Dippin’ Dots founder headlines EO surge entrepreneurial conference Nov. 19

Dippin’ Dots Founder and President Curt Jones will offer keen insights on starting and growing a business as the keynote speaker at this year’s EO Cincinnati SURGE event. EO (Entrepreneurial Organization) Cincinnati’s one-day event  will focus on “creating an entrepreneurial wave of growth. It’s from 2 p.m. to approximately 8 p.m., Nov. 19 at The Phoenix Hotel, 812 Race Street, downtown. Click here to register online now Popping up at fairs, amusement parks, cinemas malls, Jone’s Dippin’ Dots ice cream tiny ice cream beads are a well-known tasty treat around Greater Cincinnati. Jones, a microbiologists, created the products while researching freezing techniques for large-scale commercial preservation of bacteria and enzymes. That lead to the idea behind Dippin’ Dots, created through a liquid nitrogen quick-freeze process. Jones, from Pulaski County, Ill., launched the product in 1988, and grew the company through sweat equity, by managing marketing, research, production and delivery. Dippin’ Dots now is distributed across America and internationally, mainly through a franchise network. The product is made in Paducah, Ky., and Lexington, Ky. is home to the area’s only retail store. The company’s been named Inc Magazine’s Top 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. In addition to Jone’s keynote, there will be several afternoon workshops, headed by some of the region’s top entrepreneurial experts, including Director of NKU’s Entrepreneurial Institute Bill Cunningham, President of The Goering Center for Family and Private Business at UC Lawrence L. Grypp and Coordinator of the Sedler Entrepreneurship Center at XU Ginny Frings. The event includes cocktails and dinner and is free for members. The cost for non-members is $55 for the first employee of a company and $45 for each additional employee. Writer: Feoshia HendersonSource: EO Cincinnati