WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS D’J MOORE, DIRECTOR SMALL BUSINESS HUB

1. THE LOWCOUNTRY SMALL BUSINESS COALITION PARTNERS MEETINGTUESDAY – October 20, 2009LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OFFICE – YEMASSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS D’J MOORE, DIRECTOR SMALL BUSINESS HUB “Economic growth is highly correlated with an abundance of small, entrepreneurial firms. This relationship is even stronger looking across industries within cities, and has been taken as evidence for competition spurring technological progress, product cycles where growth is faster at earlier stages, and the importance of entrepreneurship for area success.” Glaeser, E., Kerr, W., Ponzetto, G., 2009 Clusters of Entrepreneurship Harvard Business School Working Paper http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6289.htm October 8, 2009 Pecha Kucha Night BEAUFORT – A BIG SUCCESS!! IAN LESLIE, DIRECTOR MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP LOWCOUNTRY ECONOMIC NETWORK HARDEEVILLE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HBAP) TED FELDER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CITY OF HARDEEVILLE SMALL BUSINESS HUB ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT PAUL JACOBSON & RAY WENIG, CO-CHAIRMEN REMINDER – OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2009