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Sponsorship Committee
Rich Hendel,
Boeing, 2008 chair
Solicit sponsorships from corporations or non-profit
entities that can benefit from association with the Small Business Week
activities.
Contact potential sponsors, explain benefits of various
levels, get commitments, …
Heaviest committee activity is from October through
February, with some admin work in March & April.
Nominations Committee
Ginni Campbell, Campbell Consulting Group, 2008 chair
Identify candidates, seek nominations, coordinate submission
of applications from nominees.
This committee does all its work from September through
November. Once nominations are submitted
for judging, the Nominating Committee is done for the year, except for some
communication and coordination with the nominees when the awards are announced
in March/April.
Outreach Committee
Coordinate with other groups that cater to small businesses,
such as chambers of commerce.
Calendar of Events & Brochure
Committee
Mary Volding, US Bank, co-chair
Carl Trautmann, Score, co-chair
Rose Garland, Federal Executive Board, co-chair
Coordinate the calendar of events for the entire Small
Business Week, including production of the event brochure.
Busiest in November contacting previous event hosts to
confirm participation. Then busy again
in January and February to gather complete event details from hosts (dates,
times, & locations) and will work with our graphic vendor partner on
brochure layout, print proofs and posting the brochure on the SBW web site.
Marketing/Public
Relations Committee
Chair: vacant
Advise and council on all marketing efforts related to the
event. Produce brochure, with input from
other sub-committees. Create and manage
PR and advertising campaigns to promote the event.
Primary activities are in the late winter and spring,
planning then executing various PR & promotional activities.
Treasurer Committee
Joe Stock, Advantage Capital Partners, 2008 chair
Manage all financial activities, especially coordinating
on-line payment processes. Financial
reporting to the committee and Board.
Budget and track all revenues and expenditures. Arrange for preparation & filing of entities
“tax” return (Form 990 Information Return).
Breakfast Committee
Karen Banks, Details, Details, Details! Inc. 2008 chair
Plan, coordinate & produce the Monday morning SBA
Lenders Awards breakfast event.
Busiest in the fall exploring locations and deciding which
venue to use; then a spurt of activity just before the event (and the day of)
to coordinate it.
Web Site Committee
Sue Spencer, Spencer Web Design, chair
Manage content, software, design and administration of the
organization’s website.
Busiest during the first month or so each year to update the
website annually, then during the last two months before Small Business Week,
but some activity throughout the year for site maintenance & updates.
Direct Mail
Committee
Judy Meador, (Retired) 2008 chair
Plan, organize and coordinate direct mailing activities for
promotion of the event.
Judging
Committee
Jeff Dee, 5/3 Bank, chair
Judge the nominations for various awards. Choose winners in each category.
Committee devotes about a half-day to reviewing each
application package, then meets for two hours to tabulate judges results. Approximately one day per year of effort.
Dinner Committee
Joy Ann Venverloh, Lexus Funding Solutions, 2008 chair
Plan, coordinate & produce the Thursday evening Annual
Small Business Week Awards Dinner. This
is the primary event of SB Week, and is somewhat complex. Attendance will exceed 300 people, and
selecting the proper venue is critical.
Busiest in the fall exploring locations and deciding which
venue to use; then a spurt of activity in the weeks just before the event (and
the day of) to coordinate it.
Booth Committee
Don Barnes, Peace Frog Productions, 2008 chair
Produce the Exhibit Gala event by “selling” exhibit booth
space to vendors who wish to exhibit their wares to small businesses. This event takes place immediately before the
Awards Dinner.
Little or no activity until late January, then an inactive
spell in March & April (most of the work has been done) until the day of
the event.
Video Committee
Laura Schacht, Echo-media.us, 2008 chair
Produce a video of award winners that is exhibited during
the Awards Dinner. This is the highlight
of the Awards program.
Committee has only planning activities until winners are
announced in the Spring, than a flurry of activity to shoot & edit the
video.
Registration Committee
Carl Trautmann, Score, 2008 chair
Handle registrations and name tags for breakfast event,
Exhibit Gala and Awards Dinner; coordinate with other event sponsors regarding
registration.
Program Committee
Ed Bennett, St. Louis Community College, 2008 chair
Produce the program booklet for the Awards Dinner. Content provided by Sponsorship, Nominations,
Calendar of Events and other committees.
Compile, layout, edit, proof and print the program booklet.
Most of the work of this committee occurs during the spring,
after all content has been finalized, and just before SB Week.
Information Hotline Committee
Todd Kamp, Business Centers, chair
Manage in-bound call center activities for information and
registration regarding the events.
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