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Lowell Celebrates National Small Business Week

We want to extend a thank you to all of our exhibitors and attendees of the Lowell Small Business Week 2011 event! It was a great success and we look forward to next year's event!

May 19th 2011
10:00 AM- 1:00 PM
UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center
50 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852

Come join the City of Lowell as we celebrate National Small Business Week by recognizing and showing support to the hardworking small businesses of our community by offering our 4th Annual One-Stop Small Business Resource Fair and a CEO Luncheon featuring successful entrepreneur Sal Lupoli of Sal's Pizza . The City of Lowell Small Business Week's event will connect you with hundreds of leaders in the small business community that will allow you to walk away with new contacts, innovative ideas, and the right resources that will be beneficial in starting, maintaining, or expanding your small business today!

Lowell One-Stop Small Business Resource Fair Exhibitors
(Click to learn more about each exhibitor)

Accion USA		MA Operational Services Division
City of Lowell- Cultural Affairs and Special Events (CASE)		MA Health Connector
Center for Women & Enterprises		MA Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
City of Lowell- Neighborhood Services		MassDevelopment
City of Lowell-Development Services		Masschusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2)
City of Lowell-Historic Board		MA Office of Business Development (MOBD)
City of Lowell- Police Department		Merrimack Valley Sandbox Initiative
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas		Middlesex Community College
Enterprise Bank		More Than Wheels
Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce		NMTW Community Credit Union
Interise		Retail Visioning
Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union		Sovereign Bank
Lowell Cooperative Bank		MA Supplier Diversity Office
Lowell Five		The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights-Economic Justice Project
SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration)		U.S. Postal Service
Lowell Small Business Assistance Center		Young Professionals of Greater Lowell
Merrimack Valley Venture Forum		Washington Savings Bank
Career Center of Lowell		Greater Lowell Workforce Investment Board
National Grid		Eastern Bank
Northeast Veterans Business Resource Center		UMass Lowell

CEO Luncheon with Sal Lupoli from Sal's Pizza
12:00 PM-1:00PM

Sal Lupoli is a classic “self-made man,” who, as a third-grader, actually wrote a paper saying he wanted to own a restaurant when he grew up! Today, at the tender age of 44, he has built “twin empires” in both the restaurant and real estate industries, under the umbrella of The Lupoli Companies.
After receiving his degree in Business Management from Northeastern University, (while learning to make pizza while working in Boston’s North End between classes), Sal and his brother Nicholas created Sal’s Pizza, opening their first store in Salem, New Hampshire in 1990 and making the brand famous by selling a high quality three-pound, 19-inch pizza.
Today, joined by his other brothers, Mike, his late brother James and other members of the family, Sal oversees a company that is the largest manufacturer of fresh pizza in New England. There are 40 Sal’s Pizza restaurants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, California, Arizona and Florida, as well as Salvatore’s Restaurants in Boston, Medford and Lawrence. There are also three Mary’s Pasta & Sandwiches restaurants in Amesbury, Chelmsford, North Andover and Salem, New Hampshire.
The Sal’s Pizza brand goes far beyond its retail locations. The company’s own commissary prepares thousands of pizzas and calzones daily for wholesale distribution to grocery stores, colleges and schools.
Sal and his family have also extended into the real estate industry. Sal now owns Riverwalk Properties, 1.2 million square feet of business property along route 495 and the Merrimack Valley in Lawrence. Riverwalk Properties is home to 200 companies that employs more than 2,000 people. In early 2010 Riverwalk Phase II began, it will add an additional 1.5 million square feet.
Sal also very much believes in giving back to the community and is a donor to many organizations and causes including the United Way, Habitat for Humanity, South Boston Boys and Girls Club and many more. Sal is also the recipient of many awards including Boston Business Journal Under 40 Award, the 2008 Inaugural Enterprise Bank Entrepreneur of the Year, and the 2009 SBA Entrepreneur of the Year.

*Luncheon will be buffet style at $20.00 per person. LUNCHEON REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
If you would like to purchase lunch you may do so at the door by paying in CASH.
Lunch includes:
Cucumber Tomato and Feta Salad
Salad of Romaine & Chicory, Bacon and Blue Cheese
Creamy Red Wine Vinaigrette
Israeli Couscous and Grilled Vegetable Salad
Roasted Vegetable Wrap with Hummus, Roasted Red Peppers, Onions and Mushrooms
Smoked Turkey Wrap with Bacon, Avocado, Tomato and Arugula
Buffalo Chicken , Plum Tomato, Lettuce and Chipolte Mayonnaise
Tuna Salad, Mixed Greens in a Tomato Tortilla Wrap
Stacy’s Pita Chips ®
Assorted Cookies & Dessert Bars
Fair Trade Organic Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee and Assorted Organic Teas
Selection of Assorted Soda & Organic Beverages

Event is free, no registration required for fair.

Calendar of Events

Please visit the National Small Business Week website:

Parking information below:

Lower Locks Parking Garage
90 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Click here for directions to parking garage and UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center

Any questions please call Erin Findlen at 978-674-1437 or e-mail businessweek@lowellma.gov.