Released on: May 19, 2008, 8:24 am

Press Release Author: Laura Allen

Industry: Marketing

Press Release Summary: Laura Allen will reveal business secrets at the HIA Trade
show and conference

Press Release Body: New York, NY-At a time when many business owners are not sure
what tomorrow will bring, the Hauppauge Industrial Association will host their 20th
Annual trade show on May 22nd, 2008, to help small business owners identify where
their businesses are today and plan for a prosperous future.

15SecondPitch.com co-founder Laura Allen will be a featured expert on the "How to
Transform Your Business in 40 Minutes" panel, which promises to be one of the most
popular seminars of the event. Each of the four experts from the panel will present
ten minutes on their specific area of business expertise. Ms. Allen will illustrate
'How to Pitch your Business in Just 15 Seconds.' She says, "I'm excited to share
some of my secrets on how to pitch your business in just 15 Seconds. Being able to
explain who you are and what you do is a skill that is essential for all small
business owners, yet so many people lack confidence when it comes to introducing
themselves."

Adrian Miller, founder of Adrian Miller Sales Training will also be on the panel,
speaking about 'How Technology Can Boost Sales.' Miller says, \"The HIA Trade Show
is an amazingly worthwhile event with thousands of attendees and over 350
exhibitors. I\'ve been attending for 15 years and always make new connections.\"

Rounding out the panel are Marshall Makstein, President & Founding Partner of
eSlide, who will demonstrate "How to Prepare & Give a Winning Presentation" and
Jennifer Shaheen, an eMarketing and Technology Therapist who will show business
owners, "How to Tame Your Technology."

About the HIA Trade Show and Conference:
The Hauppauge Industrial Association, a 29 year young business organization with a
membership of over 1,000 Long Island companies, in partnership with the Long Island
Forum for Technology (LIFT), and Suffolk County Community College, will present its
20th Annual Business Trade Show & Conference, \"Where your Business Is & What the 20
year future will bring.\" The show will be held at Suffolk County Community College's
60,000 square foot Sports & Exhibition Complex (L.I.E. Exit 53) 1/4 mile south on
Wicks Road and will feature major industries and processes that have the potential
to accelerate Long Island\'s growth to unprecedented levels.


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Contact Details: Laura Allen
15secondpitch.com