2020
Tom Sholar & Slone Cansler
Caleb Bleidt & Livi Ricks
Leah Martin & Haley Hoffman Smith
John Crespo & Kim Smith
HOPKINSVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE REGIONAL ENTREPRENEUR CONFERENCE Story & Photography by Tony Centonze
Hopkinsville Community College recently hosted the 2020 Regional Entrepreneur Conference, a free event for current and aspiring business owners. Michelle Smith & Lacey Blythe
“This is our ninth year, and we’re excited,” HCC’s Workforce Development Liason and 2020 Co-Chair, Lea Martin said. “Our guest speaker is Haley Hoffman Smith, an up-and-coming female entrepreneur who has her own business, has written a book, and has developed incubators and women’s engtrepreneur centers.
Noelle & Shari Thompson
“We’re excited to hear all about her business, her love for entrepreneurship, and what she is doing to help others.”
This year’s conference featured breakout sessions on The Basic Business Model, Cyber Defense, Graphics for Social Selling, the Food Truck Craze, the Rise of Hemp, and Small Business Ownership. Rhonda Clark & Kristina Dunaway
“This is our largest attendance so far,” Martin said. “We’re anticipating about 180 people today. It’s exciting, we just had a great session discussing what our community needs, what resources we have, and what we do well.”
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Susan Dickinson & Barbette Norfleet
Nekita Lakes & Esha Brown
Jason Carpenter & Stefanie Hasert
Johannah & Carter Wynn, Jaclyn Konow
