Renee Strandjord
Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
612-339-4295
rstrandjord@mansfieldtanick.com
Tuesday February 28, 2012
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Please join us for this full-day program designed to provide women entrepreneurs with essential steps to business success, including legal, marketing and social media strategies.
Program Agenda
8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 Welcome Earl Cohen and KrisAnn Norby-Jahner, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
9:00-9:50 Raising the Bar and Taking the Lead: Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs Buffie Blesi, AdviCoach
9:50-10:05 Break
10:05-10:55 Why the Heck Do I Need a Business Attorney? Daniel S. Schleck, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
10:55-11:45 Intellectual Property for Business Owners Sten Hakanson, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-12:50 Lunch/Keynote Speaker Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
12:50-1:00 Wendy Blomseth - Business Journal, Break
1:00-1:50 What Business Owners Need to Know About Employment Laws Denise Y. Tataryn, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A., and KrisAnn Norby-Jahner, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
1:50-2:00 Break
2:00-3:00 Small Business Marketing Trends for 2012: What is This Year’s “Slingshot”? Pamela Muldoon, Next Stage Media Group, Moderator, with Kim Opitz, Rribbitz Creative Communications, LLC; Teicko Huber, Focus2Grow; and Liz Tunheim, SpyderTrap Online Marketing
3:00-3:20 Recent Developments in Employment Law Teresa Ayling, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
3:20-3:30 Presentation of the Firm’s 2012 Woman Entrepreneur Award
3:30-3:40 Closing Remarks KrisAnn Norby-Jahner, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A
4:00 Networking Reception
Cost: $10.00 (Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard accepted). Please RSVP on or before February 21, 2012, to Renee Strandjord at 612-339-4295 or rstrandjord@mansfieldtanick.com