The largest and best opportunity to network with successful business people will be at the 6th Annual Celebration of Enterprise presented by Inside Collin County Business on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 at the Plano Centre. Winners of the Celebration of Enterprise Awards will be presented at the luncheon featuring keynote speaker Neil Sperry. Many diverse companies, offering a variety of products and services, will exhibit at the Business Expo that will open immediately following the luncheon. At the end of the day, an All Chamber Business After Hours will offer an opportunity to network with business owners and win door prizes.

The schedule of events is as follows:

11:00 a.m. Community Credit Union valet parking by Preferred Parking
11:30 a.m. Celebration of Enterprise Luncheon with keynote speaker Neil Sperry and Mistress of Ceremonies Tracey Johnson, news anchor for TXCN. Tickets are $30. Call 972-612-2425 for reservations.
1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Business Expo
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. All Chamber Business After Hours

The Celebration of Enterprises Awards Program was inaugurated in 1997 as a way to give recognition to local businesses in the Collin County and Richardson area. In addition, the award is meant to encourage others to strive to recognize needs, take risks to satisfy those needs and ultimately succeed.

The Celebration of Enterprise is sponsored by Smity, Frank & Partners LLC; Bellinger & DeWolf; Bland, Garvy, Eads & Medlock + Deppe PC, accountants and consultants and Washington Mutual. Media sponsors include The Dallas Morning News, Channel 8 WFAA and KRLD radio 1080. Also sponsoring the event are North Dallas Bank, Renaissance Dallas-Richardson Hotel, Laser Printing, the Doubletree Hotel in Legacy Town Center, Community Credit Union, Budweiser and izonemedia.