Small Business Month: Mike Thorne Keynote Speaker

This morning, JUSTJUNK® Founder and CEO gave the keynote speech to a full house at White Oaks Spa and Resort, kicking off Small Business Month in the Niagara Region. Thanks again to the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce and their Small Business Council, Meridian Credit Union and White Oaks Resort and Spa for hosting the event!

Here are some of the highlights, taken from tweets from the great audience who attended!

What do you think? Were you there? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

Great Small Business Month Kickoff Breakfast @WhiteOaksResort @WStayzer @JustJunk @NiagaraCoC #b2b @Erinrbro pic.twitter.com/nXg53x6KPp
— Shauna Arnott (@Shaunaclaire) October 3, 2014

Mike Thorne: "If you are building a great biz you don't need to reinvent the wheel, just improve the wheel." @JustJunk @NiagaraCoC #sbm2014
— SmallBusinessNiagara (@NiagaraSBC) October 3, 2014

Thanks to #SEO and #analytics, @JustJunk knew that #Hamilton wanted their service. - CEO Mike Thorne. Internet can grow your biz #sbm2014
— SmallBusinessNiagara (@NiagaraSBC) October 3, 2014

@NiagaraSBC @JustJunk @NiagaraCoC Great to see small businesses embracing #digitalmarketing
— Arti Sharma (@ArtiSharma) October 3, 2014

Mike of @JustJunk, key advice: work with people and their weakness. Care about your employees and build their capacity. #sbm2014
— SmallBusinessNiagara (@NiagaraSBC) October 3, 2014

Qs from audience: next big thing for @JustJunk? Making online user exp. even more incredible. 50% of customers book online. #sbm2014
— SmallBusinessNiagara (@NiagaraSBC) October 3, 2014

Love hearing the candid story of @JustJunk - #sbm2014 #MENTORupNiagara pic.twitter.com/35aP0kh2Qr
— Jeremy O'Krafka (@jeremyokrafka) October 3, 2014

Inspired at the #sbm2014 kickoff by #Niagara born biz @JustJunk: be transparent, creative & leverage the power of the internet @NiagaraSBC
— The Soul Workshop (@TheSoulWorkshop) October 3, 2014

"Be transparent w metrics. If the fans can't see the scoreboard, how can they get excited about the game?" Mike Thorne @JustJunk #leadership
— Leadership Niagara (@Lead_Niagara) October 3, 2014

Focus on impact! Small business advice from Mike Thorne @justjunk #SMB2014
— Laura L Dunkley (@LauraLDunkley) October 3, 2014