SMART Business Summit

Sponsorship Opportunities

Early in 2019 The Chamber hosted the first Retail Summit, a one-day conference designed for business owners, managers and employees to hear from experts in a variety of fields. Breakout sessions as well as keynote speakers and panel discussions were interspersed throughout the day, and attendees from across Indiana gained valuable information to take back to their organizations.

As we head into 2020, we will be broadening the scope of this summit to include all small business owners. Join us in February for our first SMART Business Summit where attendees will learn how to use Strategy, Marketing, Analysis, Research, and Technology to reach their goals, grow their business, and increase profitability.

Registration details

Schedule of Events
Breakfast Buffet (8:00am - 8:30am)

Morning Keynote (8:45am - 9:45am)

Rick Weinheimer from Every Day Excellence LLC

Morning Panel w/ Q&A (9:45am - 10:45am)

Samantha Eibling with Goods for Cooks
George Huntington with Goods for Cooks
Hilary Key with The Toy Chest
Hartzell Martel with Hartzell’s Ice Cream and FETA Kitchen
Hilary Martel with Hartzell’s Ice Cream and FETA Kitchen
Brad Niemeier with Azzip Pizza

Breakout Session 1 (11:00am - 12:00pm)
In a World of Big Data, What Do We Measure?

John Talbott from the Kelley School of Business

Creating a Solid Business Plan

Gerry Hays from the Kelley School of Business

We Have Data on You

Steve Bryant and Terri Brown from South Central ISBDC

Becoming a Government Vendor

Matt Burkett from NSWC Crane

Lunch Session “Navigating Failures & Vulnerabilities” (12:00pm - 1:15pm)

Lyle Feigenbaum from Orangetheory Fitness
Seth Morales from The Morales Group

Breakout Session 2 (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
Hiring Winners & the ISBDC New Hire Program

Mark Clevenger from Quintegra

Social Media: “Mic Check-1-2-3...Wait is This Thing on?”

Courtney Richey from West Central ISBDC

Advertising/Geo-Fencing

Lara Lowery from Hanapin Marketing

Reaching Customers Online

Erin Bemis from Grow with Google

Breakout Session 3 (2:45pm - 3:45pm)
Business Valuation

Terri Brown from South Central ISBDC

Social Media: “Mic Check-1-2-3...Wait is This Thing on?”

Courtney Richey from West Central ISBDC

Getting Found on Google Search and Maps

Erin Erin Bemis from Grow with Google

Advertising/Geo-Fencing

Lara Lowery from Hanapin Marketing

Evening Keynote
"Using Google Analytics Data to Grow Your Business" (4:00pm - 5:00pm)

Erin Bemis from Grow with Google

Downtown Bloomington Inc. Cocktail Reception (5:00pm - 7:00pm)