--- title: "Next Year Now: What You Need To Know For Success In 2019" --- ![](https://advisors.berrydunn.com/hubfs/Landing_Page_Headers/BerryDunn-Business-Workshop-2018.png) ### **Next Year Now: What You Need To Know For Success In 2019** ***Practical tools and inspiration you can use everyday. *** **Thursday, September 20, 2018** 8:00 am - 12:30 pm Hilton Garden Inn, Bangor [AGENDA](https://advisors.berrydunn.com/hubfs/PDF_Downloads/2018%20Free%20CPE%20Bangor%20Agenda%20.pdf) Join us for our annual update where expert advisors will offer a variety of strategies to proactively lead your organization with precision for the year ahead. Outfit your organization with: - **Accounting updates** that will allow you to gain control of your financial reporting including practical insights on the potential impacts on your customer contracts - Updates on recently issued IRS and Treasury guidance related to **Tax Reform** and strategies for navigating the state and local tax changes on the horizon  - Insights on **Emerging IT Security Risks** - A panel discussion on workforce challenges with best practices for **employee recruitment and retention** - **[Susan Norton, Executive Vice President/Chief Administrative Officer, First National Bank](https://advisors.berrydunn.com/hubfs/Other%20Downloads/Sue%20Norton%20-%20for%20BDMP.docx)** - [**Sarah Olson, Director of Recruiting/HR Consultant, BerryDunn**](http://www.berrydunn.com/professionals/sarah-olson) - [**Kristi Thompson, Director of Learning and Development, BerryDunn**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristi-thompson-297a58/) - [**Michelle Hale, Senior Human Resources Partner, University of Maine Systems**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-hale-59395135/) **Directions ** [Hilton Garden Inn](http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/maine/hilton-garden-inn-bangor-BGRBAGI/maps-directions/index.html) 250 Haskell Road, Bangor, Maine 04401 **Parking** Complimentary onsite parking is available. **Continuing Professional Education (CPE)** This session is designed to provide 4.5 CPE credits under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Please check with your relevant licensing body to determine your qualification for CPE credits.    #### REGISTRATION CLOSED © 2026 BerryDunn. All Rights Reserved. “BerryDunn” is the brand name under which Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP, independently owned entities, provide professional services in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct. BDMP Assurance, LLP is a licensed CPA firm that provides attest services, and Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC, and its subsidiary entities provide tax and advisory services. “BerryDunn” is the brand name under which Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP provide professional services.  Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations and professional standards. BDMP Assurance, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. The entities falling under the BerryDunn brand are independently owned and neither entity is liable for the services provided by the other entity. Our use of the terms “our Firm” and “we” and “us” and terms of similar import denote the alternative practice structure of Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC and BDMP Assurance, LLP. [terms & conditions](http://www.berrydunn.com/terms-and-conditions) | [privacy policy](http://www.berrydunn.com/privacy-policy)