March 1, 2006: Small Business
Management Series Registration Deadline is March 14
OSWEGO, NY-- The Center
for Business and Community Development (CBCD) at SUNY Oswego will
host “Growth Through Effective Leadership,” an Allstate
Business Management Series beginning Tuesday, March 21. The
series will convene weekly, each Tuesday, until April 18. All sessions
will be held from 6-9 p.m. in Rich Hall, room 118-A, on the SUNY
Oswego campus. Registration deadline for the series is Tuesday,
March 14. A registration fee of $250 will be collected prior
to the first session.
The series is a collaborative effort between
the CBCD and experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds,
and is geared toward entrepreneurs who have been in business for
at least two years and are interested in growing their business. Session
topics will include personal and professional skill building, team
building, leadership visioning and practice, ethical leadership
and financial and economic literacy.
As part of the series, Alex Grimshaw, CEO
of PPS International, will present a workshop on business ethics
on April 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. Grimshaw works with Fortune 500
companies providing performance improvement, change management
consulting, interpersonal communication skills training, leadership
development and executive coaching services. Grimshaw has
coached executives and managers internationally in the areas of
performance improvement, skills acquisition, career transition,
leadership and professional development. In addition to executive
coaching, Grimshaw designs, develops and delivers skill-based training
programs in leadership development, management skills, sales, coaching
and mentoring, change management and team development. Some
of the clients Grimshaw has worked with include General Electric,
International Paper, Stanley Works, Sharp Electronics, The Hartford,
CarQuest, BMW, Kraft Foods, United Technologies Carrier, Timberland,
Johnson & Johnson, Burberry, Estee Lauder, Disney, Deloitte & Touche,
ING and Deutsche Bank.
Other series presenters will include William
Hoosty, president of WRH Consulting Group; Peter Connell, training
and human resource development consultant; Kelly Sullivan, founder
of The Center for System Thinking and Innovation; Marcene Sonneborn,
business development and management consultant; Larry Perras, small
business development advisor with the Small Business Development
Center at the CBCD; and Fred Thomas, vice president and senior
portfolio manager for HSBC Bank.
The entire series schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, March 21:
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Managerial Attitude: William Hoosty, 6-7 p.m.;
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Team Development and Management: William Hoosty, 7-8 p.m.;
and
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Communication Style: Peter Connell, 8-9 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28:
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Business Visioning: Kelly Sullivan, 6-7 p.m.; and
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Strategic Planning: Marcene Sonneborn, 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 4:
Tuesday, April 11:
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Entrepreneurial Spirit: Larry Perras, 6-7 p.m.;
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Leadership Practice: business panel, 7-8:30 p.m.; and
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Trade Associations: speaker to be determined, 8:30-9 p.m.
Tuesday, April 18:
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Survey of Economic Issues: Fred Thomas, 6-7:30 p.m.; and
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Guest Speaker: Allstate representative, 7:30-9 p.m.
Founded
in 1952, The Allstate Foundation is an independent charitable organization
funded by contributions from subsidiaries of the Allstate Corporation.
The Foundation invests millions of dollars annually in U.S. programs
aligned with three focus areas: safe and vital communities, economic
empowerment, and tolerance, inclusion and diversity.
The CBCD enhances and promotes sustainable
economic vitality through job creation and training, economic growth,
and community development.
For more information or to register for
the series, call the CBCD at (315) 312-3492.
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