SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 17, 2012 — Registration is now open for Drury’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, (WES) on Feb. 4. To register, go to www.drury.edu/ejc/wes, e-mail: ejc@drury.edu, or call (417) 873-6357. The symposium runs from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The $25 registration fee includes breakfast and lunch. 
- Keynote speakers – Adrienne Kallweit, owner and founder, Seeking Sitters and Shannon Wilburn, co-founder and CEO, Just Between Friends. Both women founded companies in Tulsa, Okla.
- Be bold, present yourself – Kim Hartmayer, executive and personal coach, KimHartmayer.com.
- Impressing your banker – Kristy Chastain, business lender, Arvest Bank.
- Made in Springfield by women: Women in manufacturing panel – Christine Daues, owner, Granolove and Denise McIntosh, CEO, Integrated Containment Systems & Custom Powder Systems.
- Not your mother’s Avon Lady: Explore direct sales – Janna Woods, executive director, Melaleuca and Lisa Cox, sterling manager, Silpada Designs.
- Don’t sell yourself short: Pricing your goods or services – Dr. Kelley Still, executive director, Drury University Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship.
- How to sell to the government – Mary Love, procurement director, Missouri Procurement Technical Assistance Centers.
- Reality check: Are you ready to be self-employed? – Laura McCaskill, managing partner, The Medical Package, LLC
The conference begins at 8 a.m. in Reed Auditorium of the Trustee Science Center (TSC) on Drury’s campus. The TSC is located at the corner of Drury Lane and Chestnut Expressway.
Media Contact: Sara Cochran, Assistant Director, Edward Jones Center, Office: (417) 873-3014, E-mail: scochran@drury.edu
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