Brainerd, Minn.

"Celebrate Victories" was the theme for the 2004 Summer Conference held by American Solutions for Business (ASB), Glenwood, Minn. More than 330 sales associates from across the United States attend the four-day event at Cragun's Resort near Brainerd, Minn. In addition to seminars and workshops, 210 vendors participated in a vendor show on the last day of the conference. At the awards banquet, Founder and President Larry Zavadil named sales representative Jim Klempka of Sioux Falls, S.D. as this year's recipient of the President's Award. The honor is given each year to an individual who shows dedication to the ideals and principles of ASB, and

With the recent completion of its winter sales convention, American Solutions for Business, Glenwood, Minn., is now planning its summer convention, slated for Aug. 25-29 at Cragun's Resort in Brainerd, Minn. If the winter conference is any indication, meeting coordinators can expect a large number of attendees from the ranks of the company's sales force and its preferred vendor network. More than 160 vendors and approximately 325 salespeople from across the U.S. converged on Minneapolis' Marriott City Center in February. Said president Larry Zavadil, "Because of our decentralized structure, I believe it's important that we take the opportunity to come together, share knowledge, enrich