Sponsor Spotlight

​2017 Executive Roundtable Platinum Sponsors

CENTRAL OFFICE SYSTEMS
Central Office Systems is a Waukesha based office equipment company that services, supports, and sells digital multifunctional printer scanner copier systems.
Central Office Systems provides HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, and Muratec equipment. Our offerings provide significant benefits for all organizations.
• Improve network security
• Improve regulatory compliance
• Improve output quality
• Create significantly better equipment reliability
• Reduce costs

Now that we have all of the important key words in our profile, so the people who try to figure out relevant search terms for SEO rank Central Office Systems properly, let’s cover things in a less formal way.

Central Office Systems sells and services copiers and printers. There are not a lot of local providers for this equipment here in the 7 county area. Many organizations like yours probably put up with sub- standard indifferent service, and crappy equipment, because they just don’t have the time to evaluate every product offering in this category. And they are all the same anyway.

So you send your money out of the area. Maybe you say to yourself, “there has got to be a better alternative,” but, you have a business to run, and the last thing your staff needs to do is evaluate 10,000 different printer and copier companies.

If you would like to keep your money in the 7 county marketplace,(you should because we support 36 different non-profits in Wisconsin, and your business does make a difference to us), work with an organization that actually cares about you, your business, and this community, and a company that actually answers their phone, you should be working with us.

Central Office Systems client service scores beat Nordstrom and Apple by 20 percentage points. We are the local alternative with exceptional equipment, superior service, and a real community impact.

Call Art Flater at 262 436 9230.

CREATIVE BUSINESS INTERIORS
Creative Business Interiors specializes in designing, building, painting and furnishing commercial, educational and healthcare spaces. Our expert staff guides clients through a discovery phase called “programming” to assess your needs current and future. Planning adaptable spaces that fit your business model is our specialty.

From design concepts to on-going facility upkeep, Creative Business Interiors helps our clients attract and retain both customers and top talent. We offer a variety of value-added services including asset management in our climate-controlled warehouse, move management and facility maintenance services.

Each Account Executive has a client-dedicated project manager providing a consistent team for your ongoing interior needs. All field work performed by Creative Business Interiors is done by our own on-staff carpenters, painters and furniture installers.

If you have questions about how we could help you design, build, paint or furnish your space, please feel free to reach out to me by phone, email or view our website for more information.

Kind regards,

Gary Zimmerman Jr.
President / CEO

NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK & TRUST
National Exchange Bank & Trust is honored to be a 2017 Council of Small Business Executives Platinum Sponsor.

National Exchange Bank & Trust is an independent, family-owned financial institution that has been held in high regard as one of the highest rated financial institutions in the Midwest for many years. The bank has proudly served Southeastern Wisconsin since 1933. Our performance is supported by a strong balance sheet, prudent asset management, a strong commitment to community investment as a consistent leader in lending to homeowners and businesses, and an experienced team of bankers with an outstanding reputation.

In September 2016, National Exchange Bank & Trust merged with its sister bank, American Bank. The combined bank has $1.8 billion in total assets with 33 locations in Southeastern Wisconsin. The ownership, which did not change, remains committed to our clients, employees and the communities we serve. Please visit Nebat.com for additional information.

Richard S. Hensley
President - Southeast Wisconsin
(262) 523-5726
[email protected]

Member FDIC

SVA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As a diversified professional services firm with over 40 years of experience, SVA has developed specializations in both industries and services. We, however, have not lost sight of what is at the core of all the unique services we provide – accounting, assurance, tax and business consulting.

Our professional’s recognize businesses rely on accurate, insightful and comprehensive financial information to maintain profitability and succeed in their industry. From start-up businesses to established enterprises, SVA offers a full array of accounting services ensuring accurate record-keeping and reporting from initial accounting system set up to compiling year-end statements.

The SVA Business Advisory Services group specializes in helping business owners improve their company’s performance and reach their business and personal goals.  They operate with the understanding every business, organization, industry and individual is unique. Whether you’re just entering the business world and need a trusted advisor to help you get started, or a seasoned veteran looking for a new strategic partner, our extensive range of traditional and specialty services are available to maximize and grow your business.

Our Business Consulting Services include
•    Business Management
•    Building Company Value
•    Fraud and Forensic Services
•    Financial Analysis
•    Financial Reporting
•    Small Business Accounting Software
•    Succession Planning
•    Retirement Plan Services for Business

To learn more about how the experts at SVA can assist your small business, call Joel Nettesheim at (262) 923-5150, [email protected] or Barb Ecklond at (262) 923-5157, [email protected].

