Governor's Small Business Forum

Texas Workforce Solutions

Hosted by Bexar County's SMWBE Program Office & Community Arenas

and Workforce Solutions Alamo

Theme: Connecting Small Businesses to FREE Human Resources (HR)

 Date:             Thursday, July 21, 2011

8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location:        Bexar County Expo Hall

3201 E. Houston Street

San Antonio, TX 78219

Target 

Audience:        Small Business Owners (1 – 499 employees)

                        Focusing on Human Resources (requirements and services for employers)

Agenda

Registration

Morning event registration, continental breakfast  

Opening Session, Main Hall                                                                                        

Moderator:

Charlie Moke, Director of Business Services Workforce Solutions Alamo                             

Greetings: 

Derrick Howard                     Executive Director,

                                               Bexar County Community Arenas 

The Honorable Kevin Wolff    Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 3

Malcolm Gardner                   Office of Governor Rick Perry

                                               Economic Development, Small Business

Governor Rick Perry Greeting (via video)

Presentation of Small Business Awards 

TWC Presentation – Business Solutions – Programs and Services for Employers     

o Jason Vaden, Texas Back To Work Program Specialist, Texas Workforce Commission
o Diane Mosley, Outreach & Project Development Specialist, Texas Workforce Commission
o Charlie Moke, Director of Business Services, Workforce Solutions Alamo

Remarks

End of Opening Session

Workshops A – D                                                                                                      

Workshop A: U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services: E-Verify 

Outreach Branch, Verification Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
o Francine Hill, Deputy Chief
o Phyllis Bell, Management & Program Analyst           

Workshop B: Securing Your Business

o Better Business Bureau - Kristi Pea, Regional PR Manager, Better Business Bureau
o Bexar County District Attorney's Hot Check Section - Jay Neumann, Criminal Investigator
o Bexar County Sheriff's Office – Pat Nocker, Investigator
o Broadway Bank – Ruben Lopez, Vice President, Commercial Lending

Workshop C: Insurance Resources for Small Business

Texas Department of Insurance - Healthy Texas

o Kate Spencer, Marketing and Outreach Coordinator
o Marty Otero - Outreach Specialist

Workshop D:  Business Incentives & Financing Programs

o ACCION Texas - Celina Pena, VP of Business Support & Central Texas Lending
o Small Business Administration Programs (SBA) - Lionel Davila, Lender Relations Specialist
o UTSA/IED/MBDA Business Center – Jacqueline Jackson, Business Development Specialist