BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Organic vs. Strategic Growth DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Organic vs. Strategic Growth: Why, When and How? GCBF. Companies typically look for growth in one of two ways. Organic growth - accomplished through growth of sales in existing product lines/services or developing new product lines/services internally. Strategic growth - a growth in sales accomplished through acquisition from third parties of new product lines/services (or a combination of both). Come hear our panel discuss what paths their companies have taken, what drives their decision to pursue internal growth vs. strategic growth, and the challenges they have faced. Panelists: Steve Chopp (CFO) - Pharmavite; Lee Smith (GC/Chief Administrator) - Guitar Center; Bob Steenberge (VP/CTO), Teledyne Technologies. See http://www.goldcoastbusinessforum.com/ DTSTART:20110407T190000 DTEND:20110407T200000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR