January 16, 2025
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cocktail Hour to follow
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Trustees Pavilion
YES, THE BUSINESS GROWTH CONFERENCE IS BACK!
You won't want to miss our fifth Business Growth Conference! The day is packed full of speakers, workshops, a business panel, vendors and networking geared to giving you insight into the top 2025 trends every small business will face, especially the use of mechanisms like AI that have radically changed the playing field, and providing the tools and strategies needed to be successful!
THE CONFERENCE KICKS OFF WITH SPECIAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Keith Dawkins
President, Harlem Globetrotters &
Herschend Entertainment Studios
Media Executive
Board Member
Founder
Keynote Speaker
2x Emmy Nominated Producer
WE WILL ALSO FEATURE AN INSPIRING HIGH LEVEL BUSINESS PANEL WHO WILL SHARE THEIR INSIGHT, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE
Moderated By:
Rikki Abzug, PhD
Professor of Management, Anisfield School of Business
&
Director, Faculty Resource Center, Ramapo College of New Jersey
OUR PRESTIGIOUS PANEL
John Corcoran
Career Coach, Corcoran Career Coaching
Founder, Merritt Walsh Associates, LLC
Lawrence R. Inserra, III
President
Inserra Price Rite
Cindy Myer
President & CEO
Ridgewood Moving Services
Vincent J. Vicari
Regional Director
New Jersey Small Business Development Center
THE BREAKOUT PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOP SESSIONS ARE LASER FOCUSED ON 2025 TRENDS:
Do You Own Your Own Business, or Does Your Business Own You?
Presented by:
Bill Taylor
Founder
Corporate Ladders
Grab Your Business: Grab Your Life
Presented by:
Dr. Deb Castaldo
Speaker, Author
Coach, Trainer,
Psychotherapist
Create 100 Posts in Minutes!
Presented by:
Jacquelyn Romano
Creative Director
Realign Design
The Future of Business Strategy - An AI Workshop
Presented by:
Joseph Varghese
Growth & Process
Strategist
Unlocking Business Potential: Mindset for Successful Expansion
Presented by:
Katy Lizardo
Founder & CEO
CLE Enterprise
Do You Know the Essentials to Defend, Detect and Protect Your Business?
Presented by:
Mario Zaki
CEO
Mazteck IT
Grow Your Small Business with NJEDA Grants & Loans
Presented by:
Michelle Osorio
Sr Small Business
Liaison
NJ Economic
Development Authority
Better Conversations & Increased Sales Using NLP
Presented by:
Nikki Gangemi
Founder
Mindful Matters LLC
Better Messages, Better Results
Presented by:
Tom White
President & Creative
Director
The White Agency
How to Kickstart Your 2025 Social Media Strategy
Presented by:
Remi Leibovic, MCM
Founder
RCL Media
SPONSORSHIP & TICKET PRICES
EARLY BIRD TICKET SPECIAL UNTIL JANUARY 8!
TICKETS
Members $125
Nonmembers $150
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After Jan 8
Members $150
Nonmembers $175
EXHIBITOR TABLES
Includes 2 Admissions
$475
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After Jan 8
$500
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR LAST CONFERENCE
RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
SILVER SPONSORS
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