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Lamar Jones, owner of Jank BBQ, gives a presentation of his business.
Lamar Jones, owner of Jank BBQ, gives a presentation of his business.

The McAllen Business Expo was recently held at the McAllen Convention Center on Sept. 12. With a mega network session, several guest speakers and more than 130 businesses onsite, it was a big networking event for local businesses to share their work and learn about others.  

One session held during the business expo was 1 Million Cups. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation developed 1 Million Cups in 2012. The program is based on the idea that entrepreneurs discover solutions and engage with their communities over a million cups of coffee. It is a free program to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs around the country. It has grown to more than 180 communities.

One of the speakers during the 1 Million Cups session was local BBQ expert Lamar Jones. He spoke about his gourmet BBQ sauce Jank BBQ and his growing company. He currently has his barbecue sauces and rubs for sale in H-E-Bs and his website.

Thinker…Creator…Doer. Beth is passionate about life, learning, and all things creative. She has known from an early age that she had a love for journalism and media and spent her time in high school and college as part of the school yearbook, newspaper, and television station. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Texas Pan-American and immediately went on to earn her Master of Arts in Advertising from the University of Texas at Austin. Beth has 15+ years working in all aspects of the media industry including: client services, graphic design, media creation for print, web, and television, and sales. Yet, she constantly strives to become more knowledgeable and accomplished within the field she loves. Aside from work, she has an active life she truly enjoys. With her husband, she owns her own business in which she uses her creativity to design and sell party printables as well as build, refinish, and paint wood items such as door hangers, decorations, and furniture. She also spends time with her family, husband, two daughters and sweet animals. A few of the things she loves… reading, purple, butterflies, the beach, chocolate, flowers, animals, good quotes, roller coasters and Chinese food.

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