Free Business Topics in Chicago
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Insecure, unsafe & slow: 10 ways to improve your WordPress website
Lisa Ghisolf, President & Founder, Gizmo Creative Factory, Inc.
Request This Free SpeechThere are thousands of plugins and tips out there – many free, but how do you narrow them down? I’ve been designing and developing WordPress sites since 2008, and I also work with corporations, nonprofits and bloggers. No matter how popular they are, I still spend a lot of time fixing hacked sites and maintaining and improving them. I’ll share the same tips I use with them to improve your site. We’ll talk social, security, speed, design and more. You’ll leave with an action plan and stronger understanding of your WordPress site.
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Performance Management
Bernard Liebowitz, PhD, CMC, President, Liebowitz & Associates
Request This Free SpeechPerformance management is a process ensuring that a firm’s strategy and goals are cascaded down throughout the organization. The net result is a workforce that is fully identified with the organization.
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How Did We Get into this Mess?
Paco Aramburu, Broker, Touchstone Group Real Estate
Request This Free SpeechPaco will present a brief synopsis of the market factors that almost lead to the collapse of the entire banking system.
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How to Focus on the Business of Profits
John Y. Lafferty, Founder, CFO-Pro
Request This Free SpeechJohn will provide information that will help CEOs and entrepreneurs to discover and understand financial issues in their businesses. When leaders gain this knowledge, profits improve and the business has a much longer life.
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Five Marketing Principles Every Business Must Get Right to Maximize Results
Mark James, Founder & President, Performance Advisors Group, Inc.
Request This Free SpeechHave you ever heard someone say this about their marketing: “We tried that and it didn’t work?” or, "We are not seeing the marketing results we expected." They are probably missing one or more of these principals. And it is costing time and money. Attend this presentation to see how these five key principals will help you: MORE >
- Avoid the marketing “shiny key” syndrome
- Prevent the "winging it" trap
- Visualize marketing as a journey
- Make better informed marketing decisions
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LinkedIn For Business
Brian Basilico, Author, Speaker, Coach, B2B Interactive Marketing
Request This Free SpeechBrian Basilico was one of the first 1000 people on LinkedIn back in 2004. He specializes in teaching entrepreneurs and corporate sales teams how to navigate and optimize LinkedIn for their business. MORE >
In this presentation... You will learn some of the basics of using LinkedIn to promote and grow your business. More importantly, you will learn some “Whyʼs” and “How Toʼs” that will help you better understand the biz behind the buzz!Sometimes itʼs easier to know what questions to ask, than to try to find answers to questions you donʼt have... but at least you will know what questions to ask?
'Who is on LinkedIn and how can I capitalize on it?ʼ
ʻAre people really making money?ʼ
ʻNone of my customers are using this! Are you sure who is and who is not?ʼ
ʻI canʼt afford to spend more time or money on marketing?'In this fast-moving digital economy - now is the time to market harder and smarter than your competition.
You will learn some actionable techniques (Brian likes to call $100 ideas) that are sustainable, repeatable, and profitable for your business. This presentation will help you get noticed, become memorable and top of mind, and grow your brand and business through tested and proven face-to-face and social networking techniques.
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Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Nicole Caley, MBA, APM, ARM, APSC, President & Founder, Payables Solutions Partners, LLC
Request This Free SpeechIf you have made the critical decision to take on the role of a leader, and you want to be great at it – it requires an in-depth look at yourself and a practice of self-awareness on all levels, personally and professionally. This is the starting point of emotional intelligence. While the definition might seem simple, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is understanding and managing yourself and also understanding and managing others, the application of emotional intelligence continues to be a challenge. MORE >
Join me as we learn why EQ is critical to your success and take away the tools that will teach you that leading from the heart might just be the best thing you can do! -
Six Sigma and Finance Intersections
Diane Davidson, Finance Transformation Leader, Clever Fox, LLC
Request This Free SpeechAs a practitioner with a Six Sigma Green Belt, I am seeing demand for Six Sigma principles being used in the Finance industry. Six Sigma is typically viewed as a tool only used for Supply Chain, Logistics or Operations. Finance organizations are using Six Sigma principles such as Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen Events to bring standardization and efficiencies to their business processes. MORE >
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Computer Security Essentials
Jody Jankovsky, Founder and Managing Member, Black|Line Consulting
Request This Free SpeechBlack|Line's Security Essentials presentation focuses on the most common computer security issues facing people and businesses today. The talk describes the 4 primary threat categories and a series of technologies and best practices to protect yourself. The presentation can be made to fit a 30-60 minute format.