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Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) Annual Conference & Expo






AEI Annual Conference & Expo

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Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center

Mark your calendar now, and join us in New Orleans this October 30, 2008 at the Lindy C. Boggs International Conference Center located at 2045 Lakeshore Drive. New Orleans, Louisiana.


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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) is the FDIC's national initiative to establish broad-based coalitions of financial institutions, community-based organizations and other partners in nine markets across the country to bring all unbanked and underserved populations into the financial mainstream.


FDIC

Good Work Network

The Good Work Network is dedicated to helping low- income and disadvantage micro entrepreneurs get the resources they need to succeed...


www.goodworknetwork.org

100 Black Men

The mission of the 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans, Inc. is to provide support and improve the quality of life for African Americans, and youth in particular, in the New Orleans Community ...


the100bmmno.org

SBA


www.sba.gov

Rebuilding Our Community


www.rocneworleans.org




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Your Community. Your Opportunity. Your Conference.
The small business community is gathering in New Orleans! More than 1,000 entrepreneurs and small business professionals from around the state to attend the Alliance for Economic Inclusion (AEI) Annual Conference & Expo to discuss the everyday issues of our work with small and emerging businesses.

Keynote Speech by Lee Bowman, National Community Affairs, Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Washington, D.C.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

AEI Annual Conference & Expo
Your chance to connect. The AEI Annual Conference & Expo will be widely recognized as one of the most valuable professional development opportunities for bankers, entrepreneurs and small business owners working in start up, improve, enhance and expand their enterprises.

Your opportunity to learn. The Conference is filled with sessions designed to provide practical information to take home and use immediately. You will reflect on new research and technology and its potential to improve marketing, learn about collaborations and team building and employee retention, and explore new strategies for preparing for funding and financing opportunities.

Your capacity to grow. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your knowledge of the best approaches to high-quality economic development education. Renowned experts will cover a wide range of issues, including business law and insurance, business financing and fund development, state and federal resources, support for new and existing business owners, and self employment readiness.

This conference will feature workshop seminars on the following topics:

Special Non- Bank Financing Programs
Small Business State & Federal Tax and Other Incentives For New Investments
Small Business Insurance Issues
Public, Private, Financing Partnerships, With Banks & Credit Unions
Doing Business With The Film Industry, Government, & Major Corporations
Small Business Services Expo & Jazz Networking Reception
And Many More Topics

EVENT INFO



October 30, 2008



7:30AM-7:00PM



Lindy Boggs International Conference Center
UNO Research & Technology Park
2045 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana 70122



$35 per person, $45 day of event



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SPONSORED BY



Alliance for Economic Inclusion



FDIC



Good Work Network



100 Black Men, Inc.



SBA



Rebuilding Our Community

WHY ATTEND
Participants get wonderful opportunities to connect with fellow small business owners who share their commitment to personal and professional economic development. Many say that the opportunity to meet and network with others going through similar experiences is the top reason to attend AEI's Conference!




AGENDA

Speakers will include; Clinton Vaughn, Community Affairs Officer, FDIC; Phyllis Cassidy, Executive Director, Goodwork Network; Nathanial Jones, 100 Black Men of Metro New Orleans, Inc.; Jamesalina Mitchell-Small, Rebuilding Our Communities, Inc.; Paul Rainwater, Executive Director, Louisiana Recovery Authority; Susan Peppler, Assistant Secretary for Community & Planning Development, HUD; Will Norris, TechAssistLA; Jo-Anna Jones, South Central Planning & Dev. District; Juan Cajina, RLC/Business Resource Capital; Robin Barnes, Seedco Financial; Michael Ricks, District Director, SBA; Alberto Queral, Jefferson Parish Econ. Dev. Commission; Micah Haley, City of N.O. Office of Film & Video; Catherine Flowers, Capital One Bank; Bill Pope, RLC/Business Resource Capital; Vaughn Fauria, NewCorp Business Assistance Center; Rosemary Jackson, State of LA Purchasing Manager; Jo Ann Lawrence, SBA; Robert Demsey, PTAC; Phala Mire, LA Minority Business Council; Noah Lewis, Lewis and Associates; Irby Burleigh & Melissa Harris, Allstate Insurance; John Lamke & Sherice Forte', State Insurance Department, Office of Consumer Advocacy; Reginald Harley, SBA; Carol Ward, ASI Federal Credit Union; Patrick Walker, PERC Information Policy Institute; John Matthews, Louisiana Economic Development; Paul Rainwater, Louisiana Recovery Authority; Kevin Williams, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Aaron Sattethwaite, Office of Thrift Supervision; Nancy Montoya, Federal Reserve Bank; Reuben DeTiege II, Good Work Network; Alexis Anderson, P.R.E.A.C. H., Inc. ; Latoya Berry, UEP Gulf Coast, Inc.; Carmen Sunda, LA Small Business Development Center Greater New Orleans Region; Scarlette Duplechain, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Phoebe Brown, Consumer Credit Counseling Services; Norman Roussell, Capital Access Project; Aaron Steele, Internal Revenue Service; Don Mains, Louisiana Tax Incentives, LLC; Marc Roy, U.S. Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Recovery (Invited) and many more...
For directions or more information, call (504) 309- 2073 Ext. 107 or visit our website at www.aeiconference.org

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