Bennington Library – May 16, 2012 from 1-3 PM

Rutland – May 30, 2012 from 1-3 PM. The workshop will take place at BROC, 60 Center St.

Please register in advance by contacting Annette Hoyle at 665-1744 or 800-717-2762 or ahoyle@broc.org.

Join VWBC and Paul Haigh of Edwards Jones for an informative presentation on smart ways to prepare for retirement. This event is FREE and open to the public.

DATE: Monday, June 4, 2012

TIME: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; bring a bag lunch if you choose

LOCATION: New VWBC Office at 327 Barre-Montpelier Rd. (Route 302) in Berlin. See home page for complete directions.

Paul has been a Finacial Advisor in Central Vermont for the last twelve years. He is a fully licensed broker dealer and fully licesned to sell insurance. He has worked with both the private and public secotrs.

Registration is not required. For more information, please contact VWBC at 479-9813 or vwbc@cvcac.org.

What: VWBC Networking Luncheon – Creating a Strategic Success Plan for your Business with guest speaker Raquel Ferns Lefebvre

When: Monday, May 7, 2012 from 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Where: At our new VWBC home office; 327 Barre-Montpelier Rd. in Berlin (see directions on home page)

FREE EVENT – Bring your own lunch  

Join VWBC and Raquel Ferns Lefebvre for this interactive workshop and learn to:

• Identify your strengths and use them to your advantage
• Use visual tools to clarify business goals and maintain focus on your business plan
• Improve assertive communication to increase business and social network effectiveness

Raquel is a licensed psychologist who runs her own successful private practice. She enjoys helping others develop skills to build their own successful businesses.

Open to all aspiring and current women and men business owners

Registration not required – just show up!

Bring your business marketing materials to share!

For more information please contact facilitator and VWBC Business Counselor Mary Johnson at 479-7439 or mjohnson@cvcac.org.

 This event generously sponsored by KEYBANK.

Madeleine Kunin is the Keynote Speaker on “Why Women Start Their Own Business: A Look at the New Feminist Agenda”

Conference Agenda:

8:00 Registration Opens

8:45 Welcome

9:15 Madeleine Kunin

10:30 Break

10:40 Member Announcement

11:15 Breakout Session 1

12:00 Lunch

1:30 Breakout Session 2

2:45 Break

3:00 Jen Mayer

4:15 Closing Remarks

4:30 Social Hour Begins

For more information, visit www.wbon.org or email director@wbon.org.

DATE: Wednesday, April 18

TIME: 2 pm to 7 pm

PLACE: Burlington City Hall, Contois Auditorium

FREE and open to the public

WORKSHOPS:

3:00 – Commercial Credit: Getting the Money you Need

4:00 – Guerilla Marketing: Creative, Low Cost Ideas for Getting the Word Out

6:00 –  Listening to your Business

For more information contact Vallerie Morse at SBA 802-828-4422 ext. 211.

This event sponsored by the US Small Business Administration, City of Burlington CEDO and CVOEO.

When:  Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 1-3:00 pm

Where: Bennington Library, 101 Silver St., Bennington

VWBC and BROC invite you to this second installment of the “Business as a Lost Art” series of workshops being offered monthly in both Bennington and Rutland.

FREE and open to the public – you do not need to have gone to previous workshops to attend.

You will discover what gets the ball rolling to stand out in the crowd through marketing. See how you can increase your knowldege through marketing to make your business a successful adventure! Highlights:

• standing out in the crowd
• marketing yourself and your business with passion
• resources to assist you

While this event is free, we request that you register in advance so we can have enough materials on hand. To register and for more information, please call Annette K. Hoyle at 802-665-1744 or email ahoyle@broc.org.

BROC is a satellite office of the VT Women’s Business Center.

When:  Wednesday, April 25, 2012 from 1-3:00 pm

Where: BROC, 60 Center St., Rutland

VWBC and BROC invite you to this second installment of the “Business as a Lost Art” series of workshops being offered monthly in both Bennington and Rutland.

FREE and open to the public – you do not need to have gone to previous workshops to attend.

You will discover what gets the ball rolling to stand out in the crowd through marketing. See how you can increase your knowldege through marketing to make your business a successful adventure!

 Highlights:

• standing out in the crowd
• marketing yourself and your business with passion
• resources to assist you

While this event is free, we request that you register in advance so we can have enough materials on hand. To register and for more information, please call Annette K. Hoyle at 802-665-1744 or email ahoyle@broc.org.

BROC is a satellite office of the VT Women’s Business Center.

Top 10 Marketing Tips with Amy Mattinat of Auto Craftsman

Date: Monday, April 2, 2012

Time: 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

Location: Community National Bank Conference Room (second floor), 316 North Main St., Barre.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to construction, the section of North Main St. in front of Community National in Barre is closed. Traffic is being routed down Summer St. which runs parrallel to Main St.

From Summer St., look for South Seminary or Cottage Streets. The turn for the Barre Auditorium is opposite South Seminary St. Drive down either and park in the parking lot between them ( Lenny’s Shoes and Soups “N Greens Restaurant are there).  CNB is across the street.

As always, this event is FREE and open to all business women and men and those aspiring to be business owners. 

Bring your own lunch.

The business that markets best….wins. No matter how good you are at what you do – if people don’t know about your product or service, they won’t buy from your business. This workshop will give you concrete tools, ideas, and plans that you can immediately put into action for little or no money that  creates sales and cash flow.

Registration is not required- just show up….and bring a friend!

Bring your business marketing materials to share. Meet with other business owners.

Contact VWBC facilitator, Mary Johnson for more information at 479-7439 or mjohnson@cvcac.org.

WHEN: March 7, 2012

TIME: 1:00-3:00 PM

WHERE: BROC, 60 Center St., Rutland

FREE and open to the public!

In this first installment of the series, you will hear the stories of people who have struggled to overcome the misadventures of having a poor credit score or no credit history at all. You will see how you can increase your knowledge to make your business a successful adventure!

Highlights include: understanding your credit score; achieve economic success; saving thousands of dollars; resources to assist you.

For more information or to register, contact Annette Hoyle by phone at 802-665-1744 or 800-717-2762 or email ahoyle@broc.org.

Presented by BROC; produced by Annie E. Casey Foundation

presented by Amy Mattinat of Auto Craftsmen

When: Monday, February 6, 2012 from 11:30-1:30. Bring your own lunch!

Where: VWBC, 8 South Main St., Barre (second floor)

FREE and open to women and men.

The business that markets best….wins. No matter how good you are at what you do – if people don’t know about your product or service, they won’t buy from your business. This workshop will give you concrete tools, ideas, and plans that you can immediately put into action for little or no money that  creates sales and cash flow.

Registration is not required- just show up….and bring a friend!

Bring your business marketing materials to share. Meet with other business owners.

For more information contact Mary Johnson at VWBC: 479-7439 or mjohnson@cvcac.org.

If the weather is bad, check in with Mary that morning to find out if the presentation is still going to take place.