Web/Teleconferences and Archived Sessions

 Realizing that women sometimes may not be able to leave their workplace to attend a workshop, the EnterpriseWorks' for Women's Business Center offers free monthly web/teleconferences over the lunch hour.  Web/teleconferences are available from the comfort and convenience of office or home.  Participants simply need to sign up in advance, dial in, and sign on!  For more information, or to register for a web/teleconference send us an email by clicking here or call us at 614-228-4152. 

 All Women's Business Center web/teleconferences will be available here for replay at any time.  If you missed the original airdate or would like to review the materials, feel free to access each episode by clicking on the link that appears under the original airdate below.  If you need help playing back these archived files, click here.

2006 Web/Teleconference Calendar

September 28   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"Negotiation Is Not A Four Letter Word"
   Identify your own negotiation style and become aware of differing styles.  Awareness of individual negotiation sytles will reduce the conflict created during negotiation.  Use this knowledge to be able to negotiate to a mutually agreeable solution.

Presentor: Mindy Price, Direct Effect Solutions, Inc.  Mindy Price is the founder and owner of Direct Effect Solutions, Inc., a company that specializes in Consulting, Training, and Coaching.  Price has over 16 years experience in academic and corporate environments.

October 26   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"There's No Business Like (Trade) Show Business"
   Do you often wonder how you can get your business in front of your potential customers?  Are newspaper ads, TV, and radio too expensive?  Direct mail isn't working?  Consumer or trade events can put your business in front of hundreds of people for as little as a penny per customer.

Presentor: Stuart Schakett, Meridian Consulting, Ltd.  Stuart Schakett has been a small business owner of several enterprises over the past 10 years, and has over 20 years of retail marketing experience.  Currently, he owns Meridian Consulting Ltd., specializing in small business education.

November 16   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"Networking Your Center of Influence"
   Have you heard that it is not what you know it's who you know?  We have our centers of influence (even if we're not aware of it), with that great resource, all we need is an ongoing networking strategy we can put in place and get great results.  In this interactive session you will learn easy, low cost ways to tap into your Center of Influence to learn:

• The Who, Where, Why, and How you meet and cultivate your Center of Influence
• Five ways to communicate your message
• To understand your personal comunication style
• To create career building visibility
• To increase personal influence
• How to position yourself

Presentor: Angie Hollerich, Brass Ring Productions, Ltd.  Angie Hollerich CEP, CCA is a professional educator, and published author.  Presenting at conferences, Hollerich's down-to-earth style immediately engages her audiences, and totally energizes them with her fun, interactive presentations and programs.  She has taken her life experiences, "good and bad," and developed thought-provoking programs that allow the participant to recognize their ability to overcome any obstacle that gets in their way.  From strategic communication skills, to financial security, Hollerich will provide the tools for individuals to take charge of their lives.

December 7   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"Five Critical Elements for an Effective Web Site"
   Your web site is an integral part of your overall marketing efforts.  An elaborate or createive web site looks good, but your primary goal is to have an effective web site.  The most elaborate web site will not stimulate any sales if it does not contain the five critical elements for an effective site.  This informative session will help you to develop a web site, which will integrate these five critical elements and provide you the best return on your investment.

Presentor: Donna Wickerham, The Only Way to Travel, Inc..  As the owner and manager of the Only Way to Travel, Inc., Donna Wicherham has a firm understanding of what it takes to run a small business.  An innovator in the early days of using the Internet for marketing, Wickerham has a broad variety of experience in what it takes to effetively utilize the Internet.  She has provided educational presentations on Internet and E-Mail Marketing throughout the United States and Canada.

2007 Web/Teleconference Calendar

January 11   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You"
   Have you ever met one of those people that the first thing you wanted to do when you met them was slap them?  Do you ever wonder why some conversations flow so smoothly and others seem so difficult?  Do you ever ask yourself why some people seem so unreasonable, stubborn, or just plain weird, while others seem normal?  In all probability, each of these situations is caused by a difference in styles.  Most of the misunderstandings and disagreements we have, along with the times we just can't understand the other person, have little to do with substance, but much to do with stye.

Presentor: Les Helms, L & L Training Solutions, Inc.  Les Helms is President of L & L Training Solutions, Inc.  His training style is upbeat, personal, interacitve, and just plain fun.  Helms allows you to examine your culture, emotional intelligence, personality, comunication, and thinking styles with regard to how they affect your professional and personal life.  By attending one of his sessions you will gain knowledge and insight that will allow you to understand your own and others' strengths and weaknesses.

February 15   12:00 - 1:00 pm
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"Bells & Whistles: Do You Need Them?  Buying a Computer Systerm"
   When you go to purchase a computer with a $1,500 spending limit in mind do you walk out of the store having financed a $3,000 system?  Are you intimidated by sales people who instruct you of the virtues of a 1.83GHZ processor as opposed to an Athnlon 64 3500 processor?  This workshop will guide you through all of the computer jargon, what it really is, and what it does, as well as help you identify the system you need for your business.

Presentor: Anthony Casto, Computer Advisors Inc.  Anthony Casto has served as President and CEO of Computer Advisors Inc. since 1996.  Previously he served as Executive Manager in the IT Department of Nationwide Insurance for 30 years, where he was responsible for setting up the PC repair staff, PC Help Desk, Internet team, Web Services team, and the Technical Training Departments.

Women's Business Center services are made possible through funding by the City of Columbus.