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In this Issue: |
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.
South Shore Expo 2006November 2, 2006
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Get concrete practical advice essential
to tackle difficult business challenges! The Professional Development
Team presents "Business
Boot Camp #3" at the Best Western Hotel in Rockland. Sponsored
by Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, P.A. and featuring presenters: |
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Joni Traficante of Direct Finance, Chairman of the Big Business Team, welcomes the crowd at the After Hours sponsored by Eastern Bank in September. |
The room was packed. Rave reviews were heard about the food, provided by the Bryantville Deli. |
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.
Norwood Luncheon – November 6, 2006Bon Caldo Hingham Luncheon - November 14, 2006Rustic Kitchen Meal: Chicken Ceaser Salad or Prosciutto & Homemade Mozzarella NOTE: The cost for Lunch and Breakfast is Pre-registration $25.00 members, $40 non-members. At the door $30.00 members, $45.00 nonmembers. First Time Attendees are invited to take a one time advantage of our member rate prior to joining the Network. Professional Development Workshop – November 16, 2006It’s More Than A Pink Cadillac! Every business wants to protect its most valued commodity, their employees! This interactive workshop will open your eyes to what your employees really want from their jobs. With money listed as #5 on employee motivational lists, this workshop will offer real ideas for incentives, building enthusiasm, excellence and growth within your organization! Kathy Hitchcock combines fifteen years of sales and management experience in the Fitness and Health Industry to the fundamentals and dynamics of the Mary Kay Corporation. Let Kathy share with you some of her training and real world experiences. Strengthen your Team and Wow your customer base, with motivation and excellence! $15.00 for members, $20.00 for nonmembers |
Psst…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. 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 invite to use the member rates. So start spreading the word today.
FREE MEMBERSHIP!!!!
A $235 Value!
The SSWBN will award one lucky member a free one year membership. The SSWBN member that brings in the most new paid memberships by June 1, 2007 will win a free one year membership. The winner will be announced at the Celebration event to be held in June, 2007.
AS IF THAT WERE NOT ENOUGH...any member that brings in a new paid membership will receive a $25 SSWBN Gift Certificate to be used as a registration fee for any of our regular networking events. There is no limit to the number of $25 SSWBN Gift Certificates you can win! If you bring in a new paid member, you get a $25 Gift Certificate, it's that simple. And if you bring in the most members - you win the Grand Prize - a free one year membership.
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.
In late September, Nadine Pfautz of C.H.A.R.T. Consulting became an adjunct professor at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy. Nadine began teaching a 10-week, 3-credit, Human Resource Management certification course for adult students; many of whom have significant years experience in management in general, and in the field of Human Resources in particular. Big things are happening for Rosemarie Lanchester this season! Rosemarie Lanchester of Sendoutcards.com will be involved with a new cable TV show, the "Laura Sheridan Show" filmed at the Comcast Studios in Norwell. It will be an uplifting show supporting women in business. Rosemarie and her Sendoutcards.com Sponsor, Jeanne White, had their first "Business After Hours" in Dedham on September 28 at the lovely meeting room facility where Jeanne lives at the Jefferson Apartments in Dedham. The "Business After Hours" will be showcased as the first "Field Trip", which will be a regular segment of the Laura Sheriden Show airing monthly on cable access Channel 9. Rosemarie and Jeanne are delighted to be part of the regular production 'crew' as the camera 'queens', sporting tiaras and supporting the guests! Finally, Rosemarie and Jeanne were featured on the Healthy Living Radio show with Candita on WATD 95.9 radio on Oct 1 to talk about their new venture Sendoutcards.com. Kathleen Burns Kingsbury of KBK Connections was recently honored in Maryland at the National Eating Disorders Association Conference as "Volunteer of the Year" due to her role as the annual Chairperson for the National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. For more information, please check out www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. Ann Marie Williams of Atmosphere Consulting was featured
in The Globe and on NECN in October. The article & TV segment "Organizer
Finds Calm Amid Closets' Chaos" discussed the organizing industry,
Atmosphere's services and specifically a "how to" for closet
organizing. Una Barrett of Gentle Giant Moving Company is proud to announce that Gentle Giant has won the Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics. An independent panel of business ethics experts singled out Gentle Giant from among more than 1,000 contenders across North America based on its exemplary business ethics. "Gentle Giant has an outstanding reputation in the marketplace," Steve Cole, president and CEO of the Council of Better Business Bureaus. "They are a shining example of how businesses that do the right thing have a real competitive advantage. Their high standards of excellence and commitment to integrity have created highly loyal customers and employees, which will serve them well as they expand into new major markets across the country." Artist Jill Flynne has been invited to join and exhibit at the Gallery of New England Artisans in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Additionally, Jill’s painting of "Teddy" has been accepted into the juried show "The Artist and the Animal" being held on Nov.3-5 2006 in Old Lyme, Conn. The show is sponsored by Pet Connections; a non-profit committed to the rescue and the responsible placement of homeless and abandoned animals. The jury consisted of 8 internationally known animal & wildlife artists and sculptors. Jill will go as a VIP guest to the exhibition’s opening night gala on Friday, Nov. 3, to enjoy the art, as well as the food, wine and music and will be recognized with a special listing on the art show website as well as in the art show catalog. Over 500 copies of the catalog will be printed and placed in the hands of our guests over the exhibition weekend. With the art show, they bring together a great group of patrons – from animal lovers to art enthusiasts. In past years, Pet Connections has welcomed over 600 guests to the show. Congrats to all of the members who are doing great things and getting recognized for it! Again, submit your good news by the 20th of every month. Would love to hear from you! Jayne M. Pelosi |
Good
news! You now have until the 20th of the month to get me your success
stories! And here are this month's movers and shakers:
Finally Jayne would also like to thank Jane
Ford for bringing Melaleuca cleaning products
into her home. "This could be a scary visual, but I actually clean
my tub while I am taking a shower. The products are so pure and
non-toxic and only smell fresh and clean. I am not afraid to get them
on my skin. I scrub my tub and shower while my conditoner is sinking
in!" Lois Wood |
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