Events
Seminar: Current, Relevant, Competitive 2009-2010 Business Direction by Ken Lerman
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2008
At the Wichita Independent Business Association at 445 N. Waco in Wichita
Overview
When you come to this enjoyable, no nonsense, straightforward seminar on Business Direction, you will return to your business energized and excited. You will grasp and hold on to a strategic process for confidently moving your business ahead to its next level of planned performance during economic uncertainty and market disruption.
You will learn during this new seminar how to capitalize on the opportunities created by market change - how to:
- Gain relevant insights into current and potential customer value added benefit and their perceptions of your product/service solutions, your delivery, your relationship convenience and how customer purchasing rationales have evolved and changed during this turbulent year.
- Become directed in your business owner priorities through a strategic and current, Competitive Evaluation of your market position - leveraging strengthened advantages while addressing business vulnerabilities in this new economy.
- Lead a strategic thinking and planning discipline throughout your business that is doable, affordable and implementable - that will motivate your key employees to heightened levels of positive performance.
2009-2010 are different times that require new business owner thought. Learn as a little "David" how you can out-think the bigger "Goliaths" by becoming Current, Relevant and Competitive in your business decision-making and strategic business direction.
Registration and details
Come to the Wichita Independent Business Association at 445 N. Waco in Wichita on Wednesday, July 23 from 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. and receive a professionally documented business owner manual and a new business learning discussion. To register, call Judy at 316-267-8987 or email reservations@wiba.org. The cost is $35 for members, $45 for non-members and $25 for students (includes lunch).
Ken Lerman is a business visionary and consultant, keynote presenter and author who presents public and private seminars to business, government, not-for-profits and service/volunteer organizations.
Rural Grocery Store Summit
Sunday, June 1, 2008, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
At the Kansas Sampler Foundation, Inman, Kan.
Summary Minutes of the Rural Grocery Store Summit (doc)
Rural Grocer Summit: Overview (ppt)
Rural Grocer Summit: Survey Report (ppt)
Overview
Kansas Sampler Center in Inman, Kan.
Kansas State University's Center for Engagement and Community Development and its partners, the Kansas Sampler Foundation and the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development are hosting a Kansas Rural Grocery Store Summit on the afternoon of June 1, 2008, at the Kansas Sampler Foundation in Inman, Kansas.
The purpose of this summit is to reveal the results of a statewide rural grocer survey and the results of rural grocery customer preference survey.
This summit is also an opportunity for rural grocery owners and partners to come together and talk about the business of running a rural grocery store. We will talk about what rural grocers are doing, the challenges they face, and ideas for addressing those challenges. Ideas will be shared about what customers look for in a grocery store and explore ways to bring them into your stores. The summit is also a chance for you to connect and talk with other store owners. Finally, we will talk about possible resources available for your store needs.
Together we can all figure out how to improve business for Kansas small town grocery stores.
The project and summit are possible through the generous support of the USDA Kansas Rural Development office.