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Issues and Voices that Matter September 27, 2010

Business Incubation in Central Florida

Hear remarks offered at the Oviedo-Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce members’ luncheon on the subject of business incubation in Central Florida. The speakers are Dr. Tom O’Neal, director of the University of Central Florida’s Technology Incubator and vice president for research and commercialization at UCF; Robert Goetz, certified business analyst at Seminole State College’s small business development center; and, Gary Bonner, representing a local company benefiting from a business incubation initiative. Mr. Bonner is chief marketing officer for imediaReach, a Winter Springs, Florida company that provides clients mobile marketing services and text message campaigns.
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The remarks from Dr. O’Neal and Mr.Goetz are accompanied by a slide presentation – a PDF-version of which may be downloaded from the link below.

The speakers’ presentation begins with 24-minutes of remarks from these 3 speakers and 11 minutes of answers to followup questions from the luncheon audience. This event concludes with 6-minutes of chamber announcements, introduction of new members, recognition of the chamber’s ambassador of the month and a report on the chamber’s annual school supply drive.

This presentation was recorded Thursday, September 16, 2010 at the monthly membership luncheon of the chamber of commerce at the Tuscawilla Country Club in Winter Springs, Florida. The event was hosted by Cynthia Sucher, president of the Oviedo Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce, and associate vice president for community relations at the University of Central Florida. Cory Skeates, executive director of the chamber moderated the program for a luncheon audience of 65 chamber members and guests.

Key Participants

Dr. Tom O’Neal
director of the University of Central Florida’s Technology Incubator and vice president for research and commercialization at UCF

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Dr. O’Neal’s slide presentation (PDF - 19 pages, 646kb)

Robert Goetz
certified business analyst, small business development center, Seminole State College’s center

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Mr. Goetz’s slide presentation (PDF - 3 pages, 357kb)

Gary Bonner
chief marketing officer, imediaReach

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Facilitating Participants

Cynthia Sucher, Chamber Board President, and Associate Vice President for Community Relations at University of Central Florida (photo: Charles Wells Photography)
Cynthia Sucher
Chamber Board President, and Associate Vice President for Community Relations at University of Central Florida

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Cory Skeates, Executive Director, Oviedo Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce (photo: Charles Wells Photography)
Cory Skeates
Executive Director, Oviedo Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce

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Event attendees (photo - CMF Public Media)

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