BLN Open Meeting (Wellesley) - May 9, 2007

Date: May 9, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30am
Topic: "Increased Profitability for Lawyers"
Speaker: Van Smick, ActionCOACH
Place: Rebecca's Café in the Wellesley Office Park, 55 William Street, Bldg. 3, Wellesley, MA 02181(directions)

How can lawyers increase their profits without working harder or compromising client service? How can lawyers turn marketing into an investment rather than an expense? How can lawyers retain clients two- to three-times as long? In this high-energy session, Van C. Smick from ActionCOACH Business Coaching will present an overview of a five-step process to improve profits. This session is designed to help any size legal firm – from solo/small firm to large firms. Van will focus on practical, concrete steps that you can take TODAY to improve your business. These proven strategies are used by 10,000+ business owners today – including one attorney in BLN who has increased his profit by 130% in 10 months by working smarter, not harder.

Van had a very successful career in the corporate world for over 20 years, spanning time at DEC, Bay Networks, Nortel Networks and concluding with a stint at a British Telecom company, Marconi PLC, where he was the Sr. VP of Marketing Services. Van has been a coach and mentor in the business world for over 5 years and a leader in branding and marketing communications for over 12+ years. Currently he is the owner of a business coaching franchise from ActionCOACH Business Coaching – a team of 1000+ offices, helping 10,000+ business owners, in 23 countries. Van is a frequent speaker on branding, marketing and business improvement topics.

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