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 –
- 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
Live streaming will be accessible through the following:
- Volusia Business Resources Facebook
- Volusia Economic Development LinkedIn
- Volusia Economic Development YouTube
- GotoWebinar
