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SUMMARY:Unlocking Success: Navigating the Top Concerns for Small Businesses
LOCATION: Hilton Garden Inn Freeport\, 5 Park Street\, Freeport\, Maine.
DESCRIPTION:Mainebiz will host the Mainebiz Small Business Forum, an in-person event ge
ared towards helping startups and small businesses grow and succeed. \nThis
year's topic is Unlocking Successes: Navigating the Top Concerns for Small
Businesses. During this event, Maine business leaders will hear from a pan
el of small business owners as they explore the top 5 issues that keep entr
epreneurs up at night. Topics include: Scaling Your Business, Tech Trends a
nd AI, Automation & Customer Engagement, HR Innovations, and Workforce
Challenges. Panelists will share personal experience and discuss ways to im
plement sustainable change within companies and best practices for other Ma
ine businesses.\nPanelists for the Small Business Forum include Dottie Chal
mers, CEO of Chalmers Insurance (https://www.chalmersinsurancegroup.com/);
Ben Davis, Co-Founder of OpBox (https://www.theopbox.com/); Matt McGrath, C
EO of Systems Engineering (https://www.systemsengineering.com/); Matthew O’
Malia, Co-Founder & VP of TimberHP (https://www.timberhp.com/). The eve
nt will be moderated by Diane L Sturgeon, District Director, Maine District
Office, U.S. Small Business Administration (https://www.sba.gov/district/m
aine) \nThe (http://www.mainebiz.biz/EIF)Mainebiz Small Business Forum will
be held on August 7 from 7:30 am - 10:30 am at the Hilton Garden Inn Freep
ort (https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/pwmfdgi-hilton-garden-inn-freeport-do
wntown/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-GI-PWMFDGI&y_source=1_MjA4NDMxMy03MTUtbG9jYXRpb
24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D), 5 Park Street, Freeport, Maine. Visit mainebiz/smallb
iz24 (https://www.mainebiz.biz/mainebiz-events/the-mainebiz-small-business-
forum-2024) to learn more and register. This event is sponsored by Maine Sa
vings (https://www.mainesavings.com/), Northeast Delta Dental (https://nede
lta.com/Home), Richard Brothers Financial Advisors (https://www.richardbrot
hersfinancial.com/). The event is supported by Headlight Audio Visual (htt
ps://www.headlightav.com/)and Hilton Garden Inn Freeport (https://www.hilto
n.com/en/hotels/pwmfdgi-hilton-garden-inn-freeport-downtown/?SEO_id=GMB-AME
R-GI-PWMFDGI&y_source=1_MjA4NDMxMy03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D).\
nMainebiz is Maine’s premier business news source, covering business news f
rom Kittery to Fort Kent now for over 25 years. Mainebiz delivers news, inf
ormation, and analysis about Maine’s business community via its website at
mainebiz.biz (https://www.mainebiz.biz/); through e-newsletters, events, an
d its award-winning flagship publication. Mainebiz brings vital news to Mai
ne’s business community helping them stay informed, engaged, and connected.
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This year's topic is Unlocking Successes: Navigating the Top Conce
rns for Small Businesses. During this event, Maine business leaders will he
ar from a panel of small business owners as they explore the top 5 issues t
hat keep entrepreneurs up at night. Topics include: Scaling Your Business,
Tech Trends and AI, Automation & Customer Engagement, HR Innovations, a
nd Workforce Challenges. Panelists will share personal experience and discu
ss ways to implement sustainable change within companies and best practices
for other Maine businesses.
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ton Garden Inn Freeport, 5 Park Street, Freeport, Maine. Visit mainebiz/smallbiz2
4 to learn more and register. This event is sponsored by Maine Savings, Northeast Delta Dental, Richard Brothers Financial Advisors. The event is supp
orted by Headlight Audio Visual and Hilton Garden
Inn Freeport.
Mainebiz is Maine’s premier business news source, c
overing business news from Kittery to Fort Kent now for over 25 years. Main
ebiz delivers news, information, and analysis about Maine’s business commun
ity via its website at mainebiz.biz; through e-newsletters,
events, and its award-winning flagship publication. Mainebiz brings vital
news to Maine’s business community helping them stay informed, engaged, and
connected.
CONTACT:https://www.mainebiz.biz/mainebiz-events/the-mainebiz-small-business-forum-2024
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