Previous Events
November 5, 2007We Mean Business Expo
Click to Toggle SectionsAgenda9:00 - 11:00 AM
Exhibitor Set-up12:00 - 1:00 PM
Kick-Off with Secretary of State A, Ralph Mollis and Saul Kaplan, Executive Director of RI Economic Development Corporation.1:00 - 7:00 PM
Ask the Experts - Visit this special area of the exhibit floor to meet experts in marketing, business planning, web design, IT, strategic planning and more! Don't miss this opportunity to get expert advice for your business!1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Presentation by David Nash- Engage Marketing Ten Things You Must Know If You Want to Grow!3:00 - 4:00 PM
Presentation by Xzito Creative Solutions, LLC What's Your Identity?4:15 - 5:15 PM
Presentation by BatchBlueSo You Want to Work From Home: How to Stop Commuting and Learn to Love your Virtual Office5:30 - 6:30 PM
Presentation by Norm Deragon of the US SBA on the Patriot Express Loan and SBA Finance Programs7:00 PMExhibit Floor Closes
- America News (Sponsor)
- Ameriprise Financial (Ask the Experts Participant)
- Attorney General-Consumer Protection Unit
- Babcock and Helliwell (Bronze Sponsor)
- BatchBlue (Presenter)
- Cartridge World
- Center for Women & Enterprise
- Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
- CHisPA
- Citizens Bank (Presenting Sponsor)
- City of Cranston
- City of East Providence
- City of Pawtucket
- City of Providence
- City of Warwick
- Corporate Performance Partners, Inc. (Ask the Experts Participant)
- Counselors to America's Small Businesses (SCORE)
- Cranston Chamber of Commerce
- East Providence Area Chamber of Commerce
- Emerging Media (Ask the Experts Participant)
- Engage Marketing (Presenter Ten Things You Must Know)
- Fidelity Investments (Silver Sponsor)
- GEM Plumbing (Ask the Experts Participant)
- General Assembly Members (RI Senate and House)
- General Treasuer-Unclaimed Property Division
- Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce
- IKON Office Solutions (Silver Sponsor)
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- International Language Bank
- JennLee Design, LLC (Ask the Experts Participant)
- John H. Chafee Center for International Business
- Lt. Governor Small Business Advocacy Council
- Lucier, CPA, Inc. (Ask the Experts Participant)
- New Commons (Ask the Experts Participant)
- New England Institute of Technology- Center for Technology and Industry
- North Central Chamber of Commerce
- North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce
- Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce
- Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Open Box Technologies/Business Link International (Ask the Experts Participant-Marketing Sponsor)
- Postal Customer Council of Providence
- Precision Web Marketing (Ask the Experts Participant)
- Rhode Island Coalition for Minority Investment
- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation-Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training- Employer Service Unit
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training- Unemployment Insurance and TDI
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training-Workers' Compensation Division Fraud and Compliance
- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training- Workforce Regulations and Safety
- Rhode Island Department of Human Services- Office of Rehabilitation Services
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation
- Rhode Island Division of Environmental Management-Office of Technical & Customer Assistance
- Rhode Island Division of Purchasing
- Rhode Island Division of Taxation
- Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
- Rhode Island Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce
- Rhode Island Hospitality & Tourism Association
- Rhode Island MicroEnterprise Association, Inc.
- Rhode Island Minority Business Enteprise
- Rhode Island OSHA Consultation Program
- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
- Rhode Island Rural Development Council
- Rhode Island Small Business Development Corporation
- Rhode Island State Police
- RI Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
- RI.gov (Marketing Sponsor)
- RI Legal Services
- RIMES (Silver Sponsor)
- RI Nexus
- SCORE
- Shape Up RI
- Smaller Business Association of New England
- South Kingstown Chamber of Commerce (Marketing Sponsor)
- State of Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
- The Allied Group (Ask the Experts Participant)
- The Sassy Ladies (Ask the Experts Participant)
- Town of Burrillville
- Town of Foster
- Town of Glocester
- Town of Hopkinton
- Town of Lincoln
- Town of Portsmouth
- United States Customs and Border Protection
- United States Department of Agriculture/Natural Resources Conservation Service
- United States Department of Agriculture/Rural Development
- United States Department of Labor- Wage and Hour Division
- United States Postal Service
- United States Small Business Administration (Presenter- Patriot Express Loan)
- United States Small Business Administration- Office of Advocacy
- VSB Consulting, LLC (Ask the Experts Participant)
- WPRI- Channel 12 (Media Sponsor)
- Worksite Wellness Council of RI
- Xzito Creative Solutions, LLC (Presenter- Creating an Identity for Your Company/Marketing Sponsor)
- America News
- Babcock and Helliwell
- Business Link International
- Citizens Bank
- Fidelity
- Fox Providence
- IKON
- LPR
- OpenBox
- Poder WPMX 1110
- Providence Business News
- Providence En Español
- Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
- RI.gov
- Rimes
- Souther Kingstown Chamber of Commerce
- WPRI 12
- Xzito Creative Solutions















