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The Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA) is a professional service organization, recognized as the most effective advocate for business in the state. We work at the state Capitol on behalf of our 10,000 members, and they rely on our products, services and information to grow and compete in a global economy.
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CBIA produces a Business Minute every weekday, sharing information that is relevant to businesses across the state. The Business Minutes cover a variety of business issues and can be heard on the Connecticut radio stations below:
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Topic |
CBIA's 2010 Government Affairs Agenda: Saving Jobs- Dos and Don'ts for Policymakers to Create a Healthy Connecticut |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bonnie Stewart, CBIA vice president of government affairs |
Date |
Jan. 18, 2010 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com/newsroom |
Topic |
CBIA Annual Membership Survey |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joseph F. Brennan, CBIA senior vice president of public policy |
Date |
January 11, 2010 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com/newsroom |
Topic |
How the SBA can help Connecticut's small businesses succeed |
|---|---|
Guest |
Jean Hulit, regional administrator, SBA |
Date |
Dec. 28, 2009 - Jan. 8, 2010 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.sba.gov/ct |
Topic |
Holiday Workplace Issues and Challenges |
|---|---|
Guest |
Mark Soycher, CBIA HR Counsel |
Date |
Dec. 14 - 25, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
CBIA/UConn Family Business Survey |
|---|---|
Guest |
Ed Kindelin, partner, Kostin Ruffkuss & Co. |
Date |
December 7, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Connecticut's Workforce Investment Boards |
|---|---|
Guest |
John Beauregard, executive director, Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board |
Date |
November 30, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cwdc.org |
Topic |
Preventing Workplace Violence |
|---|---|
Guest |
Patricia Reilly, labor and employment attorney, Littler Mendelson |
Date |
November 23, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.littler.com |
Topic |
IT Security and Fraud |
|---|---|
Guest |
Robert Weaver, head of IT security, ING Direct USA |
Date |
Nov. 9 - 20, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.ingdirect.com/securityzone |
Topic |
Economic & Credit Surveys |
|---|---|
Guest |
Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist |
Date |
November 2, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Filing for Bankruptcy Protection |
|---|---|
Guest |
Jessica Grossarth, bankruptcy attorney, Pullman & Comley |
Date |
October 26, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.pullcom.com |
Topic |
Health care |
|---|---|
Guest |
Elizabeth Teisberg, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business; author, Redefining Health Care |
Date |
October 19, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.Redefininghealthcare.com www.hbs.edu/rhc/ |
Topic |
Obtaining Financing in a Credit Crunch |
|---|---|
Guest |
Dave Rosenthal, chairman, BlumShapiro |
Date |
October 12, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.blumshapiro.com |
Topic |
Ergonomics and Health Hazards in the workplace |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joe Wellington, partner, Carmody & Torrance |
Date |
October 5, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.carmodylaw.com |
Topic |
Employment Issues |
|---|---|
Guest |
Alison Nawoj, advisor, CareerBuilder.com |
Date |
September 28, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.careerbuilder.com |
Topic |
CBIA/BlumShapiro 2009 Survey of Connecticut Businesses |
|---|---|
Guest |
Carl Johnson, managing partner, BlumShapiro |
Date |
Sept. 14 - 25, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.blumshapiro.com |
| www.cbia.com/newsroom |
Topic |
Business Lessons for Leading in Crisis |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bill George, professor, management practice, Harvard Business School and author of 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis |
Date |
September 7, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | http://billgeorge.org |
Topic |
Small Business Innovation Program - SBIR |
|---|---|
Guest |
Deb Santy, director of Connecticut's Small Business Innovation Office |
Date |
August 31, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.ctsbir.com |
Topic |
Federal Tax Responsibilities for Businesses |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joe McCarthy, senior stakeholder liaison, CPA, Internal Revenue Service |
Date |
August 17 - 28, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.irs.gov |
| www.eftps.gov |
Topic |
Management mistakes made during a recession |
|---|---|
Guest |
Dan Schwartz, partner, Pullman & Comley |
Date |
August 10, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.pullcom.com |
Topic |
Credit Conditions Lowest on Record |
|---|---|
Guest |
Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist |
Date |
August 3, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
FMLA Changes |
|---|---|
Guest |
Mike Soltis, managing partner, Jackson Lewis |
Date |
July 27, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.jacksonlewis.com |
Topic |
