Columbus Chamber to Host Business Leadership Sessions at Small Business Forum & Leader Awards Nov. 15

Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

Small business leaders will be armed with knowledge and insights they need to accelerate their business at the Columbus Chambers 2011 Small Business Forum and Leader Awards. The event, hosted in conjunction with the Chambers Small Business Council, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown, 50 North Third Street.

Highlighting the forum agenda is keynote speaker Donna James, who is managing director of Lardon & Associates LLC and a corporate director for several public companies including three Fortune 500 companies. In addition to her corporate governance expertise, James has over 25 years of diverse management and leadership experience at the highest corporate levels. James topic will be Persistence toward Good Fortunesharing how in business as in life the ability to rebound, regroup and push forward to a successful conclusion is key.

The Small Business Forum also will feature 24 educational sessions on business-critical topics including Business Development, Funding and Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Regulatory, Marketing and Public Relations and Organizational Leadership. These sessions will be presented by Columbus Chamber members who are thought leaders in their areas of expertise. Topics and presenters include:

Demystifying International Business: The Dos and Donts

Luis Alcalde and Vinita Mehra, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter, LPA

To the Cloud! A Cloud Computing Primer and Roadmap for Small Business

John Massie, Oxford Consulting

Achieving Success with an Advisory Board

Mary McCarthy and Caroline Worley, Your Management Team, Inc.

Diversity Bridge: Your One-Stop Business Resource

Somers Martin, Columbus Chamber; Ellen Harvey, ECDI;

Douglas Sweazy, Small Business Administration

General Financing Options for Small & Emerging Businesses

Thomas Washbush and Ted Motheral, Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Loan Options for Your Small Business

John Mavrouleas, KEMBA Financial Credit Union

Alternatives for Financing Your Business

Parker MacDonell, Invergarry Partners

Taking Advantage of the Commercial Real Estate Market to Add to Your Bottom Line

Brad Kitchen, Alterra Real Estate Advisors

The Human Age Attracting and Retaining Talent for Small Business

Ken Lazar, ManpowerGroup

So You Want Grandma to Get a Job?

Andrea Applegate, Columbus Chamber

Human Resource - Build Your Bunker

Bill Hutter, Sequent

Employers All Atwitter Social Media Legal Problems and Solutions

Marie-Joelle C. Khouzam, Carlile Patchen & Murphy, LLP;

William A. Nolan, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP; Timothy J. Owens, Lane Alton & Horst, LLC

My Generation: Legal Issues in the Changing Organization

Nicholette Hudson and Amy Ruth Ita, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

2012 Marketing Forecast: Small Businesses Level the Playing Field

C. Lee Smith, Ad-ology Research

Is it Time to Transform Your Marketing Plan? Eight Small Critical Tweaks to Help Change the Way You See Your Plan to Help Change the Results You Get

Christine Adams, Bascom & Adams Business Solutions, LLC

Internal Branding Drives Profitability

Jason Mlicki, Mlicki

Decision-Making in Business: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Brenda Stier-Anstine, Marketing Works; Dave Bianconi, Progressive Medical; Jeanne Gokcen, FutureCom Technologies; Kevin Gadd, Venture Highway

Quality Translations in Marketing Material and Social Media

Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo, Accessible Translation Solutions

Niche Marketing 270

Michael Daniels, Outlook Media, Inc

Leading with a Limp

Anthony Redic, Servant Leadership Development Institute, LLC

Creating Your Leadership Maxims

Mike Figliuolo, thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Passing the Leadership Baton: Succession Planning

Sadicka White, Servant Leadership Development Institute, LLC

Building Small Business Success

Bill Balderaz, Webbed Marketing

Leading: Be Your B.E.S.T.

Dr. Patricia Larkins Hicks, The Outcomes Management Group, Ltd.

To register and find details about forum tracks, sessions and presenters, as well as information about the Small Business Leader Awards, visit http://www.columbus.org/sbfla.

