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News -> Community -> Festival Schedule: Thursday July 30th
The new Michigan will emerge with a much more diversified economy so Thursday is dedicated to promoting Michigan’s booming agricultural industry and helping entrepreneurs and professionals strengthen their skills across a wide variety of industries.
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Northville Farmers' Market
Visitors will enjoy 100 stalls of Michigan-made products and Michigan-grown produce. A wide selection of plants and flowers are available, as well as fine juried crafters, garden art, soaps, jewelry, furniture, woodworking, and home accessories. (Northville Downs)
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Securing Business Financing in Today’s Market
Many changes have happened over the past six months that have affected the opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs to secure financing. Monroe Bank & Trust will discuss options available including information about SBA lending. (Northville Square-133 W. Main)
10:00 AM – Noon Doing Business with the State
Buy Michigan First Coordinator, Rebecca Nevai will share opportunities for Michigan businesses to compete for State contracts. She will review contracting opportunities, navigating the State’s contracting process, and free resources available. She will be joined by Jann Deane of the regional Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), who will give a brief presentation about the free services offered by PTAC, including bid proposal response assistance, and bid matching services for federal, state, county and city bids. (Northville Square-133 W. Main)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Michigan Businesses Expo Open
Vendors and exhibitors will be on hand to promote Michigan products and services that are geared toward organizations as well as consumers. All businesses included are Michigan-based companies. (Northville Square-133 W. Main)
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Billy Bones BBQ
Legendary BBQer Billy Bones has been smokin’ for over 30 years and he’s bringin’ the BBQ to Northville during the festival. (Gardenviews-202 W. Main)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Social Media Success: Be Real, It's No Secret…It's Social Sincerity!
Wondering what all the “Tweeting” "Blogging" and "Facebooking" is all all about? PositiveDetroit.Blogspot.com <http://positivedetroit.blogspot.com/> and PositiveCities.com Founder Erin Rose, General Motors’s Director of Social Media Christopher Barger, and Urbane Apartments Owner/Business Week’s “2009 Innovator in Social Media” Eric Brown will discuss their purpose, experiences and opportunities obtained from adding social media to their marketing plan. This is an open panel and idea forum, MCd by Kathy Gambino of Delicious Marketing, focused on answering your curiousities in creating a successful social marketing plan. (Northville Square-133 W. Main)
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM GOAL! The surefire way to be productive, positive and passionate.
Terry Bean of Networked, Inc and Charlie Wollborg of Curve Detroit Advertising, Marketing & Design present a goal setting workshop to get your business and life on track. This workshop will guide participants in turning dreams into achievable goals. (Northville Square-133 W. Main)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Ultimate Networking Mixer
This open networking event is designed to mix a variety of different, popular networking groups and associations together in one forum to initiate new and exciting business alliances that create commerce. (Northville Sports Den in Northville Square-133 W. Main)
Many would-be entrepreneurs are exploring the possibility of owning a franchise through an established company, rather than starting on their own from scratch. Franchise Placement Specialist, Mark Cory, will guide that exploration with franchising basics, including the array of categories and investment levels available, how to go about defining a personal vision, matching that up with viable choices, and conducting proper due diligence to select the right fit.(Northville Square-133 W. Main)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Musicians Roger Ponder & Dell Smith perform (Solid Grounds Coffee Shop, Northville Square-133 W. Main)
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Comedy for Kids Showcase
Laugh along with some of Michigan’s finest comedic talent for a good cause. Scheduled performers include: Connie Ettinger, Terri Stearn, Jeff Dwoskin, Bob Phillips, Mike Bobbitt, and the improv stylings of Go Comedy! Must be 18 or older to attend. Admission is free, though we recommend a minimum $5 donation to support Operation Kid Equip, a local nonprofit that provides school supplies to children in need in Southeastern Michigan. Feel free to being school supplies along to the event. (Genitti's-108 E. Main)
School supply donations will be excepted at various locations throughout town all week to benefit Operation Kid Equip.
Please Note: Times, specific locations, and speakers/performers are subject to change prior to the event. Check back for latest information.
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