Download the Complete Agenda here with session descriptions, speaker bios, as a 17-pg pdf.

Agenda for Monday, November 9, 2009

11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Registration & Expo Opens

12:45 - 1:45 p.m. - Opening & Keynote featuring Andrew McCrea

1:45 - 2:15 p.m. - Break, Visit tradeshow booths

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Building Your Team: Finding the Right Employees.
Presenter: Matt Hoisington, Location: Cody C

Marketing - Marketing Your Business through Social Networking (beginner).
Presenters: Shannon Dechant & Jenny Dixon, Location: Cody B

Financial - Financing Your Business.
Presenter: Wayne Bell, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Agritourism: Your Next Cash Crop?
Presenters: Ron Wilson & Jan Jantzen, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - E-Dreams - Youth Engagement through Service Learning.
Presenters: Chris Sramek & Simone Cahoj, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Building Tomorrow's Community Development (class).
Presenter: Scott Sproul, Location: Room Cody A

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. - Break, Visit tradeshow booths

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - If Winning Were Easy, Everybody Would DO It!
Presenter: Rick Meyer, Location: Cody C

Marketing - Guerilla Marketing for Small Business Owners.
Presenter: Laurie Gooding, Location: Cody B

Financial - Business Finance: What Are My Options?
Presenters: Randall Hrabe & Patty Richardson, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Manage Your Risk or It Will Manage You.
Presenter: Mike Irvin, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Community Foundation: Start-up Development and Purpose.
Presenter: Bob Muirhead, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Getting the Most Out of Your Spreadsheets.
Presenter: Jamie Morphew, Location: Mobile Tech Unit

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. - Break, Visit tradeshow booths

4:45 - 5:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Don't Run a Business Alone!
Presenter: Janet Miller, Location: Cody C

Marketing - How to Improve Your Marketing Effectiveness.
Presenter: Dave Buchholz, Location: Cody B

Financial - Loan Clinic: Understanding Financial Principles.
Presenter: Ron Newman, Location: Custer

Agriculture - What Flew, What Flopped.
Presenters: Panel of value-added business owners, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Revitalizing Rural Communities through Youth Ownership Programs.
Presenter: Weldon Sleight, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Social Media: Intermediate/Advanced (lab).
Presenter: Scott Sproul, Location: Room Cody A

5:45 - 6:30 p.m. - Break, Visit tradeshow booths

6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Simply Kansas Networking Reception

Agenda for Tuesday, November 10, 2009

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Expo Opens

7:00 a.m. - Noon - Registration Opens

8:15 - 9:00 a.m. - Welcome and Keynote featuring Don Landoll

9:00 - 9:30 a.m. - Break (Visit tradeshow booths)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Media and Public Relations: Making It Work for Your Business.
Presenter: Pat Veesart, Location: Cody C

Marketing - Shoestring Budgets = Creative Marketing.
Presenter: LeaAnn Seiler, Location: Cody B

Financial - Public Capital Funding for Entrepreneurs.
Presenter: Erik Pederson, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Ag Tourism Liability and Risk Management.
Presenter: Carol Meyer, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Leadership: Cultivating Success.
Presenter: Carol Meyer, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Bringing Technology to the Business (class).
Presenter: Steve Riat, Location: Cody A

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. - Break (Visit tradeshow booths)

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Customer Service: It's Not Rocket Science.
Presenter: Deb Persinger, Location: Cody C

Marketing - Small Business Websites.
Presenter: Ron Newman, Location: Cody B

Financial - Pricing Your Product or Service.
Presenter: Linda Sutton, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Ag Marketing Opportunities.
Presenter: J.J. Jones, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Building Tomorrow's Community Development (class).
Presenter: Scott Sproul, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Getting the Most out of Your Spreadsheets.
Presenter: Jamie Morphew, Location: Mobile Tech Unit

11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. - Break, (Networking and visit tradeshow booths)

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. - Lunch featuring Kansas Grown Products

1:15 - 1:45 p.m. - Break (Visit tradeshow booths)

1:45 - 2:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Business Plan Essentials.
Presenter: Ron Newman, Location: Cody C

Marketing - How to Improve Your Marketing Effectiveness.
Presenter: Dave Buchholz, Location: Cody B

Financial - Money in the Bank Does Not Equal Profits.
Presenter: Linda Sutton, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Agritourism: Your Next Cash Crop?
Presenters: Ron Wilson and Jan Jantzen, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Rural Policy 101.
Presenter: Chuck Hassebrook, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Web 2.0 - InTune, InterACT with Customers Online.
Presenter: Andy Stanton, Location: Mobile Tech Unit

2:45 - 3:15 p.m. - Break (Visit tradeshow booths)

3:15 - 4:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

Business Development - Using Local Economic Development Offices Effectively.
Presenters: Diane Stiles, Roger Hrabe and Jeff Hofaker, Location: Cody C

Marketing - Guerrilla Marketing for Small Business Owners.
Presenter: Laurie Gooding, Location: Cody B

Financial - Financing Your Business.
Presenter: Wayne Bell, Location: Custer

Agriculture - Revitalizing Rural Communities through Youth Ownership Programs.
Presenter: Weldon Sleight, Location: Hickok B

Community Development - Creating an Entrepreneurial Community - Elements and Challenges.
Presenter: Stephen Radley, Location: Hickok A

Technology - Social Media: Intermediate/Advanced (lab).
Presenter: Andy Stanton, Location: Mobile Tech Unit

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. - Wrap up & door prizes

Download the Agenda at a Glance as a pdf here.

Download the Complete Agenda here with session descriptions, speaker bios, as a 17-pg pdf.

For more information, contact Joy Marshall at joym@cfra.org or 402.614.5558.