Wilco Entrepreneurs Network: Christopher Hastings - Design Thinking

Wilco Entrepreneurs Network
Alliance of Texans Building Businesses - Passion, Plan, Perform!

LOCATION:
212 East Main St., Round Rock, TX 78664
Please enter on the east side doors, by the Library.

Date/Time: Thu, 4/22 @ 6:30PM

Agenda:
• 6:30 - Welcome, introductions, announcements, possible speakers, calendar for meetings
• 7:00 – 8:00 Business Review/Discussion
• Presenter - Christopher Hastings
• Topic On design thinking - By using design thinking principles, business people can learn to make conservative bets, insightful observations and deliberate helpful improvements in their businesses."
• Do you have an idea you would like to discuss? We'll discuss it to help you. Respond w/your name, idea, then show up w/a few questions you would like addressed.
• 8:00 - 8:30 Your one question / Your need
Networking

Cost: Free

Mission:
• Provide a community of learning, discussion, collaboration, support and talent for entrepreneurs starting and growing businesses.
• Allow local entrepreneurs to improve, clarify and realize their business dreams and goals while helping their neighbors.
• Encourage local economic development that creates stable, local jobs.

Format: Grass roots effort to have informal discussions to bring entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs together to learn from each other,build synergy and increase each others potential to succeed.

Audience:
• Anyone interested in starting a business.
• Anyone needing help with their existing business.
• Anyone with experience starting, owning/operating a business and willing to mentor others.
• Anyone willing to work for a small business (to learn, partnering, possible pay).
• Anyone interested in funding small businesses.
• If you know someone, please invite them.

Upcoming Events:
• 4/29 – Social Networking at RR Chamber
• 5/6 – Subbu and Tristan –“Lean entrepreneur's" journey. at RR Chamber
• 5/13 - Donald Kubelka – “Creating your consulting Biz at a click of a button” at Leander Public Library
• 5/20 - Donna Fox and Dan Rozycki – “True or False? Company culture matters from day one” at ACC in Cedar Park
• 5/27 - Christopher Hastings “On Business Models” at RR Chamber

Stay Informed:
• http://www.wentx.org and http://www.wectx.org
• Join our Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/wilco-entrepreneurs-group/
Create a Google profile and complete your bio (entrepreneur or talent)
Post entrepreneur questions, suggestions and resources to this group.
• Join our LinkedIn Group: Wilco Entrepreneurs Network
• Post “Talent Needed:”, “Talent:” and “Contact Needed:” to this group.
• Follow us on Twitter @WEN_Texas

Affiliate Entrepreneur Group for:
Hill Country Bible Church, Round Rock 50 Plus, Launch Pad Job Club

Staff: contact@wentx.org
• Founder/Facilitator: Robert Felps, robertf@wentx.org, 512-695-4621 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              512-695-4621      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
• Facilitator: John Modgling, johnm@wentx.org, 512-786-9059
• Facilitator/Admn: Mary Hengstebeck, maryh@wentx.org ,512 983 7009
• Facilitator: Ron Ratliff, ronr@wentx.org ,512-206-4228

Sponsors:
Sustaining:
• Round Rock Chamber of Commerce - http://www.roundrockchamber.org/
• Cedar Park Economic Development - http://www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us/cp/ed.aspx
• Champions School of Real Estate - http://www.championsschool.com
• M3 Design - http://www.m3design.com
• Schlotzsky's – La Frontera http://schlotzskys.com
• Prismnet - http://www.prismnet.com
• Third Rock – http://www.thirdrock.com
• Ron Ratliff CPA - http://www.ronratliffcpa.com/