“Lessons from Katrina” Featured at Free Iowa Business Recovery Summit

Las Vegas, NV, July 13, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Iowa Business Recovery Summit, presented by ActionCOACH and the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, July 18, 2008, from 8:30 am to 4 pm at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids.

The summit will be presented for Iowa’s business owners impacted by the flood and for businesses that have vital services to offer in the recovery effort, and will feature New Orleans-based ActionCOACH Brian Baudean, who will be speaking on “Lessons from Katrina.”

In addition, the summit will feature a variety of presenters, business success stories, breakout workshops and coaching sessions. Several local business sponsors and agencies will also offer special services and provide free advisory sessions.

Keynote presenters for the summit include ActionCOACH Iowa/Nebraska Team Head Coach David Drewelow and Entrepreneurial Development Center President Curt Nelson.

ActionCOACH Cory Doden, will be flying in from Minnesota to discuss the importance of leadership for the team in critical times.

Presenters will provide practical and simple ideas that can be implemented immediately in businesses impacted by the flooding in the Midwest.

In addition to ActionCOACH, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce and Mount Mercy College, the summit is being sponsored by the Entrepreneurial Development Center, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Saxton Strategic Space Solutions, Armstrong Development Center, Tektivity, Hawkeye Electric, Triplett Office Essentials, Mediacom, ModSpace, 89.1 The Spirit and the Corridor Business Journal.

The event is free to the business community. Registration is required to attend, and can be confirmed by calling 319-743-0642, or by email at marisahansen@actioncoach.com. All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of ActionCOACH’s CEO and Founder Brad Sugars’ book Instant Cashflow, lunch and educational materials.

For more information visit www.actioncoach.com/daviddrewelow or call the ActionCOACH local office at (319) 743-0642.

ActionCOACH is the world’s number one business coaching firm, with more than 1,000 offices in 26 countries. To learn more, go to actioncoach.com.

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