South Florida Business to Business Expo

Included below is information for the South Florida Business-to-Business Expo.  Expos are a great way to see what is out there, gain access to resources and grow your business.  Go out and meet other business owners:

SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS EXPO

@ Quality Inn Sawgrass Conference Center

1711 N. University Dr. Plantation, FL 33322

Thursday, November 5^th, 2009

General Admission 4PM – 9PM  Only $10

EXCLUSIVE “Exhibitor Only” Reception & Networking 1PM – 4pm

74 Sold-Out EXPO’S – 1^st Ever @ This Hotel – 150+Exhibitors, 3K Business Executives

74 Consecutive Sold-Out Trade Shows, Over 14,250 Exhibitors, Over 262,000 Attendees, Millions of Dollars in Transacted Business, Partnerships, Alliances, Contracts, New Customers, New Relationships, New Products!!!

Presented By

Broward County Chamber of Commerce, South Florida Chamber of Commerce, South Florida Business News Newspaper, Broward County I.T. Council, Broward County Real Estate Committee, Broward County International Committee, Broward County CEO Forum, & Many World Class Partners, Alliances and Chambers of Commerce!

The BROWARD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is a 501 c 6 Non-Profit Corporation

Traditional Chambers of Commerce are a thing of the past… At the Broward County & South Florida Chamber of Commerce, our “Highest Priority” is to “Bring Business to Our Members.” When you join this chamber, you, in effect are hiring a professional marketing company, a public relations firm, a multi-media consultant, an advertising company, a website marketing firm, a merchant services firm and an outside sales force at an incredible “mere” fraction of the cost. We promise to bring new customers to your door, to your website and calling on your phone! WARNING: This is not your grandmother’s chamber of commerce!!!

Clear Channel Communications will be promoting this Expo on all of its Radio Stations – Y-100, BIG 105.9, LOVE 94, 940AM, NEWS RADIO 610, 103.5 THE BEAT, ZETA ROCKS, MEGA 94.9. RADIO Advertising Gives you MORE BANG for the buck! Miramar offices are located at:7601 Riviera Blvd. Miramar, FL 33023 Phone: (954) 862-2000 http://www.ccmiami.com

ECONOMIC STIMULUS – TAKE ACTION - SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS!!!

Register to Exhibit at www.ChamberRSVP.com

Under one roof, businesses and professions serving a huge variety of market sectors. Meet with our area's buying community and decision-makers. Interact one-on-one with potential customers. Establish and build relationships with other vendors.  Exhibitors demonstrate and showcase goods and services while making contacts and developing new clients. Technology, commerce, finance, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, education, and more... It's All Here!!! There will be businesses participating from Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties!!!

25+ Reasons to Exhibit at South Florida Business EXPO: Secure new business contacts, develop prospect database, accelerate the sales process, access the decision maker, provide hands-on exposure to products and services, identify and assess new markets, maintain market viability, introduce a company to a new market, launch a new product or service, counteract competitor claims, generate media exposure, build brand awareness, recruit new distributors, retailers or representatives, recruit personnel with specialized skills, network with the regional business community, expand your business out of county and Internationally, gain customer feedback, maintain profile with competitors,  test the market for new product or service development, identify and assess new markets, getting your customers to buy more, maintain  or extend relationships with existing clients, trade show return-on-investment is lasting, market research, prevent client switching.

Often Imitated – Never Duplicated

Exhibitor Pricing:

_6' Table Pkg $250

_8' Table Pkg $295

_6’x8’ VIP Pkg $450.00

_6’x16’ Premier Pkg $1,075

Membership & Exhibitor Packages

Membership & Exhibitor Package 1 Includes:

-6 Ft. Table Expo Package (Preferred Space)

- 1 Year Broward County/South Florida Chamber Membership

-Free $250 Ad In the South Florida Business News Newspaper

-A Tile Ad ($240 Value) for 90 days on www.BrowardBiz.com, www.SouthFloridaChamber.org, or www.SouthFloridaBusinessnews.com

