Topic: How to start a business in Texas + How can SCORE help

Speaker:  Willy Verbrugghe, Chairman SCORE Houston

CPE credit: 1.0

Prerequisites/advance preparation: None

Agenda:
- 7:30 am – 7:45 am: Chapter Announcements and Self-Introductions
- 7:45 am – 8:45 am: Speaker's Presentation
- 8:45 am – 9:00 am: Networking

Presentation: 

Content: Willy will discuss the necessary info you need to know to start your own business in Texas.  In addition, he will explain what help you can expect from SCORE mentorship.

Learning Objectives: 

- What does it take to fund my company 

- What are the 40+ sources of financing

About SCORE:
SCORE, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship.

Speaker's bio:
Willy was born in Belgium. He has been CEO of 6 Billion dollar International Industrial Manufacturing Technology companies and 4 Technology (non IT) startups in ten different industries. He has five Masters (Master in Electronics and Semiconductors, Master in Nuclear Science Technology and Radioprotection, Master in Finances, Business and Administration, Master in International Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and a Master in Industrial Manufacturing Process Optimization). He has spoken 8.5 languages during his career, lived in five countries, and worked for twenty thousand people as a servant leader and has had manufacturing plants and service centers in over 186 countries around the world. His nickname is Mr. International. 

He created more than $ 100 Million dollars of shareholder value per year for every large organization he has run as a leader. He has been the chairman of the Belgian Chamber of Commerce of Texas and the Southwest, the Chairman of the Mayor of Houston International Trade and Development Council, a founding member of the World Chamber of Commerce of Texas and the Chairman of SCORE. He has been married for 45 year, and they live in the USA for more than 30 years and in Houston for 20 years They have 3 children and 9 grandchildren. He is now a CSO or Chief Spoiling Officer. 

Willy Verbrugghe
Phone: 281-880-9323
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.houston.score.org