Pre-Conference Session

Business Planning

When: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Pre-registration Required
Registration Fee: $45

Description: Business planning is different from strategic planning. Business planning helps your program to focus on how you will achieve your mission. It gives you clear goals and measurable outcomes important to convey your mission to your community, to attract funders, board members, staff and volunteers. In this course you will discuss topics like market analysis to determine whether there will be an increased demand for the services you provide and who your competitors are; how to ensure that sufficient revenue is generated and that you have the staff and management you need; how to create a marketing plan; how to settle on a timeframe and determine your benchmarks; and why it is important to do an analysis of the risks and to develop strategies to deal with those risks.

Presenter: Robert J. (Bob) Kollar
Bob is a CPA with over 28 years of business and public accounting experience. He and his wife Kellie, also a CPA, own Kuhleman Kollar & Associates CPA’s, P.C., an accounting and business consulting firm that works primarily with small businesses, mid-sized companies and non-profit organizations in a variety of industries. Bob’s background includes 14 years of experience with the international professional services firm of Ernst & Young LLP and five years at the regional accounting firm of Schneider Downs & Co., Inc. Bob has been a CPA since 1985.

During his public accounting career, Bob has been recognized for his teaching and mentoring skills, and has been requested on numerous occasions to instruct continuing professional education (CPE) programs for his employers and for member firms of the International Group of Accounting Firms (IGAF). In the fall of 2003, Bob accepted an appointment on the faculty of Duquesne University’s Palumbo-Donahue School of Business as an Assistant Professor of Accounting. In March of 2004, Bob was appointed Director of the Master of Accountancy Program in Duquesne’s John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business.   Bob received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Duquesne University.

Registration is limited and is available first-come, first-served to Conference Registrants. Sign up early to guarantee your place.

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