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Prior Events

 
Prior events held by the Center for Closely Held Business include:
   
blue gif The 7 Triggers to Yes - How to Get People to do What You Want!
Russell H. Granger, author of The 7 Triggers to Yes, is an expert in the art of persuasion.
   
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Judy Balint, president and COO of MOLI.com, shows how to promote your brand online
   
The Do's and Don'ts of Estate Planning - Ten Mistakes You Cannot Afford to Make
— Ira Herman, CPA, partner, and trust and estate practice director, J.H. Cohn LLP; and Andrew Wolfe, CPA, partner, and trust and estate planning attorney, J.H. Cohn LLP
   
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—Ken Mandelbaum, a leading CEO in the forefront of the New Jersey retail industry, and Dr. Bill Matthews, professor in the Cotsakos College of Business
   
gif The Value Proposition — Giving Customers an Incentive to Buy: a Workshop in Customer Relationship Management and Sales Innovation
—A sales essentials workshop and interactive role-play session offered in the Russ Berrie Professional Sales Laboratory
   
Build High Performance with Strategic Planning
—Facilitated by Bob Devine, a William Paterson University alumnus with 32 years of finance and business experience
   
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Survive and Thrive: Succession Planning Breakfast Roundtable
—Ira Herman, partner, national director of tax practice, J.H. Cohn; Bruce Ackerman, attorney, Shapiro & Croland; Steve Boswell ’76, president and CEO, Boswell Engineering; and Maryann Carroll-Guthrie ’72, M.A.’76, president, King Harbor Marina, Redondo Beach, California
   


Getting the Right People on the Bus: How to Recruit and Retain Qualified Employees
—Keith Syberg, founder and partner in the search firm Smith and Syberg, Inc.
   



You Can’t Fire Me, I’m Your Father:
What Every Family Business Needs to Know to Succeed
Dinner and Presentation
—Neil N. Koenig, Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology