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TODAY AT SMALL BUSINESS EXPO Small Business Expo is all about networking and building contacts. We encourage you to attend as many workshops, seminars and networking opportunities as possible.

Exhibitor Hall Check out great products and services provided by the top vendors in the industry to help your business grow and meet its goals. Business Card Showcase Showcase your business card for all of the attendees in this convenient and central spot. Get Dotted® With our new color coded system, networking has never been easier. Upon arrival at the expo, attendees and exhibitors will be provided with colored “Dots” to indicate their industry affiliation. This is a great tool to break the ice and meet the right people in your field. Get Dotted® and start making those valuable business connections! Workshops Informative hour-long seminars on a variety of topics led by industry pros.

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Ask An Expert Get free advice & your most urgent questions answered by leading small business industry experts. We have experts from industries such as PR, SEO, Social Media, Accounting, Web Design and everything in between! Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater Presentation 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: How To Launch & Build A Seven Figure Business by Bill Walsh, Founder and CEO of Powerteam International

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

9:30 AM - EXPO HALL OPENS 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - WORKSHOP SESSION #1

Room 1: Come & Learn 8 Simple Steps To Sell And Get Paid Like A Rockstar by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 2: How To Sell From The Stage And Launch Your Speaker Business! by Powerteam Small Business Experts

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION #2

Room 1: 24 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 2: 27 Innovative Ideas To Increase Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 3: THE One Percent Edge: The Critical Difference That Will Make Or Break Your Small Business by AT&T

Room 4: Using Video To Boost Your Business by Local Marketing Solutions Group

Room 5: 26.2 Red Hot Marketing Ideas: Marketing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint by Plum Grove, Inc.

Room 6: Implementing Legal Practices To Give Your Business A Competitive Edge by Di Monte & Lizak, LLC

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Room 1: How To Build An Extreme Marketing Machine For Extraordinary Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 2: The 5 Wealth Management Secrets Every Business Owner Needs To Know! by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 3: Own Your Neighborhood - Local Marketing Mastery For Small Business by bizHive

Room 4: Top 10 HR Issues by Paychex

Room 5: How To Grow Your Business by FactorKing

Room 6: Here’s The Money!® How To Get Money For Your Business by VEDC

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

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

Room 1: How To Have A Quantum Leap In Your Personal & Business Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 2: How To Get Financing For Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts

Room 3: Money Mastery For Small Business by bizHive

Room 4: 10 Critical Steps To Building Your Business The Right Way by Paychex

Room 5: Creating Marketing Success For Your First Year In Business by Deluxe Corporation

Room 6: How To Franchise Your Business Seminar by iFranchise Group

4:PM - EXPO HALL CLOSES 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM - INSPIRATION2020 SHOWCASE THEATER #3

How To Launch & Build A Seven Figure Business by Bill Walsh, Founder & CEO of Powerteam International

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 10 30 AM ROOM 1 - Come & Learn 8 Simple Steps To Sell And Get Paid Like A Rockstar by Powerteam Small Business Experts A common trait in all champions is an unstoppable mindset. Yet the road to the top is never without struggles and challenges. The true mark of a champion is maintaining that unstoppable mindset in the midst of a storm. Champions are driven by purpose and vision. Join Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Breakthrough Expert and nationally renowned trainer, Joe White, as he leads you, step by step, though a powerful workshop to unleash your inner champion. After you attend this essential workshop, you will leave with the tools to break free from fears and doubts, connect even more with your passion and vision, develop laser focus, and achieve deeper fulfillment and productivity. In addition, Joe will show you how to take these skills and teach them to your team! These are the same skills that Joe trains top global leaders from companies like GE, Google, and Heineken.

ROOM 2 - How To Sell From The Stage And Launch Your Speaker Business! by Powerteam Small Business Experts Join Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Small Business Expert Bill Walsh for this interesting and informative workshop on public speaking.

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 11 45 AM ROOM 1 - 24 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online by Powerteam Small Business Experts In this workshop you will learn exactly how to sell your product and services online. You will learn specifically what it takes to build a website that generates more leads and sales. In addition during this session you will also learn some critical drivers to create residual income by selling some of your own intellectual property over the Internet.

ROOM 2 - 27 Innovative Ideas To Increase Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts At this workshop you will learn from one of the sharpest marketers on the planet. If you are interested in new innovative ways to position your business for success you will love this session. Our guest speaker helped fortune 500 companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs understand they dynamics of marketing and how you tell your story to assist you in creating even more success.

