Peter Stratos Serves as Expert Panelists at SBDC’s CEO Accelerator Seminar

Rose Financial Solutions’ Tax Partner, Peter Stratos, served as an expert panelist at the Maryland Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) CEO Accelerator Seminar, Manage a Rapidly Growing Business: Strategies to Handle Rapid Growth – Hiring and Outsourcing. The event was held April 9 at the PSA Insurance Building in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

The SBDC Network is a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Maryland, and the University of Maryland, College Park that links private enterprise, government, higher education, and local economic development organizations to provide high-quality training, confidential consulting, and market and industry research to Maryland’s small businesses.

Rapidly Growing Business: Strategies to Handle Rapid Growth – Hiring and Outsourcing put CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business owners in a room to hone their skills at making critical decisions and overcoming real-world HR challenges that growing businesses face. The graduate-level program will focus on C-level challenges, pain points, and opportunities.

About Peter Stratos  

With more than 25 years of experience, Mr. Stratos is an expert in domestic and international tax for both individuals and corporations. His ability to deliver proactive planning and advice helps minimize overall tax burdens, whether international or domestic. Mr. Stratos is a frequent speaker for the AICPA and other organizations on various international tax topics and has also written several articles and issue papers covering these topics.

About Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Maryland SBDC is a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of Maryland and the University of Maryland, College Park. SBDC links private enterprise, government, higher education and local economic development organizations to provide high-quality training, confidential consulting and market and industry research to Maryland’s small businesses.

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