Volusia Business Resources Week LIVE

Volusia Business Resources Week - Meet the Pros!!!

With over 40 community stakeholders shaping solutions that meet tomorrow’s business needs, a new initiative — Volusia Business Resources (VBR) spearheaded by Volusia County Economic Development — has been engineered to provide tools to power success for Volusia County businesses.

VBR is a countywide public-private partnership inclusive of county and city economic development agencies, chambers of commerce, universities and colleges, and business support organizations. Originally formed to assist businesses during the COVID pandemic, local economic development leaders formed VBR to assist new and existing businesses survive, grow, and thrive

We're kicking off the program with 5 exciting days of one-hour lunchtime presentations by the professionals to discuss the services they offer.

Each lunchtime session, starting at noon, will include multiple presentations by resource partners as follows:

Monday, October 31

Welcome and Introduction to VBR
VBR Website Video
Volusia County Economic Development Division - Helga van Eckert, Director - Download File (2--vbr-week-vced-katrina-friel.pdf)
Team Volusia - Keith Norden, President/CEO - Download File (3--vbr-week-tvedc-keith-norden.pdf)
CEO Business Alliance - Kent Sharples, President/CEO - Download File (4--vbr-week-ceoba-kent-sharples.pdf)
Daytona Beach Shores - Nancy Maddox, Recreation and Economic Development Director - Download File (5---vbr-week-daytona-beach-shores---nancy-maddox.pdf)
City of DeLand - Nick Conte, Economic Development Manager - Download File (6--vbr-week-deland-presentation-nick-conte.pdf)
City of Ormond Beach - Brian Rademacher, Director of Economic Development - Download File (7--vbr-week-ormond-beach-brian-rademacher.pdf)
Next Steps - Annual Survey
Q&A

Tuesday, November 1

Welcome and Introduction to VB
VBR Website Video
Orange City- Becky Mendez, Development Services Director - Download File (vbr-week-orange-city-becky-mendez-ada.pdf)
City of Daytona Beach - Jeff Brown, Economic Development Director - Download File (vbr-week-city-of-daytona-beach-jeff-brown-ada.pdf)
City of Holly Hill - John Cox, Economic Development Manager/CRA Coordinator - Download File (vbr-week-city-of-holly-hill-john-cox-ada.pdf)
City of Deltona - Terrilyn Bostwick, Economic Development Assistant Manager - Watch video
City of Port Orange - Tim Burman, Community Development Director - Download File (vbr-week-city-of-port-orange-tim-burman-ada.pdf)
City of Edgewater - Samantha Bergeron, Economic Development/Redevelopment Coordinator - Download File (vbr-week-city-of-edgewater-economic-development-services-overview-samantha-bergeron-ada.pdf)
City of South Daytona - Patty Rippey, Redevelopment Director - Download File (vbr-week-south-daytona-patty-rippey.pdf)
City of Debary - Rochelle Greiner - Watch video
City of New Smyrna Beach - Chris Edwards, Director of CRA/Economic Development - Watch Video, Download File (vbr-week-city-of-nsb-chris-edwards-ada.pdf)
Q&A

Wednesday, November 2

Welcome and Introduction to VBR
VBR Website Video
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Trecia Marchand, Director - Download File (vbr-week-sbdc-trecia-marchand.pdf)
Stetson PaCE - Bud Hanson, Executive Director of Professional Education - Download File (vbr-week-stetson-bud-hanson.pdf)
Volusia County Incubator Powered by University of Central Florida (UCF) - Connie Garzon, Site Manager - Download File (vbr-week-business-incubator-connie-garzon.pdf)
Daytona State College (DSC), Center for Business & Industry - Frank Mercer, Director, Center for Business & Industry -
Download File (vbr-week-dsc-cbi-frank.pdf)
Embry-Riddle MicaPlex - Stephanie Miller, Executive Director - Download File (vbr-week-stephanie-embry-riddle-micaplex-11-02-2022.pdf)
Bethune Cookman University - Rashanda Denson, Program Manager - Download File (vbr-week-bethune-cookman-rashanda-denson.pdf)
Q&A

Thursday, November 3

Welcome and Introduction to VBR
VBR Website Video
Holly Hill Chamber of Commerce - Lura Wilhite, Interim President
Port Orange and South Daytona Chamber of Commerce - Debbie Connors, President/CEO
Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce - Debbie Cotton, President/CEO
DeLand Chamber & Orange City Alliance - Janet Knauff, President/CEO
Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce, Ken Phelps, Vice President & Resource Development
West Volusia Regional Chamber of Commerce - Sherry DeCrenza, Executive Director
Urban Chamber of Commerce - Kennedy Jacobs, President/Founder
Volusia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Joe Hearn, Vice President
Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce - Stephanie Ford, Executive Director
Q&A

Friday, November 4

Welcome and Introduction to VBR
VBR Website Video
CareerSource Flagler/Volusia - Robin King, President/CEO - Download File (vbr-week-careersource-fv-robin-king-ada.pdf)
Southeast Volusia Manufacturing Association - Bliss Jamison, Director
SCORE Volusia/Flagler - Adrienne Barker, Chapter Chair - Download File (vbr-week-score-adrienne-barker-ada.pdf)
African American Entrepreneur Association - Leslie Giscombe, Founder/CEO
Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA) - Jessica Lovatt, President/CEO
One Million Cups - Alex Szinegh. Entrepreneur and business owner - Download File (vbr-week-1-million-cups-alex-szinegh-ada.pdf)
West Volusia Advertising Authority - Georgia Turner, Executive Director
Halifax Area Advertising Authority - Lori Campbell Baker, Executive Director - Download File (vbr-week-halifax-advertising-authority-lori-campbell-baker-ada.pdf)
New Smyrna Beach Visitors Bureau - Debbie Meihls, President/CEO -Download File (vbr-week-new-smyrna-beach-visitors-burea-debbie-meihls-acap.pdf)
Q&A