Workshops

Funding Sources for Your Small Business
10:30-11:30am

This one-hour training seminar will provide a description of the various types of financing available to small business owners. 
We will discuss the various financing needs of businesses and sources of loans and other financing available from banks, credit unions, commercial financing companies, SBA-approved lenders, micro-lenders, community lenders.  Accounts receivable financing, and asset-based lending will also be discussed.

Sam Thacker - Presenter
Business Financial Solutions
info@lesliethacker.com
(512) 990-8756
Austin, Texas

Sam Thacker joins Business Finance Solutions with 18 years of banking and finance experience, most currently with a Houston
based bank. Prior to his finance career, Sam spent 5 years as an inventory control consultant for the automotive parts industry.
He has assisted hundreds of businesses with their financing needs during his career. Mr. Thacker has a reputation in the finance industry for handling complex transactions that often require multiple financing methods.  Mr. Thacker is a Featured Business Advisor on www.allbusiness.com, writing a column three times a week on finance related topics. He has guest lectured at the University of Texas IC2 program, and frequently conducts CPA continuing education classes on financing.

Leslie Thacker - Presenter
Business Financial Solutions
leslie@lesliethacker.com
(512) 990-8756
Austin, Texas

Leslie Thacker is owner of Business Financial Solutions. She has over 20 years of experience finding business and financial solutions for small businesses. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and experience enables her to bring the best possible financing options to her clients. Ms. Thacker has spent nearly 8 years developing relationships with hundreds of network partners across the nation who
are leaders in lending money to small businesses. Her attention to detail and persistence has helped her obtain financing for clients when others have failed.  Ms. Thacker’s track record of success is exemplary in making sure her clients are presented with the best possible financing and business solutions for their business, often bringing more than one proposal to a client.

Top Human Resources (HR) Compliance Issues of 2010 and Emerging Issues for 2011 and Beyond
12:00pm-1:00pm

This one-hour training seminar will identify the top compliance issues of 2010 and provide recommendations for small businesses seeking to address these issues.  In addition, we will discuss new federal legislation that will affect the HR practices of small
business owners in 2011 and the coming years.

Laurie Howell - Presenter
Your HR Group, Inc
laurie@yourHRgroup.com
(512) 794-9639
Austin, Texas

Laurie Howell is Principal and Co-Founder of Your HR Group, Inc. Ms. Howell has over 20 years experience in human resources, staffing, and outsourcing. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies, founded two other companies prior to Your HR Group, and currently advises small business owners, sharing best practices and consulting on a variety of Human resource issues and needs.
Ms. Howell holds the Senior Professional in Human Resources certification, and a Property and Casualty Insurance License.

Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification Process and Government Contracting Opportunities in San Marcos
1:30-3:00pm

This training session will provide an overview of the HUB certification process and benefits of becoming a HUB vendor.  We will
also introduce purchasing agents for some of the governmental entities in the San Marcos area, including Texas State
University-San Marcos. You will have an opportunity to network with these representatives after the presentation, if you wish.

Rachel L. Snell, CTP – Presenter and Facilitator
Marketing Coordinator
Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
rachel.snell@cpa.state.tx.us
(512) 463-6958
Austin, Texas

Rachel Snell is Marketing Coordinator for the Statewide HUB Program, in the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
She utilizes her public relations and marketing background to increase awareness of the HUB Program through effective networking. She has conducted many workshops about the state procurement process, including five two-day conferences in various locations throughout the state from January through June 2009. Through her networking, Ms. Snell has made contact with potential HUB participants who might otherwise not have had access to information about the benefits of the HUB program. Ms. Snell is a graduate
of the University of Texas at San Antonio.