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Come Join the 6thth Annual Snowie Summit - The Ultimate Snowie Training Event!
Come and join us in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 28th through March 1st for the 6th Annual Snowie Summit 2019!
At this Snowie event, all are welcome. Breakfast, Lunch, as well as a special Dinner and Event on Thursday night will be provided!
Over these two days, you will learn all about Snowie Shaved Ice, have hands on experience with the equipment they manufacture, taste and compare the products they provide, and learn how you can use them in your own Shaved Ice Business.
Whether you are brand new to the idea, or if you have been doing Shaved Ice for years,
being exposed to all that Snowie offers can either give you a unique start or a brand new approach to your existing business.
Come spend some time with us. Seeing it in person makes all the difference.
Let’s #MakeItSnow
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- Thursday February 28th, 2019 from 8am - 5pm (MST)
- Thursday Night Event from 6:30pm - 10pm (MST)
- Friday, March 1st from 8am - 4pm (MST)
(The training is unique to each day and will not be repeated. If you come to the training, you will want to attend both days)
Hotel
We've partner with Comfort Inn nearby and they are offering group rates of $79 for King Bed and $89 for a Double Queen Bed p/night.
Comfort Inn
2229 W. City Center
West Valley City, UT 84119
Call 801-886-1300
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Schedule
DAY 1: Thursday, February 28th
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| 8am - 9am | REGISTRATION & OPEN HOUSE |
| 9am - 10am | WELCOME - POWER OF BEING SELF-EMPLOYED/WHY SHAVED ICE |
| 10am - 10:10am | INTRO TO NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 10:10am - 10:50am | IMPROVING YOUR BUSINESS WITH SNOWIE’S WEBSITE |
| 10:50am - 11am | EXPLANATION OF BREAKOUTS |
| 11:10am - 12pm | BREAK OUT SESSION 1 (SELECT ONE):
B) Increasing Your Profitability With a Flavor Station
C) Driving Revenue Through Product Selection/Pricing
E) Enhancing Shaved Ice (Toppings, Naturals, New Flavors, Best Practices) F) Diversifying With Off Season/Other Products |
| 12pm - 12:45pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45 - 1pm | NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 1:10pm - 2:00pm | BREAK OUT SESSION 2 (SELECT ONE):
A) Choosing the Best Ice Shaver for Your Business
B) Increasing Your Profitability With a Flavor Station
D) When Should I Use a Building, Kiosk, Cart, or Bus? | 1:10pm - 3:00pm | G) SEASONED SNOWIE VENDOR ROUND TABLE
(3+ YEARS ONLY) |
| 2:10pm - 3pm | BREAK OUT SESSION 3 (SELECT ONE):
A) Choosing the Best Ice Shaver for Your Business
D) When Should I Use a Building, Kiosk, Cart or Bus?
