General Info
Click here for the 14th Annual Child Care Business Expo Brochure
Fourteenth Annual Child Care Business Expo
Decimocuarta Exposición Anual de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil
Shining a Light on the Business Side of Child Care
Iluminando el lado empresarial del cuidado infantil
Sábado, 2 de junio de 2012
UIC Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago
This event is offered in English and Spanish.
Este evento se presenta en inglés y en español.
Build your dream child care venture at this business-focused event: learn from nationally-renowned business experts, high quality resources and vendors, and your peers. Construya el negocio de cuidado infantil de sus sueños en este evento de enfoque empresarial: aprenda de expertos en negocios de renombre nacional, de recursos y proveedores de alta calidad y de sus colegas.
Who should attend: Prospective, emerging and established child care entrepreneurs
Quién debe asistir: Empresarias de cuidado infantil futuras, nuevas y ya establecidas
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Schedule of Events
2012 Child Care Business Expo Schedule of Events:
Programa de eventos de la Exhibición de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil 2012:
8:00-10:00
Business Breakfast with keynote speaker Tom Copeland, the nation’s leading expert on family child care business issue
Desayuno de negocios con el conferenciante Tom Copeland, el experto líder en el país en asuntos de negocios de cuidado infantil y familiar
Child Care Business Owner Awards
Business Breakfast Sponsored by Southwest Airline
Keynote Speaker sponsored by Discover Financial Services
Premios de Dueños de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil
Desayuno de negocios patrocinado por Southwest Airlines
Conferenciante plenario patrocinado por Discover Financial Services
10:00-2:00
Exhibit Hall featuring child care business resources, educational products, finance tools, interactive technology vendors and more.
Create your blueprint for business success by identifying your team of quality vendors and resources.
Sala de Exposicionescon proveedores de recursos, productos educativos, instrumentos financieros, tecnología interactiva, etc. para negocios de cuidado infantil.
Cree la hoja de ruta para el éxito de su negocio identificando su equipo de proveedores y recursos de calidad.
11:30-1:00
Speed Business Coaching Sessions offering small group dialogue on hot topics for child care businesses
Remove roadblocks and accelerate your business development in this dynamic session.
Sesiones intensivas de entrenamiento empresarial, conversaciones en grupos pequeños sobre asuntos apremiantes para los negocios de cuidado infantil
Elimine los obstáculos y acelere el desarrollo de su negocio en esta dinámica sesión.
2:00
Door Prize Drawings
Sponsored by Southwest Airlines.
Sorteo de premios de entrada
Patrocinado por Southwest Airlines.
Sea la ganadora de dos boletos de ida y vuelta a cualquiera de los 48 estados contiguos de EE.UU. Todos los asistentes participan en el sorteo y el ganador no debe estar presente para ganar.
1:00-3:30
BONUS! Boost Your Business Sessions
Session A:
Making More Money Without Raising Your Rates featuring the expertise and wisdom of Tom Copeland
Session B:
Taking Your Child Care Business to the Next Level: Leveraging the BAS (Business Administration Scale) to Your Advantage
¡EXTRA! Sesiones de Impulso Empresarial
Sesión A:
Ganar dinero sin aumentar sus tarifas con la destreza y sabiduría de Tom Copeland
Sesión B:
Llevar su negocio de cuidado infantil al siguiente nivel: Utilizar la BAS (Escala de Administración de Negocios) en su beneficio
Workshops
11:30-1:00
Speed Business Coaching Sessions offering small group dialogue on hot topics for child care businesses
1:00 - 3:30pm
BONUS! Boost Your Business Sessions
Session A:
Making More Money Without Raising Your Rates featuring the expertise and wisdom of Tom Copeland
Session B:
Taking Your Child Care Business to the Next Level: Leveraging the BAS (Business Administration Scale) to Your Advantage
EXTRA! Sesiones de Impulso Empresarial
Sesión A:
Ganar dinero sin aumentar sus tarifascon la destreza y sabiduría de Tom Copeland
Sesión B:Llevar su negocio de cuidado infantil al siguiente nivel: Utilizar la BAS (Escala de Administración de Negocios) en su beneficio
Sesión B:
Llevar su negocio de cuidado infantil al siguiente nivel: Utilizar la BAS (Escala de Administración de Negocios) en su beneficio
Child Care Applause Awards
Child Care Business Awards
The WBDC will honor exemplary child care entrepreneurs and activists during the Business Breakfast of the Child Care Business Expo. Nominate yourself or a leader in the community by clicking this link.
Premios de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil
El WBDC honrará a empresarias y activistas ejemplares de cuidado infantil durante el Desayuno de Negocios de la Exhibición de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil. Nomínese a usted misma o a un líder de la comunidad haciendo click en este enlace.
