Oregon WEO Connect & Grow Networking Dinner February 9, 2010

Ramp up in 2010 with the SBA, SCORE, and WEO

The Small Business Administration and SCORE are partnering with WEO for our monthly Connect and Grow networking dinner to enlighten entrepreneurs on how to succeed in business in Oregon and Washington. Meet fellow entrepreneurs and learn how you can take your business to the next level in 2010.

Special speakers from the SBA and SCORE
Harry DeWolf, Director of the Small Business Administration in Portland, oversees and promotes lending and business development assistance, a network of 21 Small Business Development Centers, six SCORE chapters, and one Women's Business Center across Oregon and Washington.

Patti Fellas is the Small Business Banking manager for a local community bank. She has been a member of SCORE since 2006. She is also a SCORE instructor and provides individual counseling to small business clients.

Topical Tables Staffed by SCORE
SCORE volunteers will lead discussions about their business experience and industry knowledge in the following areas before and after our speakers:
* Media/Graphics
* Marketing
* Human Resources
* Finance
* Sales and Marketing
Be sure to arrive early. You will be able to choose which table you want to sit at when you first arrive. After our speakers finish, you'll get a chance to change tables and hear about another topic of interest.

**Dinner will be buffet style before the event this month so that our speakers and topics leaders have as much time with attendees as possible.

Official Website: http://www.oregonweo.org