About this Event
Meeting Schedule:
5:00 Networking
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Speaker (1.0 CPE)
Speaker:
BenShot is a family-owned glassware company based in Appleton, Wisconsin, best known for creating unique, American-made glassware with objects embedded directly into the glass.
Ben Wolfgram, BenShot’s co-founder, will give a presentation on BenShot’s journey from a father and son project in a garage to a team of 35 full-time staff. The presentation will talk about production ideation, scaling, working with the media, marketing, and other topics a new entrepreneur faces when they launch their project.
Topic:
Entrepreneurship evolves as a company grows. We will hear BenShot’s entrepreneurial journey and some of the challenges and obstacles that come with it. In addition, how they have developed and manufacture products, including our use of CAD software, 3D printing, glass kilns, and other manufacturing technologies. . We will cap the presentation with a tour of the facility.
Other Meeting Information:
Registration Deadline: All reservations must be made by 4PM on Friday, October 9th. All reservations require prepayment with a credit card. Please contact Amber Doering at [email protected] if you have questions.
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Cancellation Policy: Meetings require a guaranteed headcount. That means if someone makes a meeting reservation and then does not attend, your chapter has to absorb the costs associated with that reservation. Unfortunately your chapter has experienced an increase in no-shows. As a result, your Board has decided that pre-payment will be required for all meetings. Unless cancellation is received prior to the reservation cut-off date, a member will be responsible for payment even if they do not attend the meeting. Exceptions due to certain extenuating circumstances may be granted on a case by case basis at the discretion of your Board. Weather-related cancellations are at the discretion of the current president and the meeting's speaker. Refunds will be dependent on venue and other conditions and will be evaluated as required.
Event venue & nearby stays
BenShot, LLC, 415 North Perkins Street, Appleton, United States
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