Booths 100-222	Booths 300-419	Booths 500 - 622	Booths 700-721
100 - Cape Fear Community College 101 - Cape Fear Community College 102 - Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity 103 - Intracoastal Advisors 104 - Miller-Motte College 105 - Cape Fear Pro Wash 106 - Cape Fear Pro Wash 107 - Cape Fear Pro Wash 108 - Reserved 109 - Reserved 110 - Reserved 111 - Reserved 112 - Matthews Motors 113 - Matthews Motors 114 - Matthews Motors 115 - Matthews Motors 116 - Real Property Management Champion 117 - EVA, Inc. USGREENPRODUCTS 118 - Ed Ablard Law 119 - Dignity Memorial 120 - True IP Solutions 121 - True IP Solutions 200 - Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 201 - Cape Fear Community College SBC 202 - Genesis Block 203 - Coalition Corridor 204 - SCORE 205 - Port City Apparel 206 - Matthews Motors 207-  Matthews Motors 208 - Matthews Motors 209 - Matthews Motors 210 - PROSEIN NC 211 - TRU Colors 212 - TRU Colors 213 - Nothing Bundt Cakes 214 - Terraces on Sir Tyler 215 - UNCW CIE 216 - UNCW CIE 217 - YWCA of Lower Cape Fear-Living the Dream- Center for Entrepreneurship 218 - Brunswick Community College SBC 219 - SBTDC	300 - Greater Wilmington Business Journal 301 - Greater Wilmington Business Journal 302 - Momentum Companies 303 - Corning Credit Union 304 - ATMC 305 - Marcus Anthony Photography 306 - Marcus Anthony Photography 307 - Dogwood Patent And Trademark Law 308 - The Wilmington School of Ballet 309 - Aquesta Bank 310 - Atlantic Computer Services 311 - Samet Corporation 312 - Rens Insurance and Financial Services 313 - Signal Fire Media 314 - Signal Fire Media 315 - Business Growers 316 - The George 317 - The George 318 - Excite Credit Union 319 - Excite Credit Union  400 - Excite Credit Union 401 - Excite Credit Union 402 - Quench USA 403 - Computer Warriors 404 - Business Growers 405 - Wilmington Downtown Inc. 406 - Proforma Executive Business Services 407 - What Sydney Sees 408 - What Sydney Sees 409 - Wide Open Tech 410 - Segra 411 - UNITS of Wilmington 412 - UNITS of Wilmington 413 - Southern Bank & Trust 414 - O'Brien Service, Co. Inc.  415 - ThinkTech Advisors 416 - Capt'n Bills 417 - Village at River Landing 418 - CloudWyze 419 - CloudWyze	500 - CloudWyze 501 - CloudWyze  502 - Pioneer Strategies 503 - Sito Chiropractic 504 - BluSky Restoration Contractors 505 - Cintas Corporation 506 - P.A. Weiss Leadership Solutions 507-  UNITS of Wilmington 508 - UNITS of Wilmington 509 - Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority 510 - TeamLogic IT 511 - Craftspace 512 - Craftspace 513 - Craftspace 514 - AlphaGraphics 515 - Leath HR Group 516 - UNCW Cameron School of Business Graduate Programs 517 - UNCW Cameron School of Business Graduate Programs 518 - MED Week 519 - MED Week 600 - MED Week 601 - MED Week 602 - Healthcare Liaisons 603 - My Yacht Source 604 - NC Wesleyan College 605 - AlphaGraphics 606 - Craftspace 607 - Craftspace 608 - Craftspace 609 - TeamLogic IT 610 - U.S. Cellular 611 - Rotary Club of Wilmington  612 - Allen & Shariff 613 - SpotOn 614 - WNY People Development 615 - Liberty Senior Living 616 - Chicken Salad Chick 617 - SVN | Efird Commercial Real Estate 618 - Cape Fear Solar Systems 619 - Cape Fear Solar Systems	700 - H & S Management 701 - Lower Cape Fear LifeCare 702 - Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM 703 - Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) 704 - Salt Air Heating & Cooling 705 - End of Days Distillery - MADE Winner 706 - House of Harris -  MADE Winner 707 - T. Shaw Designs - MADE Winner 708 - HSM Machine Works - MADE Winner 709 - SOS Life Science Corp. - MADE Winner 710 - Big Sky Shop and Studio - MADE Winner 711 - Mema's Chick'n & Ribs - MADE Winner 712 - ComfyChemo - MADE Winner 713 - Craftspace - MADE Winner 714 - Mojotone - MADE Winner 715 - CDB Corporation - MADE Winner 716 - Black's Tire & Auto Services 717 - All Star Flags 718 - Vent Ninjas 719 - American Heart Association Cape Fear 720 - Luxe Picnic Company 721 - Carolina Retreats

MADE: Great Goods from Greater Wilmington 

Produced by the Greater Wilmington Business Journal, MADE is a nomination-based competition seeking to spotlight makers, manufacturers, artisans, designers and small businesses in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.

