# Event Details

- **Event Name**: THRIVE 2026 Small Business Conference
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am – Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Thrive: Powered by Why – Small Business Conference
? Thursday, March 12, 2026
? 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Doors open & breakfast buffet at 7:45 AM)
? The Reese Center, OSU Newark & COTC

Join us for a high-energy, purpose-driven half-day event designed to inspire and equip small business owners, managers, and entrepreneurs. You’ll walk away with practical tools, fresh perspective, and powerful insight to strengthen your leadership, culture, and decision-making in today’s fast-changing world.

Schedule at a Glance
? 8:20 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
?️ 8:30–9:30 AM – Keynote: Own Your Why
Jackie Davis, Founder & CEO, Emerge Coaching & Consulting
Reconnect with your purpose and learn how to lead and grow in alignment with your “why.”

? 9:40–10:30 AM – Cybersecurity: Protecting Your Why
Mark Bell, Cybersecurity Outreach Coordinator, State of Ohio
Understand key risks and learn the must-do steps to protect your business.

? 10:40–11:30 AM – AI for Small Business: Elevate Your Why
Rob Buchwald, CEO, Akron Innovations
Explore how small businesses can use AI to streamline operations and boost customer experience—without getting overwhelmed.

? 11:30 AM–12:00 PM – Resource + Networking Time

? $40 Chamber Members | $50 Non-Members (Includes breakfast)
✅ Open to all business leaders, teams, and entrepreneurs!
? Register now at https://members.lickingcountychamber.com/events/details/thrive-2026-breakfast-session-2132?calendarMonth=2026-03-01

Thank you to our Keynote Sponsor: Meta New Albany Data Center
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newark/thrive-2026-small-business-conference/200029707471422
- **Event Categories**: business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://members.lickingcountychamber.com/events/details/thrive-2026-breakfast-session-2132?calendarMonth=2026-03-01&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=newark-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Newark
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The John Gilbert Reese Center
- **lat**: 40.067638268348
- **long**: -82.445622152493
- **full address**: The John Gilbert Reese Center, 1209 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Licking County Chamber of Commerce (https://allevents.in/org/licking-county-chamber-of-commerce/8569320)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The John Gilbert Reese Center, 1209 University Dr, Newark, OH 43055, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Licking County Chamber of Commerce
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about THRIVE 2026 Small Business Conference ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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