SVA is proud to be a Platinum sponsor of COSBE events.
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​2017 CEOs of Growing Businesses Platinum Sponsors

ASSOCIATED BANK
Associated Bank is honored to be a 2017 Platinum sponsor of the CEOs of Growing Businesses. We are proud to partner with the organizations and individuals who make a difference in our community.

Associated Banc-Corp has total assets of $29 billion and is one of the top 50 publicly traded U.S. bank holding companies. Headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Associated Bank is a leading Midwest banking franchise, offering a full range of financial products and services in over 200 banking locations serving more than 100 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and commercial financial services in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas.

At Associated Bank, we are committed to exceeding clients’ expectations by earning their loyalty, trust and respect in order to build and maintain deep and lasting relationships.

To learn more about how we can help you and your business, now and in the future, call 262-446-4749 or visit AssociatedBank.com.

DELTA DENTAL
Anyone who has ever had a dental problem knows how distracting it can be, making even the basics like eating and talking uncomfortable. Employed adults lose 164 million hours of work each year due to their own oral health problems or dental visits, according to a report by Qualis Health. They’re at an even greater risk of missing work due to their children’s poor oral health.

Business leaders working to keep health benefits costs down and productivity up are increasingly considering dental care as part of the preventive package that drives employee wellness.

When people have dental benefits, they are 2.5 times more likely to visit the dentist, making it more likely that issues can be discovered and treated sooner, and preventing the need for expensive procedures or medical costs.

At Delta Dental of Wisconsin, we know a smile helps promote confidence and is essential to a healthy, productive life. And no one protects smiles like us. With the largest network of dentists nationwide, quick responses and personalized service, we make it easy to keep their smiles healthy.

Learn why more businesses trust Delta Dental of Wisconsin with their dental benefits by calling 888-456-2711 or email [email protected].

David Peterson
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Delta Dental of Wisconsin

GODFREY & KAHN
At Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., we believe we succeed when our clients do. We are committed to building strong relationships within our community and are proud to sponsor and support CEOs of Growing Businesses in carrying out its mission.

We serve clients by first understanding their business and needs, and then by offering strategic legal advice and smart, practical solutions to real world problems. We are quick to collaborate to achieve client success and provide efficient and responsive legal services.

We have a diverse and deep client base, ranging from multinational publicly traded and privately held companies to middle market and family-owned businesses. We also have significant experience advising entrepreneurs, their emerging businesses and investors in those businesses.  Our clients rely on us to serve as outside general counsel and provide them with an array of business, financial and legal advice to help manage and grow their operations; and to identify, manage and reduce their risk. Whether advising in-house counsel or acting as a client’s outside general counsel, our goal remains the same ─ understand our client’s business and strategic objectives, and work with them to find and implement solutions that will help them be successful and reduce risk.

While many CEOs and entrepreneurs may identify us with our core business practice, we also have significant, broad experience in the areas of Commercial Lending, Environment & Energy Strategies, Estate Planning, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax & Employee Benefits.

With six locations across Wisconsin and in Washington D.C., we have made it a point to become an integral part of the communities we serve. We are proud to be strengthening bonds with our community through our affiliation with CEOs of Growing Businesses.

For more information, please visit www.gklaw.com or contact John R. McDonald at 414.287.9442 or [email protected].

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SIKICH LLP
Sikich LLP, a dynamic accounting, advisory, investment banking, technology and managed services firm, has been helping corporations, government entities and non-profit organizations elevate performance for more than 30 years. Growth is something Sikich has experienced first-hand, making our professionals uniquely qualified to provide business guidance. In fact, in 2013, the firm was recognized by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation; moved up seven spots on Accounting Today’s Top 100 firms list; and received a number of other awards for both business growth and workplace commitment.

With over 800 employees throughout the country and international alliances, Sikich provides dedicated industry teams, personalized attention, solutions for unique client challenges and expertise in a variety of integrated services, including:

•    Accounting & Assurance
•    Business Valuation
•    Dispute Advisory
•    ERP & CRM Software
•    Human Resources Consulting
•    Insurance Services
•    Investment Banking & Corporate Finance
•    IT Services
•    International Services
•    Marketing & Public Relations
•    Outsourced IT
•    Retirement Planning
•    Supply Chain
•    Talent Acquisition
•    Tax Planning
•    Wealth Management

To learn more about Sikich, our services and our people, visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn.

Securities are offered through Sikich Corporate Finance LLC, a registered broker dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commissions and a member of FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Sikich Financial, a Registered Investment Advisor. General securities offered through Triad Advisors, Member FINRA/SIPC. Triad Advisors and Sikich Financial are not affiliated.
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