In the News

September 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Obtaining Input with Urgency." Occupational Health & Safety.

July/August 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Out of Control? The Controller and the Family Business." Business Credit Magazine.

July 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Turnaround with Help from Your Staff." Restaurant Hospitality Magazine.

June 14, 2004. Murak, Gerry. "The business of education . . . Dad-style ." MiBiz West.

May 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Recruiters: How to Stay on Top of your Profession." Medzilla.com.

May 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Agent Buy-in: 10 Strategies for Getting Staff Involved in a Performance Turnaround." Call Center Management Review.

Spring 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Anchor Bank, Serious About Small Business." Family Business Compensation.

Spring 2004. Murak, Gerry. "Serious About Business Banking, Trustmark Banking and Financial Solutions." Family Business Compensation.

October 16, 2002 – Murak & Associates, LLC named winners of Better Business Bureau's Small Business Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.  

2001. Murak, Gerry. "The seven-alarm fire of family business compensation." The Family Business Compensation Handbook.

June 6, 2001 - Proclamation from Amherst Town Supervisor as Murak & Associates, LLC Day in Town of Amherst.

September 20, 2000 – Amherst Bee – “Gerry Murak, principal consultant with Murak & Associates, LLC spoke at the Empire State Advantage “Celebration of Excellence at Work” Conference on Tuesday September 19 in Albany, NY.”

 June 28, 2000 – The Food Bank of WNY awards Murak & Associates, LLC with certificate of special recognition for Excellence in Service for “unselfish humanitarian efforts.”

June 26, 2000 – Gerry Murak is appointed to the Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association Board of Directors. 

March 29, 2000 - Buffalo News – “Times are Changing at Yansick Lumber Company” Yansick Lumber will concentrate operations at its mill in Hunt, NY. Jim Yansick succeeds his father as president of the company. Murak & Associates LLC is assisting Yansick Lumber with its changes.” 

March 29, 2000 – The American Society for Quality Rochester recognizes Gerry Murak for speaking at their conference on “Great Ideas from Unexpected Sources” and “Turning Underachieving Organizations into a Team of Overachievers.”

March 6, 2000 – Business First quotes Gerry Murak in article on family businesses, “It pays to find out what the family wants to do!” 
"The so called DNA Club is no guarantee that family members will have the skills, ability or even interest in joining the management team of a closely held company. Therein lie potential problems as company officials attempt to draw lines of authority based not on family seniority but on good business sense, said Gerry Murak, a Williamsville consultant to family businesses.”  

January 2000 - Business First - "Gerry Murak is named to the board of directors of Leadership Buffalo.” 

December 18 1998 - Murak & Associates, LLC receives New York State's 1998 Small Business Advocate of the Year award.
"On behalf of Governor Pataki and the New York State Small Business Advisory Board, I would like to congratulate you…Your drive and determination have been exemplified through your leadership qualities and dedication to both your community and the state…thank you for all you do everyday to improve the quality of life for so many through the jobs and prosperity you help create."

June 27, 1997 - Murak & Associates, LLC receives 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year award.

"Your advocacy and business acumen and your devotion of countless hours to your business has provided jobs and enhanced the economic strength of our community, our state and our country."