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s president of the Mount Pleasant Business association, welcome to 2011 Mount Pleasant Entrepreneur & Business Expo! The Mount Pleasant Business Association (MPBA) was established in 1992 to bring together businesses in our locale for mutually valuable purposes. As leader in the promotion and enhancement of the Mount Pleasant Business community, MPBA provides its members with information, advocacy, education and networking based on a foundation of integrity, social responsibility and excellence. We are extremely proud to be partnering this year with the Town of Mount Pleasant to present the first Entrepreneur and Business Expo. We are equally proud to have the Moultrie News, our hometown newspaper, as our sponsor. Our
partnership has allowed us to join together in our common goal to seek opportunities to support our local business community that will help foster a sustainable local economy. This event was designed to allow an existing or aspiring business to network with other businesses and service providers that can help start or grow business, thus creating jobs. The Expo will bring recognition to the Town of Mount Pleasant and the Mount Pleasant Business Association while we position our collective efforts as the premier small business and networking event in the Charleston area. Thank you for your participation in today’s events.
Shawna L. Garris MPBA President Assistant vice president, Tidelands Bank
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Mount Pleasant Business and Professional board of directors are pictured here. Clockwise, Shawna Garris, President; Jason Biggs, Vice President; Kent Thune, Treasurer; and Lynne Klosik, Secretary. Chuck Diggle, Immediate Past President is not pictured.
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A healthy and vibrant business community None of this could have been possible without the partnership and synergy existing between the Town of Mount Pleasant, the Mount Pleasant Business Association and the Moultrie News. I would like to acknowledge and congratulate these two entities for their long-standing commitment to our business community and to the town of Mount Pleasant. I invite you to take a closer look at our business projects. Take a seminar, visit our new business incubator and immerse yourself in our business culture. Discover why Mount Pleasant was named “One of the Best Cities for Start Ups” by Business Week and “One of the Best Places to Live” by Money Magazine. Best regards,
!Food for thought Population - 67,843 (41 square miles) Male - 48.1% Female - 51.9% Median age - 39.1 Median household income $92,930 Number of dwelling units - 30,674 Population per household - 2.43 Students enrolled (2010/2011) - 11,718 Largest employer - Town of Mount Pleasant Crime (2009) Offenses which involve injury to persons or property - 1,527
Mayor Billy Swails Town of Mount Pleasant
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ear residents, entrepreneurs and business partners, It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our inaugural Entrepreneur and Business Expo. Mount Pleasant is indeed a great place to incubate promising ideas, foster a new venture, or develop an existing business. We, at the Town of Mount Pleasant, have taken great steps towards creating a healthy and vibrant business community. Our new business seminars implemented this summer have been a great success. Our new business incubator is now open and welcoming creative ventures in a dynamic and proactive environment. Our first business expo welcomes keynote speaker Clay Clark and offers cost effective ways to promote your business, new trends in networking and personal and professional development.
