Contact Information:

Printing Industry of Minnesota, Inc.
1700 Highway 36 West

Suite 510

Roseville, MN  55113

Main Telephone:
651/789-5500
Fax: 651/789-5520

Printing Industry Financial Executives

Find out more information about this core service from Printing Industries of America

Once you join PIM, you’ll gain the most from your membership by participating in professional development opportunities

PIM offers a variety of councils and committees that provide members with opportunities to learn and grow.

• Financial Executives
  This council of professionals meets to discuss current issues relative to financial developments in the industry. Experts address the group on topics like taxes, insurance, PIA Ratio Studies, costing systems and other financial management issues.
  • Next meeting: July 21, 8:00-10:00 am

  IKON Learning Center

  Topic: BHR Studies: Providing a clear view of the costs that drive your pricing

  Presenter: Ray Borchardt, Carlson Advisors

  The poor economic conditions for the last year and a half have forced business owners and their management teams to make dramatic operation cost cutting measure in order to survive.  With the economy slowly rebounding, many business owners will be asking themselves, "how should my products be priced in order to make money?" or "what is the most effective way of estimating a job?"

• September 15,  8:00 – 10:00

IKON Learning Center

Topic: TBD  

• Human Resources
  This council deals with human resource, FMLA, employee benefits, personnel and training issues specific to the print communications industry. It is responsible for updating the PIM biannual Wage and Benefit report.

• Next meeting: *Note Change in Date & Location*

July 21, Noon - 1 pm

Location: Your Desk (it is a Webinar)

Topic: Eight Easy Steps to Get Maximum Return For Each Training Dollar

Presented by: Ron Strand, Russell Associates

Grab your lunch and cozy up to your desk, rather than coming into PIM this month! Learn about the cost effective way to train your people through PIM’s eLearning offerings. Hear about Case Studies from Russell Associates TotalTrain Clients;  Classes offered include sessions for team leads, project managers, supervisors, and managers.

• August 11, 8:30 - 10:30 am

IKON Learning Center

Topic: Unemployment Programs and Services presented by Positively Minnesota and a Review of New Tax Credits available from the Federal level.

• Small Business Owners and Managers Council
  This group addresses the concerns of owners and managers of small to medium-size companies who typically juggle responsibilities in many areas and want to discuss with their peers how to do their jobs more efficiently.

• Education Scholarship
  This committee selects the recipients of the PIM Education Foundation scholarships each year and determines fundraising strategies.
  

• Union Employers
  This committee provides a full range of services and programs directly to member companies that have union agreements, or through Graphic Arts Employers of America (GAE), in such areas as industrial relations, labor relations, human resource management and compliance with governmental laws and regulations. Its goals are to promote sound labor industrial relations among employers who have contract obligations with unions and to provide education and information on bargaining strategies, grievances and arbitration, and wage and contract settlements.