Tomorrow: Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair

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Tomorrow: Entrepreneurship Essentials Workshop and Resource Fair

Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in cooperation with the MacDill Military & Family Readiness Center, MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET to learn about starting your own business and the resources and tools that can help you succeed. From honing your business plan and protecting your brand and ideas, to market analysis and financing, we’ve got every angle of entrepreneurship covered.

This event is free and will be available via livestream and in person. To view the livestream or to register for in-person attendance, please visit the registration page on the USPTO website.

For those attending in person, you must be a valid Department of Defense (DoD) ID card holder with military installation access.

10 - 10:30 a.m. — Resource fair (in-person attendees only)

10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. — Panel 1: Entrepreneurship essentials workshop

Speakers:

Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
Kelly Douglas, MacDill Chapter Lead, Association for Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
Russ Barnes, Ph.D., Col USAF (ret.), Vice President of Education, Tampa Action Zone
Linda Olson, President and CEO, Tampa Bay Wave
Yanina Rosario, Associate Director, Tampa Bay Small Business Development Center

11:15 a.m. to noon — Panel 2: Fireside chat with veteran and military spouse entrepreneurs

Speakers:

Brian Butler, President and CEO, Vistra Communications
April Caldwell, Co-founder and CEO, fayVen
Lakesha Cole, Co-founder and Principal Publicist, she PR

Noon - 1 p.m. — Resource fair (in-person attendees only)

For more information, please visit the event page on the USPTO website.

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