Feb. 13, 2006: “Successful
Habits of Women Entrepreneurs" to
be Presented at March WNET Meeting
Tracy Higginbotham, owner of Five
Star Events, will present "Successful
Habits of Women Entrepreneurs" at the Women’s Network
for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) monthly breakfast meeting Thursday,
March 2, 8 a.m. at the SUNY Oswego Institute for Professional and
Organizational Development in the Oswego County Industrial Park,
Phoenix (exit 14, state Route 481). Aunt Mary’s Italian
Cookies and Catering will provide breakfast.
Five Star Events is
an event management company specializing in the execution, planning
and coordination of events for corporations, non-profit organizations
and individuals. The company's services
include special event planning, corporate event consulting, event
day management, theme/idea generation, vendor research, event promotion
and publicity, and press release services for small businesses.
Higginbotham
has served as a guest speaker at several colleges, business organizations,
media outlets and chambers of commerce about small business-related
topics such as the value of press releases, organizing a small
business, and marketing tips for small businesses. She is
also a regular columnist for The Post-Standard’s "Ask
the Entrepreneurs" column.
She is the recipient of several
awards including a community service award from SUNY Oswego, a
Syracuse “Forty Under 40” award,
a “25 Women in Leadership” award and the Small Business
Administration’s District 2 “Women-Owned Business Champion.”
Higginbotham
is also the owner of Women TIES, “Women Together
Inspiring Entrepreneurial Success,” which is a business aimed
at creating a regional marketplace between women entrepreneurs
in the greater Central New York region.
“Each women
entrepreneur is successful in her own way,” said Higginbotham. “Individual
strengths, knowledge, education, and expertise in their professional careers
help create successful women business owners, but there are some reoccurring
habits utilized by some that help them to be even more accomplished.”
The remainder of the WNET spring schedule is as follows:
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April 6: “Personal Motivation
Strategies for Promoting Your Business” by Paula Behm,
professional development specialist, SUNY Oswego Institute
for Professional and Organizational Development;
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May 4: “Building a Brand for Your
Small Business” by Shane Stepien, owner of
Step One Creative; and
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June 1: “Cyber Safety” by
Ed Schaperjahn, owner of HELP! Small Business Solutions.
The meeting is open to the public. A
registration fee of $10 for members and $12 for non-members covers
the cost of the program and a full breakfast. WNET annual
membership is $10. Contact
Operation Oswego County at 343-1545 to reserve your seat.
WNET
is part of a nationwide roundtable for women business owners, sponsored
by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Through
networking, presentations and information sharing, WNET provides
professional development and personal growth for women business
owners.
WNET is supported locally by Operation Oswego
County, SUNY Oswego Institute for Professional and Organizational
Development, SUNY Oswego’s Center for Business and Community
Development, BeautiControl, Jody Frawley Advertising and Promotion,
Oliver B. Paine Greenhouses, Oswego Community Development Office
and the SBA.
For more information about WNET, call Operation
Oswego County, weekdays, at 315-343-1545, e-mail swhite@oswegocounty.org,
or visit www.oswegocounty.org/trainingnetworking.htm.
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