Small Business Growth: Key to Economic Success
Conference
Program (PDF 588KB)
START-UP BUSINESS SESSION
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Business Plans (PDF 272KB) |
Neil
Lerner, Small Business Development Center. This session will
discuss the Ten Steps to Writing a Business Plan. |
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Access to Capital & Financing
(PDF 86KB) |
Frank
Staniszewski, President, Madison Development Corporation; Dana
Hoffman, Vice President of Business Services at Great Wisconsin
Credit Union; John Mirenda, Supervisor of Business Services at
U.S. Small Business Administration; and John Ronzia, Manager of
M&I Bank of Madison’s Banking Division. This panel will discuss 4
“C’s” of the lending decision. |
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Commercial/Office Space Issues
(PDF 212KB) |
Mike
Ring, Director of Real Estate Services at Park Towne Development,
and Mary Feldt, President and COO of Park Towne Management
Company. This session will discuss what a lease is, how to
negotiate one, and where to go to get help with negotiations.
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Marketing 101 (PDF 939KB) |
John
Schlueter, Owner/Co-Founder of Medgraph, and Kim Lothe,
President/Owner of KMR Media Partners, Inc. This session will
discuss key elements of marketing and public relations.
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| Basic
Issues: Insurance Business
Accounting |
Larry
Sain, State Farm Insurance
Kimberley Ruef, Senior Manager, CPA, from Wegner, LLP. This
session will discuss accounting considerations for new business
entities, review of accounting systems and procedures, selection
of entity for tax purposes, basic financial statements, budgeting
considerations, and ratio analysis. |
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Roundtable Discussion on Health Care Issues
(PDF 271KB) |
Ronald
Smith, Lecturer, Actuarial Science and Risk Management;
UW-Madison; Luis Montoto, La Movida Radio; Larry Sain, State Farm
Insurance; and Jennifer Alexander, President, Greater Madison
Chamber of Commerce. |
GROWTH PHASE BUSINESS SECTION
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Marketing/Public Relations
(PDF 366KB) |
Kim Lothe,
President/Owner of KMR Media Partners, Inc., and John Schlueter,
Owner/Co-Founder of Medgraph. This session will discuss key
elements of marketing and public relations. |
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Employment Law/Top 10 Issues
(PDF 489KB) |
Attorney
Meg Vergeront, Partner at Stafford, Rosenbaum LLP Business Law
Team; Attorney JoAnn Hart, Partner at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP;
Attorney Jennifer Mirus, Partner at Boardman Law Firm.
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Growth Capital (PDF 86KB) |
Frank
Staniszewski, President, Madison Development Corporation; Dana
Hoffman,Vice President of Business Services at Great Wisconsin
Credit Union; John Mirenda, Supervisor of Business Services at
U.S. Small Business Administration; John Ronzia, Manager of M&I
Bank of Madison’s Banking Division; and Ralph Sirmons from
Associated Bank. This panel will discuss 4 “C’s” of the lending
decision. |
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Commercial/Office Space Issues
(PDF 89KB) |
Mike
Ring, Director of Real Estate Services at Park Towne Development,
and Rob Zache, President, Central Place Real Estate. This session
will discuss what a lease is, how to negotiate one, and where to
go to get help with negotiations. |
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Roundtable Discussion on Health Care Issues
(PDF 271KB) |
Ronald
Smith, Lecturer, Actuarial Science and Risk Management,
UW-Madison; Luis Montoto, La Movida Radio; Larry Sain, State Farm
Insurance; and Jennifer Alexander, President, Greater Madison
Chamber of Commerce. |
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