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GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker

December 30th, 2008

Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists. Learn to prepare the documents you need to submit for each. A guest banker will also present criteria to obtain financing

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540

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BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans

December 16th, 2008

A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your roadmap to success.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540

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ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets

December 12th, 2008

This workshop shows you how accounting statements like an income statement and balance sheet can help you understand and manage your business. It also covers the basics of federal, state and local taxes and the importance of good record keeping. Finally, it gives you an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540

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MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers

December 5th, 2008

This workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540

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GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps

September 27th, 2008

Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? If so, what are the first steps you should take? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you the initial direction you need, and inspire you to move forward to realize your dream

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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MARKET LIKE A GUERRILLA: Sell like a Gorilla

September 27th, 2008

Once you have determined the answer to the question, \”Who is my customer\”, you then need to know how to effectively get your product or service into that customer\’s hands. Marketing and sales are two areas in which budding entrepreneurs find themselves woefully inadequate. Yet these are usually the most important functions of any company, especially small businesses that lack abundant resources. Mike Sullivan is an accomplished entrepreneur who used these techniques to build a very successful company. He is an award winning public speaker and a member of The Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker

September 23rd, 2008

Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists. Learn to prepare the documents you need to submit for each. A guest banker will also present criteria to obtain financing.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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WindyCityRails - Chicago Ruby on Rails

September 20th, 2008

WindyCityRails is a gathering for all who are passionate about Ruby on Rails. Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists will interact for a full day in the Windy City. Only 150 seats are available and they are expected to sell fast. Visit http://windycityrails.org for registration and details.

Questions? Contact: http://windycityrails.org

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BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans

September 16th, 2008

A thoughtful and well-executed business plan is the first step for every potential entrepreneur. Good planning increases the odds of success. This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals. With a good plan, build your roadmap to success.

Questions? Contact: Dave #Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

September 9th, 2008

Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow (as different from an income statement) and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business. Attendees will have access to a cash flow template in Excel format which they can customize.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers

September 5th, 2008

Marketing is vital throughout a business to give you direction, to help you to set goals/objectives that will contribute to your success, and to ensure that everyone involved is focused on the same targets; this workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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HOW TO START A BUSINESS AND SUCCESS: A Case Study

August 30th, 2008

Taking Your Business Online is an opportunity to learn best practices for your business website. The first half will focus on the objectives, terms, technologies and tools to get a website up and running. Learn about terms like HTML, review web hosting, and understand alternative development approaches. Find out about shopping carts, shipping costs and fulfillment. The second half of the workshop will provide you with design techniques to evaluate and improve an existing website, including user interface optimizations and enhancements like blogging. If you are looking to take your website to the next level, or just get started with your first business website, this workshop is for you.

Questions? Contact: Dave Wopds, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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TAKING YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE: Build and Improve Your Website

August 28th, 2008

Taking Your Business Online is an opportunity to learn best practices for your business website. The first half will focus on the objectives, terms, technologies and tools to get a website up and running. Learn about terms like HTML, review web hosting, and understand alternative development approaches. Find out about shopping carts, shipping costs and fulfillment. The second half of the workshop will provide you with design techniques to evaluate and improve an existing website, including user interface optimizations and enhancements like blogging. If you are looking to take your website to the next level, or just get started with your first business website, this workshop is for you.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase

August 20th, 2008

Purpose of e-Learning Showcase:
This is a full day celebration of the best e-learning found in Chicago. The Showcase focuses on the topics of synchronous virtual presentation programs and supporting software, such as webinars, online seminars, virtual classroom, blended learning, and online business simulations. But you can also expect to find presenters demonstrating their work on these topics and more: Authoring tools, development companies, and knowledge management tools will all be discussed and explained.

Who Should Come: Mark your calendar for August 20 to pre-register at the astounding price of $ 25 ($ 50 nonmembers) to hear and see e-learning in all its shapes and forms. You will be able to network with instructional designers, instructional developers, technical writers, trainers, training managers, content managers, and media developers just like yourself to learn the newest and best. Registration will soon be available at the websites of the sponsoring organizations STC-Chicago www.stc-chicago.org and CISPI www.cispi.com

Questions? Contact: Mike Tillmans, 630-584-0134, eyedee@aol.com

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FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

August 12th, 2008

This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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SocialDevCampChicago

August 9th, 2008
  • Sat. Aug 9th, 2008 @ 8:30am - 6:00pm
  • SocialDevCampChicago
  • Illinois Institute of Technology McCormick Tribune Center
  • Address: 3201 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60616
  • Fee: Free
  • Add Name to Wiki

SocialDevCamp Chicago is an unconference for individuals passionate about social networks, web applications, platform development, new media, and any of the exciting (but messy) topics between.

