M5 Small Business Convention - 2024!
We're assembling some of the best minds in business to inspire, teach, support and motivate you to build your business right now - from where you are with what you have. Connect with industry leaders and others in small business to find support, accountability and camaraderie. Are you coming?
January 29 - February 1, 2024
The Drover ~ Fort Worth, Texas
Join us in Fort Worth, Texas for a gathering of some of the most inspiring and knowledgeable minds in small business, speakers and panelists in a variety of topics sure to appeal to every attendee, small group breakout workshops and 1-on-1 guru tables to teach you valuable skills for your entrepreneurs toolbox.
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS :
*Mary Heffernan - BUILD YOUR BRAND
Five Marys Ranch + M5 Entrepreneurs
*Brian Bennett - MISSION & VALUES
Creative Director : Field & Stream (and formerly at Carhartt)
*Amanda Radke - GROW WITH WHAT YOU HAVE
Rancher, Speaker & Podcast Host - Heart of Rural America
*Ann Williams - BUILD A TEAM
Founder, Yearly Company
*Molly Passanisi - ADVERTISING & DIGITAL MARKETING
Google & Moloco Advertising Execx
*Aimee Berger - BRAND PARTNERSHIPS
Michael's, Fashion
*Jessie Jarvis - HIRING & PODCASTING
Founder, Of The West
*Ashley Turner - PUBLISHING & MEMBERSHIP MODELS
Author and Creator Turner Farm
*Jenna Hobbs - COMMUNITY & PUBLISHING
Creator of Homegrown
*Nikki Harris - GRANTS & FUNDING
California Heritage Farms & Siskiyou Economic Development Council
*Christa Renee - PRESS & PHOTOGRAPHY
Lonely Palm Ranch + AP Photographer
*Lindsay & Luke Branquino - BRAND RECOGNITION
Favour Founder & Rodeo Professional, Announcer + Podcaster
*Might Networks Team - COMMUNITY & DIGITAL APPS
Keynotes :
*Your Brand Values & Mission
*Start Small Where You Are
*Diversify Your Revenue
*Never Stop Growing
*Digital Marketing & Advertising
Panel Topics :
*Build Your Brand
*Build a Team
*Build Your Community
*Use Your Influence
*Publish a Book or Magazine
*Diversify Your Revenue
*Brand Partnerships
Workshop Topics :
*Podcasting
*Finding, Applying & Managing Grants
*AI & The Future of SB
*Succession Planning
*Google Analytics & SEO
*Paid Ads & Digital Marketing
*Let’s Get Social
*Subscription Sales
*Shipping Your Products
1-on-1 Help Guru Tables :
*Social Media Audits
*Logo Design
*Adobe Creative
*Merchandise & Swag
*Branding
*Content Creation
*Website Audits
*plus more added!
Join us in a meeting of the minds to be inspired, learn valuable information to grow your business and build your brand, take the next steps to find more profit and never stop growing. YOU CAN DO IT.
WHAT TO BRING
- Laptop computer
- Business logo file
- Website login
- Google Analytics login
- Adobe Creative Suite free trial or membership
- Email marketing platform + login
- Canva account
- NOT ALL NECESSARY - but encouraged to make the most of everything offered!
Learn more about today's small business opportunities including grants, analytics, digital marketing, brand partnerships, creating + building + growing with where you are NOW and increasing what you can do with WHAT YOU HAVE!
CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Monday January 29 - arrival to Fort Worth
5:30pm Welcome Reception + Cocktails + Dinner @ The Drover
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Welcome + keynotes
Tuesday January 30, 2024
9am-12pm : Morning Keynotes + Panels
12-1pm : Lunch break + Guru Tables
2-5:30pm : Panels + Workshops + Guru Tables
6-10pm : Working dinner Pajama Pizza Party in The Barn @ The Drover!
*bring your laptop or notebook! + Guru Tables open
Wednesday January 31, 2024
9am-12pm : Morning Keynotes + Panels
12-1pm : Lunch break + Guru Tables
2-5:30pm : Panels + Workshops + Guru Tables
6-10pm : Formal Dinner with Special Guests + Entertainment
Thursday February 1, 2024
Optional social activities all day!
We will have an array of fun activities planned for you to choose from to enjoy the new friends you met at Convention and wrap-up with some fun after a few days of intensive work - find your tribe and get to know them better - the pot of gold you’ll take home are the supportive friendships and camaraderie of other small business owners!
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Museum of the Cowgirl
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John Wayne Museum
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Lunch options for smaller groups by industry or geography
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Fort Worth Stockyards
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Rodeo Trip
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Cocktail wrap-party for those still in Fort Worth!
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*some activities Thursday will be complimentary (included) and some may incur an additional admission fee, meals Thursday not include
REGISTER FOR CONVENTION!
ALL-ACCESS + WORKSHOP - $3650 includes convention registration, all material, all meals and beverages during the convention PLUS an All-Access Pass to the library of M5 Small Business Academy Courses (value $4900)
WORKSHOP ONLY - $3250 includes convention registration, all material, all meals and beverages during the convention (without all-access pass to M5 courses) *also, registration price for second member of same family/business
*lodging not included - email us for The Drover group rate / room sharing
REGISTER for ALL-ACCESS + WORKSHOP = $3650
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Register before Nov 30 for $3250 INCLUDING ALL-ACCESS PASSS to the entire library of M5 Small Business Academy Courses!
Early Bird registration before Nov 30 also enters you in a chance to win your HOTEL ROOM at THE DROVER covered for the entire Convention!
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ALL-ACCESS + WORKSHOP = $3250
Workshop Attendee Nikki Callison of CALLISON RANCH Opened a Ranch Market to Sell & Ships her Beef all over the US
Nikki and her husband Roger run Callison Ranch Beef in Oklahoma and they have an incredibly inspiring story.
I’m honored to call Nikki a friend after she came to a Workshop in March 2018 and we stayed up until the wee hours working on Adobe creative skills and talking about our families and our pasts. Her’s is a story full of heartache and redemption and so worth a read at #callisonranchstory.
Nikki has grown Callison Ranch Beef by leaps and bounds and is shipping and making local deliveries with her ranch raised beef and recently built and opened Callison Ranch Market - a beautiful full service market selling their beef and western goods.
"Attending the M5 Workshop was a turning point in our business. It gave me the tools and courage I needed to take some big steps forward and helped us build a strong foundation and successful business."
- Nikki Callison, Callison Ranch Beef
Workshop Attendee Amy Rhodes of SALT RIVER RANCH in Utah - Built a strong brand, ships nationwide & uses a subscriptions model.
Amy came to the 2019 Workshop in Fort Jones as a recent transplant to Wyoming from Southern California. She and her family were raising Hereford cattle for seedstock breeding programs - but Amy had big dreams to sell their ranch raised Salt River Ranch beef direct-to-consumer!
We worked together to come up with a plan for her success and Amy learned the steps to success through beautiful branding, a super solid ecommerce website, shipping practices and even opened a Salt River Ranch store on their ranch is Star Valley Wyoming - with guest stays coming soon!
"The M5 Workshop and joining the M5 Small Business Accelerator has hands down been the best investment we've made in our business - and it continues to help guide and direct us to profitability and success as we grow."
- Amy Rhodes, Salt River Ranch
