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Showguide for the Chicago 2016 Small Business Expo. Contains full show schedule, workshop descriptions, info on Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater presentations, and more!TRANSCRIPT
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CHICAGO SHOWGUIDE April 21ST | UIC Forum | Main Halls ABC & Hallways
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SHOWGUIDEAPRIL 21, 2016
CHICAGO
UIC Forum | Main Hall ABC & Hallways
TITANIUM SPONSOR
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Zachary W. Lezberg Producer
Dana Carey Director, Sponsorships
Elizabeth Terriaca Client Services Director
Lynne Casey Client Services Associate
Steven Bryant Client Services Associate
Geoff Vitiello Creative Director
Alicia Cortez PR/Marketing Manager
Brittany Cattaruzza PR/Marketing Director
Mitchell Strong Production Coordinator
David Fine Production Coordinator
Joanna Mickucki Production Coordinator
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SMALL BUSINESS EXPO is the only national B2B trade show, networking event and conference dedicated to small business owners and business decision-makers. You can shop for new products and services that will help your business exceed its goals, attend business critical workshops and network with thousands of other like-minded small business professionals.
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SHOWGUIDEAPRIL 21, 2016
CHICAGO
UIC FORUM | MAIN HALLS ABC & HALLWAYS
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Small Business Expo is all about networking and building contacts. We encourage you to attend as many workshops, seminars and networking opportunities as possible.
TODAY AT SMALL BUSINESS EXPO
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Exhibitor HallCheck out great products and services provided by the top vendors in the industry to help your business grow and meet its goals.
Business Card ShowcaseShowcase your business card for all of the attendees in this convenient and central spot.
Get Dotted®
With our new color coded system, networking has never been easier. Upon arrival at the expo, attendees and exhibitors will be provided with colored “Dots” to indicate their industry affiliation. This is a great tool to break the ice and meet the right people in your field. Get Dotted® and start making those valuable business connections!
Workshops Informative hour-long seminars on a variety of topics led by industry pros.
Ask An Expert Get free advice & your most urgent questions answered by leading small business industry experts. We have experts from industries such as PR, SEO, Social Media, Accounting, Web Design and everything in between!
Inspiration2020 Showcase Theater Presentation
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM: How To Launch & Build A Seven Figure Business by Bill Walsh, Founder and CEO of Powerteam International
Networking After PartyKeep the ball rolling with our official Networking After Party, hosted by Network After Work.5 PM - 9 PM at Fremont, 15 W Illinois St. Chicago, IL 60654
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EXPO AGENDAFor descriptions of each workshop, please refer to page 10.
9:30 AM - EXPO HALL OPENS
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - WORKSHOP SESSION #1
Room 1: Come & Learn 8 Simple Steps To Sell And Get Paid Like A Rockstar by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 2: How To Sell From The Stage And Launch Your Speaker Business! by Powerteam Small Business Experts
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION #2
Room 1: 24 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 2: 27 Innovative Ideas To Increase Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 3: THE One Percent Edge: The Critical Difference That Will Make Or Break Your Small Business by AT&T Room 4: Using Video To Boost Your Business by Local Marketing Solutions Group
Room 5: 26.2 Red Hot Marketing Ideas: Marketing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint by Plum Grove, Inc.
Room 6: Implementing Legal Practices To Give Your Business A Competitive Edge by Di Monte & Lizak, LLC
1:00 - 2:00 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION #3
Room 1: How To Build An Extreme Marketing Machine For Extraordinary Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 2: The 5 Wealth Management Secrets Every Business Owner Needs To Know! by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 3: Own Your Neighborhood - Local Marketing Mastery For Small Business by bizHive Room 4: Top 10 HR Issues by Paychex
Room 5: How To Grow Your Business by FactorKing
Room 6: Here’s The Money!® How To Get Money For Your Business by VEDC
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EXPO AGENDAFor descriptions of each workshop, please refer to page 10.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM - WORKSHOP SESSION #4 Room 1: How To Have A Quantum Leap In Your Personal & Business Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 2: How To Get Financing For Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Room 3: Money Mastery For Small Business by bizHive Room 4: 10 Critical Steps To Building Your Business The Right Way by Paychex
Room 5: Creating Marketing Success For Your First Year In Business by Deluxe Corporation
Room 6: How To Franchise Your Business Seminar by iFranchise Group
4:PM - EXPO HALL CLOSES
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM - INSPIRATION2020 SHOWCASE THEATER #3 How To Launch & Build A Seven Figure Business by Bill Walsh, Founder & CEO of Powerteam International
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM - NETWORKING AFTER PARTY
at Fremont, 15 W Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60654 Tickets available at registration or at the door. Exhibitors & sponsors receive free entry with their badge.
