Business Connect returns in October

Published on Monday, September 17, 2012

Cape & Plymouth Business is excited to announce the return of Business Connect, the premier business conference for the Cape Cod, Plymouth and South Shore region. Business Connect 2012 will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at the Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis.

This don’t-miss event is the ideal opportunity to network with more than 1,000 executives, business professionals and business owners representing all industries in search of new products, connections, strategies and leads. Join some of the top companies south of Boston in learning new approaches to growing your business.

The Breakfast Keynote Speaker is David Friend, Founder and Chairman of Carbonite. Friend, a successful entrepreneur for more than 25 years co-founded Carbonite in 2005, after serving as President of ARP Instruments and co-founding four other companies: Sonexis, FaxNet, Pilot Software, and Computer Pictures Corporation. Since its launch in 2006, Carbonite has backed up more than 200 billion files and has restored more than 7 billion lost files for its customers.

Session speakers include: Dr. Cynthia Adams Harrison, Silver Bridge, “Navigating the Emotional Waters of the Family Business”; AJ Gerritson, 451 Marketing, “Integrating Local and Social Search Strategies Together”; Debbie Fay, BeSpeak Presentation Solutions, “Creating Presentations that WOW and WIN”; Eric Keiles, Square 2 Marketing, “The 30-Minute Marketing Plan”; Corissa St. Laurent, Constant Contact, “Engagement Marketing: Leveraging Face-to-Face and Digital to Grow Your Business.”

The Exhibit Hall will feature the premier businesses in the south of Boston region, as well as special events throughout the day, including a show floor theater with special guests, game area, flu shots, nonprofit/Giving Guide area, after hours networking party, author signings, professional headshots and much more.

Presenting sponsors to date of Business Connect 2012 include Comcast Business Class, Constant Contact, Emerald Physicians, Cape Promotional Products, Convention Data Services, and Cape Cod Healthcare.

Tickets for the Breakfast Keynote Speaker with General Admission are $65; tickets for General Admission alone are $25. Learn more and register here.