Winners of the Child Care Business Awards 2011
Las ganadoras de los Premios de Negocios de Cuidado Infantil de 2011:
Maria Lourdes Vega, 2011 Fast Track Award Winner / Premio Carrera Rápida
Valerie Terrell, 2011 Friend of Child Care Award Winner/ Premio al Amigo del Cuidado Infantil
Penny Wolford, 2011 Unsung Hero Award Winner / Premio al Proveedor Heroico Desconocido
Exhibitor Info
The WBDC Annual Child Care Business Expo is the only bilingual professional development conference focusing on the business side of child care. It provides low to moderate income child care entrepreneurs from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods “one stop” access to creative solutions to today’s business issues and a network of resources.
Participation in the Expo is an opportunity to promote your services, resources and products to a powerful market of buyers: women who are in the business of child care.
Highlights of the 14th Annual Child Care Business Expo
- Newly-designed, streamlined format of the Expo includes increased attention to the Exhibit Hall
- Over 500 attendees in the child care industry seeking vendors, products, information and resources
- Up to 70 other venders who supply products and services to the child care industry—a great networking opportunity for you!
Exhibit Hall Hours
The Exhibit Hall will be open 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Exhibitor Benefits
- Prominent placement in the 2012 Expo brochure (if confirmed by March 1, 2012) distributed to over 10,000 women in the child care industry, public officials and community leaders
- Booth space, including one 6’ skirted table, two chairs, signage. The booth is 8’ x 10.’
- Prominent placement in the Child Care Business Giveaway. We kindly request that each exhibitor donate a product or service to the giveaways, with a minimum value of $75.
Sign-Up Today!
Take advantage of the early-bird registration fee of $250 by responding on or before February 27, 2012 (after February 27, the fee will increase to $300).
Exhibitor booths fill up quickly, and there is a limited amount of space. Booths will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Remember, our attendees are business owners with buying power; they exhibit a high level of loyalty to companies that participate in the Annual Child Care Business Expo. Many past exhibitors have commented on the overwhelming enthusiasm and energy our attendees show for new information, resources and products during their time in the Exhibit Hall.
For more information, download the Exhibitor Registration Form or contact Jessica Murnane, event coordinator at Hoopla Communications, at 773-486-6920.
Exhibitors:
ACCION Chicago
Albany Park Chamber of Commerce
American Chartered Bank (tentative)
Carole Robertson Center for Learning
Chicago Public Library
Child and Family Connections
Centers for New Horizons
Connections for Abused Women and Their Children
Gourmet Gorilla
Heartsaver Healthcare Specialists
Illinois Action for Children
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Illinois Early Learning Project
Illinois Network of Child Care and Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
Internal Revenue Service
Kid-Fit
Kidstuff Playsystems
Latin American Professionals in Child Care and Education (LAPCCE)
The Law Project of the Chicago Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights
me + mi publishing, inc. Bilingual Children’s Products in English and Spanish
Office of Illinois State Treasurer
Dan Rutherford
Paychex
SimplyFun – Learning and Connecting
Through Play
Small Business Administration
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.
Joseph M. Weidemann and Sons, Inc.
Women’s Business Development Center
YWCA
(Exhibitor list as of March 31, 2012.)
Sponsor Opps
The WBDC Annual Child Care Business Expo is the only bilingual professional development conference focusing on the business side of child care. It provides low to moderate income child care entrepreneurs from economically disadvantaged neighborhoods “one stop” access to creative solutions to today’s business issues and a network of resources.
The theme for the 2012 Expo is “Shining a Light on the Business Side of Child Care”. The 14th Annual Child Care Business Expo will be held on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the UIC Forum from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., and the WBDC expects 500 women and over 70 vendors and resources for child care providers will participate in the 2012 Expo.
2012 Child Care Business Expo Sponsors
Benefactor Sponsors:
Leader Sponsors
Media Sponsors
Sponsorship of this one-of-a-kind event provides you with a unique opportunity to showcase your products and services, support the efforts of the women providers in child care and to be associated with an organization widely recognized for its work with this underrepresented community.
This year’s Expo will enhance the attendee experience by providing additional networking opportunities and Exhibit Hall access and offer in-depth educational sessions that will result in credits toward State Child Care Provider licensing requirements. Sponsors can also benefit by adding a “Power Corner” feature to their level of sponsorship. This feature includes a specially designed space with a sit-down area for up to 20 attendees at a time to accommodate presentations/discussions /demonstrations of the sponsors intellectual property, products and services.
For more information on sponsorship levels and benefits, please download the WBDC Child Care Business Expo Sponsor Opportunity Sheet and contact Georgia Marsh at 312-853-3477 x.210 or
gmarsh@wbdc.org. The WBDC would also be happy to customize a sponsorship package that specifically meets your needs.
Click here for the 2012 Child Care Business Expo Sponsor Opportunity Sheet.