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With roots in an economy originally built on tobacco, textiles, and furniture, North Carolina is no stranger to the making of things. While its industries may have broadened over the years, the focus on locally made goods continues to hold strong. MADE was created to spotlight some of the innovations occurring in design and manufacturing originating in the tri-county area. Winners are selected by a judging panel and will be profiled in a special MADE section of the Greater Wilmington Business Journal as well as featured at the annual WilmingtonBiz Expo on October 7, 2021, at the Wilmington Convention Center.

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2021 MADE Winners:

Food & Beverage:

1. End of Days Distillery
2. Noni Bacca Winery
3. Mema's Chick'n and Ribs

Arts:

1. FIlmwerks
2. House of Harris
3. T. Shaw Designs

Functional Products:

1. Cape Fear Solar Systems
2. ComfyChemo
3. Craftspace

Supporter:

1. Big Sky Shop & Studio

Exporters:

1. HSM Machine Works
2. Marpac Yoga Sleep
3. SOS Life Science Corp.

Manufacturers:

1. Mojotone
2. CDB Corporation
3. Cape Fear Catamarans

The past year-and-a-half hasn’t been uneventful — a global pandemic, restrictions, protests, supply chain disruptions and more. Even with all these challenges, the Wilmington region has prospered on many fronts. Join us October 7 for a look back and a look ahead with a Federal Reserve economist, our regional economist and a panel of local leaders in several industries. 

Speakers include:

The National Outlook with Matthew Martin, Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Matthew Martin is senior vice president and Charlotte regional executive. He leads the Fifth District’s outreach and community development efforts, and is responsible for the Charlotte Board of Directors. 

Martin joined the Richmond Fed in 2006 in the Research department at the Charlotte branch as a regional economist. He was promoted to senior vice president and regional executive in 2009, with responsibility for branch leadership and regional outreach in the Carolinas. He assumed responsibility for outreach for the District in 2010. Prior to joining the Fed, he worked as an economist for Moody's Economy.com and the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.

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The Regional Outlook with Adam Jones, Regional Economist, UNCW's Swain Center

Prior to pursing his PhD in economics, Adam Jones was the Director of Economic Development with the Covington/Newton County Chamber of Commerce in Covington, GA. His responsibilities included business recruitment, retention and expansion of existing businesses and public policy development. While attending graduate school at the University of Georgia, Jones assisted the Carl Vinson Institute of Government with various economic impact studies and other economic development policy consultation projects. 

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Outlook Panelists:

Chakema Clinton-Quintana, Vice President of Inclusive Small Business, Live Oak Bank 

Chakema Clinton-Quintana is vice president of Inclusive Small Business at Live Oak Bank, where she leads the inclusive small business center. She focuses on strengthening and supporting inclusive small business growth in our communities and verticals through research, job creation programs, capital allocation, mentorship and programming.
 

Kim Hufham, President and CEO, Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau

Kim Hufham has over 32 years of experience in Destination Management & Marketing.  Previously, she has held the roles of Executive Director of the Columbus County Tourism Bureau, Director of Sales, Executive Vice –President and Interim President/CEO of the Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Jeff James, CEO, Wilmington Health 

Jeff James joined Wilmington Health in 2008. As chief executive officer, he is responsible for the strategic vision and direction of Wilmington Health. Prior to joining the group, he was the chief financial and chief operating officer for Christie Clinic in Champaign, Illinois, and chief financial officer and vice president of finance at the Shannon Clinic in San Angelo, Texas.

Paul Loukas, Partner and Broker-In-Charge, Cape Fear Commercial 

Having surpassed over $500 million in sales over the past 15 years, Paul S. Loukas is recognized as a top broker in the region. With a primary focus in investment and land sales, he has completed over 400 transactions in a variety of markets throughout the Southeast.

 

