 | | | | | President - Dave Cornwell |
FROM THE PRESIDENT June 5, 2007 |
| I want to thank you all for your commitment and participation regarding the success of our Independent Business Association. The next 12 months will provide many challenges and opportunities for our association and its individual business members. For those who heard Todd Barry speak at our annual meeting this past Friday I think you will all agree that what the present administration is doing in Madison regarding taxes is certainly a real problem for the business community. We plan to have an active state program dealing with our respective representatives in Madison. In this regard, I would ask you to contact Bob Collison who is past president of IBA and present chairman of our state program committee with your thoughts, ideas and suggestions and participation in monthly meetings with legislatures in Madison.
On the federal level Michael Hanson, past president also of IBA, will chair our federal program committee. As you are well aware, in past years we have gone to Washington to meet with our state delegation and other congressional representatives regarding issues important to the business community. In this regard we have prepared position papers both on a state and federal level, which address our perspective and concerns. Please share any ideas that you might have with regard to position papers with both Bob and Mike.
You will soon receive a brief questionnaire regarding communication protocols with our association office in Madison. We need to have current fax numbers and respective email addresses. We also would like to know what you would prefer as the method for communication. After reviewing all the returned surveys we will then initiate the "best practice" procedure to communicate what is happening with IBA as we proceed through the weeks and months ahead this year. In addition, I want to encourage you to refer prospective members for IBA to our membership committee. Brad Briney is our membership chairman. Please email or call Brad with the names of prospective IBA members that you would like to refer.
In closing, we have an excellent calendar regarding upcoming events through the summer. Our June 15th meeting will feature Larry Harris, the general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks. On August 17th, Rick Schlesinger, executive vice president of business operations for the Milwaukee Brewers will be our breakfast speaker and in September Michael Koss, CEO of the Koss Corporation will be talking to us regarding the impact of Wal-Mart as it relates to our general business community. We are leaving July open, reference a speaker, to allow a round table breakfast meeting which would give members an opportunity to describe their business, what they do, needs and interests to other members in a very relaxed network format. Richard Bloomquist will chair the July breakfast meeting. If you have thoughts, ideas or suggestions please share them with Richard. This should be an exciting networking program for our membership. Last but not least, I would urge you to contact me at your convenience as this business year involves with thoughts and ideas or any suggestions that you might have to improve our association and its contribution back to the independent business community.
Regards,
Dave Cornwell
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