Teleconference: Liens & Bonds: Turning Notices into Cash
Presenter: Greg Powelson

Basic Business Grammar & Communication Skills
Presenter: Kathleen Quill, CAE, CBA, NACM HoustonThis is a great refresher course for anyone who wants to brush up on their grammar and communication skills. This workshop will cover letters and memos, email and phone etiquette as well as the proper usage of commonly misused grammar.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Teleconference: How to Get Buy-In From the Top Down
Presenter: Susan Archibeque, CCE

Teleconference: Export LCs 101 and the Fundamentals
Presenter: Danielle Austin

M & M Bonds & Liens
Presenter: Tom Barber, Esq., Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee, P.C.
This seminar is a MUST ATTEND for all who deal with Bonds & Liens! You will learn about forms for notices and claims, laws concerning bills-paid affidavits, lien claims against homesteads, how to obtain property information, requirements for submitting a claim and procedures and time limits for filing liens.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

The Art of Getting Paid
  Presenter: Barry Elms
Have you ever....had a check promised that didn’t arrive? Have you heard...... the same excuses time after time? Would you like to know how to get paid on every collection call? Then this is the seminar for you!

NACM Houston Conference Center

9:00 am – 4:00 pm

TTeleconference: Joint Check Agreements
  Presenter: Jim Fullerton, Esq.

Teleconference: Social Networking
Presenter: Hazel Walker

Advanced M & M Bonds & Liens
Presenter: Tom Barber, Esq., Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee, P.C.
Take your knowledge of filing and understanding M & M Liens to the next level.  This seminar is designed to expand on the popular M&M Bonds & Liens class taught by Tom Barber, and will cover lien and other releases, joint check agreements, bonding around liens and what it means, trust fund violations and liens and bankruptcy.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Teleconference: Bankruptcy Point/Counterpoint
Presenter: Wanda Borges, Esq. & Bruce Nathan, Esq.

Teleconference: Consumer Credit Scoring
Presenter: Dan Ridenour, CBA

Hands-On Credit - Session 1- Introduction, Setting Your Credit Policy, Designing Your Credit Application, & Terms on Credit Apps, Purchase Orders & Invoices
Multiple Instructors
Attend this workshop as part of the Hands-On Credit series or as a standalone workshop.  Designed as an introduction to credit for new companies and companies that are new to the granting of business-to-business credit on more than a handshake. This workshop will deliver practical information that you can use to start up the credit function at your business.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Delinquent Accounts - Repayment Agreements, Arbitration/ Mediation, Courts, Enforcing Judgments & Other Ways to Collect
Presenter: Matt Moore, Esq., Andrews Myers Coulter & Hayes PC
You’ve made the collection calls and sent the required notices.  Get some practical information on what comes next in collecting your money.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Oil, Gas & Mineral Liens
Presenter: Carl Dore’, Esq., Dore’ & Associates, Attorneys, P.C.
This workshop covers filing the lien affidavit, information available from the Texas Railroad Commission, common methods to attack or discredit a lien and the foreclosure process. A MUST for those companies doing business in the oil patch!

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Hands-On Credit – Session 2 –Antitrust Laws, Credit References & Credit Reports
Multiple Instructors
Attend this workshop as part of the Hands-On Credit series or as a standalone workshop.  Designed as an introduction to credit for new companies and companies that are new to the granting of business-to-business credit on more than a handshake. Practical information on how to check credit references, what information you can get from credit reports and how to obtain information without violating the antitrust laws.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Teleconference: Delivering Value to Customers
Presenter: Scott Tillesen, CCE

Introduction to Financial Analysis
Presenter: Jim Shreve, FTD Resources
This seminar is designed for those who require a more in-depth understanding of financial/accounting terms, how to interpret key information from financial statements and the process of performing a credit analysis. It will provide participants an understanding of the accounting terms and principles deployed in financial statements. Attendees gain a firm perspective of the analysis process and how to interpret financial information.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 4:30 pm

Teleconference: Financial Statements for Beginners
Presenter: Doug Darrington, CCE

Hands-On Credit- Session 3 – Financial Statements & Risk Management
Multiple Instructors
Attend this workshop as part of the Hands-On Credit series or as a standalone workshop.  Designed as an introduction to credit for new companies and companies that are new to the granting of business-to-business credit on more than a handshake. Practical information on obtaining and examining financial statements before you grant credit and as part of the periodic credit review process.   Plus, an overview of securitization, factoring, credit insurance and other ways you can manage your risk.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am

Teleconference: Legal Issues and Credit
Presenter: Wanda Borges, Esq.

Teleconference: Slice and Dice: Receivables Segmentation and Portfolio Analysis
Presenter: Mark Tuniewicz, CCE

Hands-On Credit- Session 4 – Decision Time, Collections & NACM Resources
Multiple Instructors
Attend this workshop as part of the Hands-On Credit series or as a standalone workshop.  Designed as an introduction to credit for new companies and companies that are new to the granting of business-to-business credit on more than a handshake. Practical information on how you actually decide on terms and credit limits after you’ve gathered information, tips on how to collect when your customer doesn’t pay and the resources available at NACM to help your company.

NACM Houston Conference Center

8:30 am – 11:30 am