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SPEED NETWORKING SESSIONS: 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

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SMALLBIZ TRENDING ISSUES SESSIONS: Employment Laws & Hiring Interns Health Insurance For Small Businesses Taxes For Small Businesses (Deductions, Managing Your Taxes & More) Increasing Your Sales

Industry Meetup FREE! Meet with others to brainstorm, share ideas, and to network with others in the community. Industry Meetup is first come, first serve and is included in with your FREE badge.

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Business Café

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Workshops/Educational Conferences FREE! Informative 45 minute seminars on a variety of topics led by industry pros.

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Join us after the Expo from 6-9pm at Mercer One Thirteen (113 W Hubbard St., Chicago, IL, 60654) for our After Party, hosted in conjunction with Network After Work. Includes 1 complimentary drink ticket. Exhibitors & Sponsors receive free entry. Discounted $12 entry for attendees of The Small Business Expo.

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EXPO AGENDA

For a link to descriptions of each workshop, please refer to page 10.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - INDUSTRY MEETUP 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - WORKSHOP SESSION 1

Room 1: VEDC's Here's The Money!速 Access To Capital - How To Get Your Small Business Loan Approved!

by VEDC

Room 2: Using Custom Cloud Apps To Supercharge Your Team's Productivity by kintone Room 3: Generate The Highest ROI With Email Marketing

by Benchmark Email

Room 4: Make Your Employee Benefit Health Plans Work For Your Small Business

by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Room 5: Facebook & Internet Marketing

by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 6: Rule The Competition With A Team of Service Heroes

by CTS Service Solutions

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM - SPEED NETWORKING 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - HOW TO DEMO 1

How To Create A Twitter Ad Campaign

by W3 Insight

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - INDUSTRY MEETUP 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - SMALLBIZ TRENDING ISSUE 1

Employment Laws & Hiring Interns

by HR Value Partners LLC

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION 2

Room 1: The Digital Marketing Baseline: Making Digital Marketing Work For Your Business

by Digital Professional Institute

Room 2: Rethinking Waste: A Smarter Approach To Garbage

by Lakeshore Recycling Systems Room 3: The 3 Best Kept Secrets To A Healthy Business

by Misaic

Room 4: What Financing Options Are Right For You?

by Lending Club

Room 5: How To Buy A $1M Business With No Money, No Credit, And Quit Your Job

by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 6: Learn How Business Owners Can Break Through Revenue Plateaus Utilizing Financial Instruments

by Trading Institute of Education

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM - SPEED NETWORKING 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - HOW TO DEMO 2

How To Create A Google AdWords Campaign

by Chicago Style SEO

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - MAIN STAGE PRESENTATION 1

Innovation: How To Think Like An Entrepreneur In Corporate America

by Bill Rancic, Trump's 1st Winner of 'The Apprentice'

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - INDUSTRY MEETUP 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - SMALLBIZ TRENDING ISSUE 2

Health Insurance For Small Businesses

by Exploring The Unknown

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION 3

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Room 1: Generate Profits With Google, FB, Twitter & Email

by MarketLeverage

Room 2: How Small Businesses Use Events To Grow

by Eventbrite Room 3: The 3 Best Kept Secrets To A Healthy Business

by Misaic

Room 4: Top Tips And Techniques That Will Explode Your Sales!

by Act! & Customer University

Room 5: How To Make Six Figures As A Public Speaker

by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 6: Goldman Sachs 10KSB: Stimulate Growth Through Education, Capital & Networking

by Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Small Businesses

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EXPO AGENDA

For a link to descriptions of each workshop, please refer to page 10.

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM - SPEED NETWORKING 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - HOW TO DEMO 3

How To Create A LinkedIn Ad Campaign

by SoMe

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - INDUSTRY MEETUP 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - SMALLBIZ TRENDING ISSUE 3

Taxes For Small Businesses (Deductions, Managing Your Taxes & More)

by Bell Tax Service, Inc.

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION 4

Room 1: Generate More Revenue From Your Website

by 99designs

Room 2: 25 Marketing Tips & Tricks To Get More Customers Online

by ReachLocal Room 3: Show Me The Money! Get The Right Funding For Your Business

by Dealstruck, Inc.

Room 4: How To Succeed With SEO

by Traffic Jams

Room 5: The 5 Secrets To Build Great Personal Credit

by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 6: Encourage Courage... Small Business Insurance 101

by Hiscox Small Business Insurance

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM - SPEED NETWORKING 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - HOW TO DEMO 4

How To Improve Your SEO Rankings

by Chicago SEO Pros

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - INDUSTRY MEETUP 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - SMALLBIZ TRENDING ISSUE 3

Increasing Your Sales

by Sales Empowerment Group

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION 5

Room 1: How To Use Affiliate Marketing To Increase Online Sales For Your Business

by ShareASale.com, Inc.

