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Conducted the 4th Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. CST, and moderated by two senior Womens Business Center Advisory Board Members/Mentors, the Women's Business Assistance Forum is the fast track way to stay current on ideas, issues and trends affecting women business owners.
To be included, simply register and pay $5.00 online by clicking below. The price goes up to $10.00 on the day of the call.
May
Topic: Special Rags to Riches Series
From time to time, we will bring you special guests to share with you
their real life experiences of building their businesses into million
dollar companies. The first in the series is a conversation
with George Anderson.
About the Speaker:
George Anderson is founder of Anderson & Anderson, the
first global provider of
anger management, stress management, communication and emotional
intelligence
and the most widely used anger management model in the world.
In an era in which many psychiatrists,
psychologists and couch-committed
psychoanalysts are being financially squeezed by managed-care paperwork
and shrinking
reimbursements, George Anderson is building an empire.
April
Topic: "Without Change, there would be no butterflies."
Speaker: Sandy
Lawrence
About
the Speaker: Sandy Lawrence is an Advisor for the
Womens Business Center and is owner of Preceptive Marketing, an award
winning marketing and public relations company.
March
topic: Financials for Newbies
Speaker: Rhonda
Ryan, CPA
About the Speaker: Rhonda
Ryan is a CPA with a private parctice that has included Fortune 50
clients. In 2004, she was honored as a Woman of Excellence by the
Federation of Houston Professional Women. She is a Past Senior Advisor
for the Womens Business Center, a Past Chairman of Services Cooperative
Association and a 2006 graduate of the Womens Business Center Executive
Program.
February
topic: Purpose of the Mission Statement
Speaker: Cathy James
About the Speaker:
Catherine James is President of Dixie Cullen Interests, one of the
largest industrial storage facilities in the United States - an
industry traditionally ruled by men. She was recently named among the
Top 15 Women in Gulf Transportation in the nation. In 2003 she was
recognized as a Top 10 Business Woman by the American Business Women's
Association, from a membership of more than 650,000 women. In 2000, she
was honored as a Woman of Excellence by the Federation of Houston
Professional Women. Catherine is past Chair of the Texas Business
Incubator Association and Former Chair of the Womens Business Center
Advisory Board.
January
topic: Business Strategy
Speaker: Kathleen
O'Brien
About the Speaker:
Kathleen O'Brien is currently retired
from the firm she founded, Business Support Center, one of the first
"virtual assistant" companies in the United States.
She is an Executive Advisor for the
Womens Business Center, a Past Chairman of Services Cooperative
Association and a 1995 graduate of the Womens Business Center Program.
December topic:
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Speaker: Rosemary
Behrens
About the Speaker:
Reverend Rosemary Behrens is an ordained Methodist
Minister, In 2002, she was honored as a Woman of Excellence
by the Federation of Houston Professional Women. In 2004 she was the
American Business Women's Association WINGS Chapter Woman of the Year.
She
is a Senior Advisor for the Womens Business Center, a Past Chairman of
Services Cooperative Association and a 2005 graduate of the Womens
Business Center Program.
Your reservation will be confirmed by email and you'll be sent the teleconference link on the day of the forum. Sorry, no refunds can be made should you not attend.
The Women's Business Assistance Forum also makes available virtually any service needed to accelerate the development of your business with the WBAF Service & Support Network. Added benefits to you are service and support which are provided by other women business owners and at their lowest rate.
To see a partial listing of the assistance available through the S & S Network, click here.
Thank
you for your interest. We look forward to your
participation in the next Women's Business Assistance Forum.
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S Network, click
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What people say:
"This group is going to be very helpful. I am very grateful. It really means a lot to know you are behind me. Thank you."
Cindy Stallings
Titus Collectibles
Houston
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