Karen: This is the PKF Texas Entrepreneur’s Playbook. I’m Karen Love, Director of Practice Growth and the topic of today’s playbook is about women in business. Again, today my guest is Lisa Shumate, the Executive Director and General Manager of Houston Public Media. Welcome back, Lisa. Lisa: Thank you. Glad to be here. Karen: … Continue Reading
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So, what is hope? What does hope mean to you and your family? Close your eyes and think about that in your life, your family. Right now, what does hope mean to you. Now think about the people and families of New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina….. Yes, that was almost 8 years… Continue Reading
Just the Gist: Key Takeaways from the International Business Forum
On Wednesday, January 23rd, PKF Texas and Regions Bank hosted an International Business Forum. During the Forum moderated by Russ Capper, panelists Hector Escobar, Frank Landreneau, Steve Recobs and Joe Ringer discussed what companies need to know if they are doing or want to do business internationally. Below are key takeaways from each panelist. Part… Continue Reading
American Dream is Alive and Well Here in Houston
As promised, here are my remarks from last week’s FastTech 50. I think you’ll find the stats and data about the winners, Houston, and the region very interesting. Again, congratulations to the FastTech 50 Class of 2012! How about those Texans! While we are all very proud of the Houston Texans this year and their… Continue Reading
FastTech 50 Winners – By the Numbers
Last Friday was the FastTech 50, I’ll have my remarks for you later on, but wanted to share this infographic, created by my colleague Raissa Evans. It shows the FastTech 50 Class of 2012 by the numbers.
And the FastTech 50 Winners Are…
We’ve just finished announcing this year’s Class of FastTech 50 winners. Congratulations to everyone! 1 IPT Global 2 StratITsphere Data Center Solutions, LLC 3 Drilformance 4 Technology Support Incorporated 5 itRobotics, Inc. 6 Cimation 7 Soteica Ideas & Technology, L.LC. 8 Tradentrix 9 Encore Health Resources 10 Z-Terra, Inc. 11 Miracle TV Corporation 12 Commercial… Continue Reading
And the 2012 Aggie 100 Honorees Are…
Congratulations to the Aggie 100 Class of 2012! It’s an honor and a pleasure for PKF Texas to again serve as the Official Accountants to Aggie 100! PKF Texas strongly supports the Mays School and its Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship here at Texas A&M. Guest speakers for today’s luncheon included Dr. R. Bowen… Continue Reading
Aggie 100 Reception Update
Tonight at the Clayton W. Williams Alumni Center, home of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students, the Aggie 100 Class of 2012 came together for the first time. Over 350 attended the welcome reception. Richard Lester, Executive Director of the CNVE addressed the crowd and welcomed everyone to the campus. Additional comments came from: Mark Klemm, Campaign… Continue Reading
Howdy from the Aggie 100!
Howdy from the Aggie 100! It’s an honor and a pleasure for PKF Texas to again serve as the “Official Accountants to the Aggie 100”. PKF Texas strongly supports the Mays School and its Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship here at Texas A&M. A big Aggie thank you to Dick Lester, Ashley Crane, and… Continue Reading
Aggie 100 Champions of Entrepreneurship!
Well today is the first day of the festivities surrounding the Aggie 100 here at College Station. Those of you who follow our blog know that PKF Texas are the “Official Accountants of the Aggie 100 Program”. We take great pride in our association with Texas A&M and our team of Aggies are excited about… Continue Reading
Nilofer Merchant to Keynote FastTech 50
FastTech 50 is rapidly approaching (November 2nd this year), and is shaping up to be another great event! We’ve secured Nilofer Merchant, columnist, best-selling author and tech guru as our luncheon keynote this year. Tim Monzingo wrote an excellent article in the Houston Business Journal covering Merchant’s thoughts on social media. A former executive for… Continue Reading
Total Energy USA is coming to Houston!
