Small Business Resource Fair & Economic Update
Name:
Small Business Resource Fair & Economic Update
Date:
October 12, 2011
Event Description:
The economic update will provide information about what's next for the local, state and national economy. The small business resource fair will provide free access to resources to help make your business stronger.
Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer, Department of Local Affairs, will present Demographics and the Economy - what small businesses and entrepreneurs need to know. Elizabeth has also worked CSU Cooperative for ten years prior to joining DOLA. She received her B.A. in Business at the University of San Diego, M.A. in Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University and is a PhD Candidate in the same program.
Keynote speaker Carl Steidtmann is the Chief Economist and Director of Deloitte Research - Consumer Business. He is nationally recognized subject matter specialist on economic forecasting of retail sales activity, consumer trends, technology and general economic trends. Based in New York, Dr. Steidtmann works with individuals clients to assess the impact of economic, demographic, political and technological changes on their business strategies. He also has testified on numerous occasions as am "expert witness" on consumer business issues in both state and federal courts. His research has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, USA Today and The New York Times, among other publications.
Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer, Department of Local Affairs, will present Demographics and the Economy - what small businesses and entrepreneurs need to know. Elizabeth has also worked CSU Cooperative for ten years prior to joining DOLA. She received her B.A. in Business at the University of San Diego, M.A. in Agricultural and Resource Economics at Colorado State University and is a PhD Candidate in the same program.
Keynote speaker Carl Steidtmann is the Chief Economist and Director of Deloitte Research - Consumer Business. He is nationally recognized subject matter specialist on economic forecasting of retail sales activity, consumer trends, technology and general economic trends. Based in New York, Dr. Steidtmann works with individuals clients to assess the impact of economic, demographic, political and technological changes on their business strategies. He also has testified on numerous occasions as am "expert witness" on consumer business issues in both state and federal courts. His research has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Women's Wear Daily, USA Today and The New York Times, among other publications.
