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Ed Fund UpdatePurchase tickets to the Atlantic Symphony, Sunday, April 27, 2008, 4:30pm at Granite Links Quarry Hills, Quincy, MA. All profits go to support our scholarship and grant programs! Ask about our Learning Lottery! Educational Grants available to SSWBN members! Find out more We awarded $4,000 in scholarships to 3 deserving candidates at this year's Celebration. We also awarded our second Learning Lottery grant! Get your red hot KEY FINDERS and help send a woman in transition back to school. For details, contact Veva Johnson. 781-335-4055 |
The best networkers don’t give you the best answers; they ask you the best questions.
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Put the South Shore Women’s Business Network to work for you. See and be seen at any or all of the events outlined below.
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SCHEDULE: Free Business After HoursTuesday, April 1 Lunch & Learn Brown Bag“Optimizing Your Website” presented by Beth Sobiloff Bring your lunch, the Network provides drinks and desserts as Beth starts off the Marketing Matters segment of our lunch and learn series with tips on how to best utilize your website for business growth. Selling Strategies SeminarA seminar for professionals who might not want to, but need to “sell” what they’ve got. Presented by local author and coach, Jim Della Volpe. Location: Eastern Bank, 80 Washington St., (Rt. 53), Norwell Networking LunchesOur regionally located luncheon events are developed to give you lots of opportunity to get connected on the South Shore. Enjoy great food, introductions from everyone attending and facilitated networking. Take the opportunity to increase your visibility to prospective clients and referral sources! NOTE: The cost for Lunch is Pre-registration $25.00 members, $40 non-members. First Time Attendees are invited to take a one time advantage of our member rate prior to joining the Network. Hingham LunchRustic Kitchen at
Derby Street Shoppes Sponsored by: Mary Noone of Shutter By the Sea & Yvonne Bridges of Mary Kay: partnering to offer a special photography and pampering Mother’s Day Gift Package. Please contact Mary Noone (mary@shutterbythesea.com)or Yvonne Bridges (ybridges1@marykay.com). Plymouth LunchEast Bay Grille,
Plymouth Center Networking BreakfastRadisson Hotel, Rockland Presenting Sue Burton, on “Marketing with a Sense of Humor” SAVE THE DATE:
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NOTE: REGISTRATION POLICY - To receive the Pre-registration price, reservations must be received no later than 2 business days prior to the event. This includes mail, e-mail, fax, and telephone calls. At the door, walk-in registrations are always welcome.
Cancellation Policy: Must be received 2 business days prior to 5:00 p.m. for credit to alternate meetings.
Welcome to all of this month’s new members!! |
George Boerger Jennifer Curran Shannon Donovan Mary Hamel |
Christy Kendrick Brian Leavitt Kathleen Ogar Mary Jean Shultz Joan Wright
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Working with member businesses providing Sponsorship and Partnership opportunities to increase the visibility, credibility, and the public image of your business, while contributing to the impact SSWBN has in the area business community. ******** Each month we feature a "Partner piece". This is an informational segment from one of our partners that we can all learn from. This Month’s "partner piece" comes from Donna Toma-Lawlor of George Washington Toma TV & Appliance. February 17, 2009: Are You ready?For over 55 years, George Washington Toma TV & Appliance, Inc. has been a leader on the South Shore in providing Home Entertainment products to you and your family. This fact sheet is part of our ongoing commitment to help educate you about the transition to all-digital broadcasting. The Biggest Change Since Color TV Why is America Switching to Digital Television (DTV)? How Do I Switch to DTV?
