Exhibitors - GovFest 2011
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- Automated Information Mapping System (AIMS)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- CERI, Inc.
- City Kansas City, Missouri
- City of Kansas City, Missouri, Human Relations Department
- City of Merriam, Kansas
- City of Olathe, Kansas
- City of Shawnee, Kansas
- City of Spring Hill, Kansas
- Customs and Border Protection
- Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Enterprise Center of Johnson County
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Family Asset Building Program
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Freelance Exchange
- Full Employment Council/Missouri Career Center
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Heartland PTAC
- IBSA, Inc.
- Independence Economic Development Council
- Independence Regional Ennovation Center
- JCCC Center for Business and Technology
- Jackson County Finance and Purchasing
- Johnson County Constituent Services Bureau
- Johnson County Department of Corrections
- Johnson County Extension Office
- Johnson County Library Business Reference
- Kansas.gov
- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
- Kansas City BizCare
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kansas Department of Labor
- Kansas Insurance Department
- Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC
- Kansas Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBEAP)
- Kansas State Data Center
- Kauffman FastTrac
- KCSourceLink
- Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
- MidAmerica Minority Business Development Council
- Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management
- Missouri Department of Revenue
- Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers (MO SBTDC)
- Network Kansas
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- ReferenceUSA
- SCORE - America's Small Business Counselors
- Small Business & Technology Development Center at UMKC
- Small Business Administration
- Small and Home Business Connection
- Social Security Administration
- Taxpayer Advocate Service
- UMKC Entrepreneurial Legal Services Clinic
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Postal Service
- Wichita State University Patent & Trademark Depository Library
- Women's Business Center
- Women's Employment Network (WEN)
- Workforce Partnership
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About GovFest
Did you know there are government and nonprofit agencies available to help businesses start and grow for little or no cost? GovFest brings these agencies together, providing easy access for the beginning entrepreneur or the small business seeking help to grow. Representatives from local agencies will attend this year's event to staff an exhibit hall and deliver targeted programs.
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011
10 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Central Resource Library
Free and open to the public. No registration necessary
GovFest is held in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week. 
Programs - GovFest 2011
| 10 - 11:30 a.m. |
"Competing for Government Contracts: Basic Training" with Ross Draney, Subcenter Director, Wichita Office, Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center - Download the presentation | ||
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: ReferenceUSA Demonstration with Fran Dennison, Business Librarian, Johnson County Library | ||
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | "How to Apply for a Loan" with Neida Neusinkvelt, Assistant District Director for Economic Development, SBA, John Addessi , Consultant, Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC, and Rebecca Gubbels, Small Business Product Manager, UMB Bank. Facilitated by Stephanie Zamora, Network Navigator, KCSourceLink | ||
| 3 - 4 p.m. | "Marketing Your Small Business on Facebook and Other Social Networks" with John Addessi, Consultant, Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC | ||
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
Local Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories with Sal Frustaci of New York Dawg Pound, Judy Transue of CHC Creative Remodeling, Shawn Kincade of Aspire Business Solutions and Jennifer Meents of AAA Screening. Facilitated by Stephanie Zamora, Network Navigator, KCSourceLink. | ||
| 5 - 6 p.m. | Reception | ||
| 6 - 8:30 p.m. |
"Starting a Business: Success Right from the Start" with Elisa Waldman, Consultant, Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC. - Download the presentation | ||
Connect
You can connect with GovFest exhibitors and attendees at our group on LinkedIn. 
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Awards
The Library was named 2010 Federal Depository Library of the Year by the Government Printing Office, largely due to the success of the Govfest program.
GovFest also received the Member Innovations 2010 award from the Urban Libraries Council.
This program was the recipient of a 2008 National Association of Counties (NACO) Achievement Award.
GovFest Sponsors
Government Sponsors
