SAVE THE DATE!!

Women’s Initiative’s Connect Event

“Building Bridges for Your Future"
A Wonderful Night of Celebration for all Contra Costa Graduates with a Class Reunion Party and Networking event that will celebrate our graduates past, present and future accomplishments in business!

Thursday, September 25th
5:30pm to 8:30pm
Heald Conference Center
5130 Commercial Circle, Concord

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

August 2008

Generating Business Leads from Newspaper Articles with Jud Walsh.
Friday, August 8, 2008, 6pm -8pm, Women’s Initiative San Francisco. Tips and techniques for obtaining relevant business information from the print news media. Join us and learn the strategies that will allow you to generate leads and grow your business.

Organizing your office: More Time and Profit, with Eve Abbott. Monday, August 11, 6-8 pm, Women's Initiative Concord. Join us for a lively demonstration of proven best practices that save you time and increase your profit margin, while reducing the stress you carry from life and owning a business.

21st Century Target Marketing with Michael Consol. Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 6pm – 8pm, Women’s Initiative Oakland. This session, conducted by East Bay Business Times publisher Mike Consol, will be an interactive discussion about establishing your brand, crafting the right message, channeling it through the proper mediums, hitting your target audience and getting response.

Legal Advice for Small Business Owners by Beatriz Dueñas. Occurs second Wednesday of every month at Women’s Initiative San Francisco. Do you have a legal question involving your small business? Have you wondered whether you should continue as a sole proprietor or form a corporation or LLC? Do you have questions about a lease or hiring employees? The Legal Services for Entrepreneurs Program is hosting an office hour’s program where you can ask a business lawyer questions about your small business in areas including: 1) entity formation, 2) intellectual property (copyright, trademark), 3) employment, 4) real estate, 5) equity and debt financing, 5) contracts.

For more information please contact:

Oakland/San Jose/San Francisco
Emma Maack
(510) 434-2605
emaack@womensinitiative.org

Marin
Marisela Barbosa
(415) 499-9300 ext.257
mbarbosa@womensinitiative.org

Concord
Norma Gaitan
(925) 603-2772
ngaitan@womensinitiative.org

Upcoming Graduations
Remember what it was like when you graduated? Come and support new women entrepreneurs stepping up in the business world. Join us for one of these celebrations!

Thurs, August 14
6:30pm-8:30pm
Wells Fargo Mission Branch 2595 Mission Street, SF
This graduation is in Spanish

Thurs, August 28
6pm-8pm
Alameda Free Library
1550 Oak Street, Alameda

For more information contact Genevieve Kirk (510) 434-2609

When:
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Where:
201 Mission St, 24th Floor, San Francisco

RSVP
Pemala Mejia
Executive Projects Manager
pmejia@womensinitiative.org
510-434-260