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SUMMARY:Smarter Business Series - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:Join this lively discussion between local small business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and a panel of SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter experts\, as we engage in a problem/solution style brain-storming session among attendees. \n\n\n\n Topics covered may include marketing\, financing\, sales challenges\, when to consider an exit strategy to sell or seek a partnership\, and numerous other challenges in moving your business forward.\n\n \n\nThere is no shortage of challenges facing small business owners and entrepreneurs. This is a "can't miss" opportunity to meet\, network\, learn and share ideas with SCORE mentors and your business colleagues in the community. \n\n \n\nMeet the Panelists\n\n \n\nJennifer Lang\n\nModerator and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter\n\nJennifer has expertise in strategic planning\, human resources\, organizational development\, change management\, productivity and process improvement\, and all levels of training and development. She has made presentations and taught at the graduate level\, as well as serving as a facilitator for meetings ranging from Executive Boards of Directors to discussion forums. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maryland\, and a Master's in Business Administration from Regis University.\n\n \n\n \n\nPam Dufour\n\nPanelist and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter\n\n Pam DuFour currently serves as an executive advisor and board member for multiple firms as well as an independent business consultant. With over 30 years' experience in the financial services industry\, Pam has a diverse background in P&L management\, sales\, account management\, marketing\, and product development. Her most recent corporate roles have included serving as Chairman of the Board and President of Allstate Roadside Services and prior to that\, as COO of the Americas for Allianz Partners.\n\n \n\n \n\nRichard Jacobsohn\n\nPanelist and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter\n\nRichard is an accomplished Senior Executive and Consultant with demonstrated success spanning consumer goods\, omnichannel marketing\, art supplies\, and retaill. Throughout his executive career\, Richard has held leadership positions with organizations including Jacobsohn Consulting Associates\, Blick Art Materials\, Sybervision Systems Inc.\, Pro Sports Marketing\, and American Slicing Machine Company. In his current role as President of Jacobsohn Consulting Associates\, Richard works with clients in the provision of services across the core business areas of budgeting\, business planning\, and sales optimization. \n\n \n\nBruce Ronner\n\nPanelist and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter\n\nBruce managed all aspects (finance\, accounting\, logistics\, sales\, marketing\, warehouse\, human resources\, administration\, operations) of a USA injection and blow molding plastic housewares manufacturing company with $40 million in annual sales. Customers were in the following channels: mass\, grocery\, drug\, hardware\, dollar stores\, as well as international companies. Purchased the company from the former owner to secure the jobs of employees and to make a viable company more successful in a global market. Bruce performed as a progressively responsible auditor (to the principal level) for several firms.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join this lively discussion between local small business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and a panel of SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter experts\, as we engage in a problem/solution style brain-storming session among attendees. \;
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\n \;Topics covered may include marketing\, financing\, sales challenges\, when to consider an exit strategy to sell or seek a partnership\, and numerous other challenges in moving your business forward.
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\nThere is no shortage of challenges facing small business owners and entrepreneurs. \; This is a "\;can'\;t miss"\; opportunity to meet\, network\, learn and share ideas with SCORE mentors and your business colleagues in the community. \;
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\nMeet the Panelists
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\nJennifer Lang
\nModerator and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter
\nJennifer has expertise in strategic planning\, human resources\, organizational development\, change management\, productivity and process improvement\, and all levels of training and development. \; She has made presentations and taught at the graduate level\, as well as serving as a facilitator for meetings ranging from Executive Boards of Directors to discussion forums. \; She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maryland\, and a Master&rsquo\;s in Business Administration from Regis University.
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\nPam Dufour
\nPanelist \;and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter
\n \;Pam DuFour currently serves as an executive advisor and board member for multiple firms as well as an independent business consultant.  \;With over 30 years&rsquo\; experience in the financial services industry\, Pam has a diverse background in P&\;L management\, sales\, account management\, marketing\, and product development.  \;Her most recent corporate roles have included serving as Chairman of the Board and President of Allstate Roadside Services and prior to that\, as COO of the Americas for Allianz Partners.
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\nRichard Jacobsohn
\nPanelist \;and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter
\nRichard is an accomplished Senior Executive and Consultant with demonstrated success spanning consumer goods\, omnichannel marketing\, art supplies\, and retaill. \;Throughout his executive career\, Richard has held leadership positions with organizations including Jacobsohn Consulting Associates\, Blick Art Materials\, \;Sybervision \;Systems Inc.\, Pro Sports Marketing\, and American Slicing Machine Company. In his current role as President of Jacobsohn Consulting Associates\, Richard works with clients in the provision of services across the core business areas of budgeting\, business planning\, and sales optimization. \;
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\nBruce Ronner
\nPanelist \;and Mentor\, SCORE North Cook and Lake Counties Chapter
\nBruce managed all aspects (finance\, accounting\, logistics\, sales\, marketing\, warehouse\, human resources\, administration\, operations) of a USA injection and blow molding plastic housewares manufacturing company with $40 million in annual sales. Customers were in the following channels: mass\, grocery\, drug\, hardware\, dollar stores\, as well as international companies. \; Purchased the company from the former owner to secure the jobs of employees and to make a viable company more successful in a global market. Bruce \;performed as a progressively responsible auditor (to the principal level) for several firms. \;
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LOCATION:Backyard Grill 1825 Second Street Highland Park
UID:e.70.7225
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DTSTAMP:20240328T094423Z
URL:https://business.chamberhp.com/events/details/smarter-business-series-postponed-7225
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