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The Walsh Institute is the business services division for Walsh College. The Institute's Leadership Center offers educational programs for small and family businesses.
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BUSINESS BRIEFINGS

All Business Briefings are free to attend, from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. and held at the Troy Campus, unless otherwise noted.  Registration is requested.  Click here.

 

Affirmative Action Compliance
 
Tuesday, April 24
Presenter: Regan Dahle, Butzel Long

 

Business Contracts
 
Thursday, April 26
Presenter: John Carter, Witzke Berry Carter and Wander

 

One Million Dollar
Revenue Goal

Tuesday, May 8 
Presenters: Kathryn Baker and Mike Pircer, Advicoach 

  

Affinity Groups 

April meetings

4/13 HR Pros Novi
4/17 Second Stage CEOs
4/25 HR Pros Troy

5/2 CFOs

5/10 Entrepreneurs

5/11 HR Pros Novi

5/14 Sales Pros

5/14 Marketing Pros



Email jhubbard@walshcollege.edu for information on all of these programs.

 

Leadership Center Sponsors

 

Founding

 

Premiere

 

Preferred
Non-Profit Management Conference
Chamber NPN
Wednesday, April 18 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Troy Campus
Walsh is proud to host the seventh annual Non-Profit Management Conference with the Troy Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, April 18. Keynote speaker is Phil Power, president, The Center for Michigan. For registration details, contact the Troy Chamber.
Annual Ethics Conference
Thursday, May 17, 7:30 a.m. Registration  Troy Campus
The Walsh Institute will partner once again with the Michigan Women's Tax Association to offer the annual Ethics Conference. Certified professionals will receive three hours of Ethics CPE units. This year's topic is "Ethics in Social Media," and speakers are Debra McCulloch, Bush Seyferth & Paige PLLC  and Lauren B. Foster, GM Global Tax Technology. A special panel presentation titled Words With Friends

An interactive and entertaining discussion of ethics in social media - using social media - to discover the answers to: "Is it unethical, illegal or just irresponsible?"  Panelists include Susan Koch and Brenda Meller from Walsh College; and Shanta McMullen from Butzel Long. Tickets are $50 for alumni and partners, $25 for students, $60 for others; price includes a full breakfast, and purchased here.

 
Family Business Breakfast June 6 
From White Castle to the White House
Wednesday, June 6, 8 a.m. Registration  Novi Campus
Touring the country with their family business agenda, Jamie Richardson, White Castle Vice President of Government and Shareholder Relations and whitecastlefourth generation family in-law, along with advocacy group leader Ann Kinkade, president of Family Enterprise USA, will come to Walsh on Wednesday,  for a Family Business Breakfast. White Castle is a family-owned business based in Columbus, Ohio and owns and operates more than 400 White Castle restaurants in 11 states. Family Enterprise USA works as a credible voice and trusted advocate of family firms.

The breakfast will be held at the Novi campus from 8 - 10 a.m. Tickets are $15 for Walsh students, $30 for Walsh alumni and partners, and $60 for all others. Tickets are free for Leadership Center members, and a special family business rate will be available for multiple family members. Register here. Contact Jan Hubbard for more information. jhubbard@walshcollege.edu.