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15,000 entrepreneurs, SMB owners to attend Sage Summit

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2016

More than 15,000 entrepreneurs and small and medium business (SMB) owners from around the world will attend the Sage Summit, a leading gathering of entrepreneurs and business builders, to be held tomorrow (July 25), in the US.

The event organised by Sage, a market leader in cloud accounting software, will take place from July 25 to July 28, in Chicago.

The event, which is expected to be almost double the capacity of last year’s event in New Orleans, will feature some of the biggest stars of the entertainment and business world, invited to share their passion for business, life, and helping others, said a statement from Sage.

Sage is expected to unveil new product launches, with CEO Stephen Kelly using his keynote speech to announce new tools, technologies and partnerships, it said.

A donation to an inspiring Chicago charity will also be announced and surprise guests will join the keynote speakers throughout the week, including local Chicago heroes, it added.

Bringing together Sage’s customers, partners, and colleagues, the summit is designed to encourage learning and networking, while celebrating the power of the global entrepreneurial Business community, said a statement.

For the first time, Sage Summit will have a dedicated series of events for millennials to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, building on Sage’s commitment to invest in programmes to give this group of talent the right business foundations.

Joining Stephen Kelly on the keynote agenda is Sir Richard Branson, alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Herjavec, Daymond John, Ashton Kutcher, Yancey Strickler, it said.

To close the annual event, The Killers will perform hits like ‘Mr Brightside’ and ‘When we were young’, it added.

Stephen Kelly, CEO of Sage, said: “This week, Chicago becomes the hub for the world’s entrepreneurs. This community is the most powerful driver of economic prosperity in the global economy, creating two thirds of all jobs.”

“This week, we celebrate these business builders, and we also seek to support them and inspire them, giving them a voice on the world stage and creating the technology of tomorrow,” he said.

“Our Summit will be like rocket fuel for their businesses and we can’t wait to welcome them to this unforgettable event,” he added.

Sage Summit is being supported by Microsoft as Titanium Sponsor, Salesforce as Diamond Sponsor, Fairsail, Scanforce, US Bank, and Website Pipeline as Platinum Sponsors and Aatrix, Acom Solutions, Altec, Certify, Edisoft, Expensify, Kimble, Nextec, One, Vertex, ZAP as Gold Sponsors, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service




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