Starting and Running a Small Business: "McNamara on Money" Webinar Features Experts Including Longfellow Benefits' Pat Haraden, April 23

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - Apr 14, 2011) - A free webinar/radio simulcast, "Starting and Running a Small Business: Practical Advice and Strategies," will be held on April 23, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDT.

This "McNamara on Money Radio" webinar and radio show will provide participants with practical advice on choosing the right business entity, legal and tax considerations in starting and running a business, as well as employee benefits strategies and issues a business owner may face.

The panel of experts includes, Joanne Butterall, attorney; Tom Astore, Certified Public Accountant; Patrick Haraden, employee benefits consultant; and Mike McNamara, retirement and financial planner.

If you're thinking about starting your own business or are operating a business, this forum will give you an opportunity to ask the experts questions about your situation. A live PowerPoint presentation will provide more detailed information for attendees.

Webinar participants should tune their radio to 95.9 FM in Massachusetts or go to http://www.959watd.org and click on "listen live" for audio.

Free registration for this information-packed webinar is online at http://959watd.org/programming/weekends/saturday/mcnamara-on-money/.

A widely published author in leading industry and business publications, Haraden is a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS), Registered Employee Benefits Consultant (REBC), Registered Health Underwriter (RHU), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and has a Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA) in Taxation. He has taught courses on employee benefits at Suffolk University.

Serving organizations in New England and nationally, Longfellow Benefits provides employee benefits, retirement plans and executive benefits. The firm's technical depth, breadth of expertise, infrastructure, nimbleness, and service delivery help employers optimize each benefits dollar. Longfellow Benefits has been named to Boston Business Journal's Best Places to Work five years in a row.

For more information, visit www.longfellowbenefits.com or call 617-351-6000.