Agenda 8 - 9 am Volunteer check in 9 - 11 am Vendor registration and set-up - Lobby 11 am Business Expo Begins 1 - 1:30 pm Introduction & Welcome • Rob Fowler • Mayor Billy Swails • Mount Pleasant Business Association President Shawna Garris 1:30 - 2:40 pm Keynote Presentation - “Make Your Life Epic” U.S. Small Business Administration’s Entrepreneur of the Year - Clay Clark 3:30 - 4:15 pm Seminar #1 - Entrepreneurship 101 The Point Grill - Clay Clark 4:30 - 5:15 pm Seminar #2 - Accelerating Business Success: Growth Strategies Of High-Performing Organizations - The Point Grill - John Carroll “After Expo” Networking Event - The Point Grill Hosted by the Mount Pleasant Business Association with music and entertainment provided by Shane Griffin
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Make your life epic: Advice from Clay Clark
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eatured speaker Clay Clark will speak on “Make your life epic - How to work on your business instead of working in your business:
Times, the Washington Post and he has entertained and educated in front of more than 1,000 audiences since 2001. Clay Clark is the president of the Make Your Life Institute, an organization dedicated to empowering people to achieve profound success and life-balance. During Clark’s business career he has received numerous awards for his pragmatic results driven approach to business including the: United States Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year, the Metro Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur of the Year, the United States Chamber of Commerce National Blue Ribbon Quality Award, the 40 under 40 Award and more. Clay Clark interacts with and inspires more than 30,000 people per year. In his endless quest to provide the most practical, pragmatic and efficient training seminars in the country Clay has done in depth research into numerous case studies featuring the “best practices” of: Southwest Airlines, Walmart, Outback Steakhouse,
Starbucks, QuikTrip, UPS, Disney, the Henry Ford success story, the writings of Napoleon Hill, Yum Brands, the Andrew Carnegie success story and countless others. Clark has written and produced numerous training materials for organizations all over the country. They included an E-Book and his soon-to-be-released book entitled, “From the Dorm Room to the Board Room.” Clark has conducted high-level consulting projects for companies in the mortgage business, the insurance industry and numerous other industries. He is married and currently resides with his three children in Tulsa, Okla. where he s spends his time constantly developing new training material while fulfilling his numerous on-going consulting contracts. For more information on the Business Coaching by the Make Your Life Epic Success Institute visit his website at www.MakeYourLifeEpic.com or call 918-851-6920.
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Clay Clark, Motivational speaker
Produce enough to pursue your passions. Clark started his first businesses (making T-Shirts) while still in high school. To pay for his college education he turned his Oral Roberts University dorm room into an office suite. At the age of 20, he was recognized by the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce as the city’s “Young Entrepreneur of Year.” Since 2002, Clark has started numerous successful business ventures and one association including: DJ Connection, Epic Photography, Thompson Photography, Cherished Traditions Video, Fears & Clark Realty Group, Plug-It-In Marketing, the Make Your Life Epic Success Institute and the Tulsa Bridal Association. In 2007, he was again recognized nationally by being named the United States Small Business Administration “Entrepreneur of the Year.” In 2008, he was named by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as the “National Blue Ribbon Quality Award Winner.” He has been featured in the New York
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33 First Command Financial Planning 34 Healing Touch Moore Massage MP Acupuncture 35 Vapor Apparel 36 ML Watercolors Kim A. Hellman, CPA 37 Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum 38 Hudson’s Import Service, Inc. 39 Morris Financial Concepts 40 Minuteman Press of Mt. Pleasant 41 Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union 42 Preferred EyeCare Center 43 PLaCE Studios 44 relocality inc. 45 Innovink 46 Benefits Advantage Company 47 Charleston Regional Business Journal 48 Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce 49 C E Mckenzie & Associates, LLC 50 SCORE 51 SBA/Small Business Development Center 52 Tidelands Bank 53 Trident Technical College 54 Small Business Enterprise Program 55 First Reliance Bank 56 C.T. Lowndes & Company 57 Town of Mount Pleasant 58 MPBA 59 Moultrie News 60 Town of Mount Pleasant Special Events
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1 Direct Marketers of Charleston 2 Private iPrint Promotions 3 Southcoast Community Bank 4 East Cooper Entrepreneurial Women 5 Comcast 6 Geeks On Call 7 Multiplastics 8 Body & Soul Therapy, LLC 9 Primary Care Optometry 10 Buzzoff Termite & Pest Control 11 Buzzoff Termite & Pest Control 12 Mount Pleasant Magazine 13 Ross Evans, Edward Jones Investments 14 AAA Vacations 15 Duncan Parnell 16 Holiday Inn Express & Suites 17 Grubb & Ellis/WRS 18 Lowcountry Lighting Center 19 The Publications Specialist 20 Cookies By Design 21 Seay Development 22 Park West Dentistry 23 Raymond James & Associates 24 Salt Marsh Properties 25 McCay, Kiddy & Associates, LLC 26 Klok Law Firm, LLC 27 Center for Women 28 Workplace Benefits 29 Dunhill Staffing Systems 30 Citrus Fresh Carpet Cleaning Inc. 31 WCBD-TV News 2 32 East Cooper Medical Center
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Hidden strengths that create dramatic results
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lso featured will be John Carroll. John Earl Carroll is a national award-winning columnist, author, consultant, executive coach and serial entrepreneur. He strategically connects hidden strengths that create dramatically improved results and profits for his clients.
