ORLANDO, Fla. - CEO Nexus and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast forum for Jacksonville area CEOs on Thursday, Oct. 15 starting at 7:30 a.m.
Robert Hill, president and CEO of Acosta, Inc., will be the featured speaker, according to Steve Quello, president of CEO Nexus, a public-private initiative that fosters “economic gardening” to accelerate the growth of second-stage companies.
Acosta, Inc., headquartered in Jacksonville since 1927, ranks as the largest sales, marketing and service company in North America with 12,000 employees and 2007 revenues of $797 million.
CEO Nexus brings together leaders of established, second-stage businesses to meet and learn from CEOs who have successfully grown their companies into a more advanced stage of business development, Quello explained.
“’Economic gardening’, an economic development strategy that we support, has proved successful in accelerating the growth of second-stage companies and fostering greater job creation,” said Vice President of Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Center Sandy Bartow.
The Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Center (SBC) assists in the growth and development of Jacksonville’s small businesses by assessing needs, collaborating with service providers and offering technical assistance, mentoring and access to capital.
“CEO Nexus provides an opportunity for mentoring the CEOs of second-stage businesses by CEOs of successful third and fourth-stage companies who realize the benefit of investing time to advise and share growth strategies,” Quello said.
“The program is focused on ways companies can accelerate their growth and development in these challenging economic times,” Quello explained.
The breakfast is for CEOs from second stage companies only, Bartow said.
For more information or to receive an invitation to the breakfast contact:
Steve Quello, President, CEO Nexus 407-590-6101, squello@ceonexus.com
Dr. Tom O’Neal, Executive Director, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1120, oneal@mail.ucf.edu
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com
About CEO Nexus:
CEO Nexus is a public-private initiative that provides second-stage business leaders—owners, CEOs and presidents—with practical tools and techniques designed specifically for growing second-stage companies. Sponsors include The Edward Lowe Foundation, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, the University of Central Florida Office of Research & Commercialization, Rollins College Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Enterprise Florida and the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
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