BLN (Waltham, MA) - November 12, 2009

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Topic: "How to Take Risk Out of Practicing Law"
Speaker: Gary W. Patterson, The FiscalDoctor
Place: Café at 890 Winter Street, Waltham, MA (Directions)

Too many attorneys and business leaders are taking far greater risks than they may be aware of. What is the cost of what you don’t know? What financial risks are hiding inside the financial statements of your firm or your clients? Sticking out your balance sheet and “coughing” is no more fun than visiting your doctor for a physical, but it’s every bit as important. Even if (or especially when) it’s bad news, you need to know how a fiscal checkup can save your firm’s business or your client’s business. Gary Patterson, the FiscalDoctor, will lead an interactive session where attendees can learn: (1) how to identify strategic areas to reduce existing risk and foreseeable loss, (2) how to increase the likelihood of achieving new revenues, and (3) how to immediately start an actionable process on the highest value areas.

Gary W. Patterson has more than 30 years of top management experience with businesses in manufacturing, technology, service, construction and distribution in companies from start-ups to Inc 500 to Fortune 500. Several reached 10x compounded annual growth in revenue. He successfully negotiated more than 25 M&A transactions with a market value exceeding $390 million. Gary holds an MBA in Finance and Operations from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a BBA in Accounting from the University of Mississippi, and is a CPA. Gary is the author of Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health, and speaks on enterprise risk management, risk analysis, corporate governance, leadership, and the bottom-line impact of going green. For videos on Gary’s keynote, book and the FiscalClinic, click here.

New location! The Cafe at 890 Winter Street has agreed to provide the space at no charge. In appreciation, we request that BLN members buy their coffee and breakfast at the cafe (don't bring in your Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts coffee).

**Thanks to John Koenig for moderating and hosting the meeting!

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