Join some of the brightest minds in the Midwest for a day of fun, learning, and coding. Discussions will surround topics including Google App Engine, Data Portability, Online Trust, and mobile application development.

Please sign up and contribute to the topics list on the official BarCamp Wiki.

To add your name and contact info to the wiki, use the password \\\”c4mp\\\”

Also feel free to help us SPREAD the word by blogging, tweeting, forced coercion, word-of-mouth marketing, fortune cookie inserts, etc. Link to either this event page or the official Wiki.

BLOG, BLOG, TWEET, POWNCE, BLOG, TUMBLE, SHARE THIS…enter your social media buzzword of choice and help spread the message!

Finally, thanks to Nik Rokop and the Illinois Institute of Technology staff for helping to secure the amazing McCormick Tribune Campus Center. Don\\\’t forget to look up from your computer to enjoy the Mies van der Rohe and Rem Koolhaas designs.

(A successful SocialDevCamp East already occurred in Baltimore on May 10. The next East installment is tentatively scheduled for Fall 08).

Questions? Contact: Tim Courtney - tim at timcourtney , net

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MARKET LIKE A GUERRILLA: Sell like a Gorilla

July 31st, 2008

Marketing and sales are two areas in which budding entrepreneurs find themselves woefully inadequate. Yet these are usually the most important functions of any company, especially small businesses that lack abundant resources.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353- 4540, www.scorechicago.org

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ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets

July 11th, 2008

This workshop shows you how accounting statements like an income statement and balance sheet can help you understand and manage your business. It also covers the basics of federal, state and local taxes and the importance of good record keeping. Finally, it gives you an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353- 4540, www.scorechicago.org

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FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

July 9th, 2008

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MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers

July 7th, 2008

This workshop will cover effective and strategic utilization of pricing, promotion, product planning and distribution to give you a competitive edge.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods (312) 353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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West Suburban Chicago PHP Meetup

July 3rd, 2008

This month, I\’ll be presenting Subversion, one of the leading version control systems out there. Even if you\’re a team of one, version control can save you numerous headaches. Come learn how you can put it to use!

Be sure to visit our website/blog at suburbanchicagophp.org!

Questions? Contact: http://php.meetup.com/381

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GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps

July 1st, 2008
  • Tue. Jul 1st, 2008 @ 8:45am - 12:30pm
  • Score Chicago
  • CITIBANK CENTER
  • Address: 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1250, Chicago
  • Fee: $ 40 Pre-Paid online; $ 50 At the door
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This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you the initial direction you need, and inspire you to move forward to realize your dream.

Questions? Contact: Dave Woods, 312-353-4540, www.scorechicago.org

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GET FINANCING: Learn Sources, Impress Your Banker

June 26th, 2008

Understand the various ways you might finance your business and how to approach friends and family, angel investors, banks and venture capitalists.

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BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans

June 24th, 2008

This workshop covers: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals.

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ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets

June 20th, 2008

This workshop covers: how to understand and manage your business; the basics of taxes and good record keeping; and an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

June 17th, 2008

Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.

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INTERNET MARKETING: Email, Pay-Per-Click, e-Commece, More

June 13th, 2008

Learn how to get started marketing online or to improve your online marketing strategy. Get the inside on keywords, pay per click and more. Get more traffic and increased sales. Find and convert customers.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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Hong Kong and Zhaoqing Doing Business in China Seminar

June 9th, 2008

Hong Kong and Zhaoqing are combining their efforts to provide you with an insightful seminar that will highlight growth opportunities available for your company in Hong Kong and Zhaoqing. Learn how U.S. companies can benefit from establishing their regional headquarters in Hong Kong and making use of this strategic location to oversee their manufacturing facilities and sales operations in the Greater PRD region.

Speakers will include:
- Mr Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong
- Mr Yang Haoming, Mayor of People Government of Zhaoqing Municipality
- Mr. Gary Clinton, Managing Director, Head of Global Relationship Banking, Asia Pacific Citigroup (recently retired)
- Mr. Peter Guang Chen, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP International Tax Group/ China Services Group

Questions? Contact: emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com

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Doing Busines in China

June 9th, 2008

Invest Hong Kong and the Peoples Government of Zhaoqing Municipality will be hosting the seminar Hong Kong and Zhaoqing: Your Winning Formula in China, specifically targeting U.S. Technology companies that want to take advantage of business opportunities in China.

