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3.0 Leaders Innovation & Investment Conference 2017

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The 4th Annual 3.0 Leaders Convergence Conference 2017
Save the Date with Early Registration and SAVE! 11/7 – 12/14
https://3-leaders-innovation-investment-early-reg-special.eventbrite.com

February 22 – 23, 2017
Manatee Performing Arts Center
503 3rd Ave, Bradenton, FL 34205.

About Innovation & Investment

In our increasingly global and entrepreneurial world, across sectors we are more connected than ever. Around the world societies empowered by technology are leap frogging ahead and becoming areas of investment in contrast to assistance. Cities are discovering how public/private partnerships accelerate innovation and growth and how impact investing is changing the landscape of investment. Smart is crucial and time is at a premium as powerful new ideas include building Smart Cities and defining how Smart Growth is unique to the place. Innovation districts are creating an environment and atmosphere of collaboration that empowers their citizens to live, work and play as they choose.

How do we navigate this change and the challenges it presents?

3.0 Leaders provides a platform for leaders to discuss new ideas and evaluate emerging trends. A gathering of bright, bold, creative people passionate about life, the 3.0 environment is rich with energy, ideas and the ability and desire to move forward and to participate in solution discovery.

Smart Cities – Data Driven, Responsive, Quality of Life
Smart Work – Virtual, Global, Live, Work, Play
Smart Education – Preparing Students for a Life of Learning
Smart Government – Leveraging Public/Private/Partnerships
Smart Money – Deploying Capital More Effectively
Smart Food – Sustainable, Nutrient Rich, Agro-centric Enterprise

3.0 Leaders has been held in the beautiful Bradenton Area since its inception in the Spring of 2013. Each year guests have the opportunity to engage, experience and enjoy exceptional content, networking and this walkable multi-venue riverfront location rich in color and culture.

Now more time for networking and connections than ever before. At 3.0 Leaders you won’t just hear people speak, you will have the opportunity to meet personally with speakers and panelists. Each afternoon there is specific time set aside for connections, table talks and more that culminates each day in group insights.

Find testimonials and previous conference videos at 3-leaders.com

Conference registration is limited to 250. Reserve your ticket today!

Where Finance & Legal Converge – Business Bedrock

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Where Finance & Legal Converge – Business Bedrock Lawyer and CPA Jo Ann Koontz will be joining us to kick off 2017 with a discussion on what you need from corporate structure to tax considerations. An accomplished speaker, Jo Ann keeps this talk informative, interesting and even somewhat humorous. Not your typical finance for business growth session.

Each evening begins with networking, a great time to get to know others in our community of Entrepreneurs and Startups. Snacks and refreshments are sponsored each week. If you would like to sponsor future events, please drop us a note at info@sparkgrowth.net.Be sure to subscribe to the Station 2 Innovation newsletter which includes our events and other important happenings that you’re sure to benefit from.

Important Links:Newsletter – https://station2innovation.com/contact-us/Events Info – https://station2innovation.com/events-info/Email – info@Station2Innovation.comPhone – 941-877-1599

Network & Learn – The Emerging Independent Professional: What you need to know to excel in today’s growing independent market

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The Emerging Independent Professional: In this lunchtime network and learn session, we focus on some crucial aspects of the sales process. Someone has to get checks, as well as create and deliver proposals. You should be comfortable asking for money in a business arrangement but there are best practice ways to approach this, for some, sensitive topic. We’ll also cover the process of conduct invoicing (we all want to get paid, right?) and how to avoid “Scope Creep” in our projects. Count on Station 2 Innovation to deliver talks and information pertaining to what you need to know to excel in today’s growing independent market.

At Station 2 Innovation, you can network, learn and mingle with fellow professionals from Manatee & Sarasota counties and the surrounding area all along the Innovation Coast. We feature informative and exciting events handpicked from the area’s best and brightest, all of which will propel your skills and businesses forward. You’ll learn fresh perspectives and about new innovations in technology, business, education, and more. Mark your calendar and be prepared at each session to learn new tools and tactics and arrive early for business networking opportunities.

Be sure to subscribe to the Station 2 Innovation newsletter which includes our events and other important happenings that you’re sure to benefit from.

