Tuesday, August 18, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. EST

Join us for our next presentation in this special webinar series, “The Manufacturing Outlook," as our subject matter experts provide business leaders with insight into how to manage a successful manufacturing company during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to position the organization to bounce back stronger than ever when the moment's right.

During this webinar, attendees will hear from Kyle Stemple and Ben Froese on how to acquire and target key talent, gain insight on business growth and profitability strategies, and discover how to position your business to overcome the fallout that results from recession. 

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Southeast Ohio MEP, one of six MEPs across the state of Ohio that strives to help manufacturers increase sales, create jobs, and generate cost savings through technological innovation, workforce training, and improved management practices. With oversight from the Ohio Development Services Agency's Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, the MEPs operate as an initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
3-4 p.m. EST

Join us for our next presentation in this special webinar series, “The Manufacturing Outlook”, as our subject matter experts provide business leaders with insight on how to manage a successful manufacturing company during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to position the organization to bounce back stronger than ever when the moment's right.

During this webinar, attendees will hear from Kyle Stemple and Ben Froese on how to acquire and target key talent, gain insight on business growth and profitability strategies, and discover how to position your business to overcome the fallout that results from recession. 

Specifically, you will hear a discussion around:

    • Learning how to understand the people involved in your day-to-day business activities, such as:
      • Acquiring/targeting talent.
      • Utilizing the Predictive Index to find the right people for your key roles.
    • Gaining insight into business growth and profitability, including:
      • Product Lines
        • Understanding where you make money.
        • How to add product lines and how to remove non-profitable product lines.
      • Competitors
        • How to acquire your competition.
        • How to buy equipment from competitors.
      • Diversification
        • Discovering supply chain strength and diversity.
        • Understanding upstream and downstream opportunities and challenges.
        • Gaining insight into a new industry.
    • Better understanding the concept of recession readiness, including tips that will help you:
      • Start working on a recession readiness plan in your own organization.
      • Discover which levers you can pull to overcome a recession.

Finally, Kyle and Ben will lead a discussion on the current economic environment and what we are currently seeing among our unique client base. 



What You'll Learn

Attendees will gain vital insight into key challenges facing all manufacturing businesses and will come out with insight into opportunities that can help you secure long-term success and stability.

    • How to better understand the people involved in your day-to-day business activities, such as:
      • Acquiring/targeting talent.
      • Utilizing the Predictive Index to find the right people for your key roles.
    • Insight into business growth and profitability, including:
      • Product Lines
        • Understanding where you make money.
        • How to add product lines and how to remove non-profitable product lines.
      • Competitors
        • How to acquire your competition.
        • How to buy equipment from competitors.
      • Diversification
        • Discovering supply chain strength and diversity.
        • Understanding upstream and downstream opportunities and challenges.
        • Gaining insight into a new industry.
    • Additional insight into the concept of recession readiness, including tips that will help you:
      • Start working on a recession readiness plan in your own organization.
      • Discover which levers you can pull to overcome a recession.

Finally, Kyle and Ben will lead a discussion on the current economic environment and what we are currently seeing among our unique client base. 

Contact Us


If you have any questions about this presentation or would like to speak with our team prior to the day of the webinar, send a message to www.reacpa.com. 

Meet Your Presenters



Kyle Stemple, CPA, CGMA, CEPA
Regional President, East Central Ohio
Rea & Associates

With more than 15 years of experience, Kyle specializes in providing consulting, tax, and audit services for companies in the manufacturing space. As the regional president for Rea & Associates' East Central Region, he works to promote firm growth, client satisfaction, and streamlined management initiatives throughout the region. Specifically, Kyle is regarded for his experience and expertise in manufacturing accounting and management consulting, business operations, Lean Six Sigma, and succession planning. Click here to learn more about Kyle.



Ben Froese, CPA
Principal
Rea & Associates

As a principal with Rea & Associates, Ben's area of specialty is in tax, where he has spent more than a decade honing his expertise in the taxation of health insurance, pass-through entity taxation, the Ohio small business deduction, municipal income tax apportionment, and more. A key member of the firm's tax team, Ben is actively involved in client relations, reviewing tax returns, and researching and answering a range of complex tax questions. Click here to learn more about Ben. 


Thank you to our co-sponsors: