Cape Business Connect 2006 Program
Cape Business Connect 2006 – Program of Events
EVENT CLOSED!!!!!!
We’re sorry, registration for Cape Business Connect 2006 is closed as the conference is sold out.
Four Points Sheraton, Hyannis
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006
VIP Reception
4 to 7 p.m.
Location: Grand Ballroom
Sponsored by Sovereign Bank
~By invitation only~
Sneak Preview of the Marketplace
Welcoming Remarks – Sovereign Bank/Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
Power of the Cape Cod Market – Cape Business and Qantum Communications
Music, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres
Friday, Nov. 17, 2006
EVENT CLOSED!!!!!!
We’re sorry, registration for Cape Business Connect 2006 is closed as the conference is sold out.
Registration check-in: 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., continental breakfast
Morning Programs: 8:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Location: Bass River; Hyannisport East and West; and Cape Cod rooms
Register online in advance to reserve your seat in one of these sessions:
• Growing Your Business – Sponsored by Shepherd & Goldstein LLP
• Managing Your Business – Sponsored by The Executive Suite
• Marketing Your Business – Sponsored by Suffolk University
For detailed information on each session, please click here.
Marketplace: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For a list of Marketplace exhibitors, click here.
Marketplace Technology Showcase Pavilion: Leveraging Technology for Business Growth – Produced by NeuEon and Comcast
Lunch: 11:40 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Roundtable luncheons -- join more than than 25 companies hosting luncheon roundtables; boxed lunch served. Two sessions: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
For a list of topics and sponsors, click here.
Location: Bass River room
Cape and Islands Home Builders and Remodelers Association Lunch: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Cavossa Companies and Partners Group Unlimited
~By invitation only~
Featured speakers: Economists Dr. Michael Goodman of the Donahue Institute and Dr. Clyde Barrow of the Center for Policy Analysis on Real Estate 2007: Looking ahead at the Cape, state and national economy
Marketing to the Cape’s Senior Economy: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Senior Resource Alliance
Lunch served
Afternoon Programs: 1:30 to 4 p.m.
• Hiring 55-plus: Unlimited Talent, New Opportunities: 1 to 2 p.m.
Sponsored by the Cape & Islands Workforce Investment Board
• Grow Your Business and Make Money Online: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. *Registration closed -- session is at capacity. Additional session may be added at 3:30 p.m. if interest warrants*
Sponsored by Genevate, Ecape.com
• Streamline Your Small Business with Technology: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by the Lower Cape Community Development Corporation and NetSuite
• Massachusetts Health Insurance Reform: What You Need to Know: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim
Featured speaker: Timothy R. Murphy, Secretary, State Executive Office of Health and Human Services
• What's happening on the economic front: Helping businesses prepare for 2007: 2 to 3:15 p.m.
Special Panel Discussion
Featured Speakers: Lynn E. Browne, executive vice president and economic adviser at the Federal Reserve Board of Boston, and economists Dr. Michael Goodman of the Donahue Institute and Dr. Clyde Barrow of the Center for Policy Analysis
• Managing Your Restaurant Business – Profits Today, Wealth Tomorrow: 2 to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Atlantic Restaurant Group and New York Life
~By invitation only~
• The Law at Work: What you MUST know to protect your business: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Masterman, Culbert and Tully, LLP
Speaker: Beth O’Neal, Esq.
• So you want to buy a business: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Sponsored by Coastal Community Capital and the Small Business Administration
Special Workshop -- Hands-on drop-in session that runs throughout the afternoon:
• QuickBooks Training – noon to 4 p.m.
Sponsored by The Community Bank and Staples
Afternoon Networking Reception – 3 to 5 p.m.
Join the Cape's local chambers of commerce and the Cape Cod Young Professionals on the Marketplace floor. A great way to close out Cape Business Connect 2006.
