MEGA | BIZFEST

"Invest In Your Business |Take It To
The Next Level"

CONFERENCE FOCUS AREAS

MegaBizFest will focus on four critical needs of small businesses:
Access to Supply Chain
Access to Capital
Access to New Markets
Access to Technology

In addition, MegaBizFest will provide an array of opportunities to create new strategic relationships and build up your existing customer base. Opportunities exist to compete in the "Elevator Pitch" Contest to win cash and/or business support services for your business.
MegaBizFest held Thursday, October 6, 2011.

ACCESS TO SUPPLY CHAIN (PROCUREMENT)

BUSINESS MATCHMAKING SESSION - Competition in the global marketplace is getting more and more complicated. Meet and greet various procurement specialists and supply chain representatives in the banking, government, corporate, educational and private sectors. Meet one-on-one with supply chain representatives specifically interested in procuring your goods and services.

Attend this resourceful conference and find many ways to be highly successful in today’s competitive environment.

ACCESS TO CAPITAL (SBA LENDER'S MATCH)

Come to talk face to face with financial lenders representing over 10 banks seeking to assist small business with their financial needs. The SBA Lender's Match will include the following lending representatives: Citizen' s Bank, M & T Bank, TD Bank, Delaware Community Development Corporation, WEDCO, Fulton Bank, First State Communtiy Loan Program, WSFS, Community Bank, and Wells Fargo. Small business owners will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with these lenders to gain advice and learn about financing and funding opportunities for their businesses.

Attend this resourceful conference and find many ways to be highly successful in today’s competitive and challenging economy

ACCESS TO NEW MARKETS (DelDOT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES)

Competition for resources and lending sources continues to get tougher each day. Who makes up this changing and diverse working environment? Why should companies want to procure your services or products? Learn how to adequately plan for your company's success. Find out about programs specifically geared towards addressing the challenges facing minority and women businesses. Discover what is being done to open doors to networks and capital markets to foster strategic alliances for veterans, women and minority-owned businesses. Gain practical information on obtaining access to markets and getting answers to frequently asked questions about resources to support your company. Make your company a part of the solution rather than the problem.

Attend this resourceful conference and learn management tips and growth strategies that may catapult your company's position in today’s competitive environment.

MEGA | PLAN COMPETITION

Need working capital? Have a great existing company or an innovative idea? Finding financial resources is tough. Having a proper executed development plans greatly improves your chances for any financial considerations. Here is your opportunity to see and hear entrepreneurs compete for over $10,000 in prizes and awards. Entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to present their plans to a panel of lenders seeking to assist and invest in a small enterprise. Winners will be announced at the MED WEEK Luncheon Awards Ceremony on October 6, 2011.

Entering a development competition may help you get the publicity you need to find funding and actually get your company started and/or running more effectively.

ACCESS TO RESOURCES

On site Business Coaching available. Where are business resources to help jump start an idea or to help stabilize existing enterprises? How can I recover from this down and challenging economy? What do I have to do to apply for financial considerations? Are there grants for developing my company? I’ve exhausted out my finances now what should I do? How does my FICO score affect my company? Answers to these as well as other common questions on access to capital will be addressed at the Mega BizFest Conference. Speak to business resource persons who help small entrepreneurs with business development programs.

ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY (CONSTANT CONTACT)

Learn the ways to develop an identity for your business and build awareness with your target markets. Some of the most effective techniques of creating buzz and building loyalty for your business are the least expensive. This workshop will divulge the secrets to securing free publicity, breaking through the clutter of the Internet, identifying marketing opportunities in your daily routine and much, much more.

INTERNATIONAL and INDUSTRY TRENDS

Here from corporate leaders from the five most challenging industries for meeting diverse suppliers. Here what challenges the industries have in their quest for diverse suppliers. Understand how to strategically align your business to be in a position to meet the needs of these emerging industries. Leaders from Information Technologies, Bio Sciences, Environmental/Greening, Tourism-Hospitality-Gaming, and Trade. Are you ready to enter the global marketplace? Importing and exporting is big business and Delaware's geography offers a logistical advantage. Learn why to import or export and important considerations to make before entering the international market. Hear about the most common mistakes exporters make and the different approaches to exporting.

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Get the most out of an on line presence. Learn the ways to navigate through the information super highway. Develop your business and build awareness of using the internet as a business savvy strategy. Make an impression that your customers will remember and continue to conduct business with you. Learn how to convert the traditional 4 "P's" of Marketing to the new marketing wave utilizing the new 4 "C's" of the Market mix.

MATCHMAKING FORUM (One-on-One Sessions)

Learn more about the SBA and Matchmaking Sessions. Register to have one-on-one appointments between procurement & purchasing specialists, buyers and suppliers. Empower your company to be in position to obtain procurement opportunities and create paramount relationships. Over 30 buyers will be looking to do business with diverse suppliers.

Your success is determined by your desire. Attend this resourceful conference and find many ways to be highly successful in today’s competitive environment.

CAPACITY BUILDING (ELEVATOR PITCH)

Attending businesses will be randomly selected and will give a 30/60-second pitch without any slides, visual aids, or other presentation materials. Winning "pitch" will receive $1,000.

OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Partnerships)

Learn more about issues impacting women and minority-owned business in Delaware. The town hall format encourages audience interaction with the panel of successful entrepreneurs. How did others become successful? What did it take? How can you position your company to be highly successful? Join with us as we hear entrepreneurs who have built successful enterprises and hear how they over came challenging times.

Attend this resourceful conference and find many ways to be highly successful in today’s competitive environment.