DFW Small Business Tech Day

December 15^th 2022, 9 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

A FREE Online Event For Small & Medium Business Owners

This event is designed to help small & medium businesses equip themselves with the best technology and practices available today to increase productivity
& profitability and protect themselves against online threats.

About DFW Small Business Tech Day:

Featuring well-known business leaders, tech experts, and leading minds showing small businesses how to compete and succeed in many aspects of their business with a concentration on utilizing technology to be productive, profitable, and protected​.

Event and Speaker Session Lineup:

Kevin O’Leary, known as Mr. Wonderful on ABC's Shark Tank; Strategic Investor, Kevin is an entrepreneur. He is the Chairman of O'Shares Investment Advisers, and founder of Beanstox.

“How Technology Will Shape The Future Of ALL Small Businesses”
With a labor shortage projected to last 3-5 years that includes rampant inflation and salary increases, businesses have to change to prosper. When used right, technology can fill that gap. Businesses can then be MORE productive with FEWER employees, deliver a superior client/customer experience and actually increase profits and reduce expenses. Shark Tank Celebrity Kevin O’Leary will discuss how small businesses can adapt quickly and use these next few years to leapfrog over their competition that’s unwilling or unable to change.

• Tips on improving productivity with fewer employees
• Why adapting quickly to change will set you up for success
• How to prosper in the face of rising inflation

Eric O’Neill, is an accomplished public speaker, former FBI security expert, and author. He lectures internationally about espionage & national security, cybersecurity, fraud, corporate diligence & defense, hacking, and pursuing one’s dreams. The Hollywood blockbuster, BREACH, was inspired by Eric’s amazing career. 

“Need-To-Know Tactics To Protect Your Company From Cyber Criminals”
If you’ve ever opened an email, you’re a target for a cyber-attack. Hacking and cyber threats are becoming more prevalent and don’t just affect large corporations. According to Forbes, small businesses are THREE times more likely to be targeted than large companies. Former FBI Counterintelligence Operative Eric O’Neill will speak on national security and cybercrime, which has increased since the pandemic. He will provide practical insights into real work situations and how to stay ahead of the hackers to ensure that you and your business stay protected.

• Discover current cyber trends affecting national security
• How to identify common attacks -before they happen
• Tips to protect your business and stay ahead of hackers

Featuring Gary Tonniges Jr, CPA, the CEO of TriQuest Technologies, a 25-year-old Fort Worth-based IT support and services firm. Gary is the author of Easy Mark - Why Business Executives Who THINK Their Network Is Secure Are The FIRST To Fall Victim To Cybercriminals… And What YOU Can Do NOW To Stop It.

"5-Step System To Make Sure Your Business Technology Runs Like A Ferrari Instead Of A Fiat"

Technology has become a vital part of every business, and if it’s not maintained and taken care of, it can break, leave you open to cyber-attacks, and shut your business down for hours, days, or weeks, costing you time, money, and maybe your entire business. But having your business technology perform like a well-oiled machine doesn’t have to be hard, expensive, or time-consuming. In this session, you’ll get the five steps to making sure technology works for you and your business to keep it productive, protected, and profitable.

• 5 Steps to ensure your business technology works for you
• Why you should pay attention to compliance or risk your business reputation
• Understanding a multi-layered approach to security is a necessity

Mike Michalowicz, author of Profit First, Get Different, The Pumpkin Plan, Fix This Next, Clockwork, and other small business “must reads.”

“Forget The Economy: Your Business Can Thrive No Matter What”

With a recession officially upon us, small businesses are starting to feel the squeeze. But you can choose NOT to participate in this recession and instead have your best growth ever as a company. Bestselling Business Author Mike Michalowicz reveals multiple, actionable strategies to uplevel your business, acquire more clients, make more money (when others aren’t) and come out of the recession stronger than ever.

• How to make your employees act like owners
• Which five key metrics every business needs to monitor
• How to find the one thing that your company’s success hinges on (and how to protect it)

Click here for more information and to register for this FREE event.