- Full business listing in our 4 Color Referral Directory

-Your Member Discount faxed and e-mailed to all members

-One free article, coupon, classified ad & job listing

-Directory Listing on 3 Different web sites plus Much More……

ONLY $450.00* (Value $2,420)

Membership & Exhibitor Package 2 Includes:

-6’ x 8’ Large VIP Exhibitor Package

-1 Year Broward County/South Florida Chamber Membership

-Free $450 Ad In the South Florida Business News Newspaper

-A Tile Ad ($240 Value) for 90 days on www.BrowardBiz.com, www.SouthFloridaChamber.org, or www.SouthFloridaBusinessnews.com

- Full business listing in our 4 Color Referral Directory

-Your Member Discount faxed and e-mailed to all members (2x)

- 2 free articles, coupons, classified ads & job listings

-Directory Listing on 5 Different web sites plus Much More……

ONLY $650.00* (Value $2,960)

Log Onto www.ChamberRSVP.com to Exhibit at this Show and pay on-line

Company Name __________________________________Contact Name___________________________________

Address__________________________________________________City______________________Zip__________

Phone___________________Fax______________________E-mail________________________________________

__6 Ft Table $250 __8Ft Table $295 __6’x8’+ VIP $450 __6’x16’+ Premier $1,075 += Larger space available upon written request

_Pkg #1-6’ Package & 1yr Membership $485* _Pkg #2 VIP & 1yr Membership 6X8 VIP $685* #3_6x16 + 1yr Membership $1,295*

*= + One Time $35 admin fee __$1,000 Silver Sponsor __$2,000 Gold Sponsor __$3,000 Platinum Sponsor – Sponsorships Include Membership

General Admission = $10 x __=$____ _Check ck.#_____ Tot Amt $______ Electricity – $75 Extra

Log Onto www.ChamberRSVP.com to register and pay on-line

__ MC,VISA,AE,DISC #______________________________________________Exp. ________Sig._____________________________

Any refunds requested on this show will be honored towards future shows or advertising. BCCC is a 501 C 6 Non-Profit Organization

Fax With Payment To (954) 566-3398

Or Mail to B.C.C.C. 1640 W. Oakland Park Blvd, Ste. 403, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

Broward County Office #2 B.C.C.C. Broward County Chamber Building, 2425 E. Commercial Blvd, Ste.103 Ft. Laud, FL 33308

7040 W. Palmetto Park Rd. Suite 4-635 Boca Raton, Fl. 33433

701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1550, Miami, FL 33131

INFO: Broward (954) 565-5750  Palm Beach County (561) 683-8414  Miami-Dade (305) 278-1811 

www.BrowardBiz.com

www.ChamberRSVP.com

www.BrowardCountyExpo.com

www.SouthFloridaExpo.com

www.SouthFloridaChamber.org

www.SouthFloridaBusinessNews.com

OTHER EVENTS

__Wednesday, October 28^th – South Florida & Miami-Dade County International Business Trade Show & Seminars at Miami Free Zone, 2305 NW 107^th Avenue, Doral, FL 33172 – 4pm – 9pm. Join the Broward County & South Florida Chamber of Commerce and the South Florida Business News newspaper as we partner with dozens of other Chambers of Commerce and other International Organizations to bring you one of the LARGEST INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOWS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. Over 250 Exhibitors and Thousands of Business Executives in attendance. You can log onto www.ChamberRSVP.com to register to exhibit!

__Thursday, December 10^th – South Florida Business-To-Business EXPO & International Trade Show in Pembroke Pines/Miramar Business District. 100+ Exhibitors and 2,500+ Business Executives.

__Tuesday, December 15^th – Happy Holidays Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal Networking Cruise along the Winterfest Boat Parade Route 3 days later without the crowds. Join over 300 Business Professionals for Great Food, Drinks, Awesome Networking & Holiday Cheer!

