|
News April 16, 2012: “Not All Credit Card Processors Are Equal: What to Look for When Choosing One” to be Presented at May WNET Meeting Debra Angarano, NYS Rep and Merchant Advocate for Tsys Merchant Solutions, will discuss why all credit card processors are not created equal and what you need to look for when choosing one, at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting, Thursday, May 3, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, State Route 481). During this seminar, you will learn the difference between Processor and ISO, what the Durbin Amendment means to merchants, the ins and outs of PCI Compliance, and the new technology and equipment that is available. Angarano is a Merchant Advocate for Tsys, assisting merchants with the many ways to accept credit cards. She works with her clients to review cost, as well as efficiency. Much of her time is spent setting up processing with associations, credit unions and small banks. Angarano has worked in the financial services industry for over 25 years. Prior to this position, she was a Business Banker with M&T Bank, where she worked with startup businesses, as well as established ones, focusing mainly on lending. Through networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides professional development and personal growth for women business owners. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail twoolson@oswegocounty.org. Payments can also be made via Credit Card on our website. March , 2012: “LinkedIN for Small Business: The Who, What, Why, and How of LinkedIN” to be Presented at April WNET Meeting Janelle Fields, President of JFields Marketing, will discuss what makes LinkedIN different, who should be on LinkedIN, why LinkedIN is growing slowly but steadily and how you can make the most of LinkedIN to further your career or business goals, at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting, Thursday, April 5, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). During this seminar, you will learn the answers to those questions, and have the opportunity to develop your LinkedIN profile with hands-on practice. Bring your laptop! Fields is a small business marketing specialist, advising owners and entrepreneurs how to create, develop and spread their business message to help them sell more of what they are in business to sell. Specializing in marketing strategy, brand development, and new product launch, Janelle also offers marketing coaching for new business owners and has been a featured speaker for business groups such as Women TIES, WNET and CNY Connects, presenting on topics related to the new rules of marketing, interactive and social media marketing, and personal branding. Through networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides professional development and personal growth for women business owners. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail twoolson@oswegocounty.org. Payments can now be made via Credit Card on our website. For more information about WNET, visit http://www.oswegocounty.org/WNET/index.html. “Energy Bills Don’t Have to be so High!” to be Presented at March WNET Meeting Adele Cole-Brown, Account Executive at Paetec Energy, will discuss ways to save on your corporate energy bill at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting, Thursday, March 1, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). During this seminar, Cole-Brown will help you make sense of the energy bill you get for your business and will show you how to save money on it. Cole-Brown is a business professional with 30 years of management and sales experience. In her career she has managed, owned and served as an officer in several different industries. One of her strengths is taking complex technologies and making the information easily understood. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail twoolson@oswegocounty.org. Payments can now be made via Credit Card on our website. For more information about WNET, visit http://www.oswegocounty.org/WNET/index.html
“The Message Within…Developing Success-Oriented Thinking” to be Presented at February WNET Meeting Monica D. Johns, president and CEO of Clarity Management Consulting, will discuss what it takes to develop a mindset that is change-friendly as well as success-oriented at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting Thursday, February 2, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). This discussion will provide an important overview on how our paradigms influence our ability to make the course changes needed to take our business and professional lives to the next level. Johns is a creative problem-solver and project manager with a history of client satisfaction and successful execution. Her areas of expertise are derived from more than 25 years in consulting, business process improvement, team development and collaboration, program and project management, sales, product line management, and engineering. Through networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides professional development and personal growth for women business owners. