bank, and Scott M. Hamberger, Co-President, CEO Fortessa are just a few of the Speakers and Panalist on hand. Some of the topics covered were Start-up Financing, Small Business Lending Programs, Venture Capital Funding, Government Contracts, Best Blogging Practices, to name a few. Everyone is looking forward to next year already!
Enjoying a break, Susan W. Lee-Merrow, Director of Special Programs Virginia Small Business Development Centers, Jody Keenan, State Director Virginia Small Business Development Centers, and Tracy Nayar of Virginia Small Development Centers look at the local exhibitors tables for great ideas and deals.
Jason Moore, TMG The Moore Group, and Mike Mazzacco, Alytic, Inc surrounds Elsie and Norman Duncan , Advisor to the President Loudoun Symphony Orchestra to catch up on the latest news about the Arts in Loudoun.
Doug Wright, Sales Training-Call Center Ascend Technology, David Smith, Used Office Furniture and James N. Estep, AVP-Business Banking Division Cardinal Bank are getting ready to sample the wonderful food and wine that was catered by Culinary Delights by Feist, Inc.
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Shaun V. Kelley, Senior Vice President PNC Bank along with Scott M. Hamberger, Co-President and CEO Fortessa, Inc. discuss the upcoming topics with Thomas Flynn of the Loudoun County Dept. Of Economic Development.
Katie Sheldon Hammler, President and CEO KSH Technology Solutions enjoys a laugh with Ellis L. Bennett, Thomas M. Dunlap and David Ludwig, Attorneys at Law from Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver Business & Intellectual Property Lawyers
Emilio Lopez, Vice President/Small Business Banker and Gavinder Sethi, Vice President/Small Business Banker for Bank of America are excited about the things they have learned and can take back with them.
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