PLEASE RSVP __More Info __Exhibitor Registration __Free Vip Passes for Oct. 28^th Expo

__Please send us Free VIP Passes for Miami Free Zone Expo on Wed, October 28^th @ in Miami-Doral, FL.

__Our company would like to submit articles or press releases in the South Florida Business News newspaper.

__Please send us Membership information that we may be included in the “Official” South Florida Referral Directory.

__Please send us information on attending the “Doing Business with Broward County Government” Seminar.

__Please send us advertising pricing so that we may place an ad in the New 2009 South Florida Referral Directory.

__Please send us sponsorship information for the October 28^th, November 5^th, December 8^th expo or another future expo.

__We Would like to be a distribution point for the FREE South Florida Business News Newspaper __25 Copies __50 Copies

__We would like to be a distribution point for the 2009 Official South Florida Referral Directory __15 Copies __30 Copies

FAX REPLY TO (954) 566 – 3398 or e-mail Publisher@SouthFloridaChamber.org

www.BrowardBiz.com www.SouthFloridaChamber.org www.SouthFloridaBusinessNews.com

www.ChamberRSVP.com

Two New Ways Entrepreneurs Can Band Together

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http://blog.entrepreneur.com/2009/09/two-new-ways-entrepreneurs-can-band-together.php

Start Up Tip of the Week

Each Tuesday, I will share a business/law tip for small businesses that are just getting started.  This week: Know your friends and keep them close.

What do I mean when I say “know your friends and keep them close."  This means that you need to know who your resources are either from a referral standpoint, business development standpoint, strategic partnerships, or business management support.  There are three things I would advise doing related to "knowing your friends."  They are: 1) setting up a team of strategic advisors, 2) creating referral sources and 3) remaining in contact.

“Strategic Advisors”

Each small business is different but I believe many small business would greatly benefit from setting up a team of strategic advisors.  Sit down and think about your strengths and your weaknesses then consider who you know that can complement those strengths or build up your weaknesses.  Individuals to consider a strategic advisors are: a lawyer, an accountant, a marketing or public relations advisor, and a sales expert.  The benefit to evaluating your business with this team of advisers is that it will allow you to understand both your needs as well as your services and build your business accordingly.

“Creating Referral Sources”

Most everyone that you know probably know somebody that can use your goods or services.  But how can you tap into that resource without appearing overbearing, demanding, or desperate?  The key is in matching people to needs.  Make a list of what your business needs are and then make a list of the individuals that you personally know that can help address that need.  This is especially important relative to referrals.  What are your products or services?  Who do you know they can best assist in client acquisition relative to those products and services?  Create the lists and connect the dots.

“Remaining in Contact”

following up and following through are sometimes the most difficult things for small businesses to incorporate into their business.  It is not simply enough to make one initial contact or to send one e-mail or to make one phone call.  We can work directly with our contacts to know how often we should contact them and by which means.  Our contacts need to know who we are, what we do, and how we can help them or their associates.  Everyone is busy.  Everyone forgets.  That's why we consistently need to be reminded.  They're excellent programs for small businesses can access in order to automate this constant contact process.  Research and evaluate which method is best for you.

High Impact Marketing on a Limited Budget

Included below is the tip of the day for small business readers of BusinessWeek.  These are some timely tips for businesses as marketing is critical for success but budgets are not what they used to be.  I especially agree with the first point… We need to re-connect with our communities.  Find people that are complimentary to our efforts.  Collaborate to success.  Here is the link for more information:

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/tips/archives/2009/10/high-impact_mar.html

Latinbiz Women of Virtue Event

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Accountability

Written in an unapologetic manner, this interesting article in Entrepreneur focuses on the importance for small business owners to take personal accountability for the management and success of their business, even in times of economic difficulty.  A truly successful business is managed in such a way that it can weather the storms as well as sail in the sunshine.  The latter is easy to do, the former is where many businesses stumble.  Check out the pointers expressed and let me know what you think:

http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/startupbasics/article203238.html

Business Card Exchange in Miami

Here is an upcoming business networking event in Miami.  For those small businesses in the area, it is a great opportunity to meet other business owners and service providers, especially if you are interested in international business.