SU Hosts Business Symposium "How To Survive and Prosper in the Current Economic Climate"
Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and its community partners hosted a day-long a symposium, “How to Survive and Prosper in the Current Economic Crisis,”at Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall, March 10.
Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business and its community partners hosted day-long a symposium, “How to Survive and Prosper in the Current Economic Crisis,”at Stimpson Auditorium in Halpin-Harrison Hall, March 10.
Featured speakers included Hunter Hollar, chairman of the board of Sandy Spring Bankcorp, Inc. and immediate past director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Kent Guichard, president and CEO of American Woodmark Corporation; and Stuart Myers, senior vice president of Project HOPE.
Hollar led the first general session on “Implications of the Economic Outlook for Businesses and Organizations,”followed by Guichard speaking on “Leadership Insights: Pitfalls of Leading through an Economic Downturn from a CEO’s Perspective.”Myers concluded the general sessions with a case study presentation on “A Plan to Survive and Prosper.”
"The symposium was designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, leaders and managers of both non-profit and for-profit organizations to provide practical, hands-on, affordable solutions they could apply to their business needs," said Randy Boxx, dean of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business.
More than a dozen regional business leaders offered breakout sessions on topics ranging from “Financial Strategies and Options: Drawing on the Expertise of Banking, Accounting and Legal Professionals”to “Human Resources Strategies and Options,”“Increasing Revenues and Cutting Costs”and “Creating YOUR Plan.”A full list of speakers and panelists is available at www.su.edu/symposium.
The symposium was designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, leaders and managers of both non-profit and for-profit organizations to provide practical, hands-on, affordable solutions they could apply to their business needs.
The program was sponsored by the Bank of Clarke County; First Bank; Yount, Hyde, and Barbour, P.C.; TV3 Winchester; The Winchester Star; and the Quad-State Business Journal.
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