NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR!

 " Thriving In Today's New Marketplace "

February 17-19, 2013 Orlando, Florida 

Join us at the industry's only conference dedicated to big grower business strategies.

To be successful today, you need to worry about more than just delivering plants, you need to improve the bottom line.That's why attendance at this summit is exclusive -- it's designed specifically for strategic decision makers at large growers.  By invitation only.  That's why the content is business critical -- it will provide strategies for dealing with the challenging economy and the demands of Big Box retailers.

If you had attended the 2012 BGES in San Diego...
 
The 2012 BGES held a two-hour keynote session on demographics and the importance of understanding them.  Ken Gronbach, author of The Age Curve, clearly outlined how an understanding and application of demographics would lead you to make better decisions in regard to your customers and future trends.  Anyone who attended the 2012 BGES learned about the emerging Generation Y and the role that women play in decision-making.  BGES 2012 attendees were months ahead of the rest of the industry and their competition as the year unfolded. 
 
 Why attend?

  • You'll interact with other industry leaders in frank discussions on topics affecting your businesses.
  • You'll gain new insights from respected experts in different walks of business.
  • You'll return home with new ideas, new perspectives and solutions to today's business challenges.
  • Apopka area grower tours -- Mercer Botanicals and Chamberlain's Exotic Foliage
    Mercer Botanicals (Click here to read the story in GPN/Big Grower) has more than 1,000,000 sf. of foliage production. It is a beautiful facility and is well run. They produce high end foliage for sales to retailers and garden centers. They also do contract growing.  The group will also visit Chamberlain's Exotic Foliage in Mount Dora
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Who will attend? 

Strategic decision makers at large growers -- Presidents, CEOs, COOs and other senior management from the largest commercial growers supplying the mass merchants.Attendance is limited and only growers with 250,000 square feet of growing space or more are eligible to attend.
 
Registration fee is $899 before February 1, 2013 and $999 thereafter.
Registration fee includes conference, Research Center visit and meals.
Attendees are responsible for lodging fees.  Registration deadline is February 7, 2013.

       

Click HERE to download a registration form to fax.  For more information contact Harry Urban, V.P. Events, Greenhouse Product News.  847-954-7928  hurban@sgcmail.com