Looming Threats to Small Business

Is Your Business Protected?
Hosted by Jefferson County District Attorney’s office, WestSide Computing and DataPreserve, this FREE educational seminar will introduce small and medium businesses to threats that can disrupt their business and lives on Wednesday, May 21st. The event will take place at the West Chamber Offices,1667 Cole Blvd., Building 19, Suite 400 in Denver West. Click HERE to register online.

            8:15 – 8:30am – Networking and continental breakfast
            8:30 – 9:30am – Looming Threats to Small Business
            9:30 – detailed questions

Has it happened to you?
The careless mistake that resulted in a disastrous data loss, theft or compromise of key records, or unexpected regulatory challenge? Maybe it was the overlooked regulation, the ‘low-priority’ item on your to-do list that suddenly became important when you realized the looming danger posed by being uninformed.Small and medium sized businesses face threats such as these that may not even have existed 5 or 10 years ago.

Who should attend Looming Threats?
Busy small business owners who want to understand the risks to their livelihood and want to know how to control those risks.

What you receive
In addition to the presentations, each attendee will receive a detailed checklist to evaluate their own level of risk and some common sense approaches to protecting themselves and their businesses. Attendees will also have access to professionals who can answer specific questions and provide additional resources to information.

Speakers

Cary Steven Johnson
Project Director: CASE Crime Prevention, 1st District Attorneys Office

Cary assisted with the creation and launching of the “Communities against Senior Exploitation” crime prevention program for the Denver District Attorneys Office in 2002. The program was funded from a Faith-based Grant from the Department of Justice. In 2004 he moved to develop another program for the Denver District Attorneys Office, creating a Victim Care curriculum for usage by graduate theological schools across the county in training clergy and faith-based counselors to be prepared to assist victims of crime and natural disasters.

In April, 2005, he was asked to bring the CASE Crime Prevention program to the 17th (Adams/Broomfield Counties) and 1st (Jefferson/Gilpin Counties) District Attorneys Offices; in 2007 he moved to work exclusively for Jefferson County. He has presented over 500 seminars to service clubs, faith communities, Senior groups, and businesses.

Cary has a Bachelors Degree in Political Science from U.C.L.A., a Masters of Divinity Degree from Western Seminary, a Masters in Communication from the University of Denver, and a Doctor of Ministry in Leadership Studies from Fuller Seminary.

Tamra Hartman
Owner, WestSide Computing

Tamra Hartman is the owner/operator/lead technician for WestSide Computing.
The company specializes in small business and home-based technology support. Founded in 2003, WestSide Computing performs on-site computer repair, service, support and training for other small businesses, primarily in Denver and it’s Colorado suburbs.

Tamra has 13 years full-time experience as a network engineer in computer support. She acquired the Cisco Certified Network Administrator credential in 1999 and several Microsoft Certified Professional designations in 2000 and beyond. WestSide Computing is a member of the Microsoft Partner Program.

George Tyler
President, Colorado Franchise, DataPreserve

George is a serial entrepreneur with about 30 years experience in the high technology world.  DataPreserve is the third technology start-up that George has helped start and lead.  In addition to start-ups, he has experience with Fortune 100 companies in developing marketing programs, sales channels and partner cultivation. 

For the past 7 years, George has been focusing on protecting computer data and how to efficiently store and use invaluable data.  As the first and largest franchise for DataPreserve, George and his wife, Marianne, have developed partnerships with IT providers throughout Colorado to provide personalize service to small and medium businesses.  During the past 3 years, they have become very active in the community with a focus on helping small business owners grow their businesses in Colorado. George has BA in Physics and a MBA in Marketing.

For additional information call George Tyler 720-259-1111 or email: gtyler@DataPreserve.com.