APRIL 21, 2016
CHICAGO
UIC FORUM | MAIN HALLS ABC & HALLWAYS
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
10 30 AM
ROOM 2 - How To Sell From The Stage And Launch Your Speaker Business! by Powerteam Small Business ExpertsJoin America’s Small Business Expert Bill Walsh for this interesting and informative workshop on public speaking.
ROOM 1 - Come & Learn 8 Simple Steps To Sell And Get Paid Like A Rockstar by Powerteam Small Business ExpertsA common trait in all champions is an unstoppable mindset. Yet the road to the top is never without struggles and challenges. The true mark of a champion is maintaining that unstoppable mindset in the midst of a storm. Champions are driven by purpose and vision. Join America’s Breakthrough Expert and nationally renowned trainer, Joe White, as he leads you, step by step, though a powerful workshop to unleash your inner champion. After you attend this essential workshop, you will leave with the tools to break free from fears and doubts, connect even more with your passion and vision, develop laser focus, and achieve deeper fulfillment and productivity. In addition, Joe will show you how to take these skills and teach them to your team! These are the same skills that Joe trains top global leaders from companies like GE, Google, and Heineken.
MORE WORKSHOP INFORMATION
COMING SOON!
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
11 45 AM
ROOM 2 - 27 Innovative Ideas To Increase Your Business by Powerteam Small Business ExpertsAt this workshop you will learn from one of the sharpest marketers on the planet. If you are interested in new innovative ways to position your business for success you will love this session. Our guest speaker helped fortune 500 companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs understand they dynamics of marketing and how you tell your story to assist you in creating even more success.
ROOM 1 - 24 Year Old Internet Rockstar Shares How To Make Money Online by Powerteam Small Business ExpertsIn this workshop you will learn exactly how to sell your product and services online. You will learn specifically what it takes to build a website that generates more leads and sales. In addition during this session you will also learn some critical drivers to create residual income by selling some of your own intellectual property over the Internet.
ROOM 3 - THE One Percent Edge: The Critical Difference That Will Make Or Break Your Small Business by AT&T
ROOM 4 - Using Video To Boost Your Business by Local Marketing Solutions Group
ROOM 5 - 26.2 Red Hot Marketing Ideas: Marketing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint by Plum Grove, Inc.
ROOM 6 - Implementing Legal Practices To Give Your Business A Competitive Edge by Di Monte & Lizak, LLC
What limits small business growth? It’s not a lack of ideas, passion, ambition, or even money, but because business owners become overwhelmed by the challenges they face -- competition, the economy, day-to-day operations—all of it leads to dysfunction and unproductive efforts. Founders get caught in the weeds -- winding up burned out and stressed out. What started out as their business dream turns into a living nightmare.
With the right adjustments to business strategy, and following a special growth process, a small business can rise above the rest. It requires a specific mindset, the right process, technique and strategy. That strategy can and should be simple, focused, and innovative so that it cuts through the clutter. It’s not a huge difference; it’s a one percent difference—which is called your One Percent Edge—and Susan Solovic has honed this method and created a guide which sounds deceptively simple, and yet eludes most companies.
In this workshop, Susan will teach attendees how to create a one percent competitive edge and leverage it to dominate the market. Rather than being an also-ran, you’ll define your business and leave your competitors in the dust. You’ll build the success and wealth you deserve and desire.
Learn why adding online video to your marketing plan is critical for 2016. We’ll provide key statistics on this important trend, examples and case stud-ies showcasing video, as well as best practices for developing explainer videos - one of the most popular types today. Presented by the Local Marketing Solutions Group, Rolling Meadows, IL. See us at Booth 219.
What are you going to do different and better to beat the competition? What are you going to do to grow your business – profitably? You need some red-hot ideas! This fast-paced seminar will give you 26.2 great ideas to implement at a rapid fire pace. You need to do something different. Now! This session is for everyone who is in business including business owners, retailers, marketing executives, and anyone looking to grow their business. Your presenter, Peter “the Printer” Lineal, is a successful business owner of Plum Grove, Inc., – a printing, tradeshow displays and promotional products firm delivering growth strategies with powerful execution for more than three decades to businesses and not-for-profits throughout Chicagoland and nationwide. Attendees will receive free copies of Peter’s Marketing Planning Ideas Booklet as well as many promotional samples.
