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Jay Devine

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President & CEO at Devine + Partners

Topic:

Crisis Communications, Marketing Your Business, Corporate Social Responsibility

Objectives:

Gain a better understanding of the role of social media, media relations and marketing for their business/organization

Benefit to audience:

Hands-on, actionable steps to grow their business or reach organization goals

Has presented on: 1/10/2012

Michael Donahue, CPA

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Shareholder at Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. at Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C.

Topic:

Business Succession Planning; US Manufacturers Selling Abroad

Objectives:

Identify the key issues in formulating your exit strategy; Understanding and leveraging the Research & Development Credit and Interest Charged Domestic International Sales Corporations (IC-DISCs).

Benefit to audience:

Participants will gain an understanding of the business, legal, and regulatory challenges relevant to succession planning; Reduce taxes and create the optimum structure for manufacturing.

Marcus Dyer

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Tax Manager at WithumSmith + Brown

Topic:

Tax,especially resolving/avoiding tax controversies; small business development

Objectives:

Know how to keep to a minimum business disruptions caused by tax authorities; know how to stay in business longer and thrive

Benefit to audience:

Be able to receive more enjoyment out of a business and understand how to use a business to create wealth

Has presented on: 9/26/2015

Donielle Dziedzic

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Manager, Emergency Planning at Compliance Management International

Topic:

Business Continuity Planning

Objectives:

Businesses should be prepared to continue operations during and after a disaster. Epidemics, floods, fires and other interruptions can suspend operation of your business. Only 75% of businesses having a disaster survive. Clients are beginning to require that vendors have a Business Continuity Plan and/or a Disaster Recovery Plan in place in order to do business with them.

Benefit to audience:

Be prepared for emergencies, disasters and other types of buiness interruptions and keep your business operating.