WES is a one-day opportunity for women to learn about various aspects of owning their own business. Whether you simply have an idea you want to explore, work out of your home, or have 12 employees at a storefront location, WES has something relevant for you.
Participants can choose to hear speakers on topics ranging from building a business plan to marketing on a zero budget to health care plans for employees. Participants will also have opportunities to meet other entrepreneurs and learn from well established entrepreneurial women.
The event is held at the Trustee Science Center on Drury University’s campus.
8:00 Registration and Breakfast, Visit Exhibitors
8:30 Welcome—Kelley Still
Be Bold, Present Yourself—Kim Hartmayer, Executive and Personal Coach, KimHartmayer.com
9:20 Break/Visit Exhibitors
9:35 Breakout Sessions
Impressing Your Banker—Kristy Chastain, Business Lender, Arvest Bank
Made in Springfield By Women: Women in Manufacturing Panel—Christine Daues, Owner, Granolove and Denise McIntosh, CEO, Integrated Containment Systems & Custom Powder Systems
Not Your Mother’s Avon Lady: Explore Direct Sales—Janna Woods, Executive Director, Melaleuca and Lisa Cox, Sterling Manager, Silpada Designs
10:35 Break/Visit Vendor Booths
10:50 Breakout Sessions
Don’t Sell Yourself Short: Pricing Your Goods or Services— Dr. Kelley Still, Executive Director, Drury University Edward Jones Center
How to Sell to the Government—Mary Love, Procurement Director, Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers
Reality Check: Are You Ready to be Self-Employed?—Laura McCaskill, Managing Partner, The Medical Package, LLC
11:50 Break/Visit Vendor Booths
12:00 Lunch, Door Prizes and Fashion Show
Keynote Speakers— Adrienne Kallweit, Owner and Founder, Seeking Sitters and Shannon Wilburn, Co-Founder and CEO, Just Between Friends
