With women business owners from all ages and minority groups registering to attend daily, the event promises to be a success. The 2 day conference and expo will take place February 16 & 17, 2006 at the historic Cleveland Renaissance Hotel & Conference Center.
Ask, Alexandra McDaniel the 8 year old Chairkid of kidsroar.biz what drove her to register to attend the Ohio Business Women’s Conference and Expo, and she’ll start telling you about how important it is to meet other business people. “I am very excited about attending my first conference. I think I will find it very interesting. I am very excited to be going from table to table and learning about what different businesses do and going to the sessions. I hope I learn a lot so my company will grow faster. I will enjoy doing the workshops and the networking.” Mily Rodriguez – Weiss, the event chair says: “When I first got the inquiry about Alexandra attending the event, I was skeptical. Then as I learned more, It became very clear to me that this 8 year old entrepreneur should definitely be a source of inspiration to the women who every day think of starting their own businesses but can’t seem to find the right moment or time to realize their dreams”
All Alexandra wanted was to make some money to buy a horse and start a horse club. Her idea initially was to sell horse pens, pencils and notebooks online to make some money and buy her own horse at some point. Her father, an entrepreneur and a marketer knew it would be very difficult to make a profit off of her idea in its initial concept, so he asked her to spend some time brainstorming. After a couple weeks, Alexandra came back with a list of unique products she’d like to manufacture and market online.
Then, with the initial concept in place and with her consultant’s help, a plan to raise start up funds was outlined. The plan consisted of having a board of directors constituted by individuals 8-12 years of age pay to sit on the company’s board through individual or corporate sponsorships. The board members are responsible for making critical decisions, design the products, and hire and fire senior management. All meetings are video taped and will be uploaded unto the company’s web site so that other kids and adults can review and learn about business.
Adult mentors will focus on how crafting the best experience for the children and help them lead in the future. “The business is the responsibility of the kids. The experience and support the kids get are the responsibility of the mentors”, said Ron McDaniel “We want this to be the best experience possible for training future leaders”.
The 2006 Ohio Business Women Conference and Expo is being presented by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for Ohio, in collaboration with the SBA and an array of partners including, the Urban League, Northeast Ohio Minority Business Council (NOMBC), the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Cleveland and Columbus Chapters and a coalition of other Chambers of Commerce in the region; The 2 day event is expected to attract hundreds of women business owners attendees, senior corporate executives, supplier diversity procurement professionals, community leaders and government officials. Participants will make a difference by actively participating in an engaging agenda which includes networking activities, workshops, panel discussions, matchmaking procurement sessions and special events. Additionally, a highlight of the conference will be the Business Expo.
The main mission of the Conference & Expo is to promote women's business enterprises at all stages of development, by providing an unmatched forum in the region where women business owners can find the information and the tools necessary to expand their market presence.
For additional information on the 2006 Ohio Business Women’s Conference & Expo, contact Karolin Infante at 216-281-4422 or visit http://www.hbahcco.org/conference.htm
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for Ohio (HCCO): is a non-profit organization which grew out of a task force of Hispanic business owners in 1981 alarmed over the low participation in the private and public sector. The association was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1983. And its mission is to promote Hispanic Business interest and its economic development and expansion through strategic partnerships, technical assistance and advocacy.
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