Strategies & Succession Planning for Businesses

Welcome to the Strategies & Succession Planning for Businesses event! Join us at The Pines Event Center for an afternoon filled with valuable insights and tips on how to plan for the future of your business. Our expert speakers will cover topics like Innovative Strategies for Small Business Success, Blue Collar Succession Planning, and Investing Sale Proceeds from the Sale of a Business. Don't miss this opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and gain the knowledge you need to take your business to the next level. See you there!

Economic Summit 2024 Agenda
October 9, 2024 1-5 PM
The Pines in Rhinelander

1:00 PM Todd Kuckkahn- UW Steven’s Point Small Business Development Center

Innovative Strategies for Small Business Success

This presentation aims to equip small business owners in Oneida County with innovative strategies to thrive in a competitive market. By focusing on talent retention and attraction, effective marketing techniques, leveraging digital tools, and adopting sustainable business practices, small businesses can achieve greater success and resilience.

2:00 PM Patrick Gatterman- Wisconsin Small Business Development Center

Blue Collar Succession Planning

Where have all the businesses gone? This seems to be a common theme in both the retail, trades, and skilled labor markets. In today’s labor market, it is increasingly difficult to recruit new talent into your business, however what if they knew they would own it some day? Discover strategies to target, recruit and train the next you!

3:00 PM Laura Kuhnert, CFP and Darren Grayson, AVP- Nicolet National Bank

Investing Sale Proceeds from the Sale of a Business

Investment strategies for business owners that transition from having most/all of their wealth tied up in closely held business ownership, to a post-sale position that is highly liquid. How to minimize taxes on the sale, and what to do with the cash proceeds post-sale to ensure retirement success.

4 to 5 PM Networking and Cocktail/hors d’oeuvres Hour

Host or Publisher Oneida County Economic Development Corporation