Virginia Beach, VA - July 25, 2019

Knowing Your Business

Natural Stone Institute and Stone World magazine are proud to offer a one-of-a-kind event to stone companies throughout Virginia! You will benefit from a “Town Hall” environment that is tailored to the attendee and the topics most important to fabricators.

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You will:

Learn what metrics to follow as you develop your business plan.
Discuss how to maximize your shop efficiency while creating the best product for your customer.
Create a plan to position your company in the marketplace.

Instructors

Duane Naquin, Stone Interiors
Industry Leaders participating in the Fabricator Breakout Groups

Target Audience

Business owners, marketing professionals, and other employees interested in growing their business, networking with suppliers, and/or learning “best practices” about running a successful fabrication business.

Agenda

8:30 am     Registration
9:00 am     Welcome and Attendee Introductions
9:15 am     Knowing Your Business

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Knowing Your Business
11:45 am Fabricator Resources
12:00 Noon Host Presentation

12:15 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Fabricator Breakout Sessions

Group 1: Business Management (Benchmarking, Hiring and Retaining Employees, etc)
Group 2: Technical (Stone Characteristics, Technical Standards, etc)
Group 3: Marketing (Setting Expectations, Customer Relations, etc)

3:00 pm Reception

Venue

msi

MS International
3760 E. Virginia Beach Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23502

Special Thanks to Sponsors of Virginia Stone Summit

For information on sponsoring this workshop, please click here.

Registration Fee

$99

for Installers & Fabricators

$249

for Suppliers & Stone Distributors

Register on or before February 1st
and save 20%!

Earn a $25 bookstore credit — Each attendee will receive a $25 credit for items from the Natural Stone Institute bookstore. Credit will be awarded onsite at the seminar.
Earn two free registrations — non-Natural Stone Institute member companies who join prior to the seminar can send two employees free of charge (a $198 value). For more information about membership, go online to www.naturalstoneinstitute.org/whyjoin or call Jeff Handley at 440.250.9222