Sep. 15, 2009: Community Outreach Program: Managing Liquidity, Growth and Profitability in Turbulent Economic Times

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The Philadelphia Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at Fox School of Business present our Community Outreach Program:

Managing Liquidity, Growth and Profitability in Turbulent Economic Times

Event Description

Managing Liquidity, Growth and Profitability in Turbulent Economic Times is a community outreach program targeting business owners with revenue between $500,000 and $20 Million in the Philadelphia metropolitan area including minority-owned, women-owned and family-owned businesses.  The program will focus on several primary areas:

• Profitable business growth
• Liquidity management
• Access to capital 

1:00pm to 1:30pm Registration

1:30pm to 1:45pm Opening Remarks

1:45pm to 3:00pm Managing Profitable Growth – Financing and Operating  Improvement Strategies…What it Takes to be Successful

First Panel: Managing Profitable Growth - Financing and Operating Improvement Strategies...What it takes to be Successful will feature TMA professionals discussing topics including types of capital, appropriate capital structures for growth, how internal controls, planning and budgeting are useful in determining what capital is needed for a business to grow as well as identifying risks to profitable growth. 

Moderator

• Jonathan A. Scott, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of Finance, Managing Director, Owl Fund and Interim Academic Director Fox Honors Program, Fox School of Business, Temple University

 Panelists

• Sheila K. Gorman, Manager Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services, Fesnak and Associates, LLP
• Robert M. Greenbaum, Partner, Smith Giacometti LLC
• Morris Gocial, Partner, Gold Gocial Gerstein LLC
• Edward McGugan, Regional President, Diamond Business Credit, LLC
• Jeffrey B. Armbrister, Vice President, Versa Capital Management, Inc.

3:00pm to 3:15pm Break

3:15pm to 4:30pm Business Person’s Roundtable – Role Models for Success

Second Panel: A Business Person’s Roundtable - Role Models for Success will feature successful local business leaders discussing topics including leading through challenging times, seizing opportunities for profitable growth, strategies to take a company to the next level and gaining access to capital.  

Moderator 

• William Dunkelberg, Professor of Economics at the School of Business Management, Temple University 

Panelists

• Paul Steck, President, Saladworks Inc.
• John Strotbeck, III, Founder, Boathouse Sports
• Sirena Moore, President, Elohim Cleaning Contractors
• Brian Linton, President, Sand Shack, LLC
• Kevin Kane, Sr. Vice President, Fox Chase Bank
• Paula K. Watts, Business Development Specialist, SBA Philadelphia District Office

4:30pm to 6:00pm Networking Reception 

Event Committee:

• Richard Infantino, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
• Steve Logue, Cohen-Seltzer Inc.
• Howard Cohen, Corporate Strategic Consulting LLC
• Paul Cottone, Turnaround Professional
• Ray Patella, Fox Rothschild LLP
• Wayne Walker, Walker Nell Partners Inc.
• Jim Caruso, Fesnak and Associates LLP
• Robinn Mikalic, JD Factors
• Bryan Pollack, Smart Business Advisory & Consulting LLC
• Erik Ringoen, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
• Michael Gorman, SSG Capital Advisors LLC

Special Thanks To:

• Richard Infantino, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP - Event Chair
• Steven Logue, Cohen-Seltzer Inc. - VP of Programming
• Jeffrey Hampton, Saul Ewing LLP - Chapter President
• Linda McDonough, 50 Words LLC - VP of Public Relations 

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