A 360 Degree Perspective for Managing and Growing Your Business

Title: " A 360 Degree Perspective for Managing and Growing Your Business"

Presenters: Terry Brennan w/ Roetzel & Andress, Jim Cross w/ Cross, Fernandez & Riley LLP, and

Chris Samulowitz w/ MRC Corp

Date: Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Time: 3:00 - 5:00 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics Cluster members)

Location: University Tower Building located at 12201 Research Parkway,

2nd Floor large conference room #211, Orlando, FL., 32826

Fee: $20 (Free to only UCF Incubator clients and Florida Photonics Cluster members)

RSVP to Renee Ayala at 407-882-0202 or via email rayala@mail.ucf.edu

Every business leader and executive knows that building and managing a successful organization, particularly in these challenging economic times, is challenging and complex. Regardless of the size of your business, no one aspect of the company operates independently of the others. All components of the business must be aligned for optimal growth and sustainability to be achieved.

We have assembled a panel of experts who we have challenged to attempt to pull all of these moving parts together with a focus on the most critical elements of success for any business. The session will present a "360 degree perspective" bring together a winning approach for your company. We hope to provide you with a clearer understanding of what it takes to out maneuver your competition and achieve growth. BRING YOUR QUESTIONS!

Our panel will feature the following deeply experienced professionals:

Terry Brennan a Partner with the national law firm of Roetzel & Andress, focuses on advising emerging and established businesses, and investors in those businesses, on entity selection and organization issues, mergers, acquisitions and equity transfer transactions, restructurings and reorganizations, registration and private placement of securities, and financing transactions. Terry will focus his comments on :"Preparing to Meet with an Investor " and will address a number of the basic corporate and intellectual property "housekeeping " activities that are important to conveying an impression of a mature company .

Jim Cross, Managing Partner of the CPA firm Cross, Fernandez & Riley LLP, will focus on providing business leaders insight as to why their financial plan may be as important as the marketing plan. With over thirty-five years of experience as a financial executive and having lead two CPA firms to leadership positions within their markets, Jim will offer important insights on matters that will impact every companies bottom line.

Chris Samulowitz, President of MRC Corp. a national management consulting firm will discuss an aspect of your operations that is essential to every company - developing a marketing process and sales organization that can deliver results. Regardless of your company focus, there are core business development practices that will be essential to your success. Chris will offer insights from a "lessons learned perspective" drawing on his twenty plus years of experience and a client base that ranges across all industries.