SMC Business Councils to Help Businesses Find Capital

PITTSBURGH, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SMC Business Councils will sponsor a panel
discussion -- "Where's the Money? Keeping Your Business Growing" -- in
conjunction with the Risk Management Association on Thursday, April 16, 2009
in the Omni William Penn Hotel beginning at 11:30 am.

According to SMC President Lee Taddonio, "Access to credit is the lifeblood of
a company and we felt our members should know and understand how risk managers
evaluate a company's credit worthiness." SMC invited the Risk Management
Association to join with regional and national small business leaders to
discuss the problems of growing a company in this tough economic climate and
offer solutions.

William D. Buseck, president, W. D. Buseck & Associates, LLC, will represent
the Risk Management Association and moderate the panel discussion.

Banker panelists include: Greg Bruns, chief lending officer, Allegheny Valley
Bank; Paul A. Knapp, senior vice president/chief commercial lending officer,
Standard Bank, PASB; and, James P. Wheeler, senior vice president, Dollar Bank
Corporate Banking.

Small Business panelists are: Marilyn Landis, president Basic Business
Concepts and current chair of SMC Business Councils; and Todd McCracken,
president and CEO, National Small Business Association in Washington, D.C.

Cost of the program, which will run from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm, is $40 per
person including luncheon. Reservations can be made on line at www.smc.org or
by calling 412.371.1500 x 1608.

For more than 60 years, SMC Business Councils has helped Pennsylvania
businesses join together to foster mutual interests. With offices in
Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, SMC has thousands of members in the service,
manufacturing, and commercial sectors. A non-profit organization, SMC's
professional staff operates a variety of business advocacy and development
programs and services exclusively for the benefit of member-companies.
Additional information can be found on the Internet at www.smc.org.

SOURCE SMC Business Councils

Mary Heindl of SMC Business Councils, +1-412-371-1500, Ext. 1610