Pandemic Flu and Business Continuity Plans for Business |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bo Mitchell, president, 911 Consulting |
Date |
July 20, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.911consulting.net |
Topic |
National Business Issues |
|---|---|
Guest |
James DeChene, manager, Eastern Region congressional and public affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce |
Date |
July 13, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.uschamber.com |
Topic |
Rules of Attraction |
|---|---|
Guest |
Mark Deo, author and CEO, Small Business Advisory Network |
Date |
July 5, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.markdeo.com |
Topic |
Connecticut's Electricity Market |
|---|---|
Guest |
Donald Downes, chairman, Department of Public Utility Control |
Date |
June 29, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.ctenergyinfo.com |
Topic |
Sustainability Survey and the Benefits of Going Green |
|---|---|
Guest |
Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist |
Date |
June 22, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Hartford-Springfield Business Survey |
|---|---|
Guest |
Doug Fisher, manager, economic development and community relations, Northeast Utilities |
Date |
June 8, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.hartfordspringfield.com |
Topic |
Facebook and Other Social Networks for Business |
|---|---|
Guest |
Don Philabaum, president and CEO, Internet Strategies Group |
Date |
May 25, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.internetstrategiesgroup.com |
Topic |
401k Plans |
|---|---|
Guest |
Mary Rosen, associate regional director, U.S. Department of Labor |
Date |
May 18, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.dol.gov |
Topic |
Zogby Survey of Connecticut Residents |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joe Brennan, CBIA senior vice president of public policy |
Date |
May11, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Furlough Program for Businesses |
|---|---|
Guest |
Ronald Marquis, assistant director, Wage and Workforce Standard Division, Connecticut Department of Labor |
Date |
May 4, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.ctdol.state.ct.us |
Topic |
Engineering Challenge for the 21st Century |
|---|---|
Guest |
John Birch, The Birch Group |
Date |
April 27, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.nextgenmfg.org |
Topic |
Workplace Benefits |
|---|---|
Guest |
Gary Hartnett, principal, Mercer |
Date |
April 20, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.mercer.com |
Topic |
Federal Stimulus Dollars for Energy Programs |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bill Harris, district leader, Trane Connecticut |
Date |
April 12, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.trane.com\hartford |
Topic |
Consumer Driven Health Care - HRAs & HSAs |
|---|---|
Guest |
Tom Guerra, CBIA director, products and services |
Date |
April 6, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Tax Credits |
|---|---|
Guest |
Tom Filomeno, president, Filomeno & Co. |
Date |
March 30, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.filomeno.com |
Topic |
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve |
|---|---|
Guest |
Wayne Travers, Executive Director,
Connecticut Committee |
Date |
March 23, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.esgr.mil |
Topic |
Community Banking |
|---|---|
Guest |
John Patrick, president and CEO, Farmington Savings Bank |
Date |
March 16, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.fsbct.com |
Topic |
UConn's Tech-Knowledge Programs for Business |
|---|---|
Guest |
Michael Hogan, president, University of Connecticut |
Date |
Feb. 9 - Feb. 20, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.techportal.uconn.edu |
Topic |
Economic Development |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joan McDonald, DECD commissioner |
Date |
Feb. 23, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.decd.org |
Topic |
Zogby International Survey of Connecticut Residents |
|---|---|
Guest |
Joe Brennan, CBIA senior vice president of public policy |
Date |
Feb. 9 - Feb. 20, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Foreclosure prevention workshops |
|---|---|
Guest |
Thomas L. Lavelle, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
Date |
Feb. 2, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.theinformedhomebuyer.org |
Topic |
Business priorities for the legislative session |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bonnie Stewart, CBIA vice president of government affairs |
Date |
Jan. 19, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 6 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 7 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 8 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 9 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 10 | |
| Web site | www.cbia.com |
Topic |
Career transition and outplacement services |
|---|---|
Guest |
Bill Brimmer, market vice president, Right Management |
Date |
Jan. 12, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.right.com |
Topic |
Turnaround managment |
|---|---|
Guest |
Jim Tancredi, president, Connecticut Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association |
Date |
Jan. 5, 2009 |
| Business Minute Clips | CBIA Business Minute 1 |
| CBIA Business Minute 2 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 3 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 4 | |
| CBIA Business Minute 5 | |
| Web site | www.cttma.org |