Room 2: Email Marketing 1-2-3: How To Get Started, Get Results And Get Growing

by VerticalResponse Room 3: The 3 Best Kept Secrets To A Healthy Business

by Misaic

Room 4: How Facebook Is Helping You Achieve Your Business Goals

by Facebook

Room 5: How To Make Money Online With Your Own Health & Wellness Business

by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 6: Are You Exposed? Understanding Unforeseen Dangers And Protecting Your Business

by CNA

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - HOW TO DEMO 5

How To Create A Brilliant Social Media Campaign

by Lightspan Digital

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM: VIP NETWORKING SESSION ON MAIN STAGE 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM: SMALLBIZ SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING ON MAIN STAGE 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM - MAIN STAGE PRESENTATION 2

Success By Design: Building Your Entrepreneurial Dynasty

by Bill Walsh, Founder and CEO of Powerteam International

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM - NETWORKING AFTER PARTY

At Mercer One Thirteen, 113 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, IL 60654 Includes 1 complimentary drink ticket. Exhibitors & Sponsors receive free entry. Discounted $12 entry for attendees of The Small Business Expo.

Workshops, Speed Networking, Industry Meetups, How-To Demos, SmallBiz Trending Issues and Main Stage Presentations are all FREE to attend!

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12 PM BILL RANCIC INNOVATION: HOW TO THINK LIKE AN ENTREPRENEUR IN CORPORATE AMERICA

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As the winner of the first season of NBC’s hit reality series The Apprentice, Bill Rancic has taken his successful career to the next level. An estimated 27.6 million viewers tuned in to see Donald Trump hire his newest employee, and Rancic has not looked back since. He is also a successful author - in 2003 he wrote the New York Times Bestselling book titled "You're Hired: How To Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice" which detailed Bill’s successful working experiences as well as adding his own business advice. Most recently, he has been motivating young adults and children in his book Beyond the Lemonade Stand. Rancic uses this book to teach the value of money and the importance of using your own talents to succeed, even at a young age. Rancic appears as a financial expert on many television programs, like the Emmy-nominated Rachael Ray Show as Rachael’s “financial buddy.” He is also a premier guest on shows like NBC’s Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNBC, Fox News, CNN and quoted in hundreds of major national and daily newspaper outlets.

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wireless desktop scanner Incredibly fast Intuitively smart One button simple

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“Thanks to what I learned from the program, we’ve done more business in the last six months than in the last three years.”

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YOU BUILT YOUR BUSINESS. WE’LL HELP YOU GROW IT. Angelica knew she wanted to grow her construction business but didn’t know how. Through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program, she gained practical business skills that she immediately put into action. Together with the advice and support of business experts and like-minded small business owners, Angelica nearly doubled the size of her construction business. And she is not alone; over half our participants increased their revenue after graduation.

If accepted to the program, you too will gain access to a world-class business education and connections to a professional support network at no cost to you.

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10’x10’ Digital Network Information GreenSigns is a digital billboard company that reaches the most desirable Chicago neighborhoods up close and personal where they live, work, shop and play. Our low-to-the-ground, high-resolution digital displays allow advertisers the ability to connect and engage with their audien in a way no one else can. audience

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When everything’s in reach, anything is possible.

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* Custom Business Applications - Quick & Easy Create custom business applications to meet your business and your team’s specifc needs in just minutes through Excel conversion, our drag and drop easy app builder, or pre-designed Apps from our App Marketplace.

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* Automate your Team’s Workflow - Get Productive

Automating your workflow streamlines your business process, improves visibility, actually decreases workload (thereby increasing your work capacity), and ultimately decreases costs and increases profits through productivity gains.

CRM Sales Leads Management Client Management Project Management Document Library Asset Management Shared To Do Expenses Time Sheets Product Database Inventory Management Retail Operations Training Operations Supply Chain Management Customer Support Operations Recruiting Operations Events Management Business Process Management Fleet Management Product Launch Operations and many, many more...

Come by our Booth #613 to: 1. Learn how one kintone client was able to drive 6X business expansion using kintone.

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Companies who offer voluntary legal and identity theft benefits from LegalShield have an opportunity to reduce employee stress and time away from work. Not only are workers with voluntary legal benefits less likely to miss work to deal with legal issues, they also have a better peace of mind and are less distracted while at work.

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At Lunasoft, we know engaged business owners simply don’t have time to use 20 different web tools, each one with thier own password, login and headache. We’ve built a platform that has everything you need to keep your business on track, all with just one login. We have over 40 modules for your website like our social media, web builder, analytics, crm, shopping cart plus many more.

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MB Financial Bank Commercial and Business Banking

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YOUR ALL-INCLUSIVE BUSINESS SOLUTION. ENHANCING YOUR BUSINESS’ CASH FLOW. Whether you need to accept payments using the most innovative products in the industry, get funded faster on your daily transactions, or get access to cash quickly, North American Bancard and their family of products has a solution for you.

Call us at 877.459.6484 or email bizdev@nabancard.com © 2015 North American Bancard, LLC and PayAnywhere, LLC, and Capital for Merchants. All rights reserved. North American Bancard and PayAnywhere are registered ISOs of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Walnut Creek, CA.

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Free for Sponsors and Exhibitors of the Small Business Expo Discounted $12 entry for attendees of the Small Business Expo Chicago at Mercer 113 When: Thursday April 9th, 2015, 6-­‐9 pm Where: 113 W Hubbard St Chicago IL 60654 (Approximately 1 mile from the Small Business Expo)

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