Join us for a unique Sport Horse Business Seminar being held on the beautiful Cazenovia College campus.
Seminar registration includes a light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch.
Topics Include: Staffing & Internships, Small Business Finances, Contracts & Liability Concerns for the Sport Horse Business, Finding Your Niche & Developing A Business Plan, Marketing for Your Business, and more!
Registration Deadline is September 1st. $75 for USSHBA Members/$95 for non-Members.
Sign-Up By Clicking Here
Seminar registration includes a light breakfast, refreshments, and lunch.
Topics Include: Staffing & Internships, Small Business Finances, Contracts & Liability Concerns for the Sport Horse Business, Finding Your Niche & Developing A Business Plan, Marketing for Your Business, and more!
Registration Deadline is September 1st. $75 for USSHBA Members/$95 for non-Members.
Sign-Up By Clicking Here
September 14, 2019 ~ 9am-4pm
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Carol Buckhout has her Master's of Professional Studies (MPS) in Agricultural and Occupational Education, Cornell University. She has been a faculty member in the Cazenovia College Equine Business Management Program in both part-time and full-time capacities since 1995. She teaches courses in equine nutrition, equine anatomy and physiology, and equine reproduction. She is the faculty coordinator for equine internships and assists with the Pleasure Driving course. Carol is a co-advisor of the Equine Ambassadors Club. She is a member of several professional equine organizations and enjoys various disciplines of riding, including dressage and pleasure driving. Carol lives in the Cazenovia area with her husband, Craig, and her two daughtes, Emma and Ellie.
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Melissa DavisMelissa has spent some time in the education world, but followed her passion to be a small business owner in the equine industry. In 2006, she became a client of the SBDC to begin the journey of starting her own business. Over the years of being a business owner, she expanded the business from one Brick-and-Mortar to adding a mobile unit that traveled up and down the east coast. During her business years, she continued her education by obtaining her P&C license to sell equine insurance as an extension of her tack shop in CNY. During her time as a small business owner, she has gained a great deal of experience in every aspect of the day-to- day operations, sales and marketing of owning a company.
Melissa operates a satellite office in Cazenovia offering her counseling services for start-up and existing small businesses through a wide range of networks in Western Madison County, as well as, having office hours in Onondaga County at Onondaga Community College. She is an active member of her community including being the Chair of the Board of Cazenovia Community Preschool, a current member of the Chamber of Cazenovia representing the SBDC, completing a term as a member of the Board of the Friends of Lorenzo, and is a former member of the HCBD in Cazenovia, while she was a business owner on Main Street. Recently, Melissa was named the Top 40 Under 40 in CNY. Melissa earned a B.S. in Social Science from Cazenovia College, as well as, a M.S.T. in Teaching from LeMoyne College with a certification in Special Education. |
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Additional speaker bios will be added as they are received.
USSHBA has selected the Hampton Inn & Suites as our host hotel for this event. A block of rooms has been reserved for our group and reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. The block is reserved only until July 30th, so be sure to book your rooms early!
- Free hot breakfast offered daily, allowing your guests to start their day off right without an additional charge.
- Free high-speed and Wireless Internet access in all guestrooms and lobby, allowing your guests to stay connected to their customers and family while at the hotel.
- Hilton Honors guests will have the option to earn both Hilton Honors points & airline miles.