Lincoln College Hosts Small Business Workshop
Focus is on Human Resources Challenges

[October 12, 2018]   

Small and medium sized businesses will have access to expert advice to navigate today’s challenging human resources environment when the MacKinnon School of Business at Lincoln College hosts a human resources workshop Nov. 1.

“It’s often said that the most valuable asset any business has is its employees. Yet, the human resource environment today is more complicated and challenging than ever before. Employers, especially those running a small- or medium-sized business, can feel overwhelmed when it comes to negotiating the human resources environment today,” said Dr. Diana Heeb Bivona, Assistant Professor of Business at the MacKinnon School of Business at Lincoln College. “This workshop will give employers access to some of the leading experts in the field and offer practical advice that they can put into practice immediately.”

Participants will be able to attend sessions on:

• Recruiting in a tight labor market;

• Conducting an internal investigation

• Retaining good employees;

• Building an employee benefits package; and

• Courting college graduates.

The workshop will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 1, and will be held in the Carroll Family Alumni Room, at the Meyer-Evans Student Center on the Lincoln College campus.

There is a $25 registration fee for those registering before Oct. 26, or $40 after Oct. 26. Registration includes lunch. Space is limited and early registration is encouraged.

Facilitators will include: Kristine Jordahl, Human Resources Consultant with Salo, LLC; Roger Baldwin, Senior Human Resources Manager with Frontier Communications; Nicole Pfeiffer, Vice-President of Employee Benefits at Cottingham & Butler; and Joe Hendrix, Director of Career Services at Lincoln College.

To register, or for more information, contact professor Heeb Bivona at [e-mail]  or by calling 217-735-7326.

[Mark Gordon
Public Relations and Media Manager
Lincoln College]