Seminar series are educational events, free to chamber members, focusing on helping businesses of all sizes prosper. For more information contact Lindsay McCarthy at 734.214.0109.
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Past Seminars Include:
"Capturing The MIND of Your Customers: How to Win More Business In A Challenging Economy" - Tony Rubleski, President, Mind Capture Group - This national program is based on Rubleski's second 'Mind Capture' book which hit #1 in three different categories with Amazon.com. Chamber members who attend will discover: How to generate more referrals and repeat business; The concept of 'Mind Capture' and how top marketer's use it to get ahead; Secrets to capturing the attention of today's hard to reach prospects; How and why the shift away from heavy handed sales pitches to great content is critical to your success; Simple, low cost ways to improve your current marketing efforts.
"Save Money with Master Business Recycler Training" - Sarah Archer, Iris Waste Diversion Specialists; Lisa Perschke, Recycle Ann Arbor and Bill Gurn, Haworth - Are you looking for ways to operate your business more efficiently, to reduce operating costs, and better market your business? Waste reduction and recycling practices can pay for themselves and make your business more competitive in many ways.
“The 11 mistakes companies make with their computers that put their business at risk. Are you making them?” – Bruce McCully, CEO and Owner, Dynamic Edge, Inc. - From Network Slowness to Disaster Recovery, these are the top problems we see in businesses with 5 or more computers and what YOU can do to prevent and solve them. Bruce will talk about the problems businesses face with their computer systems and what you can do to keep them from becoming outages, data loss, or security threats.
“The Top 10 Fiduciary Mistakes Made By Employers in 401(k) Plans” – David Fransko & Alan Brilliant, Financial Consultants with LPL Financial - This workshop will cover the most frequently made fiduciary mistakes by employers along with retirement distribution planning and tax implications for employees. We will explore the various types of employer sponsored retirement plans including 401(k)s, SEP & SIMPLE plans, the fiduciary liabilities for employers and their responsibilities to plan participants. Also, we will cover IRA distribution planning options & tax liabilities for participants.
“The Seven Deadly Sins of Hiring Salespeople” - Joe Marr, President, Sandler Sales Institute, Marr Professional Development and Mike Wynn - Making a bad hiring decision is always expensive, but never more so than when it comes to hiring salespeople. Learn proven techniques for hiring high-performance salespeople in this 90-minute presentation, including the top mistakes made when filling business development positions.
“The Seven Deadly Sins of Holding Sales Meetings” - Joe Marr, President, Sandler Sales Institute, Marr Professional Development and Mike Wynn - Have your sales meetings evolved into time-wasting, demoralizing events that nobody (including you) looks forward to? They don’t have to be! Whether your focus is the weekly sales team meetings or the annual “big event” gathering, you will learn how to stage meaningful and productive sales meetings in this 90-minute presentation.
Michigan Business Tax and the Federal "Bailout Bill" - How it Affects You - Gary L. Riedlinger, CPA, PFS, Yeo & Yeo, P.C. CPAs & Business Consultants, Principal, Tax Research Specialist - The Michigan Business Tax replaces the Single Business Tax, but what does it really mean? Now that the new forms are available, there is a clearer picture of the ramifications for businesses. In October 2008, President Bush signed into law a $700 billion financial rescue package often called the "Bailout Bill." It features $150 billion in tax breaks aimed at individuals and businesses, including an Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) patch, energy incentives and an enhancement and extension of the research and development credit for businesses.
