Dr. Iannarelli to be featured speaker for
Carolina Clean
Highlighting this year’s Carolina
Clean ’03 show from the North Carolina Association of
Launderers and Cleaners will be featured speaker Dr. Cindy
Iannarelli.
She will discuss “Ten Steps to
Success for Family-Owned Businesses,” covering a variety
of details, including organization, planning finances,
succession planning and training.
The program will be broken down into two
parts, including a two-hour session on the morning of Saturday,
May 24, followed by a one-hour question and answer presentation
the following day.
Dr. Iannarelli is a second generation
drycleaner from Pittsburgh who began running her family’s
cleaning business when she was 20 years old after he father had
passed away. She has earned an M.B.A. and Ph.D. at the
University of Pittsburgh’s School of Business. She is
also the founder and director of the Center for Family
Businesses at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
NCALC has also planned for several other
speakers at its convention, which will take place at the
Atlantic Beach Sheraton Hotel in North Carolina. Reservations
at a rate of $132 per night have been reserved for attendees.
Bill Fisher, CEO of the International
Fabricare Institute, will be present to discuss “Gaining
and Retaining Customers in a Highly Competitive
Market.”
Other seminars will include:
“What’s My Business Worth? — A Practical
Approach” by George Richardson of New South Business
Brokers, LTD; “Update on the Alternatives — New
Solvents and Methodology” by Dr. Manfred Wentz of North
Carolina State University; and “Status and Potential
Pitfalls of the DSCA Program” by Lisa Taber, project
manager for the North Carolina Drycleaning Solvent Cleanup
program.
Jim Cripe, president of IFI, will offer a
keynote address. A seminar addressing “Environmental
Compliance: Issues and Answers” has also been scheduled.
For more information on the event, contact
NCALC by calling (336) 389-9011.
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Tennessee cleaner honors daughter,
soldiers
To show its support to American troops,
Douglas Corner Cleaners and Wardrobe Services of Nashville, TN,
is offering a placard version of the Blue Star Mother’s
Service Banner to its customers.
“This is something that is my own
unique way of supporting my daughter, Sgt. Erica Efron, our
other service people and their families,” said plant
owner Phil Efron, a veteran of the Korean War and who was also
stationed in Vietnam. “I am very proud of my daughter,
who is currently in Italy serving her country, so I wanted to
do something to honor her and all the service men and women
across this great nation.”
Efron’s daughter is a member of the
Army’s 509th Signal Battalion.
Official Blue Star Mother’s Banners
are authorized by the Department of Defense and are
traditionally displayed during wartime. The banner is a white
field bordered by red and contains a blue star in the center
for each member of a family actively serving in the armed
forces.
The replicas offered by Douglas Corner
Cleaners are designed to fit easily in a home or car window.
The plant also cleans American flags for free.
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