Join us on June 10, 2010 at 6 p.m. for our next Seed 2020 Event.  We will be highlighting business leaders from the Louisville Hispanic community.  Presentations will be in Spanish with a bilingual Q&A period.  PowerPoints will be bilingual as well.

Our featured speakers include: 

Braulio Mesa – Mesa’s Catering specializing in Cuban Cuisine

Marilyn Cordova-Winchell of Cordova Flooring Contractors

Sergio Estrada – Real Estate Unlimited

Peter DelValle -  Latino Enterprises – publishes El Latino Shopper

 We are excited by this event planned by Carmel Stauffer, a previous Seed 2020 speaker and her colleagues.

The event will take place at Seed 2020 partner, Stephanie Ringer's Creative Workplace 1205 E. Washington St.  Suite 101 Louisville KY. 

Register here.

Seed 2020 presenter Stephanie Ringer is the featured speaker at the next Kentuckiana Rainbow Chamber of Commerce on May 26, 2010.  Stephanie's ability to use her networks has resulted in great growth for her company The Creative Workplace.

The Creative Workplace just moved to new space at 1205 E. Washington Street Suite 101.  For additional details about the KRCC event on May 26th please go to:  http://rsvp.kentuckianarainbowcoc.org/calendar/13391486/?eventId=13391486&action=detail

During a time of quite possibly the worst financial and economic status since the depression era, a small business in Detroit, Michigan managed to not only survive, but thrive. Against all odds, Somat Engineering (http://tech.somateng.com.) began in 1986 as a small self-start business with little outside financial backing. This successful business sets itself apart from its competitors, not only in awards and recognitions, but in its loyal employee base.

A number of their top engineers are women, African-American, and Asian, garnering them awards such as the Minority and Women Entrepreneurs Award from the U.S. Dept of Transportation Office of Public Affairs and from the Federal Highway Administration, the 2003 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Award.

Their spectacular growth has provided much needed jobs in an economically-depressed part of the country that was hit harder than most. Branching out most recently into the information technology field, Somat combines research, engineering and pioneer thinking, not to mention over 20 years of analytical and operational experience, to assist their clients to reach similar success.

Melody K. Smith, March 14, 2010

Note:   Post was sponsored./

The next Seed 2020 event will be held at 6 p.m. on March 24th at Creative Workplaces:  1205 E. Washington Street Suite 101 Louisville KY. 

Our speakers will give 10 minute nuggets of wisdom on the types of Social Media Tools, their uses and how to use them. 

Overview of Social Media Tools will be presented by Constance Ard, Propietor of Answer Maven.

Virginia Smith, Cybrarian at the University of Louisville Law Library, will explain how to get started with Twitter and in a 2nd presentation will give you the run down of setting up a Fan Page on Facebook.

Africa Hands, Proprietor of Hands On Research will provide a tutorial on Linked-In.

We will have plenty of time for networking and connections before the doors close at 8:00.

Constance Ard

We are delighted to offer up a panel of speakers on 2/25/2010 to help you understand the trends in social media, learn tips on building your brand and your business and use social connectivity through new media tools to find business partners.  As always the Seed 2020 aims to connect women and minority owned businesses in the Louisville KY area in order to enhance the strength of these vital economic engines.

Our panel of speakers includes Dr. Tyra Oldham, Stephanie Ringer, Jessica Bratcher and Allen Cartwright.  The event will be held at:

Blue Mountain Coffee House
400 East Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202-7100 
(502) 582-3220

The event begins with networking at 6 p.m.  A full agenda is availble.

We know you find the information shared at these events powerful and helpful so mark your calendars and join us.

Constance Ard