More info: Venture Local Fair

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Friday conference schedule:

The Friday events will be held mostly in and around Catawba Brewing, 32 Banks Ave., South Slope of Downtown Asheville

Cost: $75 includes light breakfast and locally sourced lunch

8-9 a.m. Conference Check-in with a light breakfast and coffee by Vortex, savory munchies by French Broad Food Co-op.
9-9:30 a.m. Welcome & Opening Session with Franzi Charen and Billy Pyatt
9:30-10:30 a.m. Plenary Session: Looking Back to Fly Forward with Dr. Darin Waters
10:45-11:45 a.m. Break out sessions— Flocking Together: Cooperative Models, The Nest Egg: Finding the Capital, Writing in the Sky: Key Strategies for Branding your Business, Back to Nature: A Case Study of a Closed Loop Industry in WNC
12-12:40 p.m. Locally Sourced Lunch with GO Kitchen Ready
12:40- 1:30 p.m. Keynote talk with Stacy Mitchell
1:45-2:45 p.m. Break out sessions—
Flocking Together Part 2: Cooperative Models & Reshoring an Industry; B-Corp is the Word: Building Better Business; Wind Beneath Your Wings: Launching Local Marketing Campaigns; Hatching a Plan: A Workshop on Business Planning
3:00-3:40 p.m. Keynote talk with Eric Henry
3:45-4:45 p.m. Choose South Slope business tours or guided networking session
4:45 p.m. Closing remarks from Franzi Charen followed by happy hour at Catawba Brewing

Saturday street fair events:

The Venture Local Street Fair will take place Saturday September 26th, 2015 12:00-6:00 in the South Slope of downtown Asheville. Banks, Buxton and Collier Avenues will be closed to traffic.

Cost: Free to attend

Special events during the street fair: Live music on the Green Man/Eagle’s Nest stage; vendors selling food, art, crafts, and more; free tours of the French Broad Chocolate Factory every half hour; WNC Garlic Trail garlic highlight from select vendors including The Hop, Gypsy Queen food truck, Sow True Seed and many others; street music through the area from the Asheville Buskers Collective; a kids’ zone offered by Asheville Flyer for Kids with games, activities, crafts and challenges; the grand opening of Empyrean Arts offering movement education with paid classes as well as two free open door sessions with demonstrations and playtime.

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About Able Allen
Able studied political science and history at Warren Wilson College. He enjoys travel, dance, games, theater, blacksmithing and the great outdoors. Follow me @AbleLAllen
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