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Revving up your Business in a Slow Economy

February 11, 2010
Commerce Club Greenville, SC
8:30 am

Get out of the office and spend some time with some of the Upstate’s premier service providers discussing some thought provoking ideas on:

 Leadership – Greg Blake is a nationally recognized speaker on leadership, management development and motivation will speak on Obtaining, Sustaining and Retaining your Greatest Asset...your People!

 Focus on Results- Bob DeGarmo, Managing Partner of a regional consulting firm Entrepreneurial Resources, will show how focusing on key economic drivers in your business can simplify and improve management decision making.

 Sales Management – Russ Davis of Sandler Training, the country’s premier sales training organization, will discuss how effective sales management can drive your top line when good salesmen aren’t getting the job done.

 Information Technology- David Pence of Acumen IT, one of the regions fastest growing technology companies, will outline the new directions this technology is taking and how to make your IT secure, cost effective and reliable.

 How will Obama Care impact your company? – We’ll provide a summary of the costs of the final bill if there is one (the latest if not) to small businesses.

 Healthcare – Dr. Mike Kriegel, a consultant to many of the region’s major employers on health care and management development, will outline innovative ways to contain and drive down health care costs in your company.

 Bank Financing after the crash of ’08 – You’ll hear an interesting discussion of the new normal in lending from a panel consisting of executives from a finance company, a regional bank, and a national bank.

 Community/State Banker
 Ken Zeimetz, Sr. VP of Regions Bank, a regional bank’s perspective, and
 Ed Stein, Sr. VP of Wells Fargo a National bank’s perspective.
 Bill Perry, Partner Entrepreneurial Resources, will moderate

 Equity and Mezzanine lending– A final panel consisting of representatives from a private equity firm, a mezzanine lender, and an investment banker will discuss capital structure and alternative sources of capital when commercial loans are not available or sufficient.

 Ashby Watts, Managing Director of Mirador Advisors
 Mezzanine Lender
 Patrick Weston, Azalea Capital

Lunch will be provided and a cash bar will be available after the program.
Please make reservations before 2/08/2010 at info@erExecutives.com

Cost is $40.00 (payable at the door)