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SUMMARY:"Small Business Survival" – Parker Chamber Symposium 2025
DESCRIPTION:Small Business Survival\n\n\n\nPlease join us for our inaugural Parker Chamber Symposium   an annual opportunity to go deep on a topic of vital importance to Parker's business community.  This year\, we are focusing on "Small Business Survival." \n\n\n\nWith the extraordinary residential and commercial growth in the area\, how can smaller\, locally-owned businesses compete for their share of the market with the large corporate entities.  Can a "Mom and Pop Shop" really compete with the big boys? How do we create a culture in Parker where shopping locally is not only about destination but about actively supporting small business?\n\n\n\nWe will be discussing critical topics like: local marketing best practices\, working with the Town of Parker\, competing for employees\, planning for commercial space\, securing the financing to scale your business\, selling your business and succession planning\, succession planning\, HR compliance\, and more.\n\n\n\nTentative Schedule\n\n8:30am Coffee\, Registration\, Networking - Sponsored by Paylocity\n\n9:00 - 9:30am    Welcome\, Opening Keynote\, Ashvina Patel\, Executive Director of the Aurora South-Metro Small Business Development Center\n\n9:45am    3 Breakout Sessions: Commercial Space\, HR Compliance\, SBDC Resources\n\n10:45am - 3 Breakout Sessions: Financing for Scale Up\, Succession Planning\, Marketing\n\n11:35 am - 1:00 pm    Lunch on your own in Downtown Parker\n\n1:00pm   3 Breakout Sessions: Cash Flow\, Finding & Retaining Employees\, Customer Retention\n\n2:00 - 3:15pm    Panel: "Working with the Town of Parker"\n\n \nThank you to our sponsors for the event\n\nTown of Parker Office of Economic Development\n\nPaylocity\n\nFirstBank\n\nColorado Enterprise Fund\n\nCORE Electric Cooperative\n\nAdditional sponsorships available!\n\n\nNO REFUNDS.  However\, registrations may be transferred.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="color:#FF0000\;"><em><span style="font-size:26px\;"><strong>Small Business Survival</strong></span></em></span><br />\n<br />\nPlease join us for our inaugural Parker Chamber Symposium &ndash\; an annual opportunity to go deep on a topic of vital importance to Parker&#39\;s business community.&nbsp\; This year\, we are focusing on &quot\;Small Business Survival.&quot\;&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nWith the extraordinary residential and commercial growth in the area\, how can smaller\, locally-owned businesses compete for their share of the market with the large corporate entities.&nbsp\; Can a &quot\;Mom and Pop Shop&quot\; really compete with the big boys? How do we create a culture in Parker where shopping locally is not only about destination but about actively supporting small business?<br />\n<br />\nWe will be discussing critical topics like: local marketing best practices\, working with the Town of Parker\, competing for employees\, planning for commercial space\, securing the financing to scale your business\, selling your business and succession planning\, succession planning\, HR compliance\, and more.<br />\n<br />\n<strong>Tentative Schedule</strong><br />\n8:30am Coffee\, Registration\, Networking - Sponsored by Paylocity<br />\n9:00 - 9:30am&nbsp\; &ndash\; Welcome\, Opening Keynote\, Ashvina Patel\, Executive Director of the Aurora South-Metro Small Business Development Center<br />\n9:45am&nbsp\; &ndash\; 3 Breakout Sessions: Commercial Space\, HR Compliance\, SBDC Resources<br />\n10:45am - 3 Breakout Sessions: Financing for Scale Up\, Succession Planning\, Marketing<br />\n11:35 am - 1:00 pm &ndash\;&nbsp\; Lunch on your own in Downtown Parker<br />\n1:00pm &ndash\; 3 Breakout Sessions: Cash Flow\, Finding &amp\; Retaining Employees\, Customer Retention<br />\n2:00 - 3:15pm &ndash\;&nbsp\; Panel: &quot\;Working with the Town of Parker&quot\;<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="color:#B22222\;"><span style="font-size:18px\;">Thank you to our sponsors for the event<br />\n<a href="https://www.parkered.com/">Town of Parker Office of Economic Development</a><br />\n<a href="http://www.paylocity.com">Paylocity</a><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><a href="http://efirstbank.com">FirstBank</a></span><br />\n<a href="https://coloradoenterprisefund.org/"><span style="font-size:14px\;">Colorado Enterprise Fund</span></a><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><a href="http://www.core.coop">CORE Electric Cooperative</a></span></span></span></strong></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="color:#B22222\;"><em><strong>Additional sponsorships available!</strong></em></span></div>\n<br />\n<strong>NO REFUNDS.&nbsp\; However\, registrations may be transferred.</strong>
LOCATION:Parker School House 19650 Mainstreet Parker\, CO 80138
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URL:http://parkerchamber.sampleorg.com/events/details/small-business-survival-parker-chamber-symposium-2025-6990
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