20 NOVEMBER 2017 • FOGHORN CONVENTIONREPORT “ A n investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin wrote that in 1758 in The Way to Wealth and it still holds true 259 years later for companies that encourage their employees to attend educational conferences to increase their job knowledge. Training experts posit a cornucopia of sound reasons why business owners should invest in their firm and their workers by sending them to events such as conventions and conferences that provide hours of live educational opportunities that simply cannot be replicated by sitting at a computer and watching a webinar that offers no interaction. And, passenger vessel operators are no exception. Attending the PVA Annual Convention at MariTrends 2018 is an opportunity to invest in the operation by sending employees to Savannah, GA, January 28-31. Attending Professional Education Events is a Business Investment By Karen Rainbolt, FOGHORN Managing Editor Here are just some of the top reasons why successful business owners want their employees to attend professional conventions and conferences: Learn There’s new information coming out all the time. Do you really have the time to sift through it all to find the nuggets that may change your business and help it Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, Savannah, GA