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GGCC "Grow Your Business" Seminar & Business Expo

Please  join us at our 4th Annual "Grow Your Business" Seminar & Business Expo. This event is being presented by the GGCC, Olney & Clarksburg Chambers of Commerce & Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Unions' Small Business University.

Featured Speaker: Karen Nasuti, Principal at Nasuti & Hinkle, a 'creative thinking' firm located in Bethesda. Karen will speak about brand development: how it is one of the most important things in your business and one of the most misunderstood.

Keynote Speaker: We are pleased & excited to announce our Keynote Speaker is Seth Goldman, co-founder of Honest Tea. Seth will discuss "From Kitchen to Coca-Cola", and relate how Honest Tea grew from Seth Goldman brewing tea in his kitchen to a multi-million dollar, mission-driven business based in Bethesda, that attracted the interest of the world's largest beverage company. Seth will share his thoughts on the charecteristics that brew a thriving business including innovation, company culture and sustainability. Visit Honest Tea at www.honesttea.com.

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About Seth: Seth Goldman is President and TeaEO of Honest Tea, the company he co-founded out of his home in 1998 with Professor Barry Nalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Honest Tea is the nation’s best-selling organic bottled tea company. In 2008, The Coca-Cola Company purchased a minority interest in Honest Tea, fueling further growth as Honest became the first organic and Fair Trade brand to move into the world’s largest beverage distribution system. Recently, Honest Tea was included on The Better World Shopping Guide's   list of "ten best companies on the planet based on their overall social and environmental record."

Sponsorships
Gold
: $1,000
Silver: $500
Bronze: $250
Table: $100 (only ten available, reserve your spot today)

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Tickets
Early Bird Chamber & SBU Members: $35 (until February 21)
SBU & Chamber Members:$45
Non-Members: $50

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