PAC: Current Press Releases

• November 2, 2009
  PAC Member Firm, Gragert Research, Expands into Washington D.C.
  and Adds a Partner
  Gragert Research, a Chicago-based research and consulting firm, announces their expansion into Washington, D.C. and a new partner, Dana C. Jones. Dana will become the head of the D.C. office and the company will be re-named Gragert Jones Research, LLC. Read Full Press Release
  
  
• October 30, 2009
  Using Social Media to Grow Your Small Business
  Social media internet tools such as LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube are effective and efficient ways to improve business sales, marketing and even human resources. Small businesses need to learn to 'monitor and respond' to these informative resources. Read Full Press Release
  
  
• August 19, 2009
  PAC Member Firm, Geckotech,
  Makes Inc. Magazine's 2009 List of 5000 Fastest Growing Private Co.'s
  Geckotech, a Hosted VoIP phone and internet provider, achieved a 244% growth rate over the last three years which greatly exceeds the median three year growth of 126%. Read Full Press Release
  
  
• July 9, 2009
  PAC Member Survey:
  Results Show PAC's Small Businesses Expect Growth in 2009
  Chicago PAC members strongly agree that 'PAC plays an important role in helping them make decisions that affect their company's growth'. To see full survey results Read Full Press Release
  
  
• April 16, 2009
  Business Leaders Share a Survival Secret:
  CEO Peer Groups Help Small Businesses Cope
  Chicago business leaders discuss how working with their peer groups improves their decision making and gives them a place to turn to when business gets tough and challenges arise. The leaders give testimony that the probability of their companies' survival during the current downturn is greatly increased due to their relationships with their Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC) peer groups.
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• January 20, 2009
  Small Businesses are Facing a Credit Crunch:
  PAC's Business-Tested Tools can Help Small Businesses Cope
  Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC) is making available a complimentary suite of worksheets and whitepapers designed to help small busineses improve cash flow management and work with lenders to get the credit they need to succeed in today's challenging business environment. Read more...
  
  
• November 6 , 2008
  Understanding Today's Credit Markets and How to Get the Credit You Need
  The current economic climate has small business owners across the country asking the same two questions: what is the status of credit markets today and can small businesses like mine still get credit? The good news is that banks are open for business and can only grow if they lend. Small and mid-size businesses can get credit but they need to know how to talk to their bankers. Mike Flynn of American Chartered Bank and Chicago PAC members share tips on how to survive the credit crunch. Read more...
  
  
• October 29, 2008
  Internet Marketing Can Help Your Company Succeed During Challenging Times
  How can Search Engine Marketing grow and promote your business? Mike Montgomery, President of liQuidprint, a leading web design and consulting firm, explained that "People who are running businesses are trying to find your product or service. Potential customers-the businesses you want to meet-use search engines to find a solution to their problems." Read more...
  
  
• October 23, 2008
  Is Your Company Doing All It Can to Hire Great Employees?
  At a recent Speaker Event hosted by Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC), Chuck Smith, President of NewHire, informed Smalll Business Owners, Presidents and CEOs "that studies estimate a hiring mistake to cost your company 14 -28 times the bad-hire's base pay."Read more...
  
  
• October 2, 2008
  How to Win the War for Talent; Talent Shortage Threatens Business Growth.
  At a recent Speaker Event hosted by Presidents Advisory Committee (PAC),
  a diverse group of Chicagoland Business Owners, CEOs and Presidents reported that in spite of the poor economy, good people are unavailable. Numerous surveys confirm that CEOs and presidents are struggling to hire the best employees, retain talented staff, replace aging skilled workers and let go of people not performing as expected. Read more...
  
  
• April 22, 2008 - CE Pro Article;
  Former integrators launch business to monitor, troubleshoot and repair customers' PCs, networks and IP-related home systems.
  Home system integrators may do a good job of installing PC's and networks in their customers' homes, but they really don't want to maintain those systems.  Enter Atomoo, which may be the first residential IT managed services company to cater to home systems integrators. Read about Atomoo, a Presidents Advisory Committee 'Cum Laude' member firm.  Read more...
  
  
• March 18, 2008
  The Wall Street Journal OnLine: Name That Firm;
  It's more important than you may think.    
  Selecting a name is one of the most important decisions a company will ever make. Many small businesses don't give it nearly enough thought.  It is not necessary to spend a lot to come up with the right name, but it is necessary to follow some guidelines. Hear how one Presidents Advisory Committee(PAC) member chose 'Geckotech' for his Chicago-based VOIP firm. Read more...