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SHBC Business Development Series
Register for the SHBC March Luncheon:
03/17/2010-SHBC Monthly Meeting
Date: March 17, 2010
Time: 11 AM - 1 PM
Place: Bonefish Grill
Address: 5021 W 135th St - Leawood, KS 66224
RSVP & Pay online up to midnight on Monday before the meeting to save $5 on registration at www.kcshbc.org—click on calendar and the event for pre-registered pricing below:
$15 for Members - $20 for non-Members
03/17/2010-SHBC Monthly Meeting
Speaker Information: Gretchen Geistdoerfer
Topic: “Don’t Let Your Business Fail Because of Poor Financial Records!”
Record Keeping For Small Businesses
· What types of records do I need to keep for my business and why?
· What decisions do I need to make in order to start tracking my finances?
Record Keeping for Tax Purposes
· Schedule C
· What expenses can be deducted and what can’t be deducted for tax purposes
· What might trigger an IRS audit
· What’s New for 2009
· Estimated taxes for 2010
· What’s New for 2010
Background:
Gretchen Geistdoerfer is an innovative leader with more than 25 years of Finance, Accounting and IT expertise. She has experience with both small businesses and large corporations. She has done everything from handling all finance back office functions in smaller businesses to leading dynamic teams to achieve successful implementations, integrations and software upgrades. She has experience in a wide range of operational functions including the development of a shared service center organization supporting all corporate back office functions including finance, supply chain, human resource, real estate and reporting. Her operational experience includes leading initiatives to streamline, standardize and transform processes to achieve cost costing goals.
Gretchen earned her Master of business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Rockhurst University. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a degree in Accounting from Rockhurst University.
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Member Benefit Events: Greater Kansas City Chamber - Brainfood
As part of our relationship with the Greater Kansas City Chamber, SHBC members are invited to attend specific Brain Food Sessions at the Chamber Member price of $15.00. Members may also attend webinars at the Chamber Member price of $25.00. The following are sessions coming up through April you can attend. Registration for all events must be done through the Great KC Chamber. Registration: www.kcchamber.com or call 816 374-5472 or email at brainfood@kcchamber.com.
Category: Social Media
Date: March 3, 2010 Time: 8:30 to 10:30am
Title: How to Build Social Capital
Presenter: Kristin Wing & Amy Hoppenrath
Company: AccelerAction
Description: Did you know there is a currency more valuable than coins, bills, or checks? It’s your social capital. Before you blog, tweet, or update your LinkedIn page learn how to evaluate your networks, boost your personal power, and chart a strategy before making connections.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the principles of social capital
- Learn about the different kinds of personal power and how to use each one
- Learn how to evaluate your networks and understand the connections you need
- Understand the two kinds of social capital and how to apply them to your business
- Discover 10 ways to be notable
Location: Chamber Board Room (911 Main St., 26th Floor, Kansas City, MO)
This session will also be broadcast simultaneously as a webinar.
Category: Sales & Marketing/Brain Food Over Lunch
Date: March 10, 2010 Time: 11:45 to 1pm
Title: Sales Management – How’s That Working for You?
Presenter: Dan Stalp
Company: Sandler Training – Brooks
Description: Ever feel like all the great sales people are working for your competitors? During this seminar, you will learn how to ask questions and qualify your sales people before, during, and after you hire them. You’ll determine how to be clear about what and who you want in sales – resulting in greater results and less hassle.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand what skills are needed for the sales people you want to hire
- Learn to define and communicate expectations
- Learn to encourage habits that yield the results you want in sales
Location: Sandler Training – Brooks (10955 Lowell Ave., Ste. 650, Overland Park, KS)
Category: Management Leadership
Date: March 17, 2010 Time: 8:30 to 10:30am
Title: Coaching vs. Feedback – You Make the Call
Presenter: Marty Stanley
Company: Dynamic Dialog, Inc.
Description: Many managers and supervisors are promoted or hired because of their technical expertise so talking about career development with staff members can be uncomfortable. And just because no one has helped you isn’t a good excuse. This session provides the differences and how-to’s for understanding coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback.
Learning Objectives:
- Distinguish the difference between coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback
- Understand the benefits and pitfalls of each method of employee development
- Determine which method is appropriate based on the situation
- Establish the criteria and expectations to assure a shared responsibility for outcomes
- Learn the basic how-to’s for each method
Location: Chamber Board Room (911 Main St., 26th Floor, Kansas City, MO)
This session will also be broadcast simultaneously as a webinar.
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