Monday\, October 12th\, Business Show

2:30-7:00 PM

Small Business Seminar &\; Workshop

SCHEDULE

3:00 PM: Managing and growing your home-based business
Bring your questions for our speakers to address:

Jim Cermak\, President of Cermak Marketing\, focusing on helping businesses grow and achieve goals through marketing planning and strategy. He also develops and conducts marketing seminars and workshops for business professionals and entrepreneurs\, spreading his message: Growth and Effectiveness through "\;Common Sense \; Marketing."\;
Janet M. Goodman\, Ph.D.\, a licensed psychologist and business coach\, who works with small and medium-sized businesses on leadership development\, conflict resolution\, team building\, employee relations\, goal setting\, developing a competitive edge\, and growth and profitability.
John Moshier\, head of Business Banking at KeyBank for Cuyahoga County&rsquo\;s eastern suburbs\, all of Geauga\, Lake and Ashtabula Counties. With KeyBank fo six years\, he was in charge of SBA lending in NE Ohio until he was promoted to his current position in January 2008.
Larry Weissman\, CPA\, in practice since 1968 and his own practice since December 1988. \; He works with clients in the area of accounting\, tax preparation\, tax planning\, IRS representation\, buying and selling a business\, new business start-ups\, and business consulting.
4:00 PM: Reaching your market through social networking
With Justin Smith\, founder of OuterBox Solutions\, will lead this session. \; Justin&rsquo\;s strong passion for art and computers blended to form strong website design and development skills. \; Among his notable achievements include beign the featured eCommerce expert on CNBC&rsquo\;s The Big Idea\, an OuterBox website appearance on CBS\, and a client list of over 200 satisfied customers. Visit OuterBox&rsquo\;s booth at the Business Show!

5:30 PM: Time for a Business Makeover? \; 10 Benchmarks of Today&rsquo\;s Winners!
With Michael Jones\, Vice President of The Ruby Group\, a business development firm whose mission is to help individuals and companies to achieve their economic and professional goals. The Ruby Group provides non-traditional business training along with on-going coaching and reinforcement. The Ruby Group is considered a trusted advisor in establishing\, refining\, and growing sales forces.

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