What is Inc.'s GROWCO: Grow Your Company Conference?
Join Inc. March 14-16, 2010, at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida.
For three decades, Inc. has recognized and celebrated the remarkable achievements of today's entrepreneurial superstars—the privately held companies that drive our economy.
Inspired by the compounding success of the Inc. 5000 and its community, Inc. brings you GROWCO: Grow Your Company Conference, a three-day event created for business leaders who want to achieve sizable growth within their organization. First introduced in the eighties as Growing the Company Conference, GROWCO harvests the rich network of seasoned executives and inspirational thought leaders whom Inc. has accumulated through three decades of in-depth business reporting.
In 2010, Inc.'s GROWCO Conference pulls together a dynamic program with a curriculum designed specifically for the nation's rising entrepreneurial stars, including smaller organizations that want to make an appearance on the Inc. 5000 and Inc. 5000 honorees that want to break the higher ranks of the list or repeat their success in years to come. High-profile growth experts teach seminars that will give attendees actionable information with which to develop or maintain their own growth initiative.
“At GROWCO, entrepreneurs have the chance to get together with their own kind—other highly ambitious company builders—to trade ideas, network, and learn from the bigwigs of the entrepreneurial world,” says Jane Berentson, editor of Inc. “Attendees come away from Inc. conferences inspired and energized.”
Speakers at Inc.'s 2009 GROWCO Conference included Ram Charan, an acclaimed business adviser and author of WSJ and NY Times bestseller Execution, and Norm Brodsky, Inc.'s Street Smarts columnist, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and founder of seven businesses, including CitiStorage.
When is the event? Sunday, March 14, 2010, through Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Where will the event be held?
All conference events will take place at the host hotel JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes. Sleeping rooms are reserved at the same hotel.
Please make your hotel reservation as soon as possible. All hotel reservations should be made at the time of your registration. After February 9, please call the JW Marriott reservation desk directly at (800) 576-5750 to check room availability and mention Inc. to secure the special group rate.
Inc., the only major business magazine dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, delivers real solutions for today's innovative company builders. It provides hands-on resources and market-tested strategies for managing people, finances, sales, marketing, and technology. Inc. also looks beyond work to address the entrepreneurial lifestyle. Inc. inspires and informs, with cutting-edge coverage that reflects our readers' energy, brashness, and imagination.
Conference Program The main conference program runs from Sunday, March 14, through Tuesday, March 16. It features:
Pre-conference workshops going in depth on one of three topics: Sales, Marketing, Leadership
Keynote presentations by founders of prominent entrepreneurial companies and business celebrities
Breakout sessions organized by themes and audience that provide networking and learning opportunities among business leaders
Recreation and Networking Sunday evening, meet other attendees and enjoy a cocktail reception with light food during a casual welcome reception at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes.
All activities are subject to change.
Can I bring my children to GROWCO? There are no activities planned in the conference program for children.
For more information on childcare and children’s activities available at our host hotel, please call the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes at (407) 206-2300
Is there parking available at the host hotel? Parking is available at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes. For more information, please call (407) 206-2300.
How do I get to and from the airport? Taxis are available from all major Orlando airports. The JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes is a 20-minute ride from the Orlando International Airport. Average taxi fares from the airport to the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes are $60. Taxi fares from the JW Marriott to Orlando International Airport are usually $45.
No-Risk Registration
To receive a refund for registration payment, notification must be received in writing no later than Friday, February 19, 2010. Refunds for all cancellations received after that date will not be given, but substitutions for this year's conference are allowed.
Privacy All material submitted as part of yourregistration to GROWCO is kept strictly confidential.
Your name, title, company, and contact information will be used by Inc. to invite you to future Inc. events.
While in attendance at GROWCO you may be recorded (including photography, video, and audio recordings). These images and recordings may be used in the future to promote GROWCO.
Any feedback you provide to Inc. in the process ofregistration, on-site at the event, and after the event may be used to further promote GROWCO.
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