ROOM 3 - THE One Percent Edge: The Critical Difference That Will Make Or Break Your Small Business by AT&T What limits small business growth? It’s not a lack of ideas, passion, ambition, or even money, but because business owners become overwhelmed by the challenges they face -- competition, the economy, day-to-day operations—all of it leads to dysfunction and unproductive efforts. Founders get caught in the weeds -- winding up burned out and stressed out. What started out as their business dream turns into a living nightmare. With the right adjustments to business strategy, and following a special growth process, a small business can rise above the rest. It requires a specific mindset, the right process, technique and strategy. That strategy can and should be simple, focused, and innovative so that it cuts through the clutter. It’s not a huge difference; it’s a one percent difference—which is called your One Percent Edge—and Susan Solovic has honed this method and created a guide which sounds deceptively simple, and yet eludes most companies. In this workshop, Susan will teach attendees how to create a one percent competitive edge and leverage it to dominate the market. Rather than being an also-ran, you’ll define your business and leave your competitors in the dust. You’ll build the success and wealth you deserve and desire.

ROOM 4 - Using Video To Boost Your Business by Local Marketing Solutions Group Learn why adding online video to your marketing plan is critical for 2016. We’ll provide key statistics on this important trend, examples and case studies showcasing video, as well as best practices for developing explainer videos - one of the most popular types today. Presented by the Local Marketing Solutions Group, Rolling Meadows, IL. See us at Booth 219.

ROOM 5 - 26.2 Red Hot Marketing Ideas: Marketing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint by Plum Grove, Inc. What are you going to do different and better to beat the competition? What are you going to do to grow your business – profitably? You need some red-hot ideas! This fast-paced seminar will give you 26.2 great ideas to implement at a rapid fire pace. You need to do something different. Now! This session is for everyone who is in business including business owners, retailers, marketing executives, and anyone looking to grow their business. Your presenter, Peter “the Printer” Lineal, is a successful business owner of Plum Grove, Inc., – a printing, tradeshow displays and promotional products firm delivering growth strategies with powerful execution for more than three decades to businesses and not-for-profits throughout Chicagoland and nationwide. Attendees will receive free copies of Peter’s Marketing Planning Ideas Booklet as well as many promotional samples.

ROOM 6 - Implementing Legal Practices To Give Your Business A Competitive Edge by Di Monte & Lizak, LLC DiMonte & Lizak is a Chicagoland law firm that focuses on the representation of small to medium sized businesses and their owners. Our workshop will provide information regarding legal services that can be used to benefit business operations at every step of the way. Our presentation will begin with the inception phase, including entity formation and other legal steps necessary to protect against personal liability. The presentation will also focus on resolution of various issues that businesses face during day-to-day operations, including: contract drafting/negotiation/performance, tax planning, employment issues, corporate compliance, prosecuting/defending against lawsuits, and collection efforts. Additionally, we will provide information regarding the later phases of ownership, including succession plans, asset sales and how to properly close a business. At the conclusion, we will have a Q&A session to address specific issues. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our expertise in matters that affect your business.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 1 00 PM ROOM 1 - How To Build An Extreme Marketing Machine For Extraordinary Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts Learn how to create an EXTREME MARKETING MACHINE for EVEN GREATER SUCCESS! Keith Aichele, America’s Marketivity ExpertTM and Founder/ CEO of Misaic, will share innovative strategies to maximize your marketing dollars, understand your marketing effectiveness across all channels, create compelling messaging that breaks through today’s marketing clutter, and design a system that produces a continuous stream of customers resulting in... an Extreme Marketing Machine.

ROOM 2 - The 5 Wealth Management Secrets Every Business Owner Needs To Know! by Powerteam Small Business Experts Come and learn from one of the top wealth accumulation experts in the county! He is one of the guys that trains the best of the best in the area of wealth management. He will share with the audience some extremely important information that every entrepreneur, small business owner and their advisors needs to know if they are serious about building a successful and thriving business. Success can last for generations. Absolutely priceless content!

ROOM 3 - Own Your Neighborhood - Local Marketing Mastery For Small Business by bizHive Your local customers – those within a 15-minute drive of your place of business – likely comprise a large majority of your sales. How do you own the largest possible share of their spending? In this essential bizHive “Thrive in 5” workshop we’ll show you why, how, how much to spend & what to do to “own the neighborhood” via local marketing, advertising & promotions. From listing your business online to maximizing local search results, we’ll give you tips, tricks & tools to master new local options, backed by bizHive’s extensive network of best-in-class resources, price guides & expert nononsense advice. No matter what you sell, we’ll show you how going local is perhaps the biggest advantage your Small Business has over the Big Guys. Highlights: • • • • • •

Why Mastering Local Search Matters to Your Small Business How to Harness Local Online Directories How to Maximize Local Search Results How to Leverage Mobile Search How Much to Spend on Local Media What to Do Next – a Local Marketing Mastery

ROOM 4 - Top 10 HR Issues by Paychex Learn from an HR professional how to protect your business by staying compliant with federal, state, and local labor laws. Topics include: worker classification; hiring practices; health care reform; the FMLA.

