BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Embarkation Group Inc//FullCalendar MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091111T173000 DTEND:20091111T193000 LOCATION:Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101 UID:B176F3F8-3048-2D64-9C5669D5745992F3 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Seattle chapter welcomes leaders from public and private corporations, private equity firms, financial institutions, and professional service firms to join our monthly presentations. ACG Seattle provides members and guests with the finest quality educational and technical programs. The diverse programming provides access to a myriad of ideas to successfully and consistently achieve sound corporate growth, whether through internal or external means.=0D=0A=0D=0AThis month's program is "Tales From The Trenches - Financing Rapidly Growing Companies," a 2009 Northwest Growth Financing Conference encore panel presentation led by Zachary Scott co-founder Bill Hanneman.=0D=0A=0D=0APanelists:=0D=0A=0D=0A * Douglas Brown, CEO - All Star Directories=0D=0A * Carla Corkern, CEO - Talyst=0D=0A * David Isett, CEO - Concordia Coffee Systems=0D=0A=0D=0AThree company leaders will share how they managed to survive and thrive in these challenging economic times as well as stories about what works and what didn't. Their valuable insights will spark ideas to help you improve how you manage your business and those of your clients for future success.=0D=0A=0D=0AExplored topics include:=0D=0A=0D=0A * How to protect your company from unforeseen consequences=0D=0A * The importance of human capital in weathering a downturn=0D=0A * How to reduce the risk factors in pursuing new lines of business=0D=0A * What are their top areas of business focus/concerns for 2010=0D=0A=0D=0ACOST AND REGISTRATION:=0D=0A$25 for ACG members; $50 for non-members; +$10 for walk-ins. Registration closes the Monday before the event.=0D=0Ahttp://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,3cddd752-72a9-409e-b585-70ef69d76611=0D=0A=0D=0AMORE INFO: =0D=0AEvent Website: http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,3cddd752-72a9-409e-b585-70ef69d76611=0D=0AEvent Email: acgseattle@acg.org=0D=0AEvent Phone: 206-274-6282=0D=0AVenue website: http://www.wac.net/=0D=0A=0D=0ASponsored by ACG Seattle=0D=0AThe Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) was founded in 1954 and is the premier global association for executives involved in corporate growth, corporate development, mergers and acquisitions for Fortune 500 firms and 'middle market' companies. Membership is comprised of leaders from public and private corporations, private equity firms, financial institutions, and professional service firms. SUMMARY:ACG Seattle November Meeting PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR