Gina F. Rubel, Esq., President and CEO of award-winning Bucks County marketing and public relations agency Furia Rubel, will moderate a panel about the financial considerations associated with succession planning for businesses at an upcoming Southern Lehigh and Upper Bucks Chambers of Commerce program. “Succession Planning: Protecting Your Business for the Long Term,” will be held on Mar. 7, 2012 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at DeSales University Center in Center Valley, Pa.
The program will focus on succession of leadership or ownership for businesses, including proactive steps to succession and exit planning; foundational elements for a successful succession, merger or acquisition; maximizing the financial benefits of a succession; and understanding buy-sell agreements. It will also include a case study of the succession of CEOs at QNB (formerly Quakertown National Bank). Rubel will be joined by panelists Mark S. Carrow, CPA, MST, Philadelphia Managing Partner of Citrin Cooperman; Edward J. Lentz, Esq., Shareholder of Fitzpatrick, Lentz & Bubba; Tom Bisko, CEO of QNB; and David Freeman, President and COO of QNB. For more information about the Chambers’ Succession Planning program, visit www.lehighvalleychamber.org.
A strategic marketing and public relations expert, attorney and author, Rubel founded Furia Rubel in 2002. The full-service marketing and public relations shop has been listed among the top firms by the Philadelphia Business Journal and has been ranked the #1 PR and marketing firm in Philadelphia by The Legal Intelligencer.
Under Rubel’s direction, Furia Rubel provides expert strategic planning, marketing, public relations and web development services to law firms, accounting firms and other professional service providers, municipalities and government organizations, educational institutions and business-to-business companies. As a client advocate and business diplomat, Rubel knows how to apply strategic planning to achieve clients’ objectives and generate solid returns. She is a nationally sought-after speaker and regularly presents to legal and business professionals, corporations and universities. Rubel is also a regular blogger for The Legal Intelligencer and Avvo.com. To learn more about Rubel, follow her on Twitter @GinaRubel and Google+ at http://gplus.to/GinaRubel, and/or connect with her on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/ginafuriarubel.
About Furia Rubel: Celebrating its 10th year in business in 2012, Furia Rubel is a woman-owned certified agency consisting of specialists who provide strategic planning, marketing, public relations, graphic design, websites, social media and media relations to a wide array of professional clients. Furia Rubel represents law firms, technology companies, educational and religious organizations, financial service, accounting and tax providers, nonprofits, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and elder care companies.