Reminder to Register for Early Bird Discount AZEC11

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SIXTH ANNUAL ARIZONA ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONFERENCE (AZEC11) TO FOCUS ON
PATHS TO GROWTH: MOBILE, LOCAL, SOCIAL

July 20, 2011 -- TEMPE, Ariz. The sixth annual Arizona
Entrepreneurship Conference (AZEC11) , “Paths to Growth: Mobile,
Local, Social” takes place on Wednesday, November 16. This year's
conference will again be held at the Desert Willow Conference Center
in Phoenix. This year’s comprehensive event schedule runs a full-day
from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
“The annual event is a way to provide effective collaboration among
all the different groups and market sectors involved in
entrepreneurial endeavors in the Arizona business community,” says
Francine Hardaway, conference founder and an entrepreneurial catalyst
in the Arizona community. “Our goal is to create a ”sense of place” to
support local entrepreneurs and to encourage new ones to start and
grow their own ventures here.”
This year’s event format is designed to encourage networking among
attendees and speakers. It features everything from local
entrepreneurial success stories to expert resources on how to launch a
new company, how to create successful small business marketing
programs and how to navigate successful exit strategies.
Keynote speakers include Mark Suster, GRP Partners, venture capitalist
and blogger at “Both Sides of the Table,” Marianne Hudson, Executive
Director of the Angel Capital Assocation,” Robert Michael Murray,
director of Social Media for National Geographic, and Ethan Bloch, co-
founder of Flowtown talking about his success with a small business
marketing application. Todd Belfer, COO of Fox Restaurant Concepts
will speak on how the premier restaurant company in town keeps its
edge.
There will also be a showcase exhibit section of Arizona companies and
organizations providing services to support the entrepreneurship
community.
The AZEC11 planning team will be leveraging a host of local experts to
make this year’s event the most successful yet including our event/
launch company, Event Day, a full-service event management solution
founded by Scott Cate and located at Gangplank. In addition, Derek
Neighbors, co-founder of Gangplank and Hamid Shojaee, founder of
AZDisruptors will present their views on collaboration and incubation
in Arizona.

GOLD SPONSORS
Osborn Maledon
SILVER SPONSORS
Infusionsoft
SAGE
COPPER
APS
EventDay
SRP
SPONSORS
Buzzuka
Caffe Social Media
CorePurpose, Inc.
Deru Internet Services
DripMedia
Gangplank
rYnoweb
Satow Strategies
Schuster Printing & Marketing
Snell & Wilmer
Social Marketing Conversations
Stealthmode Partners


Proceeds from AZEC11 are used to provide training and support to help
at risk youth and adults through the Opportunity through
Entrepreneurship Foundation (OTEF), which is designed to help improve
lives by creating and growing entrepreneurial ventures.
For more information and to register for AZEC11, visit www.azentrepreneurship.com.
Special discount rates are available for students. General attendees
can save $25 by taking advantage of the earl bird registration offer
by registering before October 16, 2011.