Entrepreneur Boot Camp
Geared towards early stage entrepreneurs, this fast paced boot camp will feature experts ready to teach you the basics of starting your business.
From figuring out what insurance your business will require, to getting investors, finding the right team and deciding between a private office space and coworking; you’ll leave with a solid understanding of your next steps towards making your startups dreams reality.
We’ll have networking before & after the program so you can meet other entrepreneurs and ask one on one questions with our speakers.
Students can attend free with the code "PTW15BizStudent"
Breakfast will be provided - YUM!
Agenda
*Emceed by Jeff Bodle, Morgan Lewis
- 8:30 - 8:55 a.m. Registration, Networking & Breakfast
- 8:55 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Sponsor Remarks
- 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Finding Investors - Tom Olenzak, Independence Blue Cross
- 9:20 - 9:40 a.m. Building Your Team - Chris Cera, Arcweb
- 9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Using Social Media to Connect and Convert Customers - Erica Nardello, LevLane
- 10:00 - 10:10 a.m. How to Choose Between Coworking and Private Office Space - Valerija Beares, CBRE
- 10:10 - 10:20 a.m. Patents & Intellectual Property - John Sullivan, Volpe & Koenig
- 10:20 - 10:30 a.m. Quantify Your Vision - Leon Degtar, Tonic Design
- 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Networking
This event is a part of Philly Tech Week's Business Conference Day. Check out the full list of Business Conference events.
Speakers
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Valerija Beares
Rija Beares is a Senior Associate in CBRE’s Occupier Brokerage division and leads…
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Tom Olenzak
Tom Olenzak is Director of Innovation and Corporate Development for Independence Blue Cross, as well…
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Jeff Bodle
Jeffrey P. Bodle is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Business and Finance Practice and its Emerging…
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Erica Nardello
As social strategist, Erica gets to do what she loves – channel her experience with retail,…
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Chris Cera
Chris Cera is the CEO of Arcweb Technologies (http://arcweb.co), a product development agency…
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Leon Degtar
As the Controller at Tonic Design Co., Leon Degtar is a unique combination of dreamer and analyst.…