Friday, August 31, 2007: 8:15 AM-12:00 PM
Capitol (Adams Mark)
Business Development
In becoming entrepreneurs, chemists and chemical engineers need to develop skills such as determining markets, writing business plans, obtaining financing and getting qualified business personnel. These types of skills are often foreign to scientists and engineers. This symposia will focus on this process with presentations by colleagues who have gone through this exercise and are willing to share their expertise.
Organizer:Edward W. D. Huffman Jr.
8:15 AM Welcoming Remarks
8:20 AM144What I Have Learned from NASCAR about Small Business Mangement
Michael E. Gray
8:45 AM145Coal to Liquids-CTL
E. Gerald Meyer
9:10 AM146Commercializing Technology Developed at TDA Research
John D. Wright
9:35 AM147The Intangible Benefits of a Small Business
Ronald J. Versic
10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM148Complications and Compliance with OSHA Lab Standard
Monte Ellis
11:00 AM149Insurance Needs of a Small Business
Ronald J. Versic
11:30 AM150True Stories of Small Chemical Business – Huffman Laboratories and the Spin-off of An Analytical Instrument Company
Edward W. D. Huffman Jr.

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