The EGC features more than 25 different workshops, organized into four distinct tracks:

NEW VENTURE FAST TRACK – Developed to help entrepreneurs currently building a young company or planning to launch one. Workshops will help attendees get out of the gate faster and position their businesses for rapid growth and profitability.

• A-Z Guide to Launching A Business: A Step-By-Step Plan for Fast Growth, Smart Management & Profit-Building Practic es

• Flying Solo: Managing & Growing a One-Person Business

• Advertising & PR on a Shoe-String Budget: Cost-Effective Ways to Launch Your Brand & Generate Leads

• Shake Your Money Maker: What You Need To Know To Get Your Business Financed

• eMarketing To The Masses: How To Find, Capture & Keep Customers with the Latest Online Tips & Techniques

ESTABLISHED COMPANY GROWTH TRACK – Designed to help established entrepreneurs transition to the next level and manage growth-related challenges and opportunities. Includes workshops for MILLION DOLLAR VENTURES.

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• Strategies for Successful & Profitable Complex Sales

• Getting Hitched: How & Why To Grow Through Mergers, Acquisitions & Organizational Alliances (Million$)

• The Future Is Now: Leveraging the Latest Technologies for Growth & Productivity

• The Art of Forecasting Revenue, Cash Flow Projections & Preserving Profitability

• Costly Mistakes, Winning Ideas & Inspirational Advice from Seasoned Entrepreneurs

• Moving Beyond A Million: Techniques & Tools To Take Your Business To The Next Level (Million $)

TECHNOLOGY GROWTH TRACK – Designed to help technology and life sciences entrepreneurs commercialize their innovations, avoid common pitfalls and address other issues pertinent to building a tech-based company.

• Strategies for Successful & Profitable Complex Sales

• Human Resources: The 10 Trickiest HR Issues & How to Tackle Them

• Developing & Deploying Energy Technology & Innovations With PA Public Funding & Support

• Winning Ways To Successful Product Launches

• Costly Mistakes, Winning Ideas & Inspirational Advice from Seasoned Entrepreneurs

• Biotech Spin-Outs: Transitioning from the University to the Marketplaace

SMART BUSINESS & SPECIAL INTEREST TRACK – Features workshops appropriate for businesses at all levels and offers smart management and profit-building strategies, as well as specialized workshops for minority entrepreneurs, franchisees and million dollar ventures.

• Staying Alive: How to Reignite The Entrepreneurial Spirit Within Your Organization (Million $)

• Ask The Investors Panel: An Interactive Q&A with Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors

• Protecting Your Privacy, Profits & Productivity With the Newest Internet Security Weaponry

• Savvy Sales: How to Position Yourself, Plan your Calls and Prepare an Effective Opening Strategy

• Risks & Rewards of Retail: How to Attract Customers, Outsmart Competitors & Build Profitability

• Clicks, Conversions & Customers: Turning Your Website Into a Sales Driving Machine

• From Certification to Contracts: How To Secure County, State and Federal Government Contracts for Minority, Women & Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs