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"Networking is finding fast whom you need to get what you need in any given situation and helping others do the same."
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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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Our July Garden Tour & Business After
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LUNCHEON
SCHEDULE:Our 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. Increase your visibility to prospective clients and referral sources by participating in any of our events. All luncheons run from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m.
NEW LOCATION!!Norwood Luncheon – July 31, 2006Bon Caldo The Brockton Rox Game and Barbeque to benefit the SSWBN Educational FoundationThe Shaw's Center Hingham Luncheon - August 8, 2006Sponsored by Raquel Mullaney of Comfort Keepers Rustic Kitchen Meal: Chicken Panini or Salmon over salad Plymouth Luncheon -August 16, 2006East Bay Grill Meal: Spinach Salad with Grilled Chicken or Broiled Scrod Brown Bag Seminar – August 17, 2006"Financial Independence & Retirement Goals" Cheryle Brady of RBC Dain Rauscher will discuss the rules that may apply to your financial situation and offer some potential strategies that may help improve your situation during retirement
Cheryle focuses on retirement planning by offering a wide array of investment opportunities in order to develop a practical and realistic retirement plan. She believes that he most important ingredient for financial success is to establish a long term financial goal in order to secure comfortable retirements. Cheryle is relationship oriented and places a high premium on trust will all of her clients. She enhances her financial expertise by participating in education seminars, workshops and courses. By working closely with clients to formulate investment strategies, she believes that communication is a key factor in the financial process. $15.00 for members, $20.00 for nonmembers Classic Best Ball Golf Outing - Friday, August 18, 20067:00 a.m. registration, 7:30 a.m. shotgun start Amateurs and novices alike meet each year to play in the SSWBN Classic Best Ball Golf Outing. The event provides a great opportunity to relax, have some fun, and do some extra networking. The golf course continues to be a great place to do business. We promise a fun day for all skill levels - even beginners. Individual Player - $99.00 Foursome - $375.00 Lunch Only (non-golfers): $25.00
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NOTE: The cost for Lunch and Breakfast is Pre-registration $25.00 members, $40.00 nonmembers. At the door $30.00 members, $45.00 nonmembers.
First Time Attendees are invited to take advantage of our member rate prior to joining the Network.
Keep in mind that each new member that joins the South Shore Women's Business Network earns someone a free lunch. It could be you. Here's your chance to help your network grow its membership. Bring a guest at the member rate! You can extend this offer to just about anyone: colleagues, friends, family and even clients. If your guest joins the network and gives you credit we will give you a coupon to attend one of our regularly scheduled events for free. We all know that SSWBN is a great place for coaching, contacts and collaboration, so why not share that with your acquaintances. We want to help grow their businesses. There is no limit to the number of guests you can introduce to the Network. So start spreading the word today.
NOTE: REGISTRATION POLICY |
Cancellation Policy: Must be received 2 business days prior to 5:00 p.m. for credit to alternate meetings.
Jan Hellew, PC Guru Computer TutorThe 5 second commute — work from home or wherever you are!Whether you are working from home, the local coffee shop, a client’s
office, or the cybercafé in Hawaii, technology makes it possible.
Jan Hellew, owner of PC GURU showed SSWBN members how to make your job
easier using the technology available today. She helped sort through
all the pros and cons of some of the leading technology. And she geared
the workshop to a level everyone could understand, even the technology
challenged! She explained the technology and the defined some of the
common language, and terms. Lots of questions
were asked about keeping the computer virus free. An explanation of viruses
and the different kinds of free tools available to keep your computer
clean. Microsoft provides a free scanner for malware as well as a free
firewall so you don’t need to purchase expensive
programs that come loaded on your computer when you buy it, and then
expire within 90 days. Some of the questions answered were regarding the basic tools for a home or mobile office:
About Jan Hellew Janis Hellew has operated her business, PC-GURU COMPUTER TUTOR from home since 2000. She has been consulting from home since 1995. Computer and internet guru Janis Hellew, has over ten years experience providing training, technical support, technical writing, and network management to women seeking to maximize the power of the Internet. She has worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the National Resource Center in Harrisburg PA. She has facilitated a national forum on developing telecommunications networks and created the Violence Against Women Internet site, http://Vawnet.org with a team of national experts. Janis created a network which connects all the battered women shelters in the state to facilitate emergency services to woman and children. She trained the staff of each shelter on utilizing the computers and the internet. She created the Massachusetts domestic violence site http://janedoe.org and manage a team of experts to develop an internet presence for domestic violence through a grant from AOL and other companies. She created the keyword "domestic violence" site on AOL. Janis has presented at numerous state and national conferences including the National Governors Conference and has taught workshops on using the internet, and computer-internet skills in Denver, New Orleans, Pittsburg, DC. and elsewhere. She published a paper entitled, " Creating a safety net for women and children using technology." Janis Hellew is the owner of PC GURU Computer Tutor which provides computer repair, technical support, network management and website design since 2000. She teaches computer courses at Hull High School, Cambridge Cable TV Station, and Wellsprings. She is also a photographer, videographer, and musician. Jan Hellew |
Susan Hammond is a 2006 recipient of The President’s Call to Action Award (www.presidentialserviceawards.gov) which recognizes individuals with over 4,000 hours of lifetime community service. The award acknowledges Susan’s work as a co-founder of both the South Shore Women’s Business Network and the Center for Women & Enterprise, her role as chair of the Duxbury Council on Aging and involvement with the Fuller Craft Museum, New England’s home for contemporary craft. The award further recognizes her role as a past and present board member and volunteer with area non-profits in particular Hingham Symphony Orchestra and the Arts & Business Council/Boston. Susan is Principal of CFO Strategies. Susan thanks Paula & Bill Harris of WH Cornerstone Investments for nominating her for this award. Laura Willis of Willis-Works Communications was given a certificate by the South Shore Elder Services and an official U.S. House of Representatives certificate of appreciation from Congressman Delahunt's office for her "outstanding services to the South Shore Elder Services" for the design of their promotional brochures. The South Shore Elder Services is a non-profit organization that supports elders to remain safely in the home and the community. Ann Marie Williams of Atmosphere Consulting (Home & Office
Organizing, Congrats to all of the members who are doing great things and getting recognized for it! Submit your good news by the 10th of every month. Would love to hear from you! Jayne M. Pelosi |
Rosemarie
K. Lanchester, of RKL Associates is announcing that she will now be
exclusively endorsed by all 6 branches of The Bank of Canton. She
was referred to the Bank by a long term friend, Cheryl McCormick
of Eastern Bank. She will be providing 'extra special care' to
all of Bank of Canton's commercial customers for her credit card merchant
services program through her new affiliation Nationwide Payment Solutions
from Maine.
Rosemarie Lanchester of RKL Associates and Sendoutcards.com would like to thank the following members for becoming regular senders of cards: Maria Recalde of Sheehan, Bass, Phinney and Green, Donna MacPherson of South Shore Hospital, Marea Santos of S.O.S. Organizational Services, Jill Flynne of Jill Flynne Designs, Jane Ford of Melaleuca-The Wellness Company, and Jennifer Anastasiades of Home Helpers. Rosemarie would also like to thank Molly Garrity
from Williams Coal and Oil and Cheryle
Brady from RBC
Dain Raucher for their ongoing emotional support. So, if your networking closes a sale or gets you a job, great! But even if it never does, if your networking helps you or helps someone who needs it, then you have the best network of all...and we do in the South Shore Women’s Business Network! Lois Wood |
Jill
Flynne of Jill Flynne Designs wishes to thank:
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