2016 Business Enterprises of Texas
Training Conference Agenda
October 14 - 16
Marriott Plaza Downtown
555 South Alamo
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(800) 228-9290
Friday, October 14
3:00 -6:00pm: Quarterly meeting of the Elected Committee of Managers
Room: La Villita C
6:45 -7:30pm: Early registration
Area: Outside reception room
7:00 – 11:30pm: Manager’s Reception: Appetizers and Cash Bar
Sponsored by: My Blind Spot (CEO Albert Rizzi)
Room: Victoria’s
Saturday, October 15
General Session: 8:00am-12:00pm
Room: La Villita C
7:30am: Registration
Area: Outside General Session Room
8:00am: Welcome, Texas Elected Committee of Managers
8:15am: Michael Hooks, Director, BET: State of the Program,
8:50am: Welcome from the Texas Workforce Commission, Speakers
9:20am: Income Taxes and Your Business, Information from the IRS
9:40: Nicky Gacos, President of the National Association of Blind Merchants: Leadership Through Magic and Federal Issues Affecting Blind Entrepreneurs In Texas.
10:00 am – 10:15am: Refreshment Break.
10:20 am: Catriona MacDonald, Linchpin Strategies, Washington D.C., National Trends Impacting Opportunities for Texas Blind Entrepreneurs Through The Randolph-Sheppard Program, and Recommended Business Responses to These Trends.
11:10am: Laura Biemer, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Sales Tax and Your Business
11:35am: Theresa McShan, Texas Wellness Committee, Health and Wellness and Your Business
12:00pm – 2:00 pm: Business Enterprises of Texas Trade Show
Room: Pavo Real
3:00pm: Breakout Sessions. Each presentation will repeat four times
First breakout: 3:00-3:30pm
Second Breakout: 3:35-4:05pm
Third Breakout: 4:10-4:40pm
Fourth Breakout: 4:45-5:15pm
Presentation One: Michael Doise: iAccessibility: How to make your iPhone or iPad your Helper Running Your Business. Accessible apps to run your business
Room: Conference Center B
Presentation Two: News from the American Heart Association
Room: Conference Center C
Presentation Three: Greg Fanning: How to Repair Common Small Vending Machine Issues by Yourself!
Room: Conference Center D
Presentation Four: Ben E. Keith Chef, Lets Cook Healthy Recipes, Eye Appealing, and Within our Budget
Room: Cavalier
7:00pm - 8:00pm: Banquet Dinner and Annual Award Ceremony:
Room: Lower Outside Courtyard
7:30pm - 11:30pm: Entertainment
Room: Lower Outside Courtyard
Sunday, October 16
General Session Two: 8:30-11:00am
Room: La Villita C
8:30am: Welcome: ECM Speaker Cecilia Wilson
8:40am: Michael Doise, iAccessibility, Accessible Apps, Use Your Phone as a Tool To Run your Business
9:00am: Joshua Brost, MSFT-Mile IQ, Tracking Your Business Miles, Accessibly
9:20am: Terry Smith, National Federation of the Blind Entrepreneurs Initiative (NFBEI): Federal Calorie Disclosure Requirements and Other Federal Issues Affecting BET Managers
9:45am: Albert Rizzi, CEO My Blind Spot, Accessible Accounting, QuickBooks
10:10am: Shelly Massey., American Heart Association
10:30am: Paul Parker, Prizes and 50/50
10:50am: Clayton Hell: Chair Texas Elected Committee of Managers: Closing Comments
11:00am: Conference Adjourns