By Della Domingo
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Discovery Studios is seeking SEMA Showgoers with big personalities who would make for an exciting TV show.
The communications group will attend the 2017 SEMA Show, October 31–November 2, in Las Vegas, seeking individuals who own or work at a one-of-a-kind garage, or who are doing something groundbreaking in the world of selling and/or restoring cars.
By SEMA Editors
 The SEMA Data Co-op is offering free data management consultations during the 2017 SEMA Show. |
The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) team will be out in full force during Show week to offer free data-management consultations in booth #20679.
“We are very excited about this year’s SEMA Show,” said Craig Schmutzler, SDC vice president of operations. “For the first time, we will have a presence in two booths. We have our original location in Central Hall and, new for 2017, we will have a booth (#33240) in the Business Services section of the South Hall. We are also pleased to announce the release of our new User Interface (UI), which matches impressive technical sophistication with the easy-to-use, web-based dashboard our members expect. Please stop by one of our booths to see first-hand how our new UI operates, and let one of our staff give you an overview of SEMA Data Co-op’s data services.”
The SDC is scheduling meetings every hour from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during the Show (until Friday at 4:00 p.m.). The SDC booth is located behind the Ford display in Central Hall, in the raised meeting room #20679.
“The SEMA Data Co-op is the only industry-owned and -operated product-data repository with a brand-new user dashboard we call SDC 2.0, and expert assistance to get your data in order,” said Jim Graven, director of membership. “We really enjoy the opportunity to meet with companies that have struggled with their data, or just don’t know where to start. And data receivers love our program, which provides unlimited data exports at no charge to SEMA members.”
For more information, contact Allen Horwitz at allenh@semadatacoop.org or call 888-958-6698, ext. 9.
By SEMA Editors
The SEMA Data Co-op is offering free data management consultations during the 2017 SEMA Show. |
The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) team will be out in full force during Show week to offer free data-management consultations in booth #20679.
“We are very excited about this year’s SEMA Show,” said Craig Schmutzler, SDC vice president of operations. “For the first time, we will have a presence in two booths. We have our original location in Central Hall and, new for 2017, we will have a booth (#33240) in the Business Services section of the South Hall. We are also pleased to announce the release of our new User Interface (UI), which matches impressive technical sophistication with the easy-to-use, web-based dashboard our members expect. Please stop by one of our booths to see first-hand how our new UI operates, and let one of our staff give you an overview of SEMA Data Co-op’s data services.”
The SDC is scheduling meetings every hour from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during the Show (until Friday at 4:00 p.m.). The SDC booth is located behind the Ford display in Central Hall, in the raised meeting room #20679.
“The SEMA Data Co-op is the only industry-owned and -operated product-data repository with a brand-new user dashboard we call SDC 2.0, and expert assistance to get your data in order,” said Jim Graven, director of membership. “We really enjoy the opportunity to meet with companies that have struggled with their data, or just don’t know where to start. And data receivers love our program, which provides unlimited data exports at no charge to SEMA members.”
For more information, contact Allen Horwitz at allenh@semadatacoop.org or call 888-958-6698, ext. 9.
By SEMA Editors
The SEMA Data Co-op is offering free data management consultations during the 2017 SEMA Show. |
The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) team will be out in full force during Show week to offer free data-management consultations in booth #20679.
“We are very excited about this year’s SEMA Show,” said Craig Schmutzler, SDC vice president of operations. “For the first time, we will have a presence in two booths. We have our original location in Central Hall and, new for 2017, we will have a booth (#33240) in the Business Services section of the South Hall. We are also pleased to announce the release of our new User Interface (UI), which matches impressive technical sophistication with the easy-to-use, web-based dashboard our members expect. Please stop by one of our booths to see first-hand how our new UI operates, and let one of our staff give you an overview of SEMA Data Co-op’s data services.”
The SDC is scheduling meetings every hour from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during the Show (until Friday at 4:00 p.m.). The SDC booth is located behind the Ford display in Central Hall, in the raised meeting room #20679.
“The SEMA Data Co-op is the only industry-owned and -operated product-data repository with a brand-new user dashboard we call SDC 2.0, and expert assistance to get your data in order,” said Jim Graven, director of membership. “We really enjoy the opportunity to meet with companies that have struggled with their data, or just don’t know where to start. And data receivers love our program, which provides unlimited data exports at no charge to SEMA members.”
For more information, contact Allen Horwitz at allenh@semadatacoop.org or call 888-958-6698, ext. 9.
By SEMA Editors
Don’t miss the opportunity to join the nearly 50 companies that have already registered to participate in the second annual SEMA Show Student Career Day, Monday, October 30, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The registration deadline is Friday, October 13.
“Student Career Day is unique in that we focus solely on the automotive industry and bring students who are passionate about the automotive aftermarket,” said SEMA Senior Director of Education Zane Clark. “Many times, career fairs are limited to local opportunities and represent a number of industries. At the SEMA Student Career Day, all participating companies are specific to the automotive aftermarket and represent a national footprint. Further, it is held against the backdrop of the SEMA Show, where students get the opportunity to learn more about our industry and experience it first-hand.”
The event will run from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Companies will be provided a table and basic signage at no charge. The 2016 program included more than 40 companies and 650 students, many of whom were offered jobs from the event.
