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Archived
Webinars - 2009
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December 8
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net
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Year-Round
Strategies To Make The Tax Laws
Work
For You
Tax planning is a year-round
event if you want to minimize your business’ tax
bill. Whether it’s surviving an audit,
capitalizing on business deductions, or finding
a tax-friendly way to run your business, this
webinar will help reduce your tax obligations
and make paying taxes less anxiety provoking.
What the hour will cover:
Business Tax Planning:
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Accelerating
Depreciation
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Project Your
Income
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Net Operating Less
Deductions
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Manufacturer’s Deduction
Individual Tax Planning:
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Income and
Deductions
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Retirement Tax
Planning
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Tax Planning for
Investors to Consider at Year
End
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Tax Planning for Families
About The
Speakers:
Elizabeth Grubb;
Beth specializes in tax planning, tax compliance
and business valuations for gift and estate tax
planning, charitable contribution and income tax
planning, buy / sell agreements, business
purchase and sale, and S corporations. She has
been with the firm since 1995.
Brian Schneider;
Brian has more than 10 years of Big 4 public
accounting experience. Brian has been involved
in all aspects of state taxation planning
including income / franchise tax, tax credits
and incentives, property tax and sales and use
tax. Brian’s experience includes working with
SEC clients and privately held companies with
expertise in manufacturing and distribution
industries. |
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November 17
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net
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OSHA Issue: Combustible Dust…
Not Just a Grain
Elevator Hazard
The combustible dust hazard is
not limited to grain elevators; lumber yards and
wood working activities are at risk as well.
OSHA has had a
Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP)
since March 2008. As a result OSHA has
increased their educational enforcement actions
in this particular area due to a number of
explosions resulting from combustible dust.
This webinar will provide
attendees with a basic understanding of the
combustible dust issue, discuss critical
housekeeping tips, precautions you should take,
what standards apply to our industry and
recommendations as they pertain to OSHA’s NEP.
About the presenter – Bill Adams
is an Associate with SafeX and is a Certified
Industrial Hygienist, Certified Safety
Professional, and Certified Professional
Environmental Auditor. He has extensive
experience in all aspects of health and safety.
Bill has assisted manufacturing facilities in
designing and implementing health and safety
management system programs, including self
directed work teams.
This webinar will contain information useful to
anyone in your company dealing with Safety
Issues!
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November 5
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net
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As
Long As There Is Competition...
Add the coming of
winter to this economic environment and anyone
can tell you that sales are difficult to come
by. But, there is still business out there and
we need to take control of our future by
ferreting it out and making it ours! John
Cortright, our speaker, started as a stock clerk
in retail and in a 15 year period worked his way
up the corporate ladder to Senior Vice President
of a three hundred million dollar building
material firm. He dealt with new strong
competition, over saturated markets, economic
downturns and yet he exceeded sales and profit
expectations. Hear about his unique methods for
building success in this special webinar.
Topics that will be
covered in this one hour:
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How to produce
more sales from your existing client base
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How to take
business from the big boxes – low budget or
no budget
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The most
dependable and profitable customer base is
like an iceberg, only 10% is visible.
Uncover and take control of the other 90%!
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Make your sales
budget and increase the profit in the
process
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Take control of
your business so that you move out of this
downturn AHEAD of the pack!
This webinar will contain
information useful to all LBM dealers!
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October 22
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net |
How To Navigate The
Court System
When faced with the
prospect of litigation, understanding the court
system will help you control costs and improve
the likelihood of a satisfactory resolution, so
you can get back to business quickly.
One of the most
difficult things to learn about the court system
is how to navigate all of the filings and
motions. The speaker will give you the basics
of how to bring or defend a case.
Topics that will be
covered in this one hour:
· Small
claims, common pleas, and municipal courts.
What are their differences?
· What
to expect in Federal and State Courts and when
to expect to be there.
· Going
to court, whether you are allowed to represent
yourself and when you are not.
· Different
cases, advantages and disadvantages of
litigation alternatives: mediation and
arbitration.
· The
minimum initial steps you should take as soon as
you learn you or your company is being sued.
· Finding
a reliable attorney, getting them the facts, and
how to control costs – the growing trend of
flat fee billing.