For more information about George Washington Toma, Please contact Donna Toma-Lawlor at 781-335-6435 or DTLawlor@gwtoma.com ******************************* The Network thanks all of its partners! Platinum partner:Eastern Bank– Providing investment, lending and other financial products to small businesses and individuals. Silver partners:Watch All Pest Management - Integrated Pest Management limiting the use of pesticides to effectively control pests. Elizabeth Pineault CPA – A full service CPA firm offering tax and compliance services to individuals and corporations. George Washington Toma - 100% customer satisfaction on appliances – locally! Professional Bookkeeping Services – Offering Bookkeeping services. C.H.A.R.T. Consulting - Conducting Human resource
Assessments and ************** ************** Katie Howard |
Working to help you make the most of your membership experience. Congratulations to our March NovasEach month the SSWBN Membership Team recognizes a member(s) who exemplifies the qualities of a Networking Nova. A person(s) who embodies the Network’s core values of coaching, contacts and collaboration. Someone who is visible at many SSWBN events and who treats others with respect and dignity. In addition, this person(s) utilizes the Network to build his/her business and helps others do the same. Congratulations to our March Novas: Patty Funder of LaserLight Skin
Clinic http://www.laserlightskin.com/ News on the Newsletter:Starting May 1 our Network Newsletter will have a whole new look and will include a couple new features. We are continuing our Movin' On Up and Connections columns. And will be adding a Q&A Member Profile and an Advertorial Educational Column, both of which are paid opportunities for members to increase visibility and credibility. For information on these new opportunities, please contact the Network Office. Remember members can submit to the Movin' On Up and Connections Columns by the 18th of each month for inclusion in the next month’s newsletter. Members can share recent successes, promotions, recognitions in Movin' On Up by emailing submission to Jayne Pelosi at: jayne@renaissanceinteriordesign.com For thank you’s and to announce recent Network connections you have made, email your info to Kristen Ford-Hernandez at:kristen@premierepros.com Member businesses mentioned in these columns are hotlinked to member websites, thereby increasing your Google ranking. REMEMBER SUBMISSIONS MUST BE TO JAYNE OR KRISTEN BY THE 18TH OF THE MONTH. Board of Director Nominations:SSWBN is governed by a 12 member Board of Directors. Directors serve on the Board for a 3 year term and work to fulfill the mission of SSWBN – coaching, contacts, and collaboration. The requirements for serving on the Board are as following:
The SSWBN Nominating Team is currently accepting nominations to the Board of Directors. Members may nominate themselves or other members and can do so my emailing names of nominees to: SSWBN President, Raquel Mullaney at: raquelmullaney@comfortkeepers.com NOMINATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 15TH. Rayna Minder |
Paula Harris of WH Cornerstone Investments presented Money Matters: Seven Things That Every Savvy Woman Needs to Know to be Wealthy at the second annual all-day educational conference for business and professional women put on by the Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce called Elements for Excellence 2008. Tiffanie Williams of Tiffanie Williams & Co., Inc. of Quincy, MA, is proud to announce that her company has attained certification through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). A Women’s Business Enterprise is defined as an independent business that is at least 51 percent owned and controlled by a woman. As one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the nation, WBENC certification is an exciting and essential new resource for Tiffanie Williams & Co. Tiffanie Williams & Co. is also certified by the State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Assistance (SOMWBA). SOMWBA is an agency that seeks to promote the development of minority and women owned and operated business, enterprises and non-profit organizations. These are great achievements as Tiffanie Williams & Co celebrates their 10th year in business! Send me your good news by the 18th of each month and share your success with the Network. Enthusiasm for your work can be contagious-let’s try to catch it! Remember, if you do what you love, you will never work another day in your life! Happy Spring!! Jayne M. Pelosi |
Sherry
Alpert, Principal of Sherry Alpert Corporate
Communications (Hello everyone, I am so excited to be taking over the Connections piece of the newsletter. Thank you to Lois Wood for doing such a wonderful job and for handing off the reigns to me. This column is a true testament of how great the network is and how much actual networking goes on. It’s a fantastic way to say ‘thank you’ or “job well done” to a deserving member. Whether you’ve collaborated with a fellow member, or want to thank one, please take a moment to share it with the network. Now on with the connections... Judy Rodriguez would like to send out a few thank-you’s on behalf of Watch All. First to Brenda Wornum-Moore, from BWM Consulting, for conducting a training seminar for the Watch All staff. Brenda made the seminar very interactive and the many staff who participated came away with some very useful information. And, to Lois Wood of Lois Wood Communications for assisting with the design of Watch All’s new banner. It looks great! Lastly, a big ‘thank-you’ to Image Resolutions in Norwell for printing the banner. Watch All will display the banner with pride! Kathleen Teehan of PI Worldwide would like to thank Craig and Alison Guido of Almar Builders. They recently completed a bathroom remodel for Kathleen and it came out beautifully. Almar’s carpenter, Mark, is incredibly talented and very methodical and detail oriented in his workmanship. It looks great! I would like to thank Janet Laberge of Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Premiere Pros hired DDDC to pick up and remove some debris from a roofing job. Janet was expeditious and very reasonably priced. Our customer commented on what a dynamo she was. Thank you so much Janet. We have more jobs coming your way! I also want to thank Janet Doyle of Professional Bookkeeping Services. She helped Premiere Pros tremendously by getting us on the right track with maintaining our books! Please remember to send me any and all ‘connections’ you’ve made and I’ll be sure to include it in next month’s newsletter. Thanks to all who submitted entries. I look forward to seeing you at the next SSWBN event. Til then…. Happy Networking! Kristen Ford-Hernandez |
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