E) Enhancing Your Shaved Ice (Toppings, Naturals, ...) |
| 3:10pm - 3:20pm | NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 3:20pm - 4:00pm | OFF SEASON/OTHER PRODUCTS INTRODUCTIONS |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | SOCIAL MEDIA 101 TRAINING: Guest Speaker Alexa Vogue (Brilliant PR Marketing) |
| 6:30pm - 10:00pm | DINNER / CASINO NIGHT / LIVE MUSIC / FUNNY MONEY AUCTION
Blend of Auction/Drawings (5-7 Auction Items/8-10 Drawing Items) |
DAY 2: Friday, March 1st
| TIME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| 8am - 9am | OPEN HOUSE |
| 9am - 9:10am | WELCOME TO DAY 2 & NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 9:10am - 10am | EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS: GIVEBACK OPPS/COMMERCIALS/FINANCING |
| 10:10am - 11am | BREAK OUT SESSION 4 (SELECT ONE):
B) Increasing Your Profitability With a Flavor Station
C) Driving Revenue Through Product Selection/Pricing
E) Enhancing Shaved Ice (Toppings, Naturals, New Flavors, Best Practices) F) Diversifying With Off Season/Other Products |
| 11:05 - 11:10am | NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 11:10am - 12pm | EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS: RENTALS/FUNDRAISING/UNIQUE LS2 EVENTS |
| 12pm - 12:45pm | LUNCH |
| 12:45pm - 1pm | NEW SNOWIE INVENTIONS/EQUIPMENT |
| 1pm - 1:40pm | IMPROVING PROFITABILITY: Guest Presenter Kurt Hansen, CPA Legal Structure/Taxation/Bookkeeping |
| 1:45pm - 3:20pm | TURBOCHARGING YOUR LOCAL MARKETING
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Networking Locally: Guest Presenter Lisa Ostrander
- GOOGLE: Reaching Customers Online - Guest Presenter Dave Delaney
- YELP: Making Your Presence Known: Guest Presenter Allison Irwin
|
| 3:20pm - 4pm | PANEL: Rupp Brothers - Over 125 Years of Combined Experience |
DAY 2: Friday, March 1st
| SESSION | TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION | AVAILABILITY |
|---|
| A | Choosing the Best Ice Shaver for Your Business | CARL RUPP | AREA 5 - WAREHOUSE / SHAVER AREA | Session 1 & 3 |
| B | Increasing your profitability with a flavor station | AARON RUPP | AREA 6 - SNOWIE HQ / BEHIND OFFICES | Session 1, 2, & 4 |
| C | Driving Revenue Through Product Selection/Pricing | LYLE RUPP | AREA 2 - CONFERENCE BUILDING / STAGE | Session 1 & 4 |
| D | When should I use a Building, Kiosk, Cart, or Bus? | GORDON RUPP | AREA 7 - SNOWIE HQ / OVERFLOW WAREHOUSE | Session 2 & 3 |
| E | Enhancing Shaved Ice (Toppings, Natural Flavors and its benefits, new flavors and Best Practices) | ESTELA RUPP & CALLIE RUPP | AREA 1 - CONFERENCE BUILDING / COMMISSARY | Session 1, 3, & 4 |
| F | Diversifying with off season / other products | MICHAEL | AREA 3 - CONFERENCE building / FOOD AREA | Session 1 & 4 |
| G | Seasoned Snowie vendor round table (3+ years) | Steve Brown | Area 4 - Snowie Office / Carl & Gordon office | Session 2 & 3 |
Alexa Vogue
VP, Sales and Marketing: Brilliant PR
VP, Sales and Marketing: Brilliant PR is an award winning PR firm specializing in Digital Marketing, Social Media, Product Sales and Public Relations. Alexa is presenting a comprehensive 1 hour course on how to turn social media from a confusing world of tech into a powerhouse resource for generating a presence in your community, putting you in front of customers of all ages, including the ever elusive teenager.
Kurt Hansen
CPA, CFO at Rapid Financial Solutions
Kurt brings you the insight and expertise vital to creating the most profitable approaches in how to structure your company and how to track your business. You will never know where you are going if you don’t know where you have been. How your accounting system can help you grow and be more profitable.
Dave Delaney
Marketing Communications , Google
Dave Delaney is the author of New Business Network and a contributor to USA Today Network. He brings a tremendous amount of experience in the digital marketing arena and will be providing insights in how to use Google to develop the best digital marketing practices.
Lisa Ostrander
Member Relations Manager at Salt Lake Chamber
Lisa brings the power and strength of the largest Chamber in the U.S. to help you learn vital ideas for developing connections in the local community through networking, interacting, volunteering and communications.
Allison Irwin
Enterprise Account Executive at Yelp
Before the Internet, the way to find businesses was the Yellow Pages. Today, the answer is Yelp. Allison, will provide you with the expertise and resources of YELP to drive those mobile device uses to your location; improving User Engagement and how to improve your visibility in on-line searches.
