STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WORKSHOP Title: Strategic Alliances: Opportunities for Creating Your Competetive Advantages Date: Wednesday, June 4, 1997 Time: 8:00am -- 12:00 pm Location: World Trade Center Building, 121 S. Meramec, 10th Floor, St. Louis, Missouri Program Description: Investing four hours of your time could greatly impact your company's ability to effectively compete in the future. Strategic business alliances are changing every facet of how business is conducted in the United States. Alliances can generate the resources, provide the access and create the flexibility necessary to respond and succeed in today's global marketplace. Every working day successful strategic alliances are utilized be a range of companies -- from international conglomerates to microenterprises with one-to-two employees. On the morning of June 4th, participants will receive information on the advantages, techniques and challenges in establishing strategic alliances. A panel of small business leaders will discuss how they have used this tool to compete and "win big!" In addition, attendees will receive an exceptional invitation by the Canadian Consulate General's Office in Chicago to partner with firms in Canada through their Strategic Alliance Center. To Receive more information or to register for this workshop, contact: Patrick McKeehan (314.889.3957) or Lynda Andrews (314.444.1139).

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