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Welcome to. CEBI Fall Summit General Session. Agenda. Agenda. Roundtables. “Who Moved My Cheese?” Carlos Alvarez -- President, Sun State Landscaping “Selecting and De-selecting People” Tim Gase – President, Peerless Saw Company
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Welcome to CEBI Fall Summit General Session
Roundtables • “Who Moved My Cheese?” Carlos Alvarez -- President, Sun State Landscaping • “Selecting and De-selecting People”Tim Gase – President, Peerless Saw Company • “Plan for Success” Dave Crockett -- President/CEO, CenTec, Inc. • “Providing Products & Services to International Markets” Rob Kornfeld — President, Hi-Tech Furnace Systems, Inc. • “Transition of Ownership and Control Between Generations" Fritz Hoffmann -- President, Lunar Tool & Mold
Economic Indicators • Interest Rates • CPI (Inflation) • Crude Oil Prices • Manufacturing • Housing Starts • GDP Growth • Stock Market Performance
Q3 2007 Q4 2000 Q4 2003 NAM/IW Mfg. Indices
485 K Avg. = 358 K 333 K Housing Starts (US) Thousands, per quarter
US Gross Domestic Product % Growth vs. Prior Quarter, Annualized
NASDAQ, S&P 500, DJIA Jan03 Nov07
What’s your 2008 Forecast? Strong Growth Moderate Growth Flat Contraction (1 Qtr. GDP ) Recession (2 Consec. Qtrs. GDP )
How will you take advantage of an upside orprotect yourself from a downside?
Is there a way to make money in the current period of uncertainty?
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