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Small business owners, entrepreneurs, governmental agencies, lenders, and economic development groups will converge on Arkansas Northeast College Thursday Oct 14th for a 2 day conference "Sharpening Your Competitive Edge".  This free conference will begin at 12 noon on Thursday with meetings on entertainment industry & creative economy opportunities for small businesses throughout the Delta. Afternoon session will be followed by a reception.

Friday, Oct 15th will begin a 8 am with a breakfast With Lenders to allow attendees to meet area commercial and economic development lenders as well as governmental agencies on funding issues.  The rest of the day will be panel discussions on:

The event is free and open to the public but anyone interested in attending must register to ensure sufficient refreshments and material.

To register or for more information on this free conference call the ASU Small Business and Technology Development Center at (870) 972-3517 or send an e-mail asusbtdc@astate.edu or go on-line to register at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/rural.

To read a full description of the two day event go to the ASU Small Business blog at http://www.asbtdc-asu.com.

Whether you come for one day or both small businesses, entrepreneurs, non-profits, economic developers and lenders will walk out having "Sharpened their Competitive Edge"

The event is funded by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development.  The program was developed by the Arkansas Human Development Corporation with assistance from the ASU SBTDC