The presenter Annie
Catmull is a lawyer with Walker, Wilcox and Matousek (located in Houston, TX and Chicago,
IL). This firm focuses on complex commercial
litigation, bankruptcy/restructuring, and
insurance coverage disputes. Her nationwide
practice includes the representation of
creditors ranging from large and small
independent businesses to Fortune 500
companies. She was a speaker at the NLBMDA
ProSales Industry Summit in 2008 on the subject
of bankruptcy and the homebuilding industry.
This webinar will contain
information useful to all LBM dealers in All Our
States!
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September 22
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net |
ENERGY
STAR Qualified Home:
New Opportunities for Building Material
Suppliers
Yes the housing market is soft with
recovery timing and magnitude impossible to
predict. But one thing is for certain, homes
will be built far better according to advanced
building science principals. The business case
is too compelling for everyone involved. Home
buyers get better homes for lower ownership
costs; builders make used homes substantially
obsolete from a performance and quality
perspective while dramatically reducing business
risk; communities are stronger and more
economically viable; and product suppliers sell
more materials while becoming part of the
solution to homes that are better for our
country and owners.
Topics that
will be covered in this one hour:
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Basic
overview why homes work and fail.
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Why homes
that work cost less and perform better.
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How ENERGY
STAR Qualified Homes new specifications ensure
homes that work
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What
materials will builders need from suppliers to
meet new ENERGY STAR Qualified Homes
specifications
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Preview
where housing is going in the future in response
to energy, national security, and environmental
imperatives.
The presenter, Sam Rashkin, has managed
ENERGY STAR for Homes since its start in 1996.
Under his leadership, ENERGY STAR for Homes has
grown exponentially to more than 8,000 builder
partners and is now approaching one million
labeled homes. He is also overseeing an advanced
technology program for elite builders called
ENERGY STAR Concept Home. Mr. Rashkin received
his Bachelor of Architecture from Syracuse
University; completed Master of Urban Planning
studies at New York University; and is a
registered architect in California and New York. |
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August
25
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net |
What Dealers Need
To Know About
DOT: State &
Federal Transportation Laws
Everyone knows that the
Department of Transportation has clamped down.
Trucks are being stopped and records reviewed
more often than ever before. Do you and your
employees driving the trucks understand the
regulations? Are you in compliance? The changes
that have occurred over the past few years are
many and the penalties for non-compliance are
severe. A basic overview of the following will
be covered in this special webinar. Be sure that
you, your managers and drivers all get together
to participate in this one!
Topics:
Who’s under the law; Who’s
exempt; Commercial vs. CDL; IFTA & IRP; Truck
Maintenance & Inspections; Accident Reporting
Requirements; Hours of Service and Work Records;
Physical Requirements: Bridge Law – How it
Works; and much more…..
The presenter, Larry Marler
has over 38 years in the transportation safety
business. He served as 19 years as Safety
Director for 5 major long distance carriers and
19 years assisting members of CSA. He knows our
industry and will be able to answer your
questions so be sure to have them ready! |
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July
21
Contact Cindy
Hartley to purchase this archived webinar.
800.966.4202
chartley@crosslink.net |
FSC: The Cost, The Chain of Custody, The
Benefits ….
WHAT DEALERS NEED TO KNOW
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
lumber has been a bugaboo for dealers and
contractors alike. First, the FSC lumber
standard is hard to understand. It is extremely
difficult to determine what lumber is eligible
for LEED or NAHB points in the lumber
category.
After you have that figured out,
the contractor and dealer both have to navigate
through the Chain of Custody certification,
regulation, recordkeeping, and evidentiary
requirements to get those points awarded.
To complicate matters further,
your builder customers can still attain LEED
lumber points by using non-FSC lumber, IF
51% of the value of the lumber used is FSC
certified. And to put the icing on the cake of
confusion, this may all be changing, as LEED
will likely accept other lumber standards
besides FSC in 2010, based on certain
benchmarks.
Navigating through the FSC point
system and Chain of Custody is worth the trouble
IF you are bidding LEED
jobs.
This Webinar will sort out the
confusion, and look at the current benefits of
FSC certification for lumber…and for your yard.
We’ll also look at what’s involved (in cost and
labor) for getting FSC certified.
The presenter,
John Wagner
is the current green editor for LBM Journal and
content manager for the national Green Dealer
Certification program, a program he co-founded.
He is also a green building consultant and sales
trainer for building supply dealers across the
U.S. John is a sought-after speaker for
industry events and is also the green building
columnist for Qualified Remodeler Magazine
and Residential Design & Building Magazine.
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