Important Links:

Newsletter – https://station2innovation.com/contact-us/

Events Info – https://station2innovation.com/events-info/

Email – info@Station2Innovation.com

Phone – 941-877-1599

Souper Tuesday Lunch-n-Learn w/ Ron Klein, The Grandfather of Possibilities

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Welcome to Souper Tuesday! Meet Ron Klein, business consultant, entrepreneur, and inventor. He describes himself as an ordinary man who accomplishes extraordinary things. He is a problem solver. Every solution has resulted in monumental change, either in a new invention or a simple solution. His innovative ideas have changed the world. He is the inventor of the Magnetic Strip on the Credit Card, Credit Card Validity Checking System and the developer of computerized systems for Real Estate (MLS) Multiple Listing Services, Voice Response for the Banking Industry and BOND Quotation and Trade Information for the New York Stock Exchange. Wow!

He now helps inventors and entrepreneurs with their intellectual property and creations with the goal of taking them to market. He analyzes businesses, challenges, and ideas and provide clients with answers and solutions for positive direction.

Influencers and Innovation – Magnetic Stripe Credit Card Video from Eric Jankstrom on Vimeo.

Come along and ask questions and share what you know in our casual, welcoming atmosphere. Network, learn and mingle with fellow professionals from Manatee & Sarasota counties and the surrounding area all along the Innovation Coast. We feature informative and exciting events handpicked from the area’s best and brightest, all of which will propel your skills and businesses forward. You’ll learn fresh perspectives and about new innovations in technology, business, education, and more. Mark your calendar and be prepared at each session to learn new tools and tactics and arrive early for business networking opportunities.

Learn more about Ron at his website, https://thegrandfatherofpossibilities.com

Once a month, one of our local soup makers shares in the making of the soup we serve. Bring your own soup or lunch to eat or share at this event. There is no cost for the soup but a donation jar will be present to benefit the local non-profit, Turning Points.

Be sure to subscribe to the Station 2 Innovation newsletter which includes our events and other important happenings that you’re sure to benefit from.

Important Links:
Newsletter – https://station2innovation.com/contact-us/
Events Info – https://station2innovation.com/events-info/
Email – info@Station2Innovation.com
Phone – 941-877-1599

Learn more about Turning Points: https://tpmanatee.org/about-us/mission-statement-information/

“The Naked Economy” and Other Things You Should Know to Start and Grow a Business in Today’s Marketplace

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Come early at 5pm for our Networking Happy Hour before the talk.

On June 7th, learn about “The Naked Economy” and other things you should know to start and grow a business in today’s marketplace. We’ll discuss leveraging personal networks, bootstrapping, pricing, delegation, funding for growth and much more. The dynamics in play for business are undergoing constant change and our speaker, Sara Hand, will arm you with the know-how to adapt in this new reality.

In 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the average time spent at a given job had dropped to less than four and a half years and that an ever-growing segment of the workforce is no longer tied to a single employer. In fact, as many as 30% of workers in today’s job market are either self-employed or part-time with many large companies reporting that 30% of their procurement dollars are spent on contingent or “fractional” workers.

Learning what it takes to grow a business and learning entrepreneurial skills has never been more relevant than in today’s economy. If you master the skills of small business and entrepreneurialism, you’ll never be out of work! And if you love your job, you can be more secure when you learn to add value to your organization as an intrapreneur.

Sara Hand has a diverse business development background across public and private sector enterprises, which includes early stage investment. Her motto is “Think Big. Keep it Simple. Make it Happen.” Using Strategic Doing, Sara drives action-focused agendas and is widely recognized for consistently achieving her goals with grace and confident skill.

An entrepreneur, Sara uses her strengths to find and leverage unique value propositions and create synergistic partnerships. This has enabled her to become a valuable leader and asset to her community and has presented opportunities with the State Department, the United Nations and the 2015 Harvard Future-Ready Economies Summit.

BarCamp After Hours at Pub32

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Join us for a great evening with no agenda, just awesome, cool people from the Bradenton & Sarasota area and interesting conversations. After Hours, we’re CoolCamp. We talk about the following and more: Women Entrepreneurs · Business Strategy · Entrepreneur Networking · Startup Businesses · Entrepreneur Education · Social Entrepreneurship · Startup Incubation · Coworking · Entrepreneurship · Technology Startups and more! Stop by, have a pint and relax with friends old and new.