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Small Business Day – Purposeful Disruption in Action

November 20th 
9 AM - 1:30 PM

Small Business Day at EnterCircle 2025 celebrates the innovators, builders, and dreamers driving our local and regional economy. In a rapidly changing world, small businesses are not just adapting — they are disrupting with purpose, redefining how communities grow and thrive.

This full-day experience will feature:

  • Panels and Fireside Conversations with entrepreneurs who have turned challenges into opportunities through creativity and resilience.

  • Workshops on digital transformation, branding, and leveraging AI for smarter growth.

  • Networking & Marketplace Showcase, connecting small businesses with investors, mentors, and fellow disruptors.

  • Interactive Sessions that challenge participants to rethink business models for impact and sustainability.

Whether you’re an established business owner, a startup founder, or an aspiring entrepreneur, Small Business Day will inspire you to embrace purposeful disruption — to build not just profitable enterprises, but meaningful ones.

EVENT AGENDA

9:00 AM - Arrival and Registration 

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10:00 AM - Welcome & Introduction​

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9:38-10:08 AM - Sessions

  • Personal Finance Workshop

    • Adam Lowe, Technologist

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10:08-11:38 AM

  • AI and Art Workshop

    • Tery Spataro, AI Creator

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10:08-10:43AM - The Search For Meaning

  • Chris Engl, President, Toastmasters Club of Ponte Vedra

 

10:44-11:14 AM - Human-Centered Design

Emily Connor, Unlockt

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11:15-11:48 AM - How I Built a Space-Tech Company

  • Andrew Rush, Founder & CEO, Star Catcher

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11:48 AM- 12:30 PM - Lunch​

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12:30-1 PM - Motivational Session

  • Rob Swymer, Founder, Peak State Performance, LLC

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1-1:30 PM - Leadership Talk

  • Pete Cochrane

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1:30 PM - Wrap Up

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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SPEAKERS

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Pete Cochrane

Founder and Host of Two Recruiters and a Microphone, IR Resources

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Emily Connor

Human-Centered Design Coach, Unlockt 

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Chris Engl

Subject Matter Expert working on Natural Language Processing Project, Deutsche

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Adam Lowe

Head of Operations, Higher Pixels

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Andrew Rush

Co-founder and CEO, Star Catcher

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Tery Spataro

Tery Designs and Creations

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Rob Swymer

Founder, Peak State Performance

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

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what to expect

Come and get Inspired and nurture your ideas to create and transform them into your own business venture.

who is it for?

Accelerators, companies of all stages and sizes, educators, entrepreneurs, executives in tech and innovation, founders, incubators, innovators, investors, media, research institutions, service providers, students and more.

What

Come to get Inspired and nurture your ideas to create and transform them into your own business venture.

When

November 17-21, 2024

Where

425 Town Plaza Ave, 

Ponte Vedra, FL 32081

Contact Us

To learn more, don’t hesitate to get in touch

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