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail twoolson@oswegocounty.org. Business Etiquette Tips to be Presented at January WNET Meeting Miesje Havens, founder and director of Refined Protocol, will business etiquette tips at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting Thursday, Jan 5, 8 a.m. at 118 Rich Hall, SUNY Oswego. Refined Protocol ® is a business etiquette consulting firm. Havens is a graduate of LeMoyne College in Syracuse New York with a B.S. in Accounting and received her Masters degree in Management from Keuka College. She is certified as a Business Etiquette and International Protocol consultant by the prestigious Protocol School of Washington®. Ms. Havens has over 20 of experience in the Financial Services industry in Executive Leadership and Sales Management positions. Her personal experience and achievements in business development and networking assist in addressing “real life” situations with her clients. As a corporate protocol consultant, Miesje provides workshops and personal coaching to assist executives in achieving the highest level of professionalism. Ms. Havens is a member of the CNY Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). She is the Board President for The Vera House Foundation. Miesje was a 2006 recipient of the CNY Business Journal’s Women in Business Award. Because the location has changed, WNET's weather cancellation policy is the following: if schools in the Oswego school district are either delayed or cancelled, on the morning of the WNET meeting by 7 a.m., the meeting is cancelled.Through networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides professional development and personal growth for women business owners.The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail smantaro@oswegocounty.org. "Legal Issues for Your Small Business" Presented at November WNET Meeting Kimberly Steele will share tips and techniques regarding law issues for small businesses at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting Thursday, Nov. 3, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). Steele graduated from Elmira College, attended the Université de la Sorbonne in Paris, France, and received her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School of Union University. In addition to practicing law, she is the founding member of H.T. Grace & Associates, LLC, a full-service consulting firm that assists small business owners in upstate New York. She is also the owner of Turnaround Credit Repair, providing consumers with credit repair services and business owners with risk rating repair services for purposes of risk management, insurance and bonding. The Steele Law Firm, P.C. represents commercial land owners with respect to development, financing, economic incentive programs, zoning, land use issues, environmental cleanup and multi-party program participation including with the Small Business Administration, Certified Development Companies, and Industrial Development Agencies. Through networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides professional development and personal growth for women business owners. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2011-2012 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. The remainder of the fall schedule is as follows:
Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail smantaro@oswegocounty.org. View Connections speaker bios here! Sixth Annual "Connections" Women's Symposium Scheduled for Nov. 1 On Tuesday, November 1, SUNY Oswego's Office of Business and Community Relations (OBCR) and the Women's Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) will gather women from across New York State for "Connections," a day-long conference to be held at The American Foundry, near the SUNY Oswego campus, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Featured speakers of the event will be:
Registration and tickets for "Connections" will be available in late August from the Tyler Hall Box Office. Visit Connections' Facebook page http://on.fb.me/connect11-1 for updates. For more information, visit www.oswego.edu/cbcd/connections, or contact Jeff Grimshaw, "Connections" co-chair, at 312-3492 or jeffrey.grimsha@oswego.edu. For more information on becoming a sponsor or vendor and to be placed on an email contact list, email dawn.holynski@oswego.edu or call the Office of Business and Community Relations at 315.312.3492. Aug. 26, 2011: Tips on How to Make a Great First Impression with Your Clothing and Accessories to be Presented at September WNET Meeting Dianne Stancampiano will present “Putting it All Together: Tips on How to Make a Great First Impression with Your Clothing and Accessories” at the next Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting Thursday, Sept. 1, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center in the Oswego County Industrial Park, Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). Stancampiano is a director, trainer, national recruiter and certified image and spa consultant with BeautiControl. She teaches image and spa classes at OCM BOCES, and has presented workshops for real estate agents, insurance companies, banks, credit unions, and women’s organizations and clubs. She has been quoted several times in The Post-Standard and has also been seen on WIXT Channel 9’s “Bridge Street.” Most recently she was featured in the August/September 2011 Oswego County Business Magazine. The cost for each seminar is $12 for members and $15 for non-members. The WNET 2010-2011 (Sept. 2011-Aug.2012) membership cost is $25. Each seminar includes a light breakfast. WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego County, SUNY Oswego Phoenix Center, Alliance Bank, BeautiControl, Syracuse.com and By Detail. The remainder of the fall schedule is as follows:
Pre-registration is required for each seminar, and may be made by calling Operation Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, or via e-mail smantaro@oswegocounty.org.
|