The Small Business Forum & Leader Awards are produced by the Columbus Chamber and presented by Commerce National Bank with presenting partners Columbus Business First and Honorary Chair Mike Rosati, Rosati Windows. Partners include Alterra Real Estate Advisors, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Bartha, Big Lots, CareWorks, CareWorks Consultants, Inc., Columbus Crew, FASTSIGNS Westerville, Hahn Loeser& Parks, LLP, Integrys Energy Services Inc., Kemba Financial Credit Union, Ohio Environmental Council, OhioHealth, Spinelli's Deli, State Auto Insurance Companies, WMNI-AM 920, WRKZ-FM the Blitz 99.7, and WTDA-FM Classic Hits 103.9.

About the Columbus Chamber

The Columbus Chamber helps businesses thrive. It leads business growth, retention and expansion initiatives in the Columbus Region, enhances the business environment and delivers programs and services that enable its members to be more successful. To learn more about the Columbus Chamber, visit http://www.columbus.org.

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Boston Sports Medicine Leader Receives Top Award from AOSSM

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) July 09, 2011

Lyle J. Micheli, MD, director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston was presented with the 2011 Robert E. Leach Mr. Sports Medicine award during the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicines (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California on Saturday, July 9th. This prestigious award is given annually to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the world of sports medicine and includes a $ 5,000 donation to the winners charity of choice. It is one of the top awards the Society presents each year. Dr. Micheli is the 38th recipient of this distinguished award.

He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College in 1962 and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1966. He performed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital-Childrens Hospital from 1968-1972 and then went on for his fellowship as a traveling fellow for Berg-Sloat in 1973 as a member of the Orthopaedic Research Society. He has been a member of AOSSM since 1979 and served on multiple committees.. In 2008 he received the American Academy of Pediatrics Thomas E. Schaeffer Award for lifetime contributions to the field of sports medicine.

Dr. Micheli served as president of the American College of Sports Medicine from 1989-1990. He is currently the Secretary General for the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS). In November of 2005, Dr. Micheli was invited by the International Olympic Committees Medical Commission to the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to co-chair and assist in the writing of an IOC Consensus Statement on the Training of the Elite Child Athlete.

Dr. Micheli has been the Attending Physician for the Boston Ballet since 1977 and is Medical Consultant to the Boston Ballet School. In 1984, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the United States Rugby Football Foundation. He also serves on the medical teams for the Boston Marathon and U.S. Figure Skating Association.

He is the author of more than 300 scientific articles and reviews related to sports injuries, particularly in children, scoliosis and other disorders of the spine, and medical problems of dancers. His present research activities are focused on the prevention of sports injuries in children, including assessment of risk factors and injury occurrence, as well as assessment of dysfunctions of the shoulder in children and young adults.

Dr. Micheli has edited and authored several major books and textbooks including the most recent four volume Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine. His other publications include The Adolescent Athlete: A Practical Approach, The Pediatric and Adolescent Knee, The Sports Medicine Bible for Young Athletes, The Sports Medicine Bible and numerous issues of Clinics in Sports Medicine.

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The Business Finance Store Suggests Businesses Follow Amazons Lead With the Amazon Kindle Fire and Use a Loss Leader

Fountain Valley, CA (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

Amazon recently launched the new Amazon Kindle Fire. This new tablet is a direct competitor to Apples iPad with the Fires shockingly low price tag of $ 199. The price is so low that, according to Business Insider, Amazon actually loses $ 50 on every Kindle Fire sold. This just might help Amazon take some of Apples market share where the HP tablet couldnt a few months ago. Whats the catch? Amazon is using a loss leader. In the recent blog post Follow Amazons Lead: Use a Loss Leader, the Business Finance Store describes Amazons use of this pricing tool and how small businesses can follow their lead to maintain a profit.

Amazon is pricing their Kindle Fire without making a profit. However, Amazon hopes to make up this profit through sales of other related, complimentary products such as apps, eBooks, movies, etc. Businesses following Amazons lead dont have to make everything artificially cheap to survive. Losing too much money by making your product less expensive than others can be detrimental to business. Choosing the right loss leader is key. Read more about loss leaders and Amazons pricing strategy at the Business Finance Store blog.

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