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Business Minute Archives 2006-2007

 

 

Topic

Trade Shows - Part 1 & 2

Guest

Susan Friedman, The Trade Show Coach

Date

Dec. 31, 2007

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

 

Topic

Corporate Giving

Guest

Susan Dunn, president and CEO, United Way of the Capital Area

Date

Dec. 17, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Time Management

Guest

Abby Marks Beale, president, The Corporate Educator

Date

Dec. 10, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Family Business Survey

Guest

Jay Sattler, partner, Blum Shapiro

Date

Dec. 3, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Recycling e-waste

Guest

Gina Chiarella, COO, We Recycle

Date

Nov. 26, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Business expansion in the Middle East

Guest

Omar Khan, founder and senior partner, Sensei International

Date

Nov. 12, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

DEP & The Business Community - Part 1 & 2

Guest

Gina McCarthy, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Date

Nov. 5, 2007

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

 

Topic

Corporate Sustainability/Green Business Practices

Guest

Meredith Reuben, CEO, Eastern Bag & Paper Group, Milford and CBIA Board Chair

Date

Oct. 29, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

CBIA/Blum Shapiro Manufacturing Survey

Guest

John Kirschner, partner and director of manufacturing, distribution and retail industry groups for Blum Shapiro

Date

Oct. 22, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

2007 Survey of Current and Future Manufacturing Jobs in Connecticut

Guest

Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president of education and job training and executive director of the CBIA Education Foundation

Date

Oct. 15, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Connecticut Innovations

Guest

Ned Bowman, chairman, Connecticut Innovations

Date

Oct. 8, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Bradley International Airport

Guest

Kiran Jain, director of marketing and route development

Date

Oct. 1, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

The Economy - Interest rate cuts and CBIA/TD Banknorth Credit Survey

Guest

Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist

Date

Sept. 24, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

International Trade

Guest

Richard Ginsburg, deputy directior, SBA, Office of International Trade

Date

Sept. 17, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

2007 Survey of Connecticut Businesses

Guest

Carl Johnson, partner, Blum Shapiro

Date

Sept. 10, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

How to be Successful in Business & Life

Guest

John DiPietro, marketer and author of "You Don't Have to Be Perfect to be Great"

Date

Sept. 3, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Remote Deposit Capture & Other New Banking Technology

Guest

Cynthia Enos Ortiz, vice president, cash management, Webster Bank

Date

August 27, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Incubators & Economic Development

Guest

Matthew Nemmerson, president and CEO, Connecticut Technology Council

Date

August 20, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Energy Bill

Guest

Jennifer Janelle, utility attorney, Shipman & Goodwin and president of the Connecticut Power & Energy Society

Date

August 13, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Alternative Financing

Guest

Ken Smith, Business Development Corporation, president

Date

August 6, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Business & Economic Development - Part 2

Guest

Joan McDonald, commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development

Date

July 30, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Business & Economic Development - Part 1

Guest

Joan McDonald, commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development

Date

July 23 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

 

Topic

Nanotechnology

Guest

Eric Grundahl, partner, Intellectual Property Group, McCarter & English

Date

July 16 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Corporate Wellness

Guest

Dr. William Patterson, vice president of medical operations, Concentra Health Services

Date

July 9 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Workplace rules regarding blogs and Internet usage

Guest

Chuck Stohler, partner, Labor and Employment Group, Carmody & Torrance

Date

July 2 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Diversity

Guest

Kathleen Lundquist, president, APT, Darien

Date

June 25 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Security in the Workplace

Guest

Amit Gavish, international security consultant, SSC in Shelton

Date

June 18 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Green Business & Sustainability

Guest

Joel Makower, founder and executive editor, GreenBiz.com

Date

June 11 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Identity Theft

Guest

Nick Sabetta, detective, Connecticut State Police

Date

June 4 , 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Business Advocate

Guest

Rob Simmons, Connecticut's Business Advocate

Date

May 28, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Workplace Stress

Guest

Laura Minor, training manager, Wheeler Employee Assistance Program

Date

May 21, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Shortage of Skilled Workers

Guest

Judy Resnick, CBIA director of workforce development and training

Date

May 14, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Understanding Generations in the Workplace

Guest

David Stillman, partner, BridgeWorks- Generations Training Firm and author "When Generations Collide"

Date

May 7, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Women's Business Center

Guest

Fran Pastore, president, Women's Business Center

Date

April 30, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Marketing Techniques

Guest

David Katz, vice president and managing director, Cronin & Co.

Date

April 23, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

International Trade

Guest

Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist

Date

April 23, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Economic Survey

Guest

Jason Giulietti, CBIA research economist

Date

April 16, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Sub Prime Mortgages

Guest

Ken Goldstein, Economist, The Conference Board

Date

April 9, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Stress in the Workplace

Guest

Dale Collie, author

Date

Arpil 2, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

 

Topic

Selling your business

Guest

Larry Marziale, Partner, Kostin Ruffken & Company

Date

March 19, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

 

Topic

Myth vs. Facts II

Guest

Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist

Date

March 19, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Myth vs. Facts

Guest

Peter Gioia, CBIA vice president and economist

Date

March 12, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Understanding Intellectual Property Rights

Guest

Arthur G. Schaier, Partner, Carmody & Torrance

Date

Feb.26, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Information Technology

Guest

Wayne Schulz, Schulz Consulting

Date

Feb.19, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Health Insurance Costs In Connecticut

Guest

Robert E. Patricelli, chairman & CEO, Women's Health USA, Inc. and co-chair, Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council

Date

Feb.5, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Education & Business Issues (Job Shadowing, Mentoring, Workforce Skills)

Guest

Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president of education and job training

Date

Jan.29, 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Small Business Feast or Famine Syndrome

Guest

James Jackson, president and CEO, The Essex Group

Date

Jan. 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Succession Planning

Guest

Craig Sylvester, partner, Reid and Riege

Date

Jan. 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Legislative Preview

Guest

Joseph F. Brennan, senior vice president of Public Policy, CBIA

Date

Jan. 2007

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Brownfields

Guest

Ann Catino, chair, Environmental & Land Use Practice at Halloran & Sage and co-chair Connecticut Brownfields Task Force.

Date

Dec. 2006

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Regional Institute for the 21st Century- Creating Vital Cities

Guest

Michael Critelli, chairman & CEO, Pitney Bowes and chairman of the Regional Institute for the 21st Century

Date

Dec. 2006

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5

 

Topic

Vanguard Schools

Guest

Lauren Weisberg Kaufman, CBIA vice president of education and job training

Date

Nov. 2006

Business Minute Clips CBIA Business Minute 1
  CBIA Business Minute 2
  CBIA Business Minute 3
  CBIA Business Minute 4
  CBIA Business Minute 5