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You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Great
Guest: John DiPietro, President, ABC/D – Advanced Business Concepts/DiPietro
Topic Title: You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Great
Description: John is the author of a new book, You Don’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Great, and it is going to be the bible for creating successes in sales and service. It gives several helpful points on gaining success based upon the actual work he did with Tim McGraw, Neil Diamond, Jay Leno, Kenny Rogers and many stars of the NFL, NBA, NHL and even the clowns from the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!
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Supply Chain Management
Guest: Herbert C. Shields, President, HCS Consulting
Topic Title: Supply Chain Management
Description: With gas prices so high, what can I do to manage all my transportation costs? What should I be doing to manage my various vendor relationships to maximize my value? How many vendors should I be using for each area of supply? Should I try to help my vendors improve their own internal processes? Is there software that can help me manage my supply chain?
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Advertising, Branding And Small Business
Guest: Eric Zitron, President
Topic Title: Advertising, Branding And Small Business
Description: I seem to be wasting my money by advertising, what can I do? How do I decide the best media to use? Where dos advertising fit in my overall marketing strategy. How important is branding to a small business?
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Is The Internet Of Use To A Small Business?
Guest: Crystal Jurczynski, President, Crystal Point Consulting
Topic Title: Is The Internet Of Use To A Small Business?
Description: How can my small business take advantage of the internet? What is Search Engine Optimization and how do I take advantage of it? Should I consider using pay-per-click?
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Entrepreneurs Showcase - Bill Koziol
Guest: Bill Koziol, President, Kozy Mortgage
Topic Title: Entrepreneurs Showcase
Description: What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? What are the most critical problems faced by the owner of a new business? What can be done to overcome these problems? What is the right balance between the ownership, manager and technical responsibilities? What is your plan for growth and when do you plan to reach it? How important is it to develop a standard set of processes in my business?
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Change Management For Small Business
Guest: Patrick Seaton, President, Innovative Management Tools
Topic Title: Change Management For Small Business
Description: What are the foundations of change management? What are the key aspects of planning for change? What are the best ways to overcome resistance to change? What are the best ways to include and engage employees in the change management process?
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Sales Management In the New Millennium
Guest: Robert Lambert, Partner , Samurai Business Group, LLC
Topic Title: Sales Management In the New Millennium
Description: With the end of the Baby Boomer age, how is sales management different? Without sales we have no business, so why is managing sales such a problem? How can I do a better sales forecast? What do I have to do to double sales in the next 12 months?
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Business To Consumer Marketing and Pricing
Guest: Patti Guerzo, President, Guerzo Business Solutions Center
Topic Title: Business To Consumer Marketing and Pricing
Description: I sell to consumers not other businesses, how should I market my products and services? How do I decide what price to charge for my offerings?
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Leadership And Small Business
Guest: Al Ritter, President, The Ritter Consulting Group
Topic Title: Leadership And Small Business
Description: What is the difference between leaders and managers? How do I know if I am a good leader? How do I develop my employees into leaders? Is leadership different today versus many years ago?
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Self Aware Management
Guest: Steve Wyrostek, President, Rent A Manager
Topic Title: Self Aware Management
Description: Self Aware Management consults real life examples, best practices, found management in literature and even verse to help managers realize that great management begins with the vigilant self-awareness of the manager. What is your definition of management? What are some examples of management gone awry that we may be familiar? What are some examples of good management? You say in literature there are examples of good management- Can you discuss a few of them? What is Self-Aware Management?
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Management Systems For Small Business
Guest: Brad Farris, President, Anchor Advisors
Topic Title: Management Systems For Small Business
Description: What is a system? Why have systems? What are the steps for creating a standard process? What are the critical management systems I need for my small business? What software is there to support my various business systems?
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How Do I Manage All The Demands And Problems Caused By My Own Employees?
Guest: Michael J. Derrick, President, The Partner Group, LLC
Topic Title: How Do I Manage All The Demands And Problems Caused By My Own Employees?
Description: When we were small, it was like a family. But with growth has come too many headaches. All I seem to do is handle people problems. What can I do?
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Raising Capital
Guest: William Cloutier, Managing Director, Wall Street To Main Street
Topic Title: Raising Capital
Description: What do I need to know about how and when to raise capital as a small business? How do angel investors and venture capital investors make the decision to invest in a business? Do I need a comprehensive business plan in order to raise capital? What are the relative advantages and disadvantages of raising money from friends, from banks and from investors?
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Turnaround Management
Guest: David T. Allen, Managing Partner, Lake Pointe Partners, LLC
Topic Title: Turnaround Management
Description: What is turnaround management? When should I consider bringing in a turnaround specialist? Can all failing companies be saved?
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Why Do I Need A Business Advisor Or Coach – I Have Friends And Relatives?
Guest: Carl Gould, Managing Director, Coaching - Mentoring - Training
Topic Title: Why Do I Need A Business Advisor Or Coach – I Have Friends And Relatives?
Description: What is the role of a business advisor? What of a coach? How do I select an advisor if I decide I need one? I’m nervous about having an outsider involved in my business. How confidential is our discussion?
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The Biggest Mistake An Owner May Make
Guest: Edward F. McCormick, CEO BizMach
Topic Title: The Biggest Mistake An Owner May Make
Description: Most small business owners have 75% or more of their total assets tied up in their business and are counting on those assets for retirement. The sale of their company is critical to their ability to exit the business, but many owners find their business is not saleable when they are ready to exit or they sell it for far less than it is really worth.
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What Does It Really Take To Be A Successful Entrepreneur?
Guest: Patrick Murphy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Management, DePaul University
Topic Title: What Does It Really Take To Be A Successful Entrepreneur?
Description: What is it that separates success from failure in an entrepreneurial business? How do I know if I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
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Alliances Are Way Too Much Trouble For Me To Worry About
Guest: Patti Guerzo, President, Guerzo Business Solutions Center
Topic Title: Alliances Are Way Too Much Trouble For Me To Worry About
Description: Do I need a staff of lawyers to use alliances? How do I find alliance partners and what do I do when I find one anyway? I don’t have time to network to even look for alliances – why is this important?
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Are My Employees Resisting Change And Preventing My Company’s Growth?
Guest: Steven Oschman, President of Oschman & Associates LLC
Topic Title: Are My Employees Resisting Change And Preventing My Company’s Growth?
Description: Growth often requires change, but when improperly implemented, resistance may doom the change to failure. How can I successfully implement changes in my company?
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How Do I Manage All The Demands And Problems Caused By My Own Employees?
Guest: Doug Duncan, President, Your HR Solutions, Inc.
Topic Title: How Do I Manage All The Demands And Problems Caused By My Own Employees?
Description: When we were small, it was like a family. But with growth has come too many headaches. All I seem to do is handle people problems. What can I do?
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