In February 2009 I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion entitled: It’s the Economy, Stupid: What’s on Every Business Person’s Mind. They recently posted the video here:
Length:60 min
My thanks to Jill Hurst-Wahl at Hurst Associates for creating the Syracuse Talking Business Series. Here’s how they described the event:
Bernadette Mroz (Small Business Development Center), Ron Ehrenreich (Cooperative Federal), Jason Eaton (Social Thread) and Joe Anderson (SCORE) were the speakers at very interesting Talking Business event in February.
The economy is indeed on everyone’s mind. The economy is in one of the worst slumps in anyone’s memory. While we can argue whether or not this is as bad as the Great Depression, it is clear that some businesses and employees have nothing to compare this to. For them, this is their first crisis and they are unsure about what to feel or how to respond.
The panel discussed a wide range of topics on business and the economy including:
- Advise for employees who are in their 20s and early 30s
- What every business needs to know about its own situation
- Who isn’t being affected as drastically by the economy (and the answer may surprise you)
- Whether to take money/work from economic stimulus package
- Available resources
The opinions were diverse and the conversation was non-stop. This was one event that could have continued for two hours and kept everyone engaged.
No summary of this event would do it justice, so be sure to watch the video.