the Emerging 10, the 10 fastest growing businesses in the Charleston region. Carroll is also the first layperson to serve on the Clergy Personnel Advisory Board of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston. He currently serves as board chair for Camp Rise Above, a camp for children with special medical needs. He is a founding board member of Lowcountry Local First and has served as board president of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center and president of the Mount Pleasant Business Association. He is the father of two grown daughters and lives in Mount Pleasant, with his wife Lori.
Key elements •Strategy, systems and people - When an organization has all three working in alignment with a clear focus on its customer, it is likely to grow and prosper. These are the three key areas where Unlimited Performance works with client organizations: •Strategy - Facilitate development of a specific direction over the long-term,
create short-term implementation plans to accomplish the larger goals and hold people accountable for activities in support of those plans. •Systems - Look at current processes to evaluate how consistent they are with the organization’s strategy. From a leadership perspective, how consistent is the walk with the talk? From a sales and operations perspective, why would someone want to do business with us? From an associate’s perspective, why would someone want to come to work with us? •People - Work to develop the best in each person throughout the organization, focusing on the obstacles that prevent greater productivity and more satisfying results. By helping to identify and remove those obstacles, people are better able to grow in their value to the organization and create wealth, both for themselves and the organization. Carroll’s approach revolves around a simple idea: improving organizational and individual performance. He tailors solutions to the existing talents and resources within the organization to improve the client’s condition.
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John Carroll, executive coach
Carroll is one of only 19 professionals on the planet recognized by peers for his work consulting with emerging growth companies. Carroll has worked with sales professionals, managers and entrepreneurs in businesses, trade groups and charitable organizations. An accomplished and engaging speaker, he has been internationally recognized for sales and facilitation excellence. His approaches have attracted attention around the planet, including articles appearing in Chief Executive China magazine. A national award-winning columnist, Carroll is also the author of Sales Illustrated: 68 Sales Lessons from Everyday Life (available in three languages). His columns have appeared regularly in the Charleston Regional Business Journal and the Catholic Miscellany. With firsthand experience in manufacturing, distribution and service industries, he is a true entrepreneur, having launched or helped to launch six organizations, one of which was recognized in
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East Cooper Entrepreneurial Women is proud to present
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We specialize in custom fabricated plastic parts and provide the following services: -Thermoforming -Coordinate measuring -Injection Molding
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BUSINESS APPRECIATION WEEK SEPTEMBER 12 – 16
Shop Mount Pleasant!
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Business seminar: Preparing for “What If” Peter Lucash, CEO of Digital CPE, LLC
WEDNESDAY BIZ INC Grand Opening, 5:00 p.m.
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Mount Pleasant Business Association meeting, Business Development Update, Town of Mount Pleasant
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Breakfast with the Mayor, 8:00 a.m. @ Cooper River Room
For more details contact: Quin D. Stinchfield, Business Development Coordinator @ 843.884.8517
Stop by our booth to discuss any concerns you have about your investment portfolio and to register for a door prize.
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is proud to be the sponsor for Mount Pleasant Entrepreneur & Business EXPO 2011 Stop by our booth in the front lobby and have your photo taken for our Hall of Fame Mount Pleasant Entrepreneurs and Business People Online Photo Gallery
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BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW TENANTS IN BIZ INC Booth Numbers PLaCE Studios Relocality, Inc. Innovink Benefits Advantage Company
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