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Keynote Presentations
from Profits Plus and Tom Shay

Every event needs to have a great presentation to get the event going. Many events also utilize a speaker to close their trade show, conference or learning event. Tom Shay has these great topics that would be ideal for an event such as yours.

PDF of keynote presentations

Characteristics of a Successful Business! - An energizing and challenging presentation to provide the landmarks for small business improvement.

 

Connecting the Dots Within the Main Street Businesses - A great opening or closing keynote to energize Main Street staff and volunteers to successfully gain support within their community.

 

Strategies to Win in a Challenging Economy - While the media may be telling us of continuing doom and gloom, each business can control its' own destiny. Here is a list of what to do, what not to do, and what to stop doing.

 

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Business Strategies...'Retha-Style! - From the words of the '60s song by the same title, hear what 'Retha's advice is for providing service to today's customers.

 

Small Businesses Don't Die; They Just Commit Suicide!- A challenging title that leads to the insight of what the best of small businesses do to thrive and profit in today's challenging business atmosphere.

 

 

Keys to Building Strong Retailers - A Main Street district has two options in having strong retailers; they can search and recruit new businesses to join the existing businesses. Another option is to work with the existing businesses and help them to become better businesses. It is not that a district should select one over the other; instead, both should be utilized. This keynote by Tom Shay shows how to do the latter.

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JUNE 2026
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Remeber Struther Martin in Cool Hand Luke as he said, "What we have here is a failure to communicate"?

 

We are going to apply that expression to the software you use in your business. Are you getting what you need from that software?


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All this plus the Internet Tool for Your Business and a staff incentive idea for your business.
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BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Advisories

Marketing talks about finding your target customer. Unfortunately, those customers are not wearing a shirt with a bullseye on them to help you make that determination. The June Small Business Advisory offers an alternative method for understanding where your customer lives.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

It is countdown to the start of the 24th Independent Retailer Month beginning July 1. We work to promote the celebration from a different prospective; that of telling the public of the benefits they receive because they shop at a locally owned independent retailer. We also share reseach that shows the many positive feelings that consumers have about locally owned independent retailers and why they prefer to shop with you.


Article of the Month

Remeber Struther Martin in Cool Hand Luke as he said, "What we have here is a failure to communicate"?

 

We are going to apply that expression to the software you use in your business. Are you getting what you need from that software?


Book of the Month

Think of how Harley Davidson, Apple, and Campbell's Soup are perceived. Each have a very devout following. We call that cult branding. This month's book we review is, "The Power of Cult Branding", by B.J. Bueno.

 

All this plus the Internet Tool for Your Business and a staff incentive idea for your business.