VOICE! Women in Business Lunch Series
Women in business and owners have unique challenges. This new chamber workshop series will address topics that can propel your business forward and help you grow. You need a VOICE!
Join us for Understanding the Challenges Women Face in Business.
April 11th 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch served
Let’s start at the very beginning - even if you are not there in your journey! We will touch on the financial side of your business plan and delve into a 90-day planning concept that can help reenergize you or get you on track, or back on track!
Developing a (financial) Business Plan:
MENTOR: Amy Kahhat, VP, Multi Market Manager, First Bank Chicago
• Comingling finances - and why you should stop now. Discover the fundamentals of creating a comprehensive (financial) business plan that can help you get or stay on track.
• Find a bank and banker that works for you and your business.
• What kind of accounts can help your business?
Not Your Typical 90-Day Planning Workshop:
SPEAKER: Karen Cox, KLICKThinking, LLC
• Identify the absolute must-dos for you and your team for the next 90 days. Why 90 days? Year-long goals drag on and on, and often don’t actually get completed!
• How to find potential clients and get customers to find you!
• Methods for getting them to know and trust you so they buy from you
• Focus on 90-days to get big wins throughout the year;
• Test out a new idea (think product or service offerings, ad campaigns) without committing to a full year or abandoning an idea too early.
• Pro-actively review your outcomes in real-time so you can make more informed and purposeful decisions.
• Outlines the goals, strategies, marketing plans, financial projections, and other critical aspects of starting or expanding a business.
You have VISION, see OPPORTUNITY, are INCLUSIVE and COLLABORATIVE -- you are EMPOWERED!
Attend individual lunch sessions or sign up for the series and save!
The new in our group to engage with a support group that offers a range of information, education, and camaraderie to help you excel in the world of (women in) business.
Earn a Certificate of Empowerment at the close of the six sessions
April 11: Session 1: Understanding the Challenges Women Face in Business
June 27: Session 2: Negotiation Skills for Women
July 18: Session 3: Leadership Skills & Work-Life Balance for Women
August 22:Session 4: Networking and Building Relationships
October 17: Session 5: Tech & Cyber Security
November 28: Session 6: Developing a Strong Personal Brand
Please download our program application and return to Membership & Programs Director Gail Eisenberg, gail@northbrookchamber.org if you are taking the series. Here are program details.
Event Sponsors
Date and Time
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CDT
April 11, 2023
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Check-in starts at 11:45 a.m.
Location
First Bank Chicago
633 Skokie Blvd.
4th Floor, Conference Room
Fees/Admission
$30 for members
$40 for guests
$150 for the Series of 6 / Member
$220 for the Series of 6 /Non-members
if you are a First Bank Chicago Business Client please call for your registration options.
