Best Selling Author Tom Gegax Speaks on Oct. 15 2007 at Ritz in Naples-First Integrity Bank Sponsors

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(Free-Press-Release.com) September 20, 2007 -- K. Patrick Kruchten, CEO of First Integrity Bank N.A., is pleased to announce their co-sponsorship of best selling author Tom Gegax’s presentation on his latest book, The Big Book of Small Business: You Don't Have To Run Your Business By The Seat Of Your Pants. The event will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Naples on Monday, October 15, 2007 from 4-6 PM with a cocktail reception and book signing following the lecture.

Tom Gegax served for twenty-four years as Chairman and CEO of Tires Plus Stores. By the time Gegax sold the company to Bridgestone/Firestone in July 2000, it had mushroomed from a concept sketched on a restaurant napkin to a market leader with 150 upscale stores in ten states and $200 million in revenue. Today, he helps growing companies raise profits and reduce stress through fast and affordable business management coaching and he is also a best-selling author and speaker.

Gegax’s groundbreaking management methods have been featured in the New York Times and Fast Company magazine, and on CNN, CNBC, and PBS. He was named a 1995 Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. magazine and Ernst & Young.

His latest book, The Big Book of Small Business: You Don't Have To Run Your Business By The Seat Of Your Pants, is receiving rave reviews from top business leaders across the country, including Ken Blanchard (The One-Minute Manager), Harvey Mackay (Swim with the Sharks) and Richard Schulze, Founder and Chairman of Best Buy. His guide connects the dots between all aspects of a business with unprecedented breadth and depth.

Organizing sponsors for the lecture, book signing and reception are Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP and the INCubation Center. Spearheading the event is Steven H. Silton, Attorney at Law and Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP of Minneapolis.

"To show Hinshaw & Culbertson's commitment to the growing business and banking community in Florida, we thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to present Tom Gegax and his proven business concepts," says Silton.

First Integrity Bank’s CEO, K. Patrick Kruchten, says “Gegax says it like it is; he gives practical and vital information… information the small business owner can use to improve the bottom line.”

First Integrity Bank N.A. is a privately held FDIC bank specializing in commercial real estate loans. They may be found online at www.fibna.com.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 450 lawyers in 27 offices. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

INCubation Center is a Hinshaw program that encompasses several important legal and non-legal issues critical to new businesses. For more information, visit www.hinshawlaw.com.

Interested business owners or managers must RSVP for this FREE event to rodom@hinshawlaw.com no later than October 5, 2007.

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