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Fred Schmidt from Wild About Music wants you to know Austin is a great place to start!
Take charge and get your start at Austin's largest collection of resources and support for your business!
Getting Connected
Join us for the BIGGEST small business event of the year featuring classes, panel sessions, one-on-one assistance and face-to-face interaction with representatives from area groups looking to help you with: business planning + funding + networking + licensing and regulation + business law + accounting + government contracting + much more!   
September 1-2, 2015 
Palmer Events Center | 900 Barton Springs Road | Austin, TX 78704
Free Parking | Free Expo | Panels & Classes: registration required

Panel Sessions and Classes Offered:

Day 1: Austin Creatives
Music Workshop #1 The New Ecosystem: Needs and Opportunities
Music Workshop #2 From Creativity to Commerce: Artist Revenue Streams
Instructor Dave Kusek, Co-Author of Future of Music, founder of Berklee Online, and founder and CEO of New Artist Model 
Preparing Austin Creatives for Disasters
Government Green: Arts Funding from the City State and Beyond | CLASS FULL
Investing in Artists: A Bank's Role
What Works/What Doesn't: Behaviors of Successful Entrepreneurs | CLASS FULL
Arts & Music Networking Reception

Day 2: Business Resources
High-Impact Marketing: 10 Low-Cost Strategies for Big Sales Returns | CLASS FULL
Angel Investing Pitch Competition | 
CLASS FULL
Order Up! Building a Successful Food Business
Advance Your Social Media Strategies | CLASS FULL
Introduction to Crowdfunding | CLASS FULL
Employees: The Heart of Your Business
Prepare Your Business for Disaster 
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According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, 25% of companies do not reopen after a major disaster. 
The City of Austin is asking businesses and nonprofits to take a survey to help assess their readiness and ability to recover from a disaster. In addition, two disaster preparedness workshops will be conducted at the City's Getting Connected Event. 
The survey and workshops are part of an ongoing collaborative effort between the City's Economic Development Department and Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to make the Austin community better able to recover from an interruption in operations. Survey ends September 11th.

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