June 9, 2010 – Liquidity Event Options for Privately Held Business Owners

BKD, LLP partner Alan Taylor and Tony Schneider, senior vice president of BKD Corporate Finance, LLC, present Liquidity Event Options for Privately Held Business Owners in the archived webinar recorded on June 9, 2010. Business owners spend years and endure great pains to create corporate wealth. Converting institutional wealth into personal wealth is no easy task. Every year, thousands of owners embark on this wealth transfer journey. Ownership is often sold or transferred to family, employees, management and/or strategic, financial or entrepreneurial buyers through complex transactions. Our insight can help you structure rewarding deals consistent with your objectives. Please view this free, one-hour webinar archive to learn more.

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December 16, 2009 – Cashing In on Potential Tax Credit Opportunities 

Are you looking for valuable insight to help you take advantage of federal research and development (R&D) tax credits and international tax developments?

With more U.S. companies qualifying for these tax credits and increased scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), tax advisors should familiarize themselves with this potentially lucrative tax credit. The current export incentive strategy and developments with the U.S. Canadian income tax treaty also provide potential opportunities. On Wednesday, December 16, Tom Miller and Ashley Thompson of BKD helped provide a clear understanding of how developments in international tax and R&D tax credits could affect you and possible tax credit opportunities that your company might be missing.

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November 18, 2009 – Tools for Building Value and Preparing for Growth

As we look toward the year ahead, companies must focus on ways to increase their market value. BKD understands. We have expertise in the manufacturing industry and can assist with innovative solutions for your business.

On Wednesday, November 18, Tony Giordano of BKD Corporate Finance and Chris Kuehl of the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association showed how our knowledge can help identify improvements, make changes that may increase your market value, implement a success plan, prepare an exit strategy and execute your plans at the most opportune time.

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September 16, 2009 – Fraud Prevention & Detection:  Finding Needles in a Haystack

Fraud can wreak havoc on an organization's financial performance and undermine its business objectives. No business is immune from the risks associated with fraud and the economic downturn can have a substantial impact on fraud risks and your need to be proactive.

BKD, LLP has developed proprietary, cutting-edge methods to analyze 100% of large amounts of complex data. On Wednesday, September 16, Angela Morelock, a Partner with BKD’s Forensics & Valuation Services division shared her insights into the next frontier of fraud detection. This presentation featured stories from the trenches, discussion of new methods of detection and an update on issues BKD’s fraud investigation team is seeing in the economic downturn.

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July 15, 2009 – Economic and Accounting Trends:  How Will They Affect You?

The accounting information generated by a company is designed to accurately present the financial performance of the entire organization to outsiders, but could misinform decision makers and erode the quality of their decisions.

In the current economic conditions, companies are scrutinizing all the decisions more to ensure they are making decisions based on all the information they have available. BKD can provide insight into why these accounting statistics can be a misleading measure of product or consumer profitability. On Wednesday, July 15, Doug Hicks and Chris Kuehl presented a free, one-hour webinar about ways to use accounting information along with current economic trends to effectively support your management decisions during these challenging times.

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May 14, 2009 – Economic Conditions & Policy Response:  Implications for Business and Capital Markets

BKD's Jeff Layman presented "Economic Conditions & Policy Response:  Implications for Business and Capital Markets" in a free, one-hour webinar on Thursday, May 14, 2009. Experience how our expertise in strategic tax planning, risk management and investment planning can help you make the most of new economic legislation and the government's efforts to restore confidence in the economy. Let us show you how our independent judgment and expertise can benefit your investment portfolio.

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April 21, 2009 – Economic Conditions:  Manufacturing Industry Outlook 

How is the current economic status affecting the manufacturing industry and when can a change be expected?

The current economic slowdown has presented many new challenges for those in the manufacturing industry. During a free, one-hour webinar, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, Chris Kuehl, chief economist for the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and Tiffany Adams, vice president of public affairs for the National Association of Manufacturers, showed how key economic indicators can provide insight into industry trends and the costs associated with doing business across the country. To request a complimentary copy of the 2009 Competitiveness Redbook discussed on this webinar, please visit www.bkd.com/redbook.

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