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Friday, July 29, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Grand
Time Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. How the Divine 9 can support Entrepreneurship A

Storytelling for Entrepreneurs: Learn how to Pitch your

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Business A

Retail Sales Techniques: Best Practices for Selling In-person

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and A
Virtually
11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Why is it Important to have a Business Coach or Mentor A

11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Hallway

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. How to Fund a Tech-Based Business A

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Economic Gardening A

2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Creating Financial Projections for your Business Plan A

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Business Etiquette: Strategic Communication A

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Strategies for Increasing Retail Sales A

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Spades Tournament B&C

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Saturday, July 30, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Grand
Time Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Customer Service Etiquette: Strategic Communication A

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Equity in Lending for BIPOC Business Owners A

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Navigating the Local Ecosystem A

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. How to Improve Revenue by Reviewing Pricing A

11:35 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. On your own - Greektown Casino Hotel Food Court

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. How to Build a Solid Relationship with your Banker A

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Funding for Child Care Businesses A

2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Milestones and Money A

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Entrepreneurship as an Economic Engine in your Community A

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Hear from Entrepreneurs who Survived the Pandemic A

7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Dinner/Awards/Dancing A&B&C

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Grand
Time Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome - Fireside Chat Session B&C

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Restaurant Symposium - Surviving the Pandemic B&C

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. What is the Kiva Microloan (0% Interest / No fees) B&C

How to Obtain Support from Small Business Service

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Providers B&C

11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Hallway

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CDFI Lending - What is this type of lending B&C

Microlending Symposium - Understanding How to Access

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. this B&C
Capital
2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Financial Institution Lending Symposium - What Products B&C
Do they Offer
3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Access to Capital Symposium - What Supportive Services B&C
will get an Entrepreneur prepared to Access Capital
Microlending Symposium - What is this important Lending
4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Tool B&C
and How do I Access it
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Spades Tournament B&C

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 Saturday, July 30, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Grand
Time - Ballroom

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. How to Successfully Apply for a Microloan B&C

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. How to Hire a Small Business Consultant B&C

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. How to Develop an Online Presence B&C

11:35 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. On your own - Hollywood Casino at Greektown Food Court

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Business of Being an Artist B&C

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Diversity & Inclusion in the Workforce B&C

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Workforce Bullying: How to address it? B&C

2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Is Entrepreneurship Really that Difficult? B&C

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Entrepreneurship as a form of Community Policing B&C

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. What to look for in Hiring Employees? B&C

7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Dinner/Awards/Dancing A&B&C

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 Sunday, July 31, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Grand
Time - Ballroom

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Cybersecurity for Small Businesses A&B&C

9:05 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Accepting Crypto as Payment - It’s risky, but the future! A&B&C

10:05 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Second Annual Business Pitch Competition A&B&C

End of Conference

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Salon A

Filming for Doing Business with Warren Galloway, Jr. Show

Stop by this room and be interviewed for our show anytime on Friday or Saturday

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Time Salon B

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. What should Entrepreneurs do before Applying for a Loan B

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The Accessibility of Entrepreneurship for the Disabled B

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. How to Apply for a Microloan or CDFI Loan B

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. What Bank and SBA loans are available for Entrepreneurs B

11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Hallway

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Employees versus Independent Contractors B

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. What kind of Due Diligence should you conduct B
before signing a License
2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Creating Financial Projections for your Business Plan B

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Marketing a Business in the Era of Social Media B

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. What is it important to have a Business Mentor/Coach B

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Spades Tournament B&C

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 Saturday, July 30, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Time Salon B

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Entrepreneur Symposium B

9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. What funding options are available for Veteran Businesses B

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Storytelling for Entrepreneurs B

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. How to improve business credit to show good character B

On your own - Hollywood Casino at Greektown Food

11:35 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Court

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Technologies role in managing finances B

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. The 7 steps to converting your side-hustle into a B
Legitimate Business
2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Legal side of lending; show you have an attorney B

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Re-Entry Entrepreneurs Resources B

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. How to Build a Solid Relationship with you Banker, Even in B
a Pandemic
A&B&
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Dinner/Awards/Dancing C

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 Friday, July 29, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Time Salon C

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. What are the different Business Insurance Options C
Insurance options
9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. How to improve personal credit C

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. The Human Resources aspects of Business Ownership C

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Business of being a Book Author C

11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - Hallway

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. How to Share and Monetize your Message with C
Authenticity and Boldness
1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. What are the Retail Banking products you should C
have
2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. How to obtain Government Contracts C

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. What is the Kiva Microloan (0% Interest / No fees) C

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. C

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Spades Tournament B&C

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 Saturday, July 30, 2022 Subject/Topic Room

Time Salon C

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast -Hallway

Retail Sales Techniques: Best Practices for Selling In-person

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and C
Virtually
9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Why is it Important to have a Business Coach or Mentor C

10:35 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. How to Hire a Small Business Consultant C

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

11:35 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. On your own - Hollywood Casino at Greektown Food Court

12:35 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Economic Gardening C

1:35 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Creating Financial Projections for your Business Plan C

2:35 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Business Etiquette: Strategic Communication C

3:35 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Strategies for Increasing Retail Sales C

4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. How to Develop an Online Presence C

A&B&
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Dinner/Awards/Dancing C

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 (10 minute
Meet the Lenders Open Office Hours meetings)

Friday, July 29, 2022 Salon D

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Detroit Development Fund

Detroit Community Loan
10:05 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fund
11:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch Room for Guests
12:05 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
1:05 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Michigan Women Forward
2:05 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ProsperUs Microloan
3:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Kiva Microloan
4:05 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Lake Trust Credit Union

(10 minute
Meet the Business Coaches Open Office Hours meetings)

Saturday, July 30, 2022 Salon D

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. TechTown Detroit

10:05 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Michigan Small Business Development Center
11:05 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ProsperUs Detroit
Goldman Sachs 10k
12:05 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Businesses
1:05 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Build Institute
2:05 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Best Practices Consulting Services
3:05 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Emerging Enterprise Group
4:05 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. International Strategic Management

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Salons E & F

2022 National Microloan Conference Marketplace – Vendors

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