Surviving Hard Times: Strategies and Principles Note: New Location -- see directions below -- Most online maps/directions are WRONG (Naperville Rd. exit has changed.)
In hard economic times like these, certain strategies and principles can help you (and your business) survive and thrive. By implementing these strategies now, proactively, you can position your business to still be in the game and come out on top when the next economic growth spurt comes.
Join Russell J. Wilson, CPA, CCIFP , Audit Partner and Kelley Krowczyk, CPA, MST, Tax Manager for Porte Brown LLC, discuss a variety of topics for business success in an interactive roundtable discussion:
- Assessing your business model for survival
- Adapting to the realities of today’s economic environment
- Lean principles … not just for manufacturing, anymore!
- Differentiation through value
- Communicating with your vendors and suppliers
- Renewing relationships with past clients
- Inventory and products
- Bad debts
- To protect the whole, some parts may need to be sacrificed
- What not to cut
- What to do while waiting …
- What business owners should know … and be looking at
For over 60 years, Porte Brown, an Elk Grove Village based accounting and technology firm, has helped small to mid-sized businesses survive and thrive in a variety of economic climates. To learn more about Porte Brown, please visit its websites at www.portebrown.com and www.portebrowntechnology.com
Directions to New Location: Northern Illinois U. (NIU)- Naperville Campus, 1120 E. Diehl Rd., Naperville, IL 60563
From I-88, take Naperville Road exit which will take you to a "T" at Freedom Drive. Turn south onto Freedom Drive (that is a left turn if coming from the East on I-88). Take Freedom Drive to a "T" at Diehl Road. Turn right onto Diehl Road. Go 2-3 blocks. NIU will be on left, across from the Hampton Inn. Turm left onto driveway at west end of NIU property to park. Fron parking lot, enter center door of building.