DiMonte & Lizak is a Chicagoland law firm that focuses on the representation of small to medium sized businesses and their owners. Our workshop will provide information regarding legal services that can be used to benefit business operations at every step of the way. Our presentation will begin with the inception phase, including entity formation and other legal steps necessary to protect against personal liability. The presentation will also focus on resolution of various issues that businesses face during day-to-day operations, including: contract drafting/negotiation/performance, tax planning, employment issues, corporate compliance, prosecuting/defending against lawsuits, and collection efforts. Additionally, we will provide information regarding the later phases of ownership, including succession plans, asset sales and how to properly close a business. At the conclusion, we will have a Q&A session to address specific issues. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our expertise in matters that affect your business.
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
ROOM 5 - How To Grow Your Company by FactorKing
Learn how you can grow your business without taking on debt or giving up equity, using what is widely considered the ultimate tool for a growing company.
ROOM 6 - Here’s The Money! ® How To Get Money For Your Business by VEDC
Do you need money to start or grow your business in 2016 and can’t qualify for a conventional small business bank loan? We’re here to help! This workshop will give you tips on how to prepare, apply and get your loan approved. VEDC and the Chicagoland Business Opportunity Fund provide business loan options to small business owners that don’t qualify for traditional bank financing, especially women and minorities. Funds are available for in amounts ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. Come see what we can do for you!
1 00 PM
ROOM 2 - The 5 Wealth Management Secrets Every Business Owner Needs To Know! by Powerteam Small Business Experts
ROOM 3 - Own Your Neighborhood - Local Marketing Mastery For Small Business by bizHive
Come and learn from one of the top wealth accumulation experts in the county! He is one of the guys that trains the best of the best in the area of wealth management. He will share with the audience some extremely important information that every entrepreneur, small business owner and their advisors needs to know if they are serious about building a successful and thriving business. Success can last for generations. Absolutely priceless content!
Your local customers – those within a 15-minute drive of your place of business – likely comprise a large majority of your sales. How do you own the largest possible share of their spending? In this essential bizHive “Thrive in 5” workshop we’ll show you why, how, how much to spend & what to do to “own the neighborhood” via local marketing, advertising & promotions. From listing your business online to maximizing local search results, we’ll give you tips, tricks & tools to master new local options, backed by bizHive’s extensive network of best-in-class resources, price guides & expert no-nonsense advice. No matter what you sell, we’ll show you how going local is perhaps the biggest advantage your Small Business has over the Big Guys.
Highlights:
• Why Mastering Local Search Matters to Your Small Business • How to Harness Local Online Directories • How to Maximize Local Search Results • How to Leverage Mobile Search • How Much to Spend on Local Media • What to Do Next – a Local Marketing Mastery
ROOM 1 - How To Build An Extreme Marketing Machine For Extraordinary Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Learn how to create an EXTREME MARKETING MACHINE for EVEN GREATER SUCCESS! Keith Aichele, America’s Marketivity ExpertTM and Founder/CEO of Misaic, will share innovative strategies to maximize your marketing dollars, understand your marketing effectiveness across all channels, create compelling messaging that breaks through today’s marketing clutter, and design a system that produces a continuous stream of customers resulting in...an Extreme Marketing Machine.
ROOM 4 - Top 10 HR Issues by PaychexLearn from an HR professional how to protect your business by staying compliant with federal, state, and local labor laws. Topics include: worker classification; hiring practices; health care reform; the FMLA.
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE FREE TO ATTEND WITH YOUR BADGE!
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
2 15 PM
ROOM 2 - How To Get Financing For Your Business by Powerteam Small Business Experts
ROOM 3 - Money Mastery For Small Business by bizHive
In this exciting workshop you will learn how to get money for your business through a unique proven process. The iSelfDirect team will be sharing cut-ting edge ideas to help entrepreneurs cut the funding they need from $25,000.00 - $250,000.00. Come and learn how to get the money you need for your idea or business at a fraction of the current business market rates that most entrepreneurs are being forced to pay.
