The Business in Gwinnett Expo and Job Fair

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The Gwinnett Civic and Cultural Center

BIG Expo - Business in Gwinnett

The Business in Gwinnett Expo and Job Fair, sponsored by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, is slated for Thursday, August 21st. The day-long event includes a trade show featuring local businesses, a job fair, with over 100 companies actively recruiting for positions, business building seminars, and the Chamber's monthly Business After Hours.

The event runs from 1:00 PM until 7:00 PM, and admission is free. Event highlights include:

General Membership Meeting

11:30 AM at Gwinnett Center. This month's speaker is Congressman John Linder. $45 in advance, or $55 at the door.

Trade Show

Beginning at 1:00, local businesses provide product and service demonstrations. The business showcase is divided into sections, including technology, health care, hospitality, general business, and more.

Job Fair

Over 100 local companies will be recruiting and interviewing for all types of positions, from entry level to upper management.

Seminars

Learn proven business strategies at one of the many seminars scheduled throughout the afternoon. Seminars include:

What is this Business Worth?
Room: 4A; 1:15 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
Interested in buying, growing or selling a business? Don’t miss this seminar. Growth Coach Martin Birkbeck works with entrepreneurs to help them create a business that is easier to run and at some point more valuable to sell. This seminar will help explain the factors that drive value into a business.

Creating A Culture to Support and Encourage Peak Performance
Room 4A; 2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Working together for the good of the organization doesn’t need to be a myth – it can be a reality. Join Dr. Gloria Wright of Wright & Associates high performance standards can be enhanced or undermined by attitudes and work behaviors. Trust, consideration and empathy are essential ingredients for successful team communications. In this program, you will begin to recognize the impact of relationships on achieving your professional goals.

Creating a Killer PowerPoint...That Won’t Kill Your Presentation
Room 4B; 2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
It's not the subject that makes a presentation powerful; it's how you present it. The Gwinnett Chamber’s very own Creative Director, Ken Rutherford, will answer the most commonly asked questions about how to make effective presentations and how you can make a killer PowerPoint that won’t kill your presentation.

Fund the Future You Deserve
Room 4A; 3:45 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
Jonathan Rosen, CEO, Entaire Global Companies, Inc. will show you how to fund the future you deserve by leveraging the power of programs that were historically available only to very high net worth investors. Entaire is dedicated to revolutionizing the design, structure and implementation of modern financed planning activities by empowering successful business owners with the ability to fund the future they truly deserve.

Dress for Success to Land Your Dream Job
Room 4B; 3:45 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
This program will assist solo-entrepreneurs and corporate executives to learn how to create a winning image that gets results for their professional development, and future career advancement. Don’t miss this seminar as Sarah Hathorn of Illustra Image Consulting covers the following topics:

Professional Image Conveys the Company Brand
Importance of a Powerful Presence in Business
Levels of Business Casual Dress
Building a versatile working wardrobe on a budget

Business After Hours

At the end of the day, join over 250 Gwinnett area business leaders for Business After Hours, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

For information contact Melissa Britt at (678) 957-4958 or Melissa@gwinnettchamber.org.


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