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Author Larry Farrell spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs on Thursday, September 18, 2008 (42 minutes).

The Society of Entrepreneurs and Junior Achievement of the Mid-South partnered to bring an outstanding speaker, Mr. Larry Farrell, to the Entrepreneurs Roundtable at noon on Thursday, September 18th at Exchange City, 307 Madison Ave.

Larry Farrell's first book, Searching For The Spirit Of Enterprise, established him as an international authority on entrepreneurship and high growth companies. His next book, The Entrepreneurial Age, broadened that original theme to examine how the power of entrepreneurship can be harnessed by companies, and entire countries to compete and prosper in the 21st century. Getting Entrepreneurial!, his latest book, is an application driven guide for "the 70% of the workforce who dream of someday creating and running their own business."

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Tags : Larry Farrell, Memphis, Society of Entrepreneurs, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, leadership

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Douglas J. Marchant, President/CEO, Unified Health Services, spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs on Thursday, October 16, 2008 (34 minutes)

Doug Marchant graduated from Mississippi State University and then began his working career with EFS. Concord/EFS grew to become a leading provider of electronic transaction authorization, processing, settlement, and fund transfer services. Eventually Concord became a publicly traded company which has since been acquired by First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC). In 1996, Doug founded Electronic Physician Network (EPN) to help doctors and hospitals move medical data electronically and streamline data access. After several years of success he sold EPN to Envoy Corporation which was later acquired by WebMD who expanded their operations through the EPN business model. In 1997 entrepreneur Marchant became one of the original founders of Unified Health Services (UHS). Under his leadership UHS has become a leading provider of workers compensation claim processing services nationally handling nearly 300,000 patient visits annually for hospitals and medical groups in 25 states.

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Tags : Douglas J. Marchant, Memphis, Society of Entrepreneurs, Unified Health Services, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, leadership

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J. Waldrup Brown of SEACAP Financial, Inc. spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs on Thursday, August 21, 2008 (32 minutes).

J. Waldrup Brown presented "Managing Your Business in Challenging Times."

Challenges for the small to mid-size businesses can come in all forms:

Economic downturns

Growth opportunities

Cash flow issues

Transitioning to the next generation

Every business needs a trusted advisor to help manage these challenges, plan for the future and find the financing, if needed, to support your plan. With over 20 years in commercial, retail and community banking, Brown now uses his financial expertise to help family-owned, small and mid-size businesses make informed, strategic decisions for their organization. For more information on SEACAP, call 901.452.4545 or visit www.seacapfinancial.com.">http://www.seacapfinancial.com./">www.seacapfinancial.com.

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Tags : J. Waldrup Brown, SECAP, SECAP Financial, Society of Entrepreneurs, business, entrepreneur, finance, leadership

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Debbie Neal spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs on Thursday, July 8, 2008 (1 hour 4 minutes).

According to Debbie Neal, the relaxing of dress codes and formality in today's business environment gives the false impression that protocol and etiquette are not as important as in the past. Don't be deceived. The "fast food" generation is held to the same high standards of decorum by corporate America as their predecessors - perhaps even more so. Companies actively seek and recruit people that are not only business savvy but also represent the company well, both professionally and socially.

Debbie joined us for lunch at Paulette's with some tips from her very informative Utensil University Course.

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Tags : Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Memphis, Protocol, Society of Entrepreneurs, etiquette

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Dr. Rajiv Grover spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs on Thursday, May 8, 2008 (38 min.).

Dr. Rajiv Grover talked about his new initiatives at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics that will help build bridges between the business community and the College. As the Dean, he is committed to satisfying the needs of the business community, who he considers to be his customers, by supplying excellent students, who he considers to be his products. As a sample of what the Fogelman College of Business and Economics can do for the entrepreneurs in the area, he gave a mini-talk on "Marketing" for entrepreneurial organizations.

Dr. Rajiv Grover is the Dean of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics and the holder of the Sales and Marketing Chair of Excellence at the University of Memphis. Prior to his appointment as the Dean, he was the holder of the Terry Chair of Excellence and the Head of the Marketing Department at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Grover has held academic positions at Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Georgia. He has been a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins, Duke and Stanford. He has also held corporate positions including the one of being a Senior VP at a Silicon Valley start-up that was engaged in software development in the e-commerce area.

Dr. Grover's area of expertise is marketing with specific capabilities in the interface of marketing research and marketing strategy.

Dr. Grover's complete bio is available at:
http://fcbe.memphis.edu/modules/general/fc_facdetails.php?id=178&topic=bio

By lunaweb

Tags : Memphis, Society of Entrepreneurs, business, entrepreneur, leadership

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Alan Crone spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs Roundtable on Thursday, April 10, 2008 (51 min.).

Attorney Alan Crone educated attendees on how non-competes apply to employers and employees, and in what situations they are enforceable. In this presentation, Alan Crone covered issues such as the appropriate scope of a non-compete, when and how non-competes are enforced, the risks associated with not adhering to non-competes, and whether you can or should be required to sign one in order to be hired for employment.

Attendees also learned about trade secret protection and intellectual property. What qualifies as a trade secret, and how is one protected? What can be considered intellectual property? If a person is on staff or a salaried employee who was involved in a creation or invention, do they have any rights to the revenue generated by that idea?

Alan Crone defined and provided a clear perspective on these three important areas of law with which any entrepreneur or business leader should be familiar. Alan Crone is Co-Founder of Crone & Mason, PLC and leads the firms Executive Employment Law Practice Group.

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Tags : Crone & Mason, Memphis, Society of Entrepreneurs, business, employment law, entrepreneur, leadership, non-compete

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Hilliard Crews spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs Roundtable on Thursday, March 20, 2008 (45 min.). Hilliard Crews founded Memphis Glove Company in 1974 as an importer of industrial gloves. After several years of successful growth he co-founded Crews Safety Glasses, River City Rainwear and Shelby Specialty Gloves. All 4 companies became leaders in their product specialty and were recently merged into Shelby Group Intl., Inc.

Hilliard formed Crews Realty in 1990 and has also been active as a venture capital investor since 2000 and serves on several company boards.

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Tags : Crews Realty, Crews Safety Glasses, Hilliard Crews, Memphis, River City Rainwear, Shelby Specialty Gloves, Society of Entrepreneurs, business, entrepreneur, glove, leadership

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Dave Barger, President and CEO of LunaWeb, spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs, Memphis, TN, Feb. 14, 2008 (46 min.).

Dave Barger spoke to attendees on the sweeping trend in web technology of social media; including: social networking, Facebook, LinkedIn, RSS and MicroMedia in terms that every business owner should know - now.

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Tags : Entrepreneur, Facebook, Leadership, LinkedIn, LunaWeb, Memphis, RSS, Society of Entrepreneurs, business, micromedia, social networking

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Art Gilliam, owner of radio station WLOK, spoke to the Society of Entrepreneurs, Memphis, TN, Jan. 17, 2007 (29 min.) .Art Gilliam spoke to the Entrepreneurs Roundtable about his experience as a business owner. Art returned to Memphis as a young, progressive-minded, Yale-educated businessman and bought WLOK in 1977, making it the first black-owned (and the first locally owned) radio station in the city of Memphis.

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Tags : Entrepreneur, Gospel, Leadership, Memphis, Society of Entrepreneurs, Stone Soul Picnic, business, radio, wlok