2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Securing Your Business Future
Schedule
Sat Jan 24 2026 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Johnston Community College | Smithfield, NC
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2nd Annual Small Business Summit: Secure Your Business FutureWhether you're a budding entrepreneur or an established business owner, this summit is the perfect opportunity to take your business to the next level. Local resources and vendors will be available to answer a variety of questions to assist you in starting a small business and provide growth strategies for existing businesses.
Securing Your Data:
Jennifer Fix, Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer, NC Department of Information Technology will present our keynote address on protecting your small business from cyber threats.
Securing Your Finances:
We will have a panel of experts from the financial industry to help answer your most pressing funding questions. The panel will be moderated by Matt Gorman, Founder, Gorman Group Insurance.
Panel Members include:
David Hall - Chief Banking Officer, First Federal Bank of NC
Heather Port - Outreach/Marketing Specialist, US Small Business Administration
Magaly Rivera - Business Solutions Officer, Carolina Small Business Development Fund (CDFI)
Dr. Jonathan Thill - Founder, VentureAsheboro and Grant Specialist
Schedule of Events
9:00 AM - Registration and Vendor Market
9:30 AM - Keynote Address: Cyber Security for Small Business Owners
10:30 AM - Break/Vendor Market and Networking
11:15 AM - Panel Discussion: Funding Options for Small Business Owners
12:15 PM - Vendor Market and Networking
1:00 PM - Summit Ends
Presenting Sponsor: First Federal Bank of North Carolina
Resource Advocate: Activate Selma
Friends of the Summit: JNOW Media and Showing My Roots
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Where is it happening?
Johnston Community College, 245 College Road,Smithfield, North Carolina, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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