Other Speakers will include:
- Mr Mike Rowse, Director-General, Invest Hong Kong

- Mr Yang Haoming, Mayor of Peoples Government of Zhaoqing Municipality
- Mr. Gary Clinton, Head of Global Relationship Banking, Asia Pacific Citigroup
- Mr. Peter Guang Chen, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP International Tax Group
- Mr Arnold E Berney, Corporate Vice President and Officer, Leggett and Platt Inc
- Mr Richard Tam, Director, Chicago, Hong Kong Trade Development Council

This is a great opportunity to network with business and government leaders from China as well as local companies in Chicago also interested in the Chinese market.

Questions? Contact: Erika emagder@hkzhaoqingseminar.com or 1-514-448-7777 ext. 225

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BUYING A PROFITABLE BUSINESS: Find, Evaluate, and Negotiate

June 5th, 2008

Learn about buying a business as an alternative to starting up a new business. Also learn how to analyze new business opportunities and negotiate a business purchase.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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UPDATED LOCATION: Bridge2Growth June 4 Chicago Briefing

June 4th, 2008

The
British Midlands, the North American economic development agency
for central England, is bringing their Bridge2Growth
http://www.bridge2growth.com briefing to small and mid-sized Chicago
companies on June 4th. Bridge2Growth’s appeal is the bundle of free
offers being extended to companies in the Chicago area. We offer
information and value to those that are eventually thinking about
expanding into Western Europe or even the U.K.

Additional information follows. Can you pass this along to members and

others in your network? Thank you again and please let us know if you
have questions or need additional information. Thank you! Susan Harris

susan@bridge2growth.com

To register: http://www.bridge2growth.com/register.html

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GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps

June 3rd, 2008

Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? What are the first steps? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you initial direction, and inspire you to realize your dream.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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Intro to Lisp Workshop

May 31st, 2008

INTRO TO LISP WORKSHOP

WHO: Programmers interested in learning more about Lisp.

HOW MUCH: The low, low price of 3ish hours of attention span.

WHEN: Saturday, May 31st from 3pm-6pm.

WHERE: Institute of Design, 350 N. LaSalle St, 4th floor, Chicago. Map.

WHAT: A hands-on introduction the the Common Lisp programming language

Tentative Schedule (presentations will be 30-60 min)

* Setting up a Lisp Environment (John Quigley): A hands-on walkthrough of how to setup a Lisp environment, Emacs, and SLIME. There will be documentation beforehand about steps to take and which packages to get.
* Lisp Basics and Idioms (Peter Christensen): Lisp syntax, contructs, basic code, idioms and practices.
* Common Lisp condition system (need a volunteer)
* Macros (Craig Luddington): How Lisp lets you write code that writes code that writes code � and why you�d want to do that.
* Demos of cool things in Lisp (need volunteers): showing off both neat and practical things that Lisp can do.

We�re looking for volunteers to do the following:

* Present on the CL condition system
* Suggest and present on other aspects of CL not listed here that would be suitable for an introductory session
* Walk around and help troubleshoot during the first session about setting up your environment.
* Help with audio and video recording
* Provide audio recording equipment (mics, cords, some way to record the audio on a computer, etc)
* Contact other programming user groups to promote the event

If you�re interested in attending or helping, please email Peter Christensen (http://www.pchristensen.com/blog/contact-me/) and include �Intro to Lisp Workshop� at the start of the message.

Questions? Contact: Peter Christensen

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BUSINESS PLAN: A Roadmap for You, Necessary for Loans

May 28th, 2008

This workshop covers the essential elements of business plan development. Topics include: setting goals and objectives, preparing marketing and financial plans and defining action steps to attain appropriate goals.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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Running a Strategic Marketing Bootcamp for Engineers

May 27th, 2008

When selling technology products, marketing personnel are often not technical enough and engineering does not have adequate marketing skills. In this free webinar sponsored by Caltech IRCs Technology Marketing Center on May 27, 2008, learn how Texas Instrument’s Digital Light Processing Division solved this problem by creating its unique Product Marketing Manager Development Program, a marketing bootcamp which combines classroom instruction and real-world projects to develop skills and then places technical managers in marketing job assignments.

Questions? Contact: Julie Anderson, jka@caltech.edu, 626-395-3746

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SonicWALL Seminar and a Movie

May 22nd, 2008
  • Thu. May 22nd, 2008 @ 9:30am - 11:30am
  • Sikich
  • Hollywood Blvd Cinema, Woodridge IL
  • Address: 1001 West 75th Street
  • Fee: free
  • RSVP website

Break free from premium-priced, cumbersome and complex legacy systems and shift to solutions that are easier to use and more affordable yet robust enough to support the ever-changing needs of the dynamic enterprise.

