/Pride Public Relations hosts annual small business summit to help local entrepreneurs grow their companies

Pride Public Relations hosts annual small business summit to help local entrepreneurs grow their companies

May 3, 2016— Pride Public Relations is pleased to announce its 2016 Small Business Summit: Innovate. Accelerate. Dominate.  It will take place on Tuesday, May 24 from 8 a.m. until noon at Wake Forest University School of Business- Charlotte Uptown Campus, 200 N. College St.

The purpose of this year’s event is to educate and motivate entrepreneurs to take their businesses to the next level.  The summit will provide resources to strategically help business owners examine their organizations with an eye on growth.  It is free and open to business owners of any level.   Event registration is currently open.

“Small business ownership is extremely important in Charlotte,” said Dee Dixon, partner of Pride Public Relations and CEO of Pride Communications.  “We see a need to help these small businesses grow and prosper, not only to sustain themselves, but also to fuel Charlotte’s entire economy.”

This year the event will feature:

 

  • A keynote address on “‘Why Businesses Fail”’ from Tim Elleby, Wells Fargo Market President & Banking Manager for Cabarrus and Stanly counties
  • A dynamic panel discussion, featuring successful entrepreneurs and investors, moderated by Fabi Preslar, owner and CEO of SPARK Publications, including:
    • Camisha Farris, Anointed Flooring
    • Justin Gaither, Campus Ventures
    • Amish Shah, Angel Investor
    • Aaron Caldwell, Wells Fargo

The summit is sponsored by Wells Fargo, Pride Public Relations, Pride Magazine and Wake Forest University School of Business. For more information, including sponsorship, please email [email protected] or call 704.375.9553.