NASE Annual Meeting Preview
Join Us In Dallas
When the NASE annual meeting convenes in Dallas this June, you'll
want to be a part of the exciting and educational event. This year's theme,
"Information Superhighway: The Fastest Route
To Small-Business Success," sums up what
you'll discover at the annual meeting information you can put to work to make your
business stronger.
You'll have the opportunity to network with your fellow NASE Members and to talk to
your association's leaders. You'll also get
updates on legislative issues that affect your
small business and be able to voice your opinions about those issues to the NASE's
Washington, D.C. legislative staff.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
From the NASE's headquarters in the nation's capital, your legislative staff
monitors and influences federal actions important to the success of small
businesses. The annual meeting is your opportunity to voice
your concerns directly to the association's staff. Plus, you'll hear the latest
updates
about significant legislation pending in Congress legislation that could
dramatically
affect home-based businesses, independent contractor status and health insurance
deductions for the self-employed.
The annual meeting is also your forum
for discussing your concerns with the association's board of directors. Come
prepared to share ideas and suggestions about how the NASE can better serve your
business and personal needs. Shake hands with current NASE President Bennie L.
Thayer and listen as he delivers an inspirational message about small-business
issues of foremost interest to our Members.
Just as important, the annual meeting provides a great place
for you to meet your fellow NASE Members. You'll have time to
swap ideas, make new business contacts and discover what other
small-business owners are doing to succeed.
Taking Care of Business
The presentation of the Future Entrepreneur of the Year
Award always highlights the annual meeting. This year, the award takes on
even greater significance with the addition of Microsoft's and Hewlett
Packard's generous donations to our scholarship winners.
Members attending the meeting will participate in the election of
the NASE's board of directors. Following is the list of nominees. Members
who will be unable to attend the meeting can vote by proxy using the
accompanying form.
Board of Directors Nominees
- Jim Hambuchen;
Hambuchen Electric, Arkansas
In addition to his activities as
the present NASE board secretary, Hambuchen is active in his community.
His small-business experience spans
28 years, and he has served with numerous small-business
advisory groups for the state of Arkansas.
- Robert Hughes; Hall, Hughes
& Co., CPAs, Texas
Hughes is currently NASE treasurer and is a certified public
accountant licensed in California and Texas. He is past president of the NASE and a
past director of civic and church organizations. Hughes has operated his
own business for 16 years.
- Judith Obermayer, Ph.D.; Obermayer Associates,
Massachusetts
Obermayer, current chair of the NASE board and an NASE Member
since 1987, is active in New England small-business associations. Her
16-year-old company provides business consulting
to early-stage companies. Obermayer is also involved in the Center for Women
& Enterprise in Boston, where she chairs the board and is a teacher and
counselor.
- Robert L. Pool; Robert L. Pool Publishing Consultants,
Minnesota
Pool is involved in several small businesses including
HomeStyles Publishing and Marketing, LandStyles, Juliana Greenhouses, and a family
farm. Currently NASE vice president, he has been self-employed and an
NASE director for 12 years.
- Joseph Saraceno; Blue Ribbon Consulting, California
Saraceno has been involved in small business for more than 30 years.
His background includes consulting, public speaking and state advocacy. Saraceno
is now serving his 25th year as president
of the Franchise Owners Association of Southern California. He also holds
directorships in numerous small-business groups and civic organizations.
- Lee Strahan, Texas
Strahan brings to the NASE valuable business insight based on more than
23 years of service to small businesses from her current and prior business affiliations
in sales, marketing and management.
- Bennie L. Thayer; Lightcom
International Inc., Washington, D.C.
Thayer, current board president and chief spokesperson for the NASE
since 1991, has more than 25 years of small-business ownership experience
and presently heads a worldwide telecommunications company. His expertise
includes franchise consulting, and he has chaired
the board of the National Association of Franchisees and Dealers. Thayer is
a respected advocate on Capitol Hill and speaker for interests of the
self-employed and sits on the boards of several
small-business coalitions.
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Microsoft And Hewlett Packard Sweeten Scholarships
One deserving student will take the spotlight at the
NASE annual meeting in June when the
association announces its 1997 Future Entrepreneur of the Year (FEY) Award.
This year, that honor will not only be accompanied by an NASE
$12,000 scholarship, but also by a computer system courtesy of Microsoft
and Hewlett Packard.
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard have generously donated
top-of-the-line products so that the lucky FEY scholarship winner will be
fully equipped with the most technologically-advanced computer
system.
Hewlett Packard will contribute a Vectra 500
Series personal computer. Microsoft will completely outfit that
system with Windows '95 and the Microsoft Office '97 Small Business
Edition software. In addition, Microsoft will provide Windows
'95 and Office '97 Small Business Edition
to the other 22 NASE $4,000 scholarship recipients.
Total value of these contributions
is $14,000.
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