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11:00am CDT

Define Your Voice: It’s not about WHEN but WHAT You Need to PostFULL Orange CoworkingRuoyun Xu Smart. Bold. Accessible. - Small Business ResourcesLIMITED Tech Ranch AustinLionel “Leo” Davila Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Council Chambers, City Hall Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small BusinessLIMITED Orange Coworking

12:00pm CDT

Getting Others to Invest in Your PassionFILLING Orange CoworkingBrittany Cantu • Louis Cantu Why Become a B Corp?LIMITED Tech Ranch AustinBeth Carls • Amy Looper • Kristin Scheel Doing Business with the CityFULL Entrepreneur Center of AustinGeorgia Billela Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Tech Ranch Austin

5:30pm CDT

Growing Your Business with FacebookLIMITED WeWorkDeepa Iyengar Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business WeWork

6:00pm CDT

Term Sheet 101LIMITED Tech Ranch AustinRichard Denenny Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Tech Ranch Austin

6:30pm CDT

Breaking the Time Management Encryption: How to Liberate Your Productivity Skills from Deep CoverLIMITED GalvanizeHelene Segura What Social Media Is Right For Your Business?LIMITED WeWorkSara Inés Calderón Co-Founders May Pitches "CTAN Panel of Investors"FILLING Capital FactoryClaire England • Tom Rogers • Rick Timmins

7:00pm CDT

7 Tips to Bootstrapping Your Small BusinessLIMITED Tech Ranch AustinRavi Parikh Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Galvanize

7:30pm CDT

How To Get And Keep A Competitive Advantage In Today’s Noisy Digital WorldFILLING WeWorkJustin Christianson

8:00pm CDT

Sustainability Beyond the EnvironmentLIMITED Tech Ranch AustinJosh Hare

9:00am CDT

Supervisory Excellence: Be the Boss You Always WantedFULL Entrepreneur Center of AustinChristina Kendall • Walter Laich

10:30am CDT

Small Business Innovation Demo DayFILLING Capital FactoryJD Weinstein

11:00am CDT

The Social Business Model: Creating Change and ProfitLIMITED Orange CoworkingJeremy Barndt Cloud Computing: The Path to FreedomLIMITED WeWork University ParkDon Dalrymple

12:00pm CDT

V.I.S.I.O.N to the Bank VaultLIMITED WeWork University ParkMeshell Baker

1:00pm CDT

Small Business Epic Office HoursLIMITED Capital FactoryJD Weinstein High-Impact Marketing: 10 Low-Cost Strategies for Big Sales ReturnsFULL Entrepreneur Center of AustinChristina Kendall • Michael Crane

4:30pm CDT

How to Meet Investors in Austin with Joshua Baer | Ask Me AnythingFULL Capital FactoryJosh@capitalfactory.com

6:00pm CDT

Kick Off Party (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber Space

9:30am CDT

Registration and Breakfast (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber Space

10:00am CDT

Interview with Brett Hurt (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceBrett Hurt Exporting at Any SizeLIMITED Entrepreneur Center of AustinCasey Smith • Ben Ramirez III • Karen Parker • Phil Pompa

10:30am CDT

Founders Panel: Lessons Learned (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceSteve Guengerich • Miranda Burnet • Andrew Chen • Gary Hoover • Erin Link • Travis Wilson

1:00pm CDT

Podcasting for Small Business (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceJoel Boggess

1:25pm CDT

Deep Use of Existing TechnologyLIMITED Google Fiber SpaceBryant McGill

1:50pm CDT

How to Control Your Fate by Taking Risks in Business and in Life (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceAnne Fish

2:15pm CDT

Financing Options for Small Businesses (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceGary Lindner

2:40pm CDT

Using Social Media for Customer Service the RIGHT Way (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceRoss Clurman

3:30pm CDT

Customer Engagement through Social Entrepreneurship (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceLaurie Loew

3:55pm CDT

Influencing Across Generations: Ties to Tattoos (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceTeri Hill

4:20pm CDT

Interview with Scott Finley (Finely's Barbershop) (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceScott Finley

4:55pm CDT

Closing Speaker (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceWilliam Hurley

6:00pm CDT

How to Pursue Your Passion, Or Social Mission, and Make Money at the Same TimeLIMITED Google Fiber SpaceStephen Garten Business Partnerships Are Long Term Relationships: How to Get Ready for YoursFILLING Tech Ranch AustinShawn McBride Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Tech Ranch Austin

7:00pm CDT

Harnessing The Power of PR To Grow Your Small BusinessFULL Tech Ranch AustinErin Portman The Giving of EnergyLIMITED Google Fiber SpaceGeorge Koutitas

8:00pm CDT

How Any Business Can Change the World, No Matter the SizeLIMITED Google Fiber SpaceRuben Cantu What You Can Take From the Startup World Without Hopping on the Risk RollercoasterLIMITED Tech Ranch AustinGavin Gillas

9:00am CDT

Legal Launch WorkshopFILLING Highland Business Center

9:30am CDT

Registration and Breakfast (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber Space

10:00am CDT

Opening Keynote Speaker (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber Spacejason

10:30am CDT

Economic Small Business Trends panel (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceDavid Altounian • Angelos Angelou • Kevin Johns • Gordon Montgomery • Laura Kilcrease • Jennifer Oswald

11:30am CDT

Campfire Interactive Session (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceKevin Koym

12:30pm CDT

Gig Economy Panel (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceEmily Leach • Ann Fry • Ken Lahanas • Alex Murphy • Brian Erickson • Stephen Scherer

1:40pm CDT

The Origin Story of Creative Mornings (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceAnn Blocker

2:05pm CDT

The Future of Marketing: How to Sell Without Making Everyone Hate YouLIMITED Google Fiber SpaceRyan Deiss

3:10pm CDT

New Trends in Digital Marketing (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber Space

3:35pm CDT

Ryan Moran (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceRyan Moran

3:55pm CDT

Closing Keynote (PREMIUM EVENT)LIMITED Google Fiber SpaceJim Cathcart

5:00pm CDT

Success Secrets of the Intentional Networker: Uncommon Practices for Connecting, Attracting Customers, and Building Relationships and Reputation in BusinessFILLING Town Lake Center Assembly Room 130Patti DeNucci

5:30pm CDT

AYC’s 7th Annual Non Profit FairFILLING Texas State Capitol

9:00am CDT

Angel Investor Pitch EventFULL Council Chambers, City HallHall Martin UT Austin's Venture ExpoLIMITED ATT Ampitheater

11:00am CDT

Austin Coaching Coalition Speed Coaching for Small Business Council Chambers, City Hall