Exhibitors - GovFest 2012
- Automated Information Mapping System (AIMS)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Census Bureau
- Center for Business and Technology, JCCC
- City of Merriam, Kansas
- City of Olathe, Kansas
- City of Shawnee, Kansas
- County Economic Research Institute, Inc. (CERI)
- Employee Benefits Security Administration
- Enterprise Center of Johnson County
- Entrepreneurial Legal Services Clinic (UMKC)
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
- Family Asset Building Program - The Family Conservancy
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- General Services Administration (GSA)
- Heartland PTAC
- IBSA, Inc.
- Independence Council for Economic Development
- Independence EDC Ennovation Center
- IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service
- Johnson County Department of Corrections
- Johnson County Library
- Johnson County Manager's Office
- Justine Petersen.org
- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
- Kansas Department of Commerce
- Kansas Insurance Department
- Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC
- Kansas.gov
- KCSourceLink
- KCMO Business Customer Service Center(KC Bizcare)
- K-State Research and Extension, Johnson County
- Mid-America Minority Supplier Council
- Midwest Center for Nonprofit Leadership at UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management
- Missouri Department of Revenue
- Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Center
- Network Kansas
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Office of Minority and Women Development
- ReferenceUSA
- SCORE - America's Small Business Counselors
- Small Business Administration
- Small and Home Business Connection
- Social Security Administration
- State Data Center, State Library of Kanas
- Taxpayer Advocate Service
- U.S. Postal Service
- Women's Business Center
- Workforce Partnership
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. 15, 2012
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Exhibits Open
Central Resource Library
Free and open to the public. No registration necessary
GovFest is held in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week. 
Programs - GovFest 2012
| 10 - 11:30 a.m. |
"Competing for Government Contracts" Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center | ||
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch & Learn: ReferenceUSA Demonstration | ||
| 1:15 - 2:30 p.m. | "Funding Options for Your Business" Justine PETERSEN, KCSourceLink, SBA & Network Kansas | ||
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | "Marketing Your Small Business on Facebook and Other Social Networks" Kansas Small Business Development Center at JCCC | ||
| 4 - 5 p.m. |
"Local Entrepreneurs Share Their Stories" Sal Frustaci of New York Dawg Pound, Sherri Becker of The Marketing Department, Rick Gier of the Law Office of Richard E. Gier | ||
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