The conference will take place on Monday, June 11, 2012, from 8:30AM to 6PM, at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue (34th Street), Concourse Level, Manhattan. Co-organized by the Asian-American Entrepreneurs Network, this conference is open to the general public, in particular entrepreneurs and business owners.

Cost of admission is $20 (early online registration by June 3); $40 (online registration after June 3); and $50 (on-site registration).

For the well-established businesses, topics include:
• Accelerating Your Growth (Two part workshop)
• Angels, VCs, Crowdfunding
• Intellectual Property
For newer entrepreneurs topics include:
• The Essentials of Starting Your Own Business: By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs
• Marketing
• Financing Your Business
• How to Choose the Right Legal Structure and Why
Guest Speakers include: Trevor Sumner, (KEYNOTE) Founder of Localvox Media; Neeta Bhasin, President and CEO of ASB Communications; Brian Gurski & Alejandro Juarez Crawford, Senior Consultants, Acceleration Group, Inc.; Wendi Kaplan Carrol, Senior Regional Development Director at Constant Contact; Lee V. Pham, Manager of Intellectual Property Strategy at American Express; Nancy Ploeger, President of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce; Adrienne Ricci, Franchise Sales Representative at Seven Eleven; Andrew Wong, Founder of NY Entrepreneurs Business Network and MORE!!

For details on the conference program and to register, please visit www.aaari.info/2012economic.htm.