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Where: St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Pecore Hall
1805 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77098
1805 West Alabama
Houston, TX 77098
AGENDA
At the end of the workshop, participants will have:
· A clear understanding of the benefits of a new community business network
· Made new useful contacts with individual attendees
· Learned how Local Business Alliances have been set up in Boulder and Madison
· Assessed the possibility of creating an Alliance here using Houston resources and people
· Outlined our next steps
7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
Catered By Grizaffi Coffee and Last Organic Outpost
8:15 Welcome and Introductions
Remarks from Our Sponsors
Charles Mauch, Houston Peace and Justice Center
Mark Juedeman, Transition Houston
8:40 Making the Change to a Local, Independent Economy
And the Role of Local Business Alliances;
The Dane Buy Local Business Alliance
Rick Brooks, Dane Buy Local
9:30 Building the Boulder Independent Business Alliance
Jennifer Jones, BIBA
10:00 BREAK
10:10 Collaboration Counts!
Mathew Wettergreen, Caroline Collective
10:30 Relationship Matters!
Rick Bost, Georgia’s Market
10:50 Interactive Discussions & Input for Afternoon- Participants
12:00 LUNCH
Catered By Last Organic Outpost
1:15 Building a Local Network & Learning from Others- Rick Brooks
Developing a Uniquely Houston Strategy- Participants
2:45 BREAK
3:00 How to Build an Alliance Operation- Rick Brooks
Charting Our Own Course- Participants
5:00 ADJOURN
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