Join Us At The 2019
Military, Veterans, & Spouse
Workforce Readiness Summit & Resource Fair
Hosted by the San Diego Veterans Coalition
Education – Employment – Entrepreneurship
Action Group
Saturday, September 14th, 2019
Liberty Station Conference
2600 Laning Rd, San Diego, CA 92106
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[cth_addtocalendar event_start=”2019-09-14 08:30:00″ event_end=”2019-09-14 18:00:00″ timezone=”US/Pacific” event_title=”2019 Military, Veterans, & Spouses Workforce Readiness Summit & Resource Fair” location=”Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road, San Diego, CA 92106″ organizer=”Hosted by the San Diego Veterans Coalition”]Network with over 350 Veteran Entrepreneurs and Subject Matter Experts; Attend up to 10 breakout sessions on – Starting a Business, Financing a Business, Pitching Your Business, Doing Business with the Government, Franchising, starting a Non-Profit vs For-Profit, Personal Growth, Business Project Management, Developing Legal Acumen, and The Spouse CEO.[/cth_addtocalendar]2019 Military, Veteran, & Spouse
Workforce Readiness Summit & Resource Fair
AGENDA
0900 – 1700
Expert Discussions/Sessions
Panel I: Choosing a Company vs a Job
Concurrent Sessions A & B
Concurrent 1-on-1 Career Readiness Check-up with Career Advice
Keynote Presentation: Starting out from Scratch, Col Ted Studdard, USMC (Ret.)
Panel II: Navigating the Veteran Entrepreneur Eco System
Concurrent Sessions C & D
Live Pitch Session
Career Fair: Connect with local employers actively hiring veterans & spouses
Take control of your future via one of three tracks:
[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-bubble-comment-streamline-talk” title=”Education”]Uncover opportunities to learn the in-demand new skills of Project Management, Data Science, Cybersecurity, CRM, Web Development, and beyond.
- Choosing a College: There’s no magic formula for choosing a college, but there are steps you can take to find a good fit. This session will help to start your journey.
- Certification vs Degree: A certification can help you launch a new career without making a major investment in time and money. It can also serve to show a potential employer that you possess competency in coursework relevant to a job.
- Financing Your Education: This session will help you discover the hidden secretes in financing your education without incurring major debt.
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[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-home-house-streamline” title=”Employment”]Work with leaders in corporate hiring and culture through professional development workshops on LinkedIn profiles, elevator pitch, and networking.
- Discovering Your “Career DNA”: With over 80% of veterans not certain about their next career move, discovering your “Career DNA” is a critical step in successfully finding the right job .
- Making Yourself Marketable This session will cover several ways to make your self marketable to employers.
- Personal Economic Empowerment: Being financially secure while searching for employment has many benefits such as controlling stress.
- 1-on-1 Check-up with Career advice: Sit down with a career coach and review your readiness to enter the workforce.
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[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-speech-streamline-talk-user” title=”Entrepreneurship”]Learn the critical steps to start and grow your business with content on securing VC financing, design thinking, business law, government contracting, and lean methodologies.
- Entrepreneurial Education: Discover local and national resources for veterans, academic research, programs
, and best practices for businesses. - Getting Certified: Attend this session if you want to learn how to Get Your Business Certified as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned.
- Access to Capital: Choosing the Right Source of Funding for your startup
- Franchising: Franchises are a great way for veterans to start a business, learn how to from the experts.
- Pitch Session: Practice makes perfect – Receive feedback from a panel of judges.
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Don’t Miss This Great Opportunity to Connect and Learn from the Best!
2019 SPEAKERS
2019 EXHIBITORS
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WHAT TO EXPECT
[cth_featurebox title=”Great Speakers”]Thirty-nine unique perspectives on business ownership. No war stories from large corporations with experience and budgets that doesn’t apply to small enterprise. All the selected speakers have hands-on pragmatic, real-world knowledge and realistic useful insight to share.[/cth_featurebox]
[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-cocktail-mojito-streamline” title=”Network with peers”]Rub elbows with other vetrepreneurs, franchisors, government contracting managers, and subject matter experts who have been there and can advise you on the best practices to insure your success.[/cth_featurebox]
[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-map-pin-streamline” title=”Ten Transition Tracks”]Covering everything from startup to building your gang, certification and diversity supplier tips, and essential real-world skills, we give you the chance quickly pick up what you need to know.[/cth_featurebox]
[cth_featurebox icon=”icon-armchair-chair-streamline” title=”Stimulating and Exciting Environment”]Enjoy a place to SHARE. SUPPORT. SUCCEED. Where everyone wants to support your success and is there to mentor and help you sustain your vision.[/cth_featurebox]
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