Small Business is Everybody’s Business conference coming to Faulkton Feb. 10
January 23, 2017
“Small Business is Everybody’s Business: Community Support for Young Entrepreneurs” will be held Friday, Feb. 10 from 1:15 - 4:30 p.m. at the Faulkton School Library.
Brent Comstock, entrepreneur, student, and innovator will be the keynote speaker. Brent grew up in rural Nebraska determined to revamp negative views placed on rural communities. The town he grew up in has two stoplights, no Starbucks, and is primarily dominated by agriculture. After a series of business ventures, he established a creative media & technology company, BCom Solutions in his hometown of Auburn, Nebraska, population 3,385. Seven years later, that venture has experienced a variety of success – from international clients to hundreds of customers. While on the ride of his life in the start-up world, he’s currently a college student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He loves reading about startups, serves as an adviser and team member of several start-up ventures, and loves anything out of the ordinary. He is looking forward to bringing his message to you in February!
This conference will also feature facilitated discussion at each site to brainstorm ideas of how communities can provide support and encouragement for young entrepreneurs. Students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
“South Dakota has been named one of the top locations to start a business by many organizations over the past several years. This conference will give us the opportunity to find ways to invite young people to think of entrepreneurship as a career option. With the technology available today, a person can own almost any type of business anywhere he or she chooses to live. Now is the time and South Dakota is the place,” says Peggy Schlechter, Community Development Field Specialist for SDSU Extension.
South Dakota’s DDN (Dakota Digital Network) will be used to allow us to hold this conference in Faulkton as well 14 additional locations across South Dakota simultaneously. Through the DDN, participants will be able to interact with Brent Comstock, keynote speaker, as well as participants at the other locations.
The communities hosting this conference include: Britton, Centerville, DeSmet, Faith, Faulkton, Highmore, Miller, Mitchell, Philip, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls,Wall,Winner and Yankton.
TO REGISTER at any of the sites or for more information, visit igrow.org/community-development and click on events. Space is limited so register soon! SDSU Extension Community Development along with the Bush Foundation is sponsoring this event. We look forward to having you join us in developing action steps to encourage youth entrepreneurs in our communities. If you have questions, contact Kari O’Neill, 605-685-6972 or kari.oneill@sdstate.edu; or Peggy Schlechter, 605-394-1722 or peggy.schlechter@sdstate.edu