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Part 2 of Entrepreneurship Education Series coming Thursday

August 10, 2012·Nancy Dahlberg

YPN Miami, a Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce leadership group for entrepreneurs and professionals under 40, and Florida International University’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center are teaming to present Part 2 of the Entrepreneur Education Series where entrepreneurs, small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs can learn best practices and get advice from successful entrepreneurs.

Part 1 covered basic topics on starting a business. Part 2 will offer a more advanced discussion for those who have already launched businesses.

Topics for Part 2 include: Developing the Marketing Plan; Strategic Plan vs. Business Plan; and Launched the Business, Now What? The panelists will be: Felecia Hatcher, founder of Feverish Ice Cream;  Cheretha Ferguson, director of marketing, The J3 Agency; Olga Ramudo, president of Express Travel;  Erika Twani, CEO of  Learning One to One Foundation;  Andrew Yap, president of LEASA; and Mike Tomas, CEO of BioHeart and president of the ASTRI Group.

The event wiil be held Thursday, Aug.16, from 6p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Bilzin Sumberg, 1450 Brickell Ave., 23rd Floor, Miami. The event is free to YPN members and FIU students, alumni, faculty & staff; $10 for non-members. For more information and to sign up, go to ypnmiami.com or entrepreneurship.fiu.edu