Introductory Telephone Seminars - Training Resources

Understanding LEED for Sustainable Building ...s it was significantly revised in 2009. The comprehensive introductory materials will prepare you for additional training to receive your LEED credential as an accredited professional or LEED AP. In January 2009, the U.S. Green Building Council installed the third-generation version of its well known green building performance rating and certification system, Leadership in Energy and  more...

Keys to Understanding and Writing Purchasing Contracts ...introductory course in understanding and documenting the purchasing process in a business environment. It will provide you with an understanding of how to negotiate and document agreements between business entities for goods and services - and the problems that develop when the purchasing contract fails to adequately address critical terms. It will also cover current trends and best practices  more...

Gatekeepers & Voice Mail: How to Reach Your Prospects Directly ...alls you leave voice mails that are not returned, if your introductory emails are deleted and/or if you have been screened out by ruthless gatekeepers, then this information-packed teleconference is a must. Decision makers today are busier than ever and less accessible than ever in history. Gatekeepers screen calls, spam filters trap emails and voice mail blocks access. The issue for sales  more...

Drafting Clear and Enforceable Contracts ...ation? The truth is - they can! This teleconference is an introductory course on drafting clear and enforceable contracts in a business environment - using language that everyone can understand. It will cover the critical details that need to be in every contract and the language that can be used to simply express these details to achieve the legal result desired by both parties. It also will  more...

Purchasing Contract Disputes ...g purchasing disasters in 2009 into success stories. This introductory course will help you understand how such disputes arise, how to avoid them and how to deal with those legal disputes that you can't avoid. You'll gain an understanding of standard contract provisions and processes used by Fortune 500 companies to constructively address the typical disputes that arise in any business  more...

Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes (UDIPTA): Business vs. Nonbusiness Income Tax ...f selling assets, liquidating or ceasing operations. This introductory teleconference details the mechanics of UDITPA and how that set of uniform laws requires allocation of nonbusiness income to a particular state and apportionment of business income among the states in which the business conducts activities. It also details, through existing and emerging case law, the narrow transactional  more...

A Tax Primer on Real Estate Investment Trusts nMore than $375 billion are invested in approximately 180 publicly traded real estate investment trusts (or REITs). In addition, billions more are invested in privately held REITs. This teleconference will provide an introductory summary of the tax requirements REITs face in their formation and ongoing operations. You will develop a basic understanding of REITs through this program. The  more...