Chamber invites small business owners, employees to annual summit

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Summit to provide small business owners and employees with different resources for success.

The Summit will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at Missouri Western State University's Fulkerson Center.

The event will feature breakout sessions, a Cup of Joe session, a resource fair and a keynote presentation by Jon McGraw, co-founder of Vision Pursue and former professional athlete.

Breakout sessions will include topics about the World Cup's impact on business and community engagement, IT tools and cyber security, marketing strategies to reach new customers and finance essentials to help businesses grow and thrive.

The event is open to the public, includes lunch and costs $25 to attend.

For more information, call 816-232-4461 or email masters@saintjoseph.com.

The Summit is held annually with the MoWest Steven L. Craig School of Business. SJC Marketing, St. Joe Petroleum and Fastgas are presenting sponsors.