Issue 10
October 31, 2007
In this issue:
If Merryn Rutledge has learned anything in her three decades of teaching, coaching and facilitating, it's that leaders know best about how to run their own companies. In her Vermont Business Center seminars, Rutledge simply taps into that wisdom.
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Merryn Rutledge, a leadership consultant and Vermont Business Center instructor, offers tips on how leaders can use strategic planning to refocus themselves and their businesses.
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Are you really ready for the inevitable when it comes to planning your family business' future? Dann Van Der Vliet, director of the Vermont Business Center and Vermont Family Business Initiative, tells you why you need to start planning now.
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What are the best-selling business books nationwide? Take a peek at this list.
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>>>Visit UVM's new Davis Student Center on Oct. 26 for a discussion by Donald Rheem about crisis communications. Northfield Savings Bank and the University of Vermont team up to help Vermont businesses.
>>>Grants are available for older undergraduate students at UVM.
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The recall of toys made in China has meant a sales boom for a Vermont company. Job seekers continue to rely on the Internet. Read about these topics and more from the world of business statistics.
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NOVEMBER 2007
>>>Business Finance and Accounting Concepts
Instructor: Susan Hughes, Ph.D.
Date: November 2, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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>>>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Offered through Franklin Covey Inc.
Instructor: Tim Lybarger
Dates: November 8-9, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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DECEMBER 2007
>>>Time Management Focus: Achieving Your Highest Priorities
Offered through Franklin Covey Inc.
Instructor: Tim Lybarger
Date: December 7, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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JANUARY 2008
>>>Project Management: An Approach that Works
Offered through Franklin Covey Inc.
Instructor: Tim Lybarger
Date: Janurary 25, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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FEBRUARY 2008
>>>Principled Negotiations and Influence Strategies
Instructor: Tim Lybarger
Date: February 28-29, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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MARCH 2008
>>>Financial Analysis for Strategic Decision Making
Instructor: Susan Hughes, Ph.D.
Date: March 20, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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APRIL 2008
>>>Strategic Marketing Management and Application
Instructor: Karen Martinsen Fleming
Date: April 3, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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>>>Developing Sales Strategies and Tactics for Growth
Instructor: Joe Candido
Date: April 4, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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MAY 2008
>>>Professional Certificate In Business Coaching
In association with the Coaching Center of Vermont
Instructor: Lea Belair, PCC, Leap Coaching
Dates: May 8-10, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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JUNE 2008
>>>Gaining the Competitive Advantage: Strategies for Growth
Instructor: Rocki Lee DeWitt, Ph.D.
Date: June 6, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m-4:30 p.m.
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OTHER EVENTS
DISCUSSION
>>>Crisis Communication: The Informed Leadership Response to Demanding Events
Presenter: Donald Rheem
Date: Friday, October 26, 2007
Time: 4 p.m.
Location: Davis Student Center
Note: This talk is free and open to the public.
>>>The Language of Leadership: Refining Communication Skills to Achieve Key Business and Transitional Goals
Presenter: Donald Rheem
Date: Friday, October 26, 2007
Time: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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>>>Ideas Are Free, Innovation Means Survival, Implementation is Required
Presenter: Alan Robinson, Ph.D.
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Time: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
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>>>Legacy, Liquidity and Letting Go: Strategies for Family Transitions and Financial Success
Presenters: Craig DeLuca of The Arno Group and Jason Adam Oleet of Worth Mountain Capital Partners
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time: To be announced
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This newsletter is published several times a year by the Vermont Business Center at the University of Vermont's School of Business Administration. The VBC offers a series of management development seminars, training needs assessment services and custom training programs. Additionally, we are a point of access for area businesses to a variety of UVM resources. The Vermont Family Business Initiative is affiliated with the VBC.
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