Your Small Biz financial engine is supposed to run smoothly, right? Money comes in, money goes out - so why is your engine sputtering? Could it be that your Small Biz Finances aren’t that simple or easy at all? You’re not alone! Join us for our latest Small Business Expo Workshop & learn the why, the how, & the what to do to achieve “Money Mastery” for your Small Biz. From the latest bookkeeping tools & apps to cash-flow planning dashboards, from payroll to taxes to Small Biz funding, we’ll give you expert tips, tricks & more to master your Small Biz finances. Whether you’ve been in business for years or just starting out, you’ll get the job of mastering money done! Highlights:
• Why money mastery is critical to your Small Biz • How to simplify your everyday money management tasks • How to build your best money management tool kit • How to leverage the speed & security of the cloud • Our Experts’ Picks: Top 10 new money mastery apps • How much to spend on money management services • What to do next - a money mastery checklist
ROOM 1 - How To Have A Quantum Leap In Your Personal & Business Success by Powerteam Small Business Experts
Sheila Mac would like to personally invite you to an amazing hour of power that includes breakthrough success strategies on the 7 keys required to fuel a multi-million dollar business while enjoying a priceless personal life. Come and learn how to own your talents, discover the systems and accountability programs required to win big as an entrepreneur or small business owner, and enjoy an abundant personal life.
ROOM 4 - 10 Critical Steps To Building Your Business The Right Way by Paychex
Most small businesses fail within their first three years — don’t be one of them! This workshop will give you the knowledge you need to build a strong foundation for your business, regardless of its size or type. You’ll learn a checklist of steps to follow for building — and protecting — your business the right way. Topics include incorporation, protecting your intellectual property, using online tools to simplify backend office functions, marketing your business online, and more.
ROOM 5 - Creating Marketing Success For Your First Year In Business by Deluxe Corporation
ROOM 6 - How To Franchise Your Business Seminar by iFranchise Group
This workshop will help answer many of the questions small business owners have during their first year of business. Inclusive of information about getting started with your business plan, building a marketing vision, and incorporating valuable parts of the business toolkit, we’ll also provide advice on how to develop strong branding, create a logo, start an email marketing plan and find your sweet spot on social media. Attendees will receive actionable takeaways that they can start using immediately.
Franchising is the most dynamic method of expanding a business in the 21st Century. Business owners should gain a thorough understanding of what is involved in franchising in terms of franchise law, resources, costs, and personnel. Assuming that you have a franchisable business and the resources necessary to succeed, your next step should be to determine if franchising is the best strategy based on your own personal goals and objectives. Mark Siebert will explore various expansion strategies, choosing the right growth vehicle, and determine if you should consider franchising. This session will offer decision points to help you decide which expansion strategy may be better suited to your organization, and how to analyze your company’s growth options, including raising equity.
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INSPIRATION2020 SHOWCASE THEATER
Bill Walsh is the CEO/Founder of Business Coaching/Venture Capital firm Powerteam International. Bill hosts and speaks at events all over the world! His passion is to empower entrepreneurs and business owners to create massive success. He loves to help people to understand specifically what it takes to build successful companies.
He is an accomplished author, speaker, radio personality and movie celebrity. He has a very successful background in finance and marketing. He has spent two decades working with start-ups to major global brands increasing sales, productivity and overall success.
He is an innovator with a remarkable ability to determine and dictate success strategies to seize global market opportunities.
Join America’s Small Business Expert, Bill Walsh, for an inspiring presentation that will cover the following topics:
• How to turn your passion into a 24/7 money machine
• How to 10x your leads form the internet & social media
• How & where to meet mega- successful potential partners
• How to build your own Ulitmate Success Plan
• How to massively increase your income in the next 12 months
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without a significant amount of analysis, the iFranchise Group has identified 12 predictive criteria that assess the readiness of a company for franchising:
1. CREDIBILITY: To sell franchises, a company must first be credible in the eyes of its prospective franchisees.
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3. TRANSFERABILITY OF KNOWLEDGE: The ability to teach your franchise system to franchisees in a relatively short period of time.
4. ADAPTABILITY: Your concept can be adapted from one market to the next.
5. REFINED AND SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPE OPERATIONS: A refined prototype is necessary to demonstrate that the system is proven, and is generally instrumental in the training of franchisees.
6. DOCUMENTED SYSTEMS: All successful businesses have systems. But in order to be franchisable, these systems must be documented in a manner that communicates them effectively to franchisees.
7. AFFORDABILITY: Affordability merely reflects a prospective franchisee’s ability to pay for the franchise in question.
8. RETURN ON INVESTMENT: A franchised business must, of course, be profitable. But more than that, a franchised business must allow enough profit after a royalty for the franchisees to earn an adequate return on their investment of time and money.
9. MARKET TRENDS AND CONDITIONS: These trends are key to long-term planning. Is the market growing or consolidating? How will that affect your business in the future?
