Auntie Karen Foundation Young Entrepreneurs Conference

The Auntie Karen Foundation 13th Annual Young Entrepreneurs Conference is scheduled for October 31, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Benedict College Development Center in Columbia, SC. The event serves as a conference to bring youth 7 to 22 together to gain skills in areas not traditionally afforded to them. This year’s theme is “Operation Connection”. Subject areas include: identifying entrepreneurial skills, marketing your business, and understanding business finance tools. In addition, students will interact with community, business, sports and entertainment leaders. Conference information: October 31, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Benedict College Development Center, 2601 Read Street, Columbia, SC 29204. Registered participants will receive breakfast and lunch. The cost of the conference is $17 per student before October 1, 2015, and $ 25.00 per student thereafter; Group Rate (10+) is $17.00 per student. Workshops take place from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Lunch – 1:00 PM. “Successville” (FREE) Business Expo – 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM; Entertainment 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (Benedict Swinson Center). In addition to the conference, there is “Successville” the Youth Business Expo and Showcase. “Successville” is free and open to the public from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in the Benedict College Swinson Center. If you are between the ages of 7 and 22 years old, have your own business, and would like to showcase your products at the Auntie Karen Young Entrepreneurs Conference “Successville”, please contact Karen Alexander, Auntie Karen Foundation, at (803) 748-7124, P.O. Box 602, Columbia, SC 29203 or via email at AKFoundation@aol.com. For more information about the conference, to become a sponsor, or suggest a young entrepreneur to be showcased at the conference, please contact Karen Alexander, Auntie Karen Foundation at (803) 748-7124, P.O. Box 602, Columbia, SC 29203 or via email at AKFoundation@aol.com.