Join us for A Seminar and a Movie and learn how SonicWALL E-Class solutions drive the cost and complexity out of running a secure enterprise-class network, and deliver elegant simplicity and unparalleled value.

You\’ll learn:

How SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series is engineered to drive down administrative complexity, while defending against the entire spectrum of network attacks, both externally and internally, with unprecedented speed.

How the SonicWALL Continuous Data Protection (CDP) Series resolves the problem of using fixed-schedule antiquated tape systems with a complete, disk-based backup and recovery solution that meets the needs of organizations and remote offices.

Afterwards, be our guest for lunch and a private screening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

Questions? Contact: nmoss@sikich.com

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ACCOUNTING, TAXES, and RISK MANAGEMENT: Track and Protect Your Assets

May 22nd, 2008

This workshop covers:how accounting statements can help you understand and manage your business; the basics of taxes and importance of good record keeping; and an introduction to evaluating business risks and insuring against them.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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Open Source Webinar

May 21st, 2008

Open Source Uncovered, what a Department of Homeland Security Scan Reveals about Open Source-

A SD Times Webinar
Wednesday, May 21, 2008, 1:00p.m. EDT / 10:00 a.m. PDT

Launched as a joint venture with support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coverity’s Scan site began providing static source code analysis to open source developers in March 2006. Over 250 open source projects are now involved with the Scan site, including well known projects such as Samba, Linux, and OpenSSL. In total, the 250 projects represent 50 million lines of code that are analyzed on an ongoing basis to identify potential security and quality defects. To date, more than 8,500 defects have been eliminated by open source developers using information from the Scan site.

We invite you to join David Maxwell, Coverity’s open source strategist as well as an open source developer on the NetBSD project as he reviews how the open source projects at the Scan site have leveraged static analysis to improve their code.

Maxwell will also present original analysis based on data collected by the Scan site regarding overall code quality in open source projects, common defect types and many other findings based on the aggregate, daily evaluation of more than 50 million lines of open source code from early 2006 to 2008.

Moderator: David Worthington, Associate Editor, SD Times

Speaker: David Maxwell, Coverity’s Open Source Strategist, responsible for Scan and other open source efforts.

David Maxwell is a Coverity employee, and open source developer on the NetBSD project. He works to provide ongoing static analysis to open source projects so that their developers can fix software defects before they affect users.

To register for the webinar click the RVSP website .

Questions? Contact: mailto:reply@coverity.com

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Go Green! AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies Program

May 21st, 2008

Go Green: AeA Midwest Council Green Technologies program is a comprehensive program to help you learn best practices, laws & regulations that may affect your company, how to implement cost savings while greening your company, and how you can make a difference by positively affecting the environment.

Confirmed speakers include: Congressman Danny K. Davis; Chicago CIO, Hardik Bhatt; Microsoft, and Fuel Tech. Invited speakers include Motorola, Boeing, Chicago Dept. of Environment and additional high-tech companies.

Questions? Contact: Michelle Scott, 630.613.7739, michelle_scott@aeanet.org

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FINANCIALS: Master Cash Flows and Profits

May 20th, 2008

Improve business results by effective use of financial tools for forward planning and analysis. This workshop covers cash flow and break even analysis to help you achieve financial success in your business.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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BNC Entrepreneur Event - Building Business Alliances

May 14th, 2008

The BNC Entrepreneur Group is for small business owners looking to expand their network for resources, information, and ideas for growing their business.

Join serial entrepreneur Carter founder of Networking for a Cause and founder of YEA Young Entrepreneur Alliance at the next BNC Entrepreneur event May 14, 2008. Carter will be giving a presentation on building a network of business alliances.


In this highly interactive session Carter will illustrate how to:

  • Build pivotal business relationships
  • What to do before you say Hello
  • Follow up with new contacts
  • Rebuild relationships from current database
  • Build a strong referral-based business
  • Build you own relationship-based marketing and sales campaign
  • Get your network to actively refer you quality referral sources

Carter also runs his own business coaching practice, and for the past 6 years has been researching the top networkers in business as to what makes them successful.

On-line registration will close 6 pm May 12 or when capacity has been reached. Cost is $ 28.00 prepaid. Click here to register.

Questions? Contact: entrepreneur_group [at] bnchicago [dot] org

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Applicationo Development Trends & Strategies

May 14th, 2008

Join us as we explore the top trends and successful application development strategies for the Enterprise. New application development strategies and technologies hold big promise for advancing the enterprise, from increased agility and business process alignment to improved customer service — all while holding down budgets.

