SMC Business Councils Sponsoring Profitable Growth Roundtable

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- SMC Business Councils (SMC) will sponsor
The Profitable Growth Roundtable, a series of 12 closely connected two-hour
sessions featuring private peer-only participation and advanced discussion
about the key aspects of survival in an economy where credit is tight and
customers demand more and better services.

To help entrepreneurs evaluate the program, SMC will hold a FREE information
Session ("Taking Your First Steps to Creating Profitable Growth in the New
Economy") at SMC headquarters on Wednesday, December 9, 2009, from 12:30 -
2:30 p.m. Reservations are required and can be made online at www.smc.org.

According to Program Facilitator Andy Birol, "In the days before the Credit
Crunch small business owners relied on access to credit, increasing output,
and enhancing sales to meet the challenge of generating profitable growth. In
today's economy the ground rules have shifted so that the entrepreneur has to
figure out a method for getting paid for both his expertise and experience
over and above the usual costs of labor and material." Birol, owner of Birol
Growth Consulting, created The Profitable Growth Roundtable to help business
owners meet this new business paradigm.

The Profitable Growth Roundtable will help participants:
-- Learn how customer growth is the key to business profitability.
-- Understand the customer's buying habits to reset selling methods.
-- Learn how branding and differentiation grow profit margins.
-- Learn how to introduce added value without increasing cost.
-- Learn ways to conduct business without credit.

-- And much, much more. Additional information can be found at
www.smc.org.

For the past 65 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

Rosann Linza, +1-412-371-1500 ext. 1604, or Mary Heindl, +1-412-371-1500 ext.
1610, both of SMC Business Councils