Business Program
Friday
2 to 5 pm (Two concurrent sessions with a mid-afternoon break.)
Credit and Collections Q&A with an Expert, Round Table Discussion Group
Speaker: Charmaine Wagenseller of Continental Commercial Group
* General Collection Policies and Procedures
* How to write a good credit application with Provisions for Owner Guarantees, Legal Fees, Collection Costs and Service Charges
* How To Do a Credit Evaluation Using a Simplified Scoring Sheet.
* How to Prepare for Trial and What Documentation To Bring.
* Judgment vs. Collection -- How to Convert the Decision into Dollars.
* The 30 Day Letter and Treble Damages.
* Practice "soft" collection calls.
* What Should You Look For In Your Credit Collection Agency
* Questions And Discussion: Bring your best practices, examples of horrible messes, case studies from your publication and your questions.
HR Roundtable with an Expert
Speaker: Doug Moore of Printing Industries of California
* How to Handle Employees' Leaves of Absences.
* Reviewing Wage and Hour Issues & Meal and Break Periods.
* Overtime -- Who's Exempt? Who's Not?
* Avoiding Discrimination Lawsuits: Knowing Harassment Regulations and Medical & Mental Disability Laws.
* Investigating, Disciplining and Motivating Problem Employees
* When Privacy Issues Trump Employer's General Interests including Conflict of Interest policies, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Observing Employees and Electronic Equipment Monitoring.
* Discussion of At-Will Employment, Difference Between Layoffs and Terminations, and Proving Business Motivation in Separation Decisions.
* Payment Methods for Inside and Outside Sales Personnel.
* Serious Work-Related Issues, including Cal-OSHA Reporting Requirements and Workplace Violence.
* Case Studies from the Alt-Weekly Audience.
* What Should You Look For In Your Insurance Benefits Broker?
Questions And Discussion. Bring your best practices, examples of horrible messes, case studies from your publication and your questions.Target attendees: Business Managers, HR Managers and payroll staff
Before the conference: We will survey attendees to obtain specific topics and questions for the two presenters.
Saturday
9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 5 pm (This is a full-day session with a break for lunch.)
Roundtable: AAN Publishers Meet the Challenge of Difficult Times (attendance limited to AAN-member publishers only.)
Moderator: Mike Naar, Embarcadero Publishing
* Share ideas that have saved money over the last couple of years.
* Share ideas you have used in this last year to increase revenues.
* Share ideas you have used in this last year to keep your staff motivated in the face of challenging times.
* Have you been able to take advantage of any government programs during the downturn?
* What opportunities for readership and revenue growth do you see opening up as the dailies decline?
* How has the management at your paper responded to the challenges of the last two years and what have you learned from this response that you would like to share with the rest of us?
* Have you increased/decreased/modified your use of trade/barter advertising?
* Insurance -- how much insurance do you have and how do you get the best value? Come prepared to discuss.
* Share any great vendors you have found.
* Network with other publishers and AAN Managers
Before the session: We will send out a survey to get information about topics so that we can ask roundtable members to come prepared to discuss and present information.
2 to 5 pm (Two concurrent sessions with a mid-afternoon break.)
Credit and Collections Q&A with an Expert, Round Table Discussion Group
Speaker: Charmaine Wagenseller of Continental Commercial Group
* General Collection Policies and Procedures
* How to write a good credit application with Provisions for Owner Guarantees, Legal Fees, Collection Costs and Service Charges
* How To Do a Credit Evaluation Using a Simplified Scoring Sheet.
* How to Prepare for Trial and What Documentation To Bring.
* Judgment vs. Collection -- How to Convert the Decision into Dollars.
* The 30 Day Letter and Treble Damages.
* Practice "soft" collection calls.
* What Should You Look For In Your Credit Collection Agency
* Questions And Discussion: Bring your best practices, examples of horrible messes, case studies from your publication and your questions.
HR Roundtable with an Expert
Speaker: Doug Moore of Printing Industries of California
* How to Handle Employees' Leaves of Absences.
* Reviewing Wage and Hour Issues & Meal and Break Periods.
* Overtime -- Who's Exempt? Who's Not?
* Avoiding Discrimination Lawsuits: Knowing Harassment Regulations and Medical & Mental Disability Laws.
* Investigating, Disciplining and Motivating Problem Employees
* When Privacy Issues Trump Employer's General Interests including Conflict of Interest policies, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Observing Employees and Electronic Equipment Monitoring.
* Discussion of At-Will Employment, Difference Between Layoffs and Terminations, and Proving Business Motivation in Separation Decisions.
* Payment Methods for Inside and Outside Sales Personnel.
* Serious Work-Related Issues, including Cal-OSHA Reporting Requirements and Workplace Violence.
* Case Studies from the Alt-Weekly Audience.
* What Should You Look For In Your Insurance Benefits Broker?
Questions And Discussion. Bring your best practices, examples of horrible messes, case studies from your publication and your questions.Target attendees: Business Managers, HR Managers and payroll staff
Before the conference: We will survey attendees to obtain specific topics and questions for the two presenters.
Saturday
9 am to 12 pm and 2 to 5 pm (This is a full-day session with a break for lunch.)
Roundtable: AAN Publishers Meet the Challenge of Difficult Times (attendance limited to AAN-member publishers only.)
Moderator: Mike Naar, Embarcadero Publishing
* Share ideas that have saved money over the last couple of years.
* Share ideas you have used in this last year to increase revenues.
* Share ideas you have used in this last year to keep your staff motivated in the face of challenging times.
* Have you been able to take advantage of any government programs during the downturn?
* What opportunities for readership and revenue growth do you see opening up as the dailies decline?
* How has the management at your paper responded to the challenges of the last two years and what have you learned from this response that you would like to share with the rest of us?
* Have you increased/decreased/modified your use of trade/barter advertising?
* Insurance -- how much insurance do you have and how do you get the best value? Come prepared to discuss.
* Share any great vendors you have found.
* Network with other publishers and AAN Managers
Before the session: We will send out a survey to get information about topics so that we can ask roundtable members to come prepared to discuss and present information.