Total Energy USA is coming to Houston November 27-29, 2012. It is a conference assembling all the energy sectors–fossil, renewable and nuclear–to give you a comprehensive look at different energy solutions that will generate energy business and help to address today’s energy challenges. The conference is being backed by Mayor Annise Parker, Shell, Waste Management, the… Continue Reading
Manufacturing a Driver of Texas’ Economic Growth
I read a great article this morning on the HBJ website about the drivers of Texas’ economic growth. Texas’ manufacturing sector is showing its strength as a major player in the state’s growth. Reporter Olivia Pulsinelli cites an economic report recently released by SigmaBleyzer Investment Group. The report states Texas’ fast job recovery is in part… Continue Reading
Convergence 2012 – Wednesday Highlights
Wednesday’s Highlights Doug Kennedy, Vice President, Microsoft Dynamics Partners, opened the final keynote presentation with a summary of our previous days’ events (including a recap of conference attendees’ volunteer efforts to give back to the local community), followed by an energetic performance by Dance Houston, and an advance welcome to next year’s event in New… Continue Reading
Live from Microsoft Convergence 2012!
I’m on the ground here at Convergence 2012. For those of you on Twitter, the hash tag is #CONV12. It started yesterday and there has been much to see and do. It’s been easier for me to tweet than live blog, so be sure to follow me @fromgregshead for real time thoughts. Yesterday, heard some… Continue Reading
FastTech 50 Economic Impact
On Wednesday I shared with you my remarks from Tuesday’s FastTech 50 events. The below information appears in today’s online version of the HBJ. Again, congratulations to the winners! Well, its late fall and that must mean it’s Fast Tech 50 time again. This year’s event was an expanded technology conference with multiple tracks and… Continue Reading
Notes from the 2011 Class of the FastTech 50
Again, I would like to say congratulations to the 2011 Class of the FastTech 50. Below are my remarks and a couple of pictures from Tuesday’s event. On behalf of the Directors and Staff of PKF Texas it is honor and a privilege to be here today as we celebrate Houston’s future and the success of… Continue Reading
And the FastTech 50 Winners Are…
Congratulations to all 2011 FastTech 50 Winners! 1 HPI Technologies Inc. 2 ONTILITY 3 HSSK Forensics, Inc. 4 ClearCorrect, LLC 5 Encore Health Resources 6 Streebo Inc. 7 MicroSeismic, Inc. 8 US LED, Ltd. 9 ChaiONE 10 ABACO International 11 The Aldridge Company 12 CHR Solutions, Inc. (formerly Global 1 Source Group) 13 Wave Imaging… Continue Reading
FastTech 50 CEO Technology Summit Kicks off Technology Conference
As you know, this year we’ve expanded the FastTech 50 from a luncheon to the FastTech 50 Technology Conference. Below is information about the first event of the day, the CEO Technology Summit. I hope we see you there! The CEO Technology Summit breakfast will allow you to hear from several top CEOs in technology… Continue Reading
And the Aggie 100 Winners Are…
Congratulations to the Aggie 100 Class of 2011! It’s an honor and a pleasure for PKF Texas to again serve as the Official Accountants to Aggie 100! PKF Texas strongly supports the Mays School and its Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship here at Texas A&M. Guest speakers for today’s luncheon included Dick Lester –… Continue Reading
Aggie 100 Reception Update
Tonight at the Clayton W. Williams Alumni Center, home of the Texas A&M Association of Former Students, the Aggie 100 Class of 2011 came together for the first time. Over 250 attended the welcome reception. Richard Lester, Executive Director of the CNVE addressed the crowd and welcomed everyone to the campus. Additional comments came from: James Palincsar, Senior… Continue Reading
Howdy from the Aggie 100!
Howdy from the Aggie 100! It’s an honor and a pleasure for PKF Texas to again serve as the “Official Accountants to the Aggie 100”. PKF Texas strongly supports the Mays School and its Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship here at Texas A&M. A big Aggie thank you to Dick Lester, Ashley Crane, and… Continue Reading
Aggie 100 Champions of Entrepreneurship!
Well today is the first day of the festivities surrounding the Aggie 100 here at College Station. Those of you who follow our blog know that PKF Texas are the “Official Accountants of the Aggie 100 Program”. We take great pride in our association with Texas A&M and our team of Aggies are excited about… Continue Reading
Join us for the FastTech 50 Technology Conference – Eric Qualman, Technopalooza and More
Longtime readers of the blog are aware of PKF Texas’ involvement as founder and accountants for the FastTech 50 awards. This year we’re doing more than just the luncheon, we’re launching the FastTech 50 Technology Conference. It is not just a one-day conference, but a high-energy, social gathering with CEOs, exhibits, awards and a tech… Continue Reading
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