BizTech [Small Business]

Small businesses deserve access to the same tools and technology big companies employ, without paying big bucks.

Discover a different way of doing business.

According to Gartner Research, SMBs spent over $800 billion in technology in 2010. That's why we want to bring the small business technology ecosystem together.

On March 24, explore the latest SMB trends, understand their buying behaviors and showcase some of the latest technology tools which will help improve their competitive advantage in any economy.

Network, share ideas and learn from the most successful small business brands and influencers:

• Visa Head of Small Business Guy Philips
• Google Applications, Chris 
• Small Business Administration District Director, Mark Quinn
• Square cofounder, Randy Reddig
• City of San Francisco Executive Director of Small Business, Regina Dick-Endrizzi
• Plus presenters, partners and honor guests from Vertical Response, Bill.com, LoveCityVIP, Agiliron, Wells Fargo, National Association of Women Business Owners, Renassance Entrepreneurship Center, San Francisco Small Business Week, Chamber of Commerce, SFentrepreneur

Meet some of our featured speakers:

Guy Philips

Visa, Head of Small Business (North America)

Regina Dick-Endrizzi

San Francisco Office of Small Business, Executive Director

Mark Quinn

Small Business Administration, District Director

Randy Reddig

Square, Cofounder

Jeanne DeWitt

Google, Head of Small Business Sales, Apps

Find out how you can use the coolest and latest technology to increase sales, generate more qualified leads, save time, and improve your competitive advantage in any economy.

Join us at BizTech [Small Business] on Thursday, March 24, 2011, for an open, informative and fun gathering. Program starts at 6:00 p.m. and runs till 10:30 p.m.

Many small businesses are not aware of today’s technological advances.

Learn what’s going on in the small business technology world today.

Here is the latest agenda:

• 6:00 - 7:00 pm Networking, wine and demo

• 7:05 - 7:30 pm Learn the latest small business trends from Visa Head of Small Business, Guy Philips, Small Business Administration District Director, Mark Quinn, City of San Francisco Executive Director of Small Business, Regina Dick-Endrizzi and Wells Fargo Senior Vice President, Maggie Mui

• 7:30 - 7:55 pm - Learn how to go after the 800 Billion SMB technology market from Square cofounder, Randy Reddig and Google Applications, Chris Rothstein

• 7:55 - 8:20 pm - Demo presenters from Vertical Response, Bill.com, Square, LoveCityVIP, Agiliron, Feefighters, Jimdo, Trinet, Google, Web.com, HP, etc

• 8:20 - 10:30 pm - Networking, wine and demo

Who should attend?

• Small Business Owners
• Entrepreneurs
• Marketing Managers
• Social Media Marketing Managers
• Sales Operation Managers
• Marketing Operation Managers
• IT Professionals

Statistics on Small Businesses:

• There are an estimated 29.6 million small businesses in the US
• Small businesses hire 40% of high tech workers, such as scientists, engineers and computer programmers
• Small businesses represent 97% of all the exporters of goods
• Small businesses represent 99.7 %of all employer firms

Meet our demo companies:

Want to sponsor a demo table?

We are looking for super cool organizations with tools and technologies in the Small Business Technology and Web Ecosystem to show off, demo and join us.

• Email Marketing
• Event Marketing
• Blogging Software
• Mobile Tools
• Accounting and Billing
• Analytics
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• Design Tools
• Document Signing
• E-commerce
• Finance
• HelpDesk
• Human Resources
• Legal
• Project Management
• Retail
• Sales Leads Generation
• Scheduling

Apply here or contact sofia.keck@biztechday.com for more questions.

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