ROOM 5 - How To Grow Your Company by FactorKing Learn how you can grow your business without taking on debt or giving up equity, using what is widely considered the ultimate tool for a growing company.

ROOM 6 - Here’s The Money! ® How To Get Money For Your Business by VEDC Do you need money to start or grow your business in 2016 and can’t qualify for a conventional small business bank loan? We’re here to help! This workshop will give you tips on how to prepare, apply and get your loan approved. VEDC and the Chicagoland Business Opportunity Fund provide business loan options to small business owners that don’t qualify for traditional bank financing, especially women and minorities. Funds are available for in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. Come see what we can do for you!

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS 2 15 PM ROOM 1 - How To Have A Quantum Leap In Your Personal & Business Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts Sheila Mac would like to personally invite you to an amazing hour of power that includes breakthrough success strategies on the 7 keys required to fuel a multi-million dollar business while enjoying a priceless personal life. Come and learn how to own your talents, discover the systems and accountability programs required to win big as an entrepreneur or small business owner, and enjoy an abundant personal life.

ROOM 2 - How To Get Financing For Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts In this exciting workshop you will learn how to get money for your business through a unique proven process. The iSelfDirect team will be sharing cutting edge ideas to help entrepreneurs cut the funding they need from $25,000.00 - $250,000.00. Come and learn how to get the money you need for your idea or business at a fraction of the current business market rates that most entrepreneurs are being forced to pay.

ROOM 3 - Money Mastery For Small Business by bizHive Your Small Biz financial engine is supposed to run smoothly, right? Money comes in, money goes out - so why is your engine sputtering? Could it be that your Small Biz Finances aren’t that simple or easy at all? You’re not alone! Join us for our latest Small Business Expo Workshop & learn the why, the how, & the what to do to achieve “Money Mastery” for your Small Biz. From the latest bookkeeping tools & apps to cash-flow planning dashboards, from payroll to taxes to Small Biz funding, we’ll give you expert tips, tricks & more to master your Small Biz finances. Whether you’ve been in business for years or just starting out, you’ll get the job of mastering money done! Highlights: • • • • • • •

Why money mastery is critical to your Small Biz How to simplify your everyday money management tasks How to build your best money management tool kit How to leverage the speed & security of the cloud Our Experts’ Picks: Top 10 new money mastery apps How much to spend on money management services What to do next - a money mastery checklist

ROOM 4 - 10 Critical Steps To Building Your Business The Right Way by Paychex Most small businesses fail within their first three years — don’t be one of them! This workshop will give you the knowledge you need to build a strong foundation for your business, regardless of its size or type. You’ll learn a checklist of steps to follow for building — and protecting — your business the right way. Topics include incorporation, protecting your intellectual property, using online tools to simplify backend office functions, marketing your business online, and more.

ROOM 5 - Creating Marketing Success For Your First Year In Business by Deluxe Corporation This workshop will help answer many of the questions small business owners have during their first year of business. Inclusive of information about getting started with your business plan, building a marketing vision, and incorporating valuable parts of the business toolkit, we’ll also provide advice on how to develop strong branding, create a logo, start an email marketing plan and find your sweet spot on social media. Attendees will receive actionable takeaways that they can start using immediately.

ROOM 6 - How To Franchise Your Business Seminar by iFranchise Group Franchising is the most dynamic method of expanding a business in the 21st Century. Business owners should gain a thorough understanding of what is involved in franchising in terms of franchise law, resources, costs, and personnel. Assuming that you have a franchisable business and the resources necessary to succeed, your next step should be to determine if franchising is the best strategy based on your own personal goals and objectives. Mark Siebert will explore various expansion strategies, choosing the right growth vehicle, and determine if you should consider franchising. This session will offer decision points to help you decide which expansion strategy may be better suited to your organization, and how to analyze your company’s growth options, including raising equity.

INSPIRATION2020 SHOWCASE THEATER HOW TO LAUNCH & BUILD A SEVEN FIGURE BUSINESS BY BILL WALSH, FOUNDER & CEO OF POWERTEAM INTERNATIONAL Join America’s Small Business Expert, Bill Walsh, for an inspiring presentation that will cover the following topics:

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