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[Joe Sontag]

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>    This is going to be a great conference for blind vendors and entrepreneurs. We are working on getting a group from Michigan to
> attend.
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> BLAST +:
> The National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) announces a new partnership with the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
> Institute that will blast beyond the confines of the Randolph Sheppard Program. In collaboration with Tennessee Services for the
> Blind, NABM's BLAST + will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, from Wednesday, September 21, through Saturday morning, September 24,
> 2011. Over the past decade Business Leadership and Superior Training (BLAST), has become the most authoritative and innovative
> conference for blind entrepreneurs.  BLAST + will be the most significant conference ever held to encourage, inform, and inspire 
> the
> blind and vision-impaired embarking on or currently engaged in building profitable small businesses. BLAST has always had training
> elements easy to apply to any business venture. BLAST + expands that curriculum to include even more education and networking
> targeted to blind people seeking employment through entrepreneurship outside of or in addition to the traditional Randolph 
> Sheppard
> Vending Program model.
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> Nicky Gacos, NABM president, said, "As successful as BLAST has been over the past decade, it is time to reach out to everyone
> interested in creating quality job opportunities through entrepreneurship. A partnership with the NFB Jernigan Institute just made
> sense for this expansion. If the backbone of our economy is small business, the blind must be a part of it."
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> Announcing this collaboration with the nation's leading association of blind business owner advocates, Mark Riccobono, executive
> director of the NFB Jernigan Institute, said, "The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute leads the quest to 
> understand
> the real problems of blindness and to develop innovative education to help the world's blind achieve independence. A central 
> concern
> of the Institute is increasing employment opportunities for the blind.  This collaboration with NABM and other partners will 
> improve
> the prospects for many blind people who want to be self-employed."
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> In addition to the program items BLAST participants have come to expect, BLAST + will add a number of training sessions, symposia,
> and a luncheon which will focus on government contracting, business ethics, team building, network marketing opportunities, the
> access technology industry, free or low-cost resources, franchises, business loans, and business and financial planning. For years
> BLAST has had a robust trade show, featuring access technology, vending, and food service suppliers. Now it will be adding 
> agencies,
> companies, and organizations which cater to different segments of small business operations.
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> Rooms can be booked now. Simply write or call the Nashville Airport Marriott, 600 Marriott Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214; 
> (615)
> 889-9300. Tell them that you are booking for the National Association of Blind Merchants BLAST +. Rooms are available at the
> unbelievably low rate of $113 per night plus applicable taxes. These rates are effective from Monday, September 19, through
> Saturday, September 24, 2011. Music City is beautiful in the fall, and as always, space is at a premium. Act quickly to enjoy the
> party and promise of BLAST +.  The entire conference will be an event from which everyone involved in blind entrepreneurship will
> benefit. BLAST + registration, which includes all activities and training materials, will cost $200 with a $50 discount for
> registrations made before August 15, 2011. The registration fee may exclude some tours and events held outside the hotel 
> conference
> center. Please register at <www.blindmerchants.org> or by calling (866) 543-6808, ext. 10.
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