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Seminars

Presenter	Seminar	Sponsor
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Coach Reggie, Platinum Master Coach to High Growth Businesses	Winning the Battle for Great People - Attract, Hire & Retain Great Employees There are plenty of talented and highly motivated employees in the marketplace. Learn how to attract them to work for you. We will be teaching the top strategies that our local business owners use to outperform their competition in the game of talent acquisition and performance.	Business Growers
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Stefanie Adams, Founder and Chief Empowerment Officer, WNY People Development	Managing the Multigenerational Workplace Five generations of employees are currently in the workplace. Is your company capitalizing on the talents and experience of your multigenerational workforce? In this session, participants will: - learn about work and communication styles of today's employees, Boomers to Gen Z - strategies will be presented regarding how to leverage multigenerational strengths and differences to drive innovation, growth, and performance in any industry - simple, actionable, and interactive relationship building activities will be shared to increase productivity for teams of all ages and experience	WNY People Development
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Brian Satz, Owner, Computer Warriors	Ransomware 101: Ways To Protect Yourself From Becoming The Next Victim Cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated and bolder with each successful attack. Most businesses think they are too small to be targeted. However, this is wrong; on average, a cyber-attack will cost small to medium businesses $2.6 million. One of their favorite ways to extorting a business is through ransomware attacks. Learn more on how to step up your businesses cybersecurity to help protect you from the loss of time, money, and client trust as a result of a ransomware attack.	Computer Warriors
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
Chuck Lane, Director of Training and Education for BluSky Restoration	Disaster Preparedness: Managing Emergencies and Disasters This education session focuses on the proper identification of community hazards, development of comprehensive emergency response and recovery plans, developing effective training for employees on emergency roles, and basic steps for business continuity planning. Upon completion of this session participants will be able to; Identify hazards in their community and assess their individual risks, Discuss the basic components of an emergency action plan, and identify key components of training and business continuity best practices.	BluSky Restoration
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
Coach Reggie, Platinum Master Coach to High Growth Businesses	Why Your Business is Stuck and How to Grow Out of It Getting stuck in your business is a common and preventable cycle that most businesses fall into sooner or later. More frustrating is that once you are stuck, it’s hard to find your way out. This session will cover the common issues that cause a business owner to plateau and how we help them break through to accelerated growth and greater wealth.	Business Growers
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
Jaron Cayton, President, TeamLogic IT	Evolving Threats - Building Your Business's Cyber Resiliency Join Jaron Cayton, President of TeamLogic IT, to learn more about increasing cybersecurity risks and new threats as we head into 2022. Jaron will discuss the current threat landscape and recent attacks in the news as well as steps you can take to improve your business's cyber resiliency for WHEN an attack occurs (not if). You'll want to be sure to attend this session to ensure your team is ready for the very real threats to businesses in our community and beyond.	TeamLogic IT
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
Robert Parker, Senior Project Manager & Commercial Project Developer, Cape Fear Solar Systems	Solar For Your Business: How To Profit From Solar Energy This seminar is ideal for business owners, CEOs, CFO, Business Advisors, Builders, Commercial Developers and any professional wanting to gain solar industry insights. This session will cover solar financials, tax incentives, marketing advantages, and Q&As. Saving money and reducing operational cost is a top priority for successful businesses. With rising utility costs and decreasing material costs, solar energy is now a popular cost-saving alternative for business owners. If your business is projected to have tax liability at the end of the year, an investment in solar can be extremely valuable. Money that would otherwise go directly to the IRS can instead be put into an asset that will reduce your operational costs, and increase the value of your building. If you are thoughtful about the material selected for your system, as well as the firm chosen to install it, that asset is expected to perform for 35 - 40 years.	Cape Fear Solar Systems
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 2:45 PM to 3:30 PM
Katherine Daniel, Founder and President, Montani Consulting; Bob Pious, Adjunct Faculty Member, Instructor and Co-director, Cameron Executive Network	Does it Matter? How to Have a Positive Work Environment… Does the corporate culture of your organization really matter?  Are there tangible outcomes that are different based on your organization's leadership philosophy, values, and approach?   Learn how to foster a positive work environment, see your employees more engaged and committed, and get results that drive effectiveness.   Join Katherine Daniel, Founder and Principal of Montani Consulting; which specializes in the implementation of positive organizational cultures; along with Bob Pious, Assistant Acting Director of the Swain Center, Cameron School of Business at UNCW for an engaging and practical forty-five minutes!	UNCW Cameron School of Business
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Coach Reggie, Platinum Master Coach to High Growth Businesses	Decisions You Must Make to Scale Your Business If you have a great business that is ready to grow and scale, 4 Critical Decisions need to be made to successfully make the jump to ‘light speed.’  Do you feel like you have a business ‘tiger by the tail?’ If you are experiencing growing pains, employee frustration, turnover, and burnout, this is a session that you won’t want to miss.	Business Growers
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Lisa Prather, Client Executive, Sentinel Risk Advisors and Nicole Winkle, COO, Sentinel Risk Advisors	Risk Management in a Changing World Join Lisa Prather and Nicole Winkle from Sentinel Risk Advisors to learn more about trends and expectations as we enter 2022 and beyond. They will delve into the world of Cybersecurity, Workers Compensation (particularly as employees continue to work-from-home or journey to a hybrid model), crime and Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI).  You will not want to miss the interesting case studies that are unfortunately real!	TeamLogic IT
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Robert Parker, Senior Project Manager & Commercial Project Developer, Cape Fear Solar Systems	The Triple Bottom Line: A Sustainable Business Model For Success The triple bottom line framework is gaining popularity as more companies implement sustainable business strategies. Focusing on people, planet and profits—instead of just profits alone—can lead to a number of potentially unexpected benefits that extend beyond corporate social responsibility. This session shares the triple bottom line framework and explains how businesses are using it to measure the success of their sustainable practices more holistically.	Cape Fear Solar Systems
Thursday, Oct 7, 2021 3:45 PM to 4:30 PM
Justin Chastain, Financial Wellness Manager, Southern Bank	Financial Wellness Workshop Financial stress is the #1 cause of employee absenteeism and illness. It contributes to low productivity, workplace accidents, and distraction.   Did you know… 58% of employees feel they have little or no control over their finances and 62% of them worry they won’t be able to pay their bills in the event of an unexpected income loss.   Now you can learn how to do something about it.   Most people were never taught how to budget and manage finances. Simple education, easy-to-use tools, and the support of a community can help solve these problems. Join our financial wellness expert as he discusses techniques and resources to help your employees ‘get well’ and stay well.	Southern Bank