Past Events

2012 Events

January 18, 2012
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
11:30am-1:30pm
"Your Value is Not Negotiable"
Historic Oakland Mansion
5430 Vantage Point Rd
Columbia, MD 21044

January 12, 2012
Brown Bag Business Lunch
12:00pm-2:00pm
Small Business Development Center
9250 Bendix Road
Columbia, MD 21045
Speaker: Lisa Carmichael of Baltimore Business Journal

2011 Events

December 14, 2011
Networking Holiday Luncheon
Historic Oakland Mansion
5430 Vantage Point Rd
Columbia, MD 21044

November 16, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
11:30am-1:30pm
"Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway!" with Marvin "Coach" Powell
Historic Oakland Mansion in Columbia, MD

November 10, 2011
Brown Bag Business Lunch
Small Business Development Center in Columbia, MD

November 2, 2011
Networking Evening Meeting- Home for the Holidays
The Vertical Connection in Columbia, MD

October 19, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
"Setting Your Sights on Big Goals and Dreams" with Melanie Wood
Historic Oakland Mansion in Columbia, MD

October 11, 2011
Networking Evening Meeting
Stella Notte in Ellicott City, MD

September 21, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting
"Dancing As Fast As You Can? How to Get Out of Overwhelm...?" with Liz Fletcher Brown
Historic Oakland Mansion in Columbia, MD

September 7, 2011
The Power Conference: Women Doing Business
Bethesda Marriott Conference Center, Bethesda, MD

August 9, 2011
Evening Networking Meeting
Union Jack's Pub in Columbia, MD

July 20, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Event

June 15, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Event
Building a Sales Team that has Passion & Motivation
Speaker: Scott Turnbaugh, President and founder of Eagle View Consulting

June 2, 2011
Brown Bag Business Lunch
5 Things to Get Future Clients to Say "Yes" - Right Now
Speaker: Allison Moran

May 18, 2011
Woman of Distinction Event
Honoring Linda Cromwell, Being There Senior Care
AIDA Bistro and Wine Bar in Columbia, MD

April 27, 2011
Breakfast Workshops at Homewood Suites
"You know what is holding you back, now what?" by Allison Moran, The Growth Coach; "Creating a Strategic Marketing Plan" by Angie Goodwin Johnson, Mary Cay Cosmetics; "Taming the Tornado of Overwhelm" by David Utts, Executive Skill Works

April 7, 2011
Evening Networking Event - Union Jack's Pub

March 31, 2011
Brown Bag Business Lunch - "Mediate, don't Litigate" by Linda Ostovitz

March 16, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting - "Task Management Turbo-Charge: 3 Steps to Starting a Sensational Task List" by Leslie Shreve

March 2, 2011
All day fundraising event

February 22, 2011
Evening Networking Event

February 17, 2011
Multi-Chamber Business Mixer and Showcase

February 16, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting -"The Latest Trends in Marketing and Public Relations- Tips and Tools to Help Grow Your Business" by Shara Darden

January 19, 2011
Monthly Luncheon Meeting - "Achieving Goals by Turning Stumbling Blocks into Stepping Stones" by Michele Chastain

2010 Events

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Brown Bag Business Lunch - Small Business Human Resources and Employment Law Issues

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monthly Luncheon Meeting - Holiday Vendor Event

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monthly Luncheon Meeting - "Building the Business of Your Dreams" by Allison Moran

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Scholarship Fundraiser at Union Jack's Pub

Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monthly Luncheon Meeting - "Achieving Personal Success" by Sheela Murthy

Thursday, October 7, 2010
Brown Bag Business Lunch - "Healthcare Reform" by Lisa and Brian Jolles of Jolles Insurance

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Evening Networking Event at Stella Notte

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
"Power and Passion of Creative Leadership" by David Utts, Executive Skillworks

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Monthly Luncheon
Annual Summer Networking Lunch at Union Jack's Pub

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Monthly Luncheon
Tools: Targeted ways to improve your business. Finding the solutions that fit your specific needs.

Thursday, June 3, 2010 Brown Bag Lunch
Simple Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Your Health...and Your Business!
presented by: Christy Edwards, Aurora Fitness

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Annual Woman of Distinction Event
Honoring Doralee Billings, Small Office Solutions

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Networking Event
Evening Event at Uncle Jack's Pub

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Workshops
"Using a Contact Management System" and "Reporting Made Easy"

Thursday, March 25, 2010 Lunch
The Networking event is over, now what?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Lunch
Contact Management and Tracking: Making Your Contacts Work for You!

Friday, March 5, 2010 - Girl's Night Out EventDinner, champagne, games, raffles, and vendors

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Networking Event
Networking Event at Donna's Restaurant

Thursday, February 17, 2010 Lunch
Accounting Software Reports - More than doing your taxes

Thursday, January 28, 2010 Brown Bag Lunch
Baltimore Business Journal: What Can it Offer Women in Business?

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Lunch
Don't Just Tell It- Sell It. Learning ways to give prospective clients/customers what's in it for them.

2009 Events

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Lunch
Networking and Referrals - Practice in Action. Tips and Tools for making the most of your Networking efforts.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Lunch
What is Your Website Doing for Your Business?

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Lunch
Publish and Prosper: Today's options for publishing your book, and how to choose what's right for you

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Workshop
Evening event geared towards prospective members

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Lunch
Social Media Marketing: Turning Your Knowledge into Practice

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Lunch
You Wouldn't Wait to Let the Dog Out, Would You?

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Evening
Woman of Distinction Event

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Breakfast
Your Business Advisory Team: Human Resources

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 Lunch
Business Development for Brave (and not so brave) Hearts

Friday, March 06, 2009 Evening
Girls' Night Out... Redefined!

Thursday, February 26, 2009 Evening
Networking Event

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 Lunch
Uncovering the Black Box of Financing

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 Lunch
Your Business Advisory Team: Bookkeeper