NEWS
• 1/07/2009 - William D. Norman, Esq., will be the speaker at a workshop entitled "Business Legal Issues" to be held at the Salem State College-Enterprise Center, 6:00 p.m. at Northern Essex Community College, Corporate & Community Education Center, Room 17, 1600 Osgood Street, North Andover. Ensure the smooth flow of your business by selecting the appropriate legal structure, obtaining permits and licenses, protecting business assets and knowing your responsibilities as an employer. Although formal legal advice cannot be offered, this workshop will provide guidelines for your venture. For more details contact Laurel Costello at 978.542.6343 or email lcostello@salemstate.edu. Register online at www.msbdc.org/salem_reg.html.
• 2/19/2009 - 2/20/2009 - John D. Colucci, Esq., CPA, will be the speaker at a workshop entitled "Successfully Starting up and Advising a Small Business." This workshop is part of the MCLE’s 45th Annual Presentation which takes place over two days. John’s workshop will cover the proper organizational form; corporations under Massachusetts law; the right kinds of organizational contract and control devices, etc. The program will be held at the Boston MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston, MA. This program will also be available March 5 - 6, 2009 at the Massachusetts School of Law, Exit 45 off I-93, 500 Federal Street, Andover, MA. Further information can be found shortly at
http://www.mcle.org/program-calendar/index.cfm.
• 5/8/2009 - John D. Colucci, Esq., CPA, will be chairing the upcoming "Accounting & Finance for Lawyers". This program will be held at the Boston MCLE, 10 Winter Place, Boston, MA. Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. This program will also be available Friday, May 15th, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at the Burlington, Hilton Garden Inn, Exit 32B off Route 128, 5 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA. Further information can be found shortly at http://www.mcle.org/program-calendar/index.cfm.
• BEVERLY, MA 09/23/2008 - Robert Coughlin, President and CEO, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council at Colucci Norman, LLP 2008 Business Forum. Colucci Norman, LLP launched their 2008/2009 Business Forums Tuesday, September 23 with a presentation by Robert Coughlin, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. Mr. Coughlin introduced the audience to the council's role and mission and discussed the state's growing life sciences cluster. He also discussed how education supports the industry, business development, recruiting and retaining life sciences organizations to the state, and how the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant program impacts the life science industry. Among those in attendance were State Representative John D. Keenan, State Representative Steven M. Walsh, State Representative Mary E. Grant, State Senator Bruce E. Tarr, and State Representative Theodore C. Speliotis as well as local leaders and members of the biotech industry in the audience. Click here to view a compilation of short video segments from this event.
The Business Forums are an opportunity for clients to hear from various business leaders about current business trends and programs that impact their industries and offer possible solutions. "We have received positive feedback from business owners and the business community about Colucci Norman, LLP’s Business Forum event and will continue to provide interesting insights from notable speakers," said William D. Norman, one of the founding partners. "We are grateful to have Robert Coughlin, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council here today." Cofounder John Colucci added, "Area business leaders who attended last year’s forums said that the presentations were very valuable and that they hoped we would host a new series this year."
Mr. Coughlin has previously served as a three-term member of the state’s House of Representatives, and sat on the Revenue, Healthcare Finance, and Financial Services Committees. Before accepting his current position, he was the Undersecretary of Business Development in Governor Deval Patrick’s Administration, where he was responsible for overseeing business development, international trade and investment, travel and tourism, women and minority business assistance, and small business initiatives for the Commonwealth. Beyond his broad political experience, Mr. Coughlin was a principal of MC Solutions, a corporate consulting and capital management firm, and Susquehanna Capital Management where he managed five portfolio companies. Mr. Coughlin is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and a Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve.
Additional speakers of Colucci Norman, LLP’s 2008/2009 Business Forums include Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister scheduled on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Dr. Windham-Bannister is the CEO and president of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (the Center). The Center is a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, created by the Massachusetts Legislature in 2006 to promote the life sciences within Massachusetts by investing in areas including biomedical research, devices, diagnostics, manufacturing and economic development. The Center is the entity charged with the implementation of the $1-billion Massachusetts Life Sciences Law, signed by Governor Deval Patrick on June 16, 2008.
In April 2009, the forum will put the spotlight on the Defense Technology Initiative (DTI) that is working with state leaders to bring the Air Force’s Cyber Command Headquarters to Hanscom Air Force Base, in Bedford, MA. DTI’s executive director Brigadier General Donald J. Quenneville (US Air Force, retired) will talk about the impact the defense and homeland security industries have on the Massachusetts and New England economy.
There is no fee to attend any of the Colucci Norman, LLP 2008/2009 Business Forums that take place at 100 Cummings Center, Conference Room Suite 221-E, in Beverly, MA. Each event starts at 7:30 a.m. with registration and continental breakfast. The program runs from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
