Ron Ameln is a partner at SBM, publisher of St. Louis SBM Magazine (a how-to magazine for owners of small- and mid-sized businesses) and the host of the St. Louis Business Expo & Business Growth Conference (Missouri’s largest business-to-business Expo and workshop). Over the past 10 years, SBM’s event division has produced over 600 educational events for businesses, ranging from large trade shows to small board meetings.