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| 2010 Year-End Highlights | |
Thanks to a hard-working, incredible team, plus the confidence and trust of our outstanding clients, our young firm enters 2011 ready to face new challenges and continue our conservative growth. Sticking to our business plan, we remain singularly-focused on helping community-based financial institutions.
To update you on our 2010 accomplishments, and to set the stage for 2011, we offer the following year-end highlights:
- We are set to end 2010, just as we ended 2009, as our second profitable year-end.
- Our client base continued to grow at a conservative yet steady rate...serving clients in Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma. In 2011, we plan to expand our geographic market to selected clients in Kentucky, Kansas, Louisiana, and Alabama.
- In addition to continuing our annual events, Bank Tech University and Bank Tech Summit (in conjunction with our friends at the Barret School of Banking), we had speaking engagements with organizations in Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, Indiana, Louisiana, and Iowa.
- We developed two new services: (1) an Enterprise Risk Assessment which helps bankers better manage risk across 13 major banking areas; and (2) Security Awareness for Bankers, a customized session to help bankers better educate their employees regarding information security issues. In addition to a customized CD, Security Awareness for Bankers can now be delivered on an Apple iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, as part of our premium package.
- As we begin a new year, look for the early January release of our annual Top Ten Trends Impacting Bank Technology. This marks our seventh year contributing to the publication, Bankers as Buyers.
- Jimmy Sawyers entered his 11th year on the faculty of the Barret School of Banking and his 8th year on the faculty of The Southeastern School of Banking.
- Perhaps most importantly, we will end 2010 as a debt-free firm, an important fiscal goal from our business plan and one we are proud to accomplish in our 20th month in business.
We are excited about 2011 and we are grateful for our many friends in the industry without whom we would not be enjoying so much early success.
From the Sawyers & Jacobs team, we wish you a very Happy New Year filled with peace and prosperity.
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Bank Tech University 2011
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Thanks to those of you who have already signed up for Bank Tech University 2011. We look forward to seeing you at the event. A few quick facts about BTU 2011:
Date: March 23-25, 2011
Venue: Embassy Suites Hotel Memphis
Topics: Day One -Bank Operations & Technology Best Practices, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
Day Two - Network & Internet Security, Network Management Best Practices
Day Three - IT Risk Management
CPE Credits: 15 hours for all three days, 6 hours for each full day, 3 hours for day three only.
Registration: Online registration opens Jan 5, or you can simply email Kristin McNeish at kmcneish@sawyersjacobs.com and sign up now. We'll invoice you later.
Fees: Early registration before Feb. 23 is $595 for all three days, $245 for one full day, or $145 for day three only. Discount for second person from same bank. Third person from same bank attends free.
Brochure: Will be published and put on our website Jan 5.
Prizes: As usual, we'll be giving away some of our favorite tech gadgets at each of the five sessions.
Seating will be limited so be sure to register early for this always-popular annual event. BTU 2011 is a great way to get in-depth information on today's hottest bank technology issues. |
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February 16-17, 2011
Nebraska Bankers Association
Bank Technology Conference
Lincoln, NE
February 22-24, 2011 ATM Industry Association (ATMIA)
12th Annual Conference & Expo
Miami, FL
March 23-25, 2011
Bank Tech University
Memphis, TN
April 12-14, 2011
Southern Financial Exchange
21st Annual Conference & Expo
Biloxi, MS
May 22-27, 2011
Barret School of Banking
Memphis, TN
July 17-22, 2011
The Southeastern School of Banking
Nashville, TN
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