February 2006                  return to the newsletter contents page

Safety Week 2006: Growing Your Business in the 21st Century

Safety Week 2006 is set for June 25-27  at the Château Élan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Georgia.

Are you looking for innovative ways to grow your business in the 21st Century? Are you concerned about how your sales force is spending their time? Are you wondering what business challenges US distributors and manufacturers will face from China and India in the next five years and what is in store for the US and global economies? Are you interested in understanding the ins and outs of the US Customs office? Do you need to know how your channel partners are dealing

with best practices issues such as employee compensation, supplier programs and benchmarking? If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes!”, then the Safety Week 2006 Annual Conference is the place for you.

This year’s conference includes a strong line-up of speakers and round table discussions that will help you answer the tough questions and keep you competitive in the marketplace. Featured speaker and business growth expert, Steve Little, will explore how other companies have been able to expand their businesses in the 21^st century. Robert Nadeau will help you overcome the five barriers to peak sales performance. Brian Beaulieu will help you understand whether China and India are our business friends or foes and what economic trends are on the horizon. A representative from the US Customs office will help you understand how to navigate the rules and regulations governing the import and export of goods. Round Table Discussions among your channel partners will give you guidance on how to be more profitable and competitive in the global economy.

New features for Safety Week 2006 include more time for one on one supplier and distributor meetings and registration discounts. All executive conference appointments have been expanded to 20 minutes allowing for a total of nine appointments. We are proud to announce a new distributor conference discount for all distributor members registering more than one distributor member for the meeting. Register one distributor member at the regular registration rate of $599 and all additional distributor registrants will receive a $200 discount.

This year’s conference will be held at the Château Élan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Georgia June 25-27. The resort is nestled on 3500 acres of land in the north Georgia foothills and is just 40 minutes north of Atlanta and a short drive from the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. The Chateau combines French provincial and Southern hospitality to produce a superb conference destination and leisure resort.

The luxurious resort has the first winery of its kind in the region since Prohibition. With numerous expansions over the past 14 years, Château Élan is an award-winning winery and resort with an inn, state of the art conference center, four challenging golf courses, eight world class restaurants, European-style health spa, wine market, fitness center, rock climbing tower, equestrian show center and tennis center.

The resort is offering an exclusive room rate of $159 per night (single or double occupancy) for Safety Week 2006 participants only. This rate is only available through Thursday, May 25, 2006. Call the Chateau Élan today at 1-800-233-9463 to make your reservations. Be sure to reference Safety Week 2006 to ensure you receive the special room rate.

The 2006 Safety Week Golf Tournament will be held at the Château on the Chateau course on Sunday, June 25. This par 71 championship course was given four stars by Golf Digest magazine and was designed by Atlanta architect Denis Griffiths. The Safety Week Golf Tournament is for golfers at all skill levels.

Spouses and companions are invited to make the most of their Château visit and partake in a tour of the winery. The tour begins in the Château Wine Market, where guests are met and welcomed by an executive tour guide, who will accompany the group throughout the tour. The tour provides extensive information regarding the winery itself, the process of wine making for red and white wine, aging process in oak barrels and the final bottling process. Registration is complimentary with all spouse/companion registrations; pre-registration is required.

Safety Week 2006 is all about improving on how safety equipment manufacturers, distributors and suppliers do business with one another and with their customers. Through three days of networking and dynamic speaker presentations you will discover new ways to improve your business and your relationships in the supply channel. If growing your company is important to you, there’s no better place for you to be this June than Safety Week 2006. A promotional brochure and registration forms will be mailed to all SEDA members in March.