The Journal of the Entrepreneurship Club
November 16, 2005 - ?
| Meeting No. | Date | Speaker | Title | Business/Type | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 10-28-09 | Andy Markle | | SPECTRA | The role of advertising in the small business |
| 25 | 09-30-09 | Greg Hilton | Project Manager | EngenuitySC (Consulting Business) | Starting a business in the Midlands |
| 24 | 03-26-09 | Ron Rust | Entrepreneur, MTC Graduate | Top Hat Chimney Sweep (Service business) | Important lessons in starting a business |
| 23 | 02-26-09 | Carlton Boyd | Entrepreneur, Non-profit founder | New Life Medical (Not-For-Profit Community Assistance) | Starting a not-for-profit enterprise |
| 22 | 01-22-09 | Tom Ledbetter | Executive Director, Enterprise Campus | Midlands Technical College (Continuing Education) | Important considerations before starting a business |
| 21 | 12-04-08 | Josh Hackler | Entrepreneur and FASTTRAC supporter | (Entrepreneurship) | Realities of opening and operating a new business |
| 20 | 10-23-08 | Clente Fleming | President and CEO | SC Community Bank (Banking) | The five C's of banking and the value of dealing with a local bank |
| 19 | 9-25-08 | Anna Huntley | Public Information Officer | SBA (Government) | Small Business Administration programs and Express Loans |
| 18 | 3-26-08 | Steve McMillion | Instructor/Owner | MTC/MAS (Accounting) | Characteristics of the perfect business |
| 17 | 2-27-08 | Roger Brown | Entrepreneur & Inventor | (Holder of numerous patents) | The patenting and marketing of inventions |
| 16 | 1-23-08 | n/a | Organizational and informational meeting | ||
| 15 | 11-28-07 | Tillman Metts | Senior Broker | A.G. Edwards & Sons (Financial planning) | Retirement needs of the small business owner |
| 14 | 10-24-07 | Walter McKay | President | Strategic Partners (Sales force development) | Games salesmen and suppliers play on small business owners |
| 13 | 9-28-07 | Rob Petitgout | VP for Business Development | Smith AMC (Advertising) | Advertising, marketing and communication in the small firm |
| 12 | 4-18-07 | Michael Atwater | Attorney at Law | Legal considerations of forming and running a small business | |
| 11 | 3-21-07 | John Shell | President & Founder | John Shell & Assoc. (Accountant staffing) | Starting and growing a personnel firm specializing in temps. |
| 10 | 2-21-07 | n/a | Organizational, business, and networking meeting | ||
| 9 | 1-17-07 | Gwen Moultrie | Director of Human Resources | MTC | HR legal and procedural requirements of businesses |
| 8 | 11-15-06 | Lew Weyburn | Entrepreneur & Inventor | (Inventor and holder of 7 patents) | How to come up with patentable inventions |
| 7 | 10-18-06 | Elliot Cooper | Regional Director | Small Business Administration (Gov't assistance to small businesses) | Gov't programs and loans to small business |
| 6 | 9-20-06 | Tony Lawton | Director, Office of Business Opportunity | City of Columbia | City programs and grants to start-ups within Columbia |
| 5 | 4-19-06 | Steve McMillion | Instructor/Owner | MTC/MAS (Accounting) | How small business owners create problems for themselves |
| 4 | 3-15-06 | Gary Gonzales | Owner/operator | Domino's (pizza parlor franchisee) | Ins and outs of the franchise opportunity |
| 3 | 2-15-06 | Mark Johnson | Owner/operator | Elite Framing (picture framing) | Things that did and didn't work in expanding and marketing a framing business |
| 2 | 1-18-06 | Scott Massey | President and Founder | Innermetrix (financial information processing) | Processing accounting information and the use of the information to the small firm |
| 1 | 11-16-05 | n/a | Introductory meeting and club business |