10. CAPITAL: While franchising is a low-cost means of expanding a business, it is not a “no cost” means of expansion. A franchisor needs the capital and resources to implement a franchise program.
11. COMMITMENT TO RELATIONSHIPS: Successful franchisors focus on building long-term relationships with their franchisees that are mutually rewarding.
12. STRENGTH OF MANAGEMENT: One of the most important aspects contributing to the success of any franchise program is the strength of its management.
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With the Skylight® PayOptionsTM ProgramNot all employees have — or want — a traditional bank account. But paper checks can be costly, time consuming, and inconvenient. The Skylight PayOptions Program is the perfect alternative, and everyone is eligible, regardless of credit history.1 Best of all? The program costs you nothing to implement and has no enrollment or monthly maintenance fees!
1There is no credit approval process for the Skylight PayOptions Program. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROCEDURES FOR OPENING A NEW CARD ACCOUNT: To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens a Card Account. What this means for you: When you open a Card Account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver’s license or other identifying documents. In accordance with federal regulations, until it is activated and registered, a prepaid card is subject to initial load limitations, may not be used for ATM use, international transactions, account-to-account transfers, or be reloaded. 2Skylight does not charge for this service, but your wireless carrier may charge you for messages or data. 3By activating and using a Skylight Card, your participation in the rewards program is automatically activated. You may opt-out at any time by visiting your Rewards Summary Page at your Online Account Center at www.skylightpaycard.com. The reward offers we choose and send to you are based on your shopping habits. We will not share any personal information about you with the merchants who sponsor offers. When you activate an offer and make a purchase with the card, the merchant will not know you are a rewards program customer, but you will become their customer. For
more details about how and when you get rewarded, see the program FAQs, terms and conditions in your Online Account Center. Cash back rewards are credited to your Card Account and are not available in the form of a check or other direct payment method. Program sponsor: Skylight Financial Inc. and BofI Federal Bank are not affiliated with the program and neither endorses nor sponsors it. 4In addition to a no cost option, employees may visit the Online Account Center for a range of options including expedited services available for a fee through third-party service providers.
The Skylight ONE Prepaid MasterCard is issued by BofI Federal Bank pursuant to a license by MasterCard International Incorporated. BofI Federal Bank, Member FDIC. Skylight Financial, Inc., a TSYS® Company, is a registered agent of BofI Federal Bank. Certain products and services may be licensed under U.S. Patent Nos. 6,000,608 and 6,189,787. Use this card everywhere Debit MasterCard is accepted. MasterCard is a registered trademark of MasterCard International Incorporated. Use of the Card Account is subject to funds availability and ID verification. Transaction fees, terms, and conditions apply to the use and reloading of the Card Account. See the Cardholder Agreement for details. ©2016 Total System Services, Inc.®All rights reserved worldwide. TSYS and Skylight Financial are federally registered U.S. service marks of Total System Services, Inc.
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This session is for everyone who is in business including business owners, retailers, marketing executives, and anyone looking to grow their business.
Your presenter, Peter “the Printer” Lineal, is a successful business owner of Plum Grove, Inc., – a printing, tradeshow displays and promotional products firm delivering growth strategies with powerful execution for more than three decades to businesses and not-for-profits throughout Chicagoland and nationwide.
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Congratulations!Your project is printed.Now what? Let us pack it,ship it, or mail it to yourexact specifications.
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JULY 25-28 | MCCORMICK PLACE | CHICAGO, IL
Sage Summit 2016 keynote speaker:
Sir Richard BransonFounder, The Virgin Group
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Cutting-edge thinkers build the economy of tomorrowSometimes all you need to grow your business is one piece of great advice from someone who’s been there before.
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Register today for Sage Summit, the largest gathering dedicated to small and medium businesses in the world. Only $99: Use promo code SBEPROMO.
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U.S. Bank is here to help you turn that picture in your head into a thriving, growing business. We can work together to tailor the right solutions for your business. With the help of a trusted U.S. Bank Business Banking specialist, you can manage your cash flow, payments, and loans for future growth.
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Helping to grow our client’s visibility through print and digital media solutions.
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COUNSELING AND INSTRUCTIONAdvising our clients before an employment claim is filed can save many thousands of dollars:
• During Employment • Post-Employment • In-House Instruction
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• Company Policies • Employee Handbooks
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• Breach of Contract • Sexual Harassment • Retaliatory Discharge • Wage and Hour Claims
The Law Offices of Eugene K. Hollander
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