The Global Gateway Series is a professional development series presented by leading law and business faculty to help companies make informed business decisions and pursue sound strategic growth.

Who Should Attend

The Global Gateway Series is open to the entire Northeast Ohio business and legal community. Programs are designed to assist and inform small-to-medium size enterprises to grow in a global economy. Programs features leading CSU business and law faculty as well as guest speakers from the business, venture capital, and banking world.

2009-10 Schedule & Topics

Programs are held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

• September 25, 2009 - Are we there yet? Searching for the bottom of the 2007 recession
  Prof. Ned Hill, Levin College of Urban Affairs
• October 23, 2009 - How to Attract Venture Capital: What Every Startup Should Know
  Steven R. Haynes, Principal, Glengary LLC
• November 20, 2009 - Web Based Marketing
  Jimmy D'Orazio, Marketing Instructor, Nance College of Business
• January 22, 2010 - Is Your Corporation Bulletproof? The limits of limited liability and the essentials of corporate governance
  Prof. Christopher Sagers, Levin College of Urban Affairs
• February 26, 2010 - The Role of SMEs in Supply Chain Management
  Prof. Oya Tukel, Nance College of Business
• March 26, 2010 - Clearing Regulatory Hurdles When Selling Abroad: Labeling, Product Safety, Licenses, and Other Regulatory Issues
  Jon P. Yormick, Founder and Managing Attorney, Yormick & Associates
• April 23, 2010 - Ohio EPA Regulatory Update and Small Business Compliance Assistance Opportunities
  Keith Riley, Assistant District Chief, Ohio EPA
• May 28, 2010 - Getting Paid When Selling Abroad: Avoiding Collection Pitfalls and Reaping the Rewards of Foreign Sales
  Prof. Mark J. Sundahl, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• June 25, 2010 - Total Rewards Strategies for Small to Medium Sized Companies
  Patti Flauto, Independent Human Resources Consultant

Event Location

Beachwood Business Development Center, Three Commerce Park Square, 23230 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 900,
Beachwood, OH 44122, Phone: 216.591.2192.

Fees & Registration

The program fee is $12.00 per lecture. Program fees include lunch, lecture and parking. Pre-registration is required.

Register online: Use your MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card.
Register by Phone: Call 216.687.4750
Register by Mail/fax: Submit completed registration form to the Global Business Center.
2121 Euclid Avenue, BU 327
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Fax: 216.687.9331

For More Information

Contact the Global Business Center at 216.687.4750 or gbc@csuohio.edu

September 25, 2009 - An overview of the local economy
Prof. Ned Hill, Levin College of Urban Affairs
Ned Hill, Dean of the Levin College of Urban Affairs, will take you through the numbers that chart the economy's performance and will discuss both the national economy and Northeast Ohio.

Hill is Dean and Professor of Economic Development, a Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and at the Institute for Urban and Regional Development at the University of California Berkeley and a member of the MacArthur foundation's Building Resilient Regions Network. Governor Strickland appointed him to Ohio's Auto Industry Support Council this month. Hill is sa frequent commentator on economics and economic development.

October 23, 2009 - How to Attract Venture Capital: What Every Startup Should Know
Steven R. Haynes, Principal, Glengary LLC
An insider’s view of how start-up companies should approach the challenge of attracting venture capital. In addition to explaining the process of applying for capital, Mr. Haynes will discuss the factors taken into account by prospective investors as well as what companies should expect when they succeed in courting investors. Steven Haynes, Principal, Glengary LLC Mr. Haynes is a founder, Managing Director, and a member of the board of Glengary and is responsible for managing the investment decisions of Glengary and its day-to-day operations. Prior to Glengary, Mr. Haynes was a General Partner of Key Equity Capital (KEC), a partnership with KeyCorp Bank, where his emphasis was on providing equity capital to growth companies and in leveraged buyout transactions with equity commitments ranging from one million to over $20 million per transaction. In addition to serving on the boards of KEC portfolio companies, Mr. Haynes served on the Advisory Boards of Kirtland Capital (Cleveland) and Healthcare Equity Partners (Chicago)

November 20, 2009 - Web Based Marketing
Jimmy D'Orazio, Marketing Instructor, Nance College of Business

January 22, 2010 - Is Your Corporation Bulletproof? The Limits of Limited Liability and the Essentials of Corporate Governance
Prof. Christopher Sagers Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Everyone knows that forming a corporation or a limited liability company provides protection against a shareholder’s personal liability. But there are limits to the protections offered by the corporate form. And this protection may not exist at all if the corporation is not run in the proper manner. Professor Sagers will explore the nature of limited liability and explain what formalities must be observed in order to be protected from personal liability. Prof. Christopher Sagers, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Chris Sagers joined the faculty in the fall of 2002 as an Assistant Professor of Law, and has taught Corporations, Agency & Partnership, and Antitrust. His scholarship focuses on antitrust and business regulation, and in particular on how the relationship of business and government operates as a part of our overall political philosophy. This includes especially the relationship of antitrust and other law to the assertedly political or expressive conduct of businesses and trade groups and the role that business plays in the American way of government. He also writes about legal philosophy and history.

