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BizNet Connect Entrepreneurial Series

Presented by the Miller Business Innovation Center at Salt Lake Community College.
In Partnership with:

Financing Your Business Conference

June 15, 2011
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Now FREE, compliments of our presenting sponsor KeyBank.

Keynote Speaker: Sheila Camarella

Senior Vice President, Key Bank

Have specific financial questions regarding your business? Join us to learn more about the many options available to business owners when it comes to financing your business. After the morning sessions, join our panel of experts for a box lunch, where you will have the chance to address your questions and receive valuable advice.

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.	Morning Registration & Check-In
8:00 a.m.	Keynote Speaker - Sheila Camarella
8:45 a.m.	Session 1	Session 2	Session 3	Session 4
10:00 a.m.	Session 1 Repeat	Session 2 Repeat	Session 3 Repeat	Session 4 Repeat
11:15 a.m.	Session 1 Repeat	Session 2 Repeat	Session 3 Repeat	Session 4 Repeat
12:15 – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch with Panel of Experts
*Each attendee selects 1 session to attend per hour for 3 sessions total.

Sessions

Keynote Speaker
Sheila Camarella
Sheila M. Camarella is Senior Vice President and Sales Leader over Business Banking at Key Bank. In her current role, Sheila serves as a member of the Utah District Senior Leadership Team and partners with the Retail Banking, Private Banking, and Middle Market segments. Sheila is directly responsible for growing revenue in the Utah District through the seamless delivery of products and services to businesses located along the Wasatch Front and Utah County.

Session 1
Finding the Right Funding for your Business - David Chase
Finding the right financing or finding ANY financing for that matter is one of the most difficult aspects of starting and building a solid small business. Learn the difference between debt financing and investor funding and determine which is right for you.

Session 2
Understanding and Using Your Financial Statements in Management of Your Business - Shannon Beck, CEO, Professional Accounting Solutions
This session is designed to introduce financial statements to existing and potential business owners to increase understanding of the information that is generated from internal accounting software. Attendees will be introduced to the uses of the financial statements, basic principles, the types of statements, how they are interrelated and analyzing statements.

Session 3
Understanding and Minimizing Merchant Credit Card Fees — Todd Richardson, iTransact Inc
Maximizing cash flows by understanding the ins and outs of accepting payment by credit card. Specifically, understanding merchant account fees, negotitating a good deal, understanding the merchant's risk, and the morst efficient and effective way to take credit card payments.

Session 4
Tax Implication of Business Entities - Richard Tomlinson, CPA, Certified Tax Resolution Specialist
Choosing the appropriate form of entity in which to operate a business is complex decision. Learn more about the pros and cons of each type of entity and the impacts on your business and personal taxation.

Lunch with Panel
How to Get Your Share of Start-Up and Growth Capital - Panel of Local Business Experts
This panel is designed to help individuals find the capital they need to finance a new venture or grow an existing business. If lack of money is keeping you from building and growing the business of your dreams, you do not want to miss this information-packed discussion. Learn which loan programs are available for small business through banks, microenterprise lenders and others you may not know about.

To register BIZNET Connect:
Call: 801-957-5200 OR email: jackie.jolly@slcc.edu