BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220505T153000Z DTEND:20220505T173000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:31st Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:This event was postponed from February 1\, 2022 to May 5\, 2022. If you previously registered for the original date your registration has been carried over to this new date.\n\n\n\nJoin us for the Morrisville Chamber's 31st Annual Meeting. Gather with top business and community leaders and celebrate the accomplishments of the Morrisville Chamber\, our businesses\, and volunteers. \n\n \nHighlights include:\n\n\n An opportunity to connect with top business leaders and elected officials\n Award presentations for the Jeremiah Morris Community Steward of the Year\, James M. Pugh Small Business of the Year and the Ambassador of the Year\n Introduction of our Non-Profit of the Year Award!\n A celebration of our 2021 accomplishments and a look ahead at what's to come \n What to expect from the Morrisville chamber's 2022-2025 strategic plan\n Hear from David Coman\, CEO of Science37\, on "Why Morrisville"\n A keynote presentation from entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, and TV star Brian Hamilton\n\n \n\nMeet Our Keynote Speaker: Brian Hamilton\n\n\n\nBrian Hamilton is an entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, and a leading voice on the power of entrepreneurship and ownership to transform lives. He is the founder of Sageworks\, the country's first fintech company\, which helped millions of small business owners translate complex financial information. Brian is also the founder of Inmates to Entrepreneurs\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching people with criminal records how to start their own businesses. With nearly three decades of programming and training\, it's the longest running program of its kind. And through his programs at the Brian Hamilton Foundation\, he helps people overcome obstacles to realize their greatest potential through business ownership.\n\n \n\nRaised in a working-class neighborhood near Bridgeport\, Connecticut\, Brian has experienced the challenges of economic disadvantage and the struggle to break that cycle. He started his own businesses at an early age\, which ultimately funded him being the first in his family to go to college.\n\n \n\nBrian is a regular contributor to media outlets like CNBC\, USA Today\, and The Wall St. Journal\, and he is the recipient of numerous awards\, including the George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award. Brian also stars in Free Enterprise\, a nationally syndicated show on the ABC network helping formerly incarcerated individuals take steps towards true business ownership. \n\n \nFollow his work on Twitter\, Facebook and Instagram at @brianhamiltonNC \n\n\n\nFor information or to apply for the Small Business Award\, Community Steward of the Year Award\, and non-profit of the year Award please click here. Application deadline is Friday\, March 25\, 2022\, 5 p.m.\n\n\n\n\n\nGold Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrint Sponsor\n\nSouthport Graphics\n\n\n\nBronze Sponsors\n\nFirst National Bank\n\nFrankel Staffing Partners\n\nRTP Foundation\n\nWake Technical Community College\n\n\n\nCommunity Partner\n\nDuke Energy\n\n\n\nCommunity Supporter Sponsors\n\nCoastal Credit Union\n\nMesser Construction Co.\n\nTruist Bank\n\n\n\n\nRegister early to reserve your seat for this exclusive event. This is an in person event only - no virtual option will be offered. Lunch is provided.\n\n\nGet social with us!\n\n@MorrisvilleNC\n\n#MCOC31 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nBrian Hamilton is an entrepreneur\, philanthropist\, and a leading voice on the power of entrepreneurship and ownership to transform lives. He is the founder of Sageworks\, the country'\;s first fintech company\, which helped millions of small business owners translate complex financial information. Brian is also the founder of Inmates to Entrepreneurs\, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching people with criminal records how to start their own businesses. With nearly three decades of programming and training\, it'\;s the longest running program of its kind. And through his programs at the Brian Hamilton Foundation\, he helps people overcome obstacles to realize their greatest potential through business ownership.
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\n\nRaised in a working-class neighborhood near Bridgeport\, Connecticut\, Brian has experienced the challenges of economic disadvantage and the struggle to break that cycle. He started his own businesses at an early age\, which ultimately funded him being the first in his family to go to college.
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\n\nBrian is a regular contributor to media outlets like CNBC\, USA Today\, and The Wall St. Journal\, and he is the recipient of numerous awards\, including the George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award. Brian also stars in Free Enterprise\, a nationally syndicated show on the ABC network helping formerly incarcerated individuals take steps towards true business ownership. \;
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\nFollow his work on Twitter\, Facebook and Instagram at @brianhamiltonNC\; \;\n\nGet social with us!
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