The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with several area banks and Chambers of Commerce, will host the second annual Small Business Seminar for small and medium-sized businesses at White’s of Westport on October 24th, beginning with registration and continental breakfast at 8:00am and concluding with a light lunch at 1:00pm. District Attorney Sam Sutter will give brief introductory remarks. The seminar is free.

Topics include:
* Workers’ Compensation Fraud
* Best Practices in Hiring
* Practical Internal Controls
* Scams, Identity Theft, and Safeguarding Privileged Information
* Preventing and Prosecuting Armed Robbery
* Prevention and Prosecution of Financial Crimes
* Performing a Security Audit of your Business
* Identifying and Resolving Shoplifting and Employee Theft
* Actual Account of Financial Loss from a Victim of Embezzlement
* Panel Discussion with Several Local Chiefs of Police

The speaking program includes presentations by: District Attorney C. Samuel Sutter; several Assistant District Attorneys; and experts in the fields of security, human resources, workers’ compensation, and public safety.

John Ferreira of J & J Materials will discuss his experiences as a victim of corporate embezzlement. (An employee of Mr. Ferreira’s company was recently convicted of embezzling nearly $7 million during a six year period.)

Owner and/or employees of small or medium-sized business who would like more information, or register for the seminar, should contact Lisa Rowell from the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office at (508) 961-1808 or send an e-mail to lisa.a.rowell@state.ma.us.

Space is limited. If registering via e-mail, include the name of the business, how many people will be attending, and a contact person and phone number. Also include a contact e-mail address to receive updates regarding the seminar.

The seminar is sponsored by BankFive, Citizens-Union Savings Bank, Bristol County Savings Bank, St. Anne’s Credit Union, and is free of charge to registrants. Several area Chambers of Commerce are also acting as supporting sponsors.