For questions, please contact SEMA’s Senior Director of Education Zane Clark.
By SEMA Editors
Don’t miss the opportunity to join the nearly 50 companies that have already registered to participate in the second annual SEMA Show Student Career Day, Monday, October 30, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. The registration deadline is Friday, October 13.
“Student Career Day is unique in that we focus solely on the automotive industry and bring students who are passionate about the automotive aftermarket,” said SEMA Senior Director of Education Zane Clark. “Many times, career fairs are limited to local opportunities and represent a number of industries. At the SEMA Student Career Day, all participating companies are specific to the automotive aftermarket and represent a national footprint. Further, it is held against the backdrop of the SEMA Show, where students get the opportunity to learn more about our industry and experience it first-hand.”
The event will run from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Companies will be provided a table and basic signage at no charge. The 2016 program included more than 40 companies and 650 students, many of whom were offered jobs from the event.
For questions, please contact SEMA’s Senior Director of Education Zane Clark.
By SEMA Editors
Celebrate the industry with your colleagues at the SEMA Show Industry Awards Banquet, featuring a formal sit-down dinner and entertainment from rock supergroup and fellow gearheads Billy F Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Jeff Beck and Michael Anthony.
The four musicians will be backed by Vaughan’s Tilt-A-Whirl Band. While each is respected for his individual notable music contributions, they are also well-known as hot-rod enthusiasts, and each has an enviable stable of rods and customs.
“This is an extremely exciting opportunity to see four legendary musicians who are all ‘car guys’ play together at the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet,” said Chris Kersting, president and CEO. “It’s a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity available only to Show attendees.”
The SEMA Industry Awards Banquet is the automotive specialty-equipment market’s premier awards ceremony where industry excellence and achievements are celebrated. Held annually on Thursday evening during the week of the SEMA Show, the event is the industry’s single largest gala attended by nearly 3,000 automotive icons, professionals, supporters and celebrities.
Tickets are still available to SEMA Showgoers and include a formal sit-down dinner. The program also includes the announcement of the SEMA Person of the Year, Manufacturer of the Year, WD of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year, and Gen-III Innovator of the Year awards, and pays tribute to this year’s SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—GiGi Carleton, Doug Evans and Barry Meguiar.
All SEMA Show exhibitors qualify to obtain a limited number of free tickets to the banquet. Tickets can also be purchased by any Showgoer at www.SEMAShow.com/awards-banquet.
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| Billy F Gibbons | Jeff Beck |
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| Jimmie Vaughan | Michael Anthony |
By SEMA Editors
Celebrate the industry with your colleagues at the SEMA Show Industry Awards Banquet, featuring a formal sit-down dinner and entertainment from rock supergroup and fellow gearheads Billy F Gibbons, Jimmie Vaughan, Jeff Beck and Michael Anthony.
The four musicians will be backed by Vaughan’s Tilt-A-Whirl Band. While each is respected for his individual notable music contributions, they are also well-known as hot-rod enthusiasts, and each has an enviable stable of rods and customs.
“This is an extremely exciting opportunity to see four legendary musicians who are all ‘car guys’ play together at the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet,” said Chris Kersting, president and CEO. “It’s a rare, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity available only to Show attendees.”
The SEMA Industry Awards Banquet is the automotive specialty-equipment market’s premier awards ceremony where industry excellence and achievements are celebrated. Held annually on Thursday evening during the week of the SEMA Show, the event is the industry’s single largest gala attended by nearly 3,000 automotive icons, professionals, supporters and celebrities.
Tickets are still available to SEMA Showgoers and include a formal sit-down dinner. The program also includes the announcement of the SEMA Person of the Year, Manufacturer of the Year, WD of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year, and Gen-III Innovator of the Year awards, and pays tribute to this year’s SEMA Hall of Fame inductees—GiGi Carleton, Doug Evans and Barry Meguiar.
All SEMA Show exhibitors qualify to obtain a limited number of free tickets to the banquet. Tickets can also be purchased by any Showgoer at www.SEMAShow.com/awards-banquet.
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| Billy F Gibbons | Jeff Beck |
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| Jimmie Vaughan | Michael Anthony |
By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff
The U.S. Treasury Department reversed a 2016 proposal to limit family-owned businesses’ use of minority and marketability discounts when calculating the estate tax under Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code. SEMA joined with many other organizations in opposing the 2016 proposed rule. The regulation threatened to raise the estate tax for a family-owned business by 30% to 50%. The minority interest and marketability discounts recognize that family beneficiaries usually can’t sell the inherited income at the valued rate when it is a family-controlled business.
For 2017, the lifetime exclusion against the federal estate tax is $5.49 million ($10.98 million for couples), with a maximum tax rate of 40%.
For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.
By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff
The U.S. Treasury Department reversed a 2016 proposal to limit family-owned businesses’ use of minority and marketability discounts when calculating the estate tax under Section 2704 of the Internal Revenue Code. SEMA joined with many other organizations in opposing the 2016 proposed rule. The regulation threatened to raise the estate tax for a family-owned business by 30% to 50%. The minority interest and marketability discounts recognize that family beneficiaries usually can’t sell the inherited income at the valued rate when it is a family-controlled business.
For 2017, the lifetime exclusion against the federal estate tax is $5.49 million ($10.98 million for couples), with a maximum tax rate of 40%.
For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.