Agenda - Council - 07/24/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

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m m national sales manager for Control Data Corporation's Business and Technology Center program; Jim Roberts, president of Pryde, Roberts and Company; and Richard Durkin, SBA's regional administrator. m "Perhaps the most basic goal of a small business incubator," according to Durkin, "is to increase the success rate of new ventures, to produce jobs, m and to help stimulate economic development." : According to Durkin, "All new businesses make mistakes. Without a sup- m portive environment that allows some breathing room to learn from these mistakes, the odds of survival are slim for these businesses. Incubators offer such an m environment.". Registration for the conference will be held between 6 and 8 p.m. August 28, and 7 and 9 a.~. August 29. The opening session will be at 8:30 a.m. m ~ Early registration fee is $75. Registration at the door is $90. Materials, two luncheons and a reception are included in the cost. m ,,The small business incubator conference is a unique opportunity to gain information, background and experience to create business incubators in m Minnesota," said David Mocol, director of the Business Development Office of the Financial Management Division, Minnesota Department of Energy and Economic m Development. "We support the concept and encourage interested development professionals to attend." Mocol can be reached at 612/297-1170 for more infor- m nation. ~ Other sponsors of the conference are the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the m Council of State Governments, the International City Management Association, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Illinois Department m the Indiana Department of Co~erce, the Indiana Institute for New Business Ven- of Co~erce and Community Affairs, the Illinois Small Business Growth Corporation, tures, the Michigan Department of Co~erce, the Ohio Department of Development, m the Wisconsin Department of Development, and the Chicago Department of Economic m Development. !