1. The Stimulus Package: What It Means For Your Business Live Panel Discussion Moderated by: Thomas Tan, SAP July 29 th , 2009
2. Agenda How to leverage the $787 billion federal stimulus package (myths, opportunities, resources) How to uncover the "hidden" stimulus in your business (strategies, tools, examples) Q&A, Wrap Up
3. Our Featured Speakers Chad Moutray Chief Economist U.S. Small Business Administration Steve King Founder and Partner Emergent Research Sam Sliman President Optimal Solutions
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6. Understand the Stimulus Package Tax Incentives and Provisions SBA Loan and Lending Changes Specific Stimulus Spending Simply Put, it means 3 things for small and midsize business like yours… + 1 + 2 + 3
11. Where to Find the “Hidden Stimulus”? What tactics and strategies can you take? Look Deeper for Hidden Costs/Wastes (reduce consignment inventory? Any unprofitable products?) Turn to Your Back Office (control cash? overdue collections? vendor terms / financing?) Find It from Your Customers (unprofitable customers to drop? Get the customer records straight to avoid marketing costs?) Optimize Resources & Operations (automate manual processes? Use data to optimize delivery routes, inventory?) Avoid Ongoing Leakage (KPI/dashboard to monitor & prevent problems from happening) Do you have the right tool to help you look?
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