Join us as we discuss:
Top trends in Application Development Tools & Strategies;
Leveraging Component Applications in a Web Services environment to create a more agile enterprise
Open Source collaboration and web services environments;
Leveraging application investments for resale to other companies and reusing tools built by other IT organizations;
The Evolution of the User Experience with newer 2.0 technologies;
Exploring the benefits of 2.0 Internet based tools as a way to improve business processes and the customer experience;
How area companies are achieving cost savings while continuing to invest in critical projects.

Questions? Contact: Call Jennifer, 847-837-3900 X6

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HIRE, SELL AND MARKET: For Explosive Entrepreneurial Growth

May 14th, 2008

Pat Evans, author of SalesBURST!!: Worlds Fastest (entrepreneurial) Sales Training, tells you how to supercharge your sales. Entrepreneurs, sales managers and sales reps all need to learn how to sell FAST.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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MARKETING AND SELLING: Targeting to Get Customers

May 13th, 2008

This workshop covers marketing plans, pricing, promotion and distribution strategies, and methods for finding and keeping your customers.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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Digital Construction Company: ChicagoCon 2008s

May 12th, 2008

World Class Security Training & Ethical Hacking Conference

All new keynoters, additional security boot camps, exams on-site followed by 2 days of ethical hacking presentations and breakout sessions. No exhibit hall with sales pitches, so you can focus on learning from the pros and advancing your infosec career.

Keynotes by Geahan (FBI), Echemendia (Hacking Instructor), McOmie (TruTV’s Tiger Team), Murray (Neohapsis) & Shewmaker (SANS)

Register:
http://www.chicagocon.com/content/view/44/7/

Presented by the Ethical Hacker Network (EH-Net) and its parent company, The Digital Construction Company (TDCC), ChicagoCon is positioned to become the premier security event in the industry by bringing together the biggest names in education and certification under one roof for a week of security training like no other. With boot-camp style, hands-on classroom training, the (s)pring edition of ChicagoCon will host 13 courses from May 12 - 16 featuring a cross-section of the security landscape. We will also showcase researchers and InfoSec professionals during the conference portion of the event from May 16 - 17. From the novice, to the ultimate techie to those reaching for the CISO chair… everyone interested in a career in security will find something at ChicagoCon.

Questions? Contact: Donald C. Donzal don@digitalconstructionco.com 708-837-3002

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GLOBAL TRADE-EXPORTING: Get Basics from the Pros

May 8th, 2008

Basic components of exporting are discussed by speakers in the export and import industry. Covering legal issues, financial, banking customs & sound techniques for exporting products as well as U.S. Government Financial Programs.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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SharePoint Not Just for Geeks…Driving Business Value

May 8th, 2008

Now that Microsoft SharePoint is moving from the server under a desk to the corporate infrastructure, people are eager to learn how to drive real business value with it. Learn successful approaches to overcoming the challenges that companies typically encounter with SharePoint.

Get answers to your tough SharePoint questions:

  • We want to start using SharePoint to help drive business value, but how do we get started?
  • SharePoint has taken off internally, but how do we get it back under control?
  • We want to build strategic business applications on SharePoint, but is there an approach that isnâ��t so complex and expensive?

Time: 8:30am - 11:00am    Cost: Free

Questions? Contact: events@corasworks.net

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AeA International Environmental Compliance Update

May 8th, 2008

This program is designed to enable your managers, compliance executives, legal departments, and environmental and facilities professionals to better understand and comply with these environmental directives, as well as determine how your company can best position itself in today\’s changing global marketplace. To maximize your company\’s understanding of this important issue, we encourage you to bring your business and channel partners with you. Working together on these new requirements is essential to your company\’s success.

Questions? Contact: Michelle Scott, 630.613.7739

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BNC Venture Capital Group

May 6th, 2008

We will review three quality entrepreneurial opportunities this month.

This group is led by Len Bland of Concept Equity Group (www.conceptequity.com) and David Carman of the BNC.

Business Network Chicago (BNC) is a professional networking and career development organization bringing together professionals to support members in all phases of their career.

Please bring your own lunch and drinks.

We meet the first Tuesday of every month. If you have a scheduling conflict, please join us for the next meeting on 6/3.

Questions? Contact: Len Bland: len_bland@conceptequity.com, 847-317-0656

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GOING INTO BUSINESS: Evaluate Yourself, Take First Steps

May 6th, 2008

Do you have what it takes to start and run a successful business? What are the first steps? This workshop will help you assess your prospects, give you initial direction, and inspire you to realize your dream.

Questions? Contact: workshops@scorechicago.com

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