Small Business Awards Luncheon
  | 2008 Small Business Awards Luncheon:
Playing the Entrepreneurial Game
Thursday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Metropolitan
5418 Wayzata Boulevard
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427
Members: $45; nonmembers: $55;
corporate table of 10: $400
Register here or call 763.450.2220 |
TwinWest’s 2008 Small Business Awards Luncheon will be a true showcase of strategy and skill! At the event, two TwinWest member entrepreneurs will win the titles of 2008 Entrepreneur of the Year and 2008 Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year, and keynote speaker Jill Blashack Strahan will clue us in to how the entrepreneur game is played. Reserve your individual tickets or corporate table of 10 before the event sells out.
Congratulations to our award finalists:
Entrepreneur of the Year Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
Read a Q&A with each finalist - click here.
| 2008 Small Business Awards Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Jill Blashack Strahan, founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple, is a top female entrepreneur and an inspiration to women across the nation. Starting the business in 1995 with meager financial resources, and enduring the unexpected loss of both her brother and husband in 1998, Blashack Strahan persevered to grow Tastefully Simple to a $138 million company with more than 300 employees and 25,000 independent consultants. She recently published a book called "Simply Shine: Stories That Stirred the Fire." |
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2008 Small Business Awards Luncheon Emcee
Jeff Passolt is a main news anchor for KMSP FOX 9. He began his career there in 1996, quickly making the transition from sports to news. Prior to that, he spent 14 years covering Minnesota sports with KARE-11 and spent two years as sports director at KMGH-TV in Denver. Jeff has three Emmys for Best News Anchor and enjoys devoting time to local and national charities. | | |
| TwinWest Foundation Scholarship Reception
10:30 - 11:30 a.m., The Metropolitan
During a reception conducted prior to the luncheon, TwinWest Foundation scholarships are awarded to area high school students – our future business leaders and entrepreneurs. The scholarship donors and students are also recognized at the luncheon.
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THANKS TO OUR 2008 SPONSORS:
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The cost to sponsor TwinWest’s Small Business Awards Luncheon ranges from $500 to $3,500. For more information, call Judy Johnson, director of community relations, at 763.450.2226 or e-mail judy@twinwest.com. |
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