SCORE Seminar Series &

Success Strategies for Business Owners Meetup Group

Safety & Security

Whether you have a bustling storefront or an online-only enterprise, the ongoing safety and security of your data, customers, inventory, and employees should be one of your top priorities. Deputy Russell Younger, an eighteen-year veteran of the Manatee Sheriff's Office, will share strategies to keep your staff and customers safe in cases of workplace violence and active shooters. Bruno Kapacinskas, the Business Resource Manager for Manatee County Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity, will also present on Business Disaster Recovery planning for situations like fires, floods, and other unexpected calamities. With Hurricane Irma fresh on your mind, now is the time to prepare your business for the next natural disaster. We all hope that these situations won’t happen to us, but it is always better to be safe, rather than sorry.

Our Speakers:

Deputy Russ Younger has been with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office for 18 years. He began his career as a corrections deputy and transferred to patrol as a Law Enforcement deputy. Russ has been assigned to various units within the agency and currently assigned to the Crime Prevention Unit for the past 5 years. Prior to becoming a deputy, Deputy Younger served for 20 years in the United States Marine Corps and retired as a Gunnery Sergeant. He was born in Sarasota, and is married with two beautiful daughters.

Bruno Kapacinskas is the Business Resource Manager for the Manatee County Redevelopment & Economic Opportunity Department, Economic Development Division.  He works with many businesses providing information and assistance in facilitating connections in Manatee County to help create a stronger business community.  Having worked in his family-owned business from an early age to working for a Fortune 500 company later in life, Bruno has a grasp on what it takes in business, large or small.  As the Emergency Support Function (ESF) - 18 (Industry & Business) Coordinator for Manatee County, it is Bruno’s responsibility to take the lead in assisting businesses to prepare for disasters as well as assisting after an event.

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