February 26, 2010- The Role of SMEs in Supply Chain Management
Prof. Oya Tukel, Nance College of Business
In this talk we present various issues that need to be considered when SMEs may take the roles of suppliers, producers, distributors, and customers in supply chain networks. We also discuss the benefits and the difficulties that SMEs as well as large firms can face as being part of the same supply chain network. Oya Tukel, Ph.D., Cleveland State University Nance College of Business Teaches innovation management, supply chain management and project management. She is actively involved in international programs and corporate training in the United States and Europe. She regularly publishes basic and applied research in the areas of project management and supply chain management.

March 26, 2010 - Clearing Regulatory Hurdles When Selling Abroad: Privacy, Labeling, Anti-Bribery and Other Regulatory Issues
Jon P. Yormick, Founder and Managing Attorney, Yormick & Associates
When selling into foreign markets, a company must be aware of the variety of regulatory issues that may be triggered abroad – or else risk the possibility of significant penalties. Jon Yormick, the managing attorney of Yormick & Associates, will give an overview of the types of regulations that every company should be aware of before entering foreign markets and will share his insights into how a company can manage its compliance obligations in a cost-effective manner.

Mr. Yormick is the founder and Managing Attorney of the firm. He represents and advises clients on international trade and transactions, export controls, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, anti-boycott regulations, deemed exports, voluntary self-disclosures, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He also represents and advises clients on NAFTA and U.S. Customs law matters, including fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and prior disclosures. In addition, he personally handles and manages all litigation and dispute resolution cases for the firm's clients.

April 23, 2010 - Ohio EPA Regulatory Update and Small Business Compliance Assistance Opportunities
Keith Riley, Assistant District Chief, Ohio EPA
This presentation will include an update of Ohio EPA's regulatory programs and will share opportunities for free technical assistance offered by the Ohio EPA to small businesses.

May 28, 2010 - Getting Paid When Selling Abroad: How to Avoid Collection Pitfalls and Reap the Rewards of Foreign Sales
Prof. Mark J. Sundahl, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
The ultimate reward for successfully penetrating foreign markets is to earn a profit from your sales. However, getting paid often proves to be one of the greatest challenges when selling your products abroad. Professor Sundahl will explain the potential pitfalls when seeking payment from foreign customers and will explore various strategies to ensure prompt payment. Prof. Mark J. Sundahl, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor Sundahl works in the areas of international commercial law and commercial space law. He teaches courses in international business law, commercial law, and ancient Greek legal history. He is the co-author of a treatise on secured transactions and has published articles and lectured around the world on international commercial law, space law, and legal history. Professor Sundahl is currently a member of the UNIDROIT working group charged with drafting the Space Assets Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment which will create a new international legal regime for the secured finance of satellites and other space assets. He is also a member of the International Institute of Space Law and a Director and Vice-President of the Greater Cleveland International Lawyers Group.

June 25, 2010 - Total Rewards Strategies for Small to Medium Sized Companies
Patti Flauto, Independent Human Resources Consultant
Pay and benefits are key components to attracting and retaining great employees, but they are only parts of a “total rewards” strategy. Learn how to identify and articulate your organization’s unspoken philosophies and practices around compensation, benefits and other components of the overall work experience as a means to reward your employees and promote your workplace to the right potential hires.

Patti Flauto is an independent human resources consultant with 17 years experience in developing and managing programs to attract and retain great talent in the workplace. Her areas of expertise include HR assessment and strategy, compensation and benefits, performance management, staffing, organizational development and compliance. Patti has held consulting positions with ERC and Cuyahoga Community College, as well as Senior HR Generalist with KeyCorp, and Human Resource Manager with Management Reports International (now Intuit). She earned a Masters Degree in Human Services from John Carroll University and a BA in Psychology from Wittenberg University. Patti maintains certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) through the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and is currently a member of the Northeast Ohio Human Resource Planning Society.