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World Trade Center Institute & Jhpiego invite you to a day filled with jam packed action! Hear from dynamic speakers on some of the most relevant topics for women today, enjoy premium networking opportunities including table swaps, an international luncheon, international trivia and wine tasting, and more!

Topics include Women, Entrepreneurs & Global Innovation; Religious Beliefs/Cultural Norms for International Business; Women, Gender Equality and Political Leadership; and Communications in Today’s World.

Featured Guest Speaking Presentations: 
“From Classrooms to Olympic Swimming Pools – One Mom’s Take” Debbie Phelps, Director, Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools

“Communications in Today’s World – One Man’s Take”
Marc Pritchard, P&G, Global Marketing & Brand Building Officer

Speakers:

• Joy White - Director of Strategic Measurement, DAI
• Jenny Regan -CEO & President, Key Technologies
• Lajla Jakhelln - Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Norwegian Embassy
• Dr. Laura Richman, Head of Translational Sciences,   MedImmune/AstraZeneca
• Jeni Klugman, Director of Gender and Development, World Bank Group
• Deborah Kielty - President and Executive Director, WTCI (Moderator)
• Leslie Mancuso - President and CEO, Jhpiego (Moderator)
• Sheela Murthy - Founder and President, Murthy Law Firm (Moderator)

Silent Auction, Networking, and Light Fare

Benefits Blossoms of Hope and Business Women's Network

When: Wed, June 12, 4:30-7:30

Where: Fretz Kitchen Showroom, 9204 Berger Road, Columbia, MD

Accepting purses until May 22! For more information please contact Pam Moss: pmoss@custommediaoptions.com

Orientation to MWBC, Thursday, May 9, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Learn more about the programs available through the MWBC and other resources in the community, including counseling, training, and on-line resources.  Free!

ABC’s of Starting a Business, Thursday,  May 9, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Join us to find out what it really takes to start your own business. Learn more about the steps involved and discover the many resources that are available to support you. Explore the demands of being an entrepreneur and take a brief self-assessment.  Fee: $10

Writing a Successful Business Plan, Tuesday, May 14, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

New and existing businesses benefit from a strong business plan. Join Lynne Benzion, Deputy Director of Rockville Economic Development, Inc., to learn why you need one and how to develop a good one, the right way. Includes business plan outline, financial templates and additional resources.  Fee: $25

Intellectual Property 101, Wednesday, May 15, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Join Joan Teich, The Teich Law Firm, to learn what business owner needs to know about the different types of intellectual property you may own, what is and is not protected and how to get the maximum protection available under the law.  Fee: $15

Developing Your Financial Projections, Thursday, May 16, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Getting a handle on your financials is a critical component of running your business and/or writing a business plan.  This workshop, led by Archisha Mehan, Vice President of John Marshall Bank, will help you to demystify your financial statements so that you can use them to run your business more effectively.  Learn how to develop projections for and present the major financial documents for your business - Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement.  Walk through performing a Break-Even Analysis for your business and learn how to use it in managing your business. Fee: $15

Marketing Plan to Transform Your Business,  Wednesday, May 22, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Evan Leepson, Leepson & Associates, will walk you through 3 steps process for developing an effective marketing plan. First, learn to identify target market based on the strengths of business. Second, explore strategies for reaching target market. Finally, figure out how to measure outcomes and success. You will build a targeted list of potential referral sources and customers.  Fee: $25

Funding Options, Thursday, May 23, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM  

Are you looking for ways to fund your business? Join Saule "Sally" Druskin (CitiBank), Marla Bilonick (LEDC), and Randy Croxton (MMG/MSBDFA), to learn more about the programs available through banks, microenterprise organizations, and government agencies.  You will get advice on when and how to approach a lender and which type of funding will best meet your business needs.  The workshop will also introduce you to alternative sources funding including: competitions, crowd funding, and factoring. Fee: $15

QuickBooks Training, Thursday, May 30, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM  

Learn how to use QuickBooks Online to pay your bills and track the financial performance of your small business. Monarch CPAs leads this workshop with topics such as: QB Online set up, processing invoices & payments, handling bank accounts, reporting.  Bring your laptop or borrow ours.  Fee: $75

The StartRight! Women's Business Plan Competition is in the 10th year. The competition is designed to give new businesses a boost with cash prizes and publicity. In addition, the businesses have an opportunity for review and recommendations from an experienced panel of judges from area businesses, financial institutions, organizations, government agencies and colleges. 

Orientation to Maryland WBC and Small Business Resources, April 4, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 

Learn more about the programs available through the MWBC and other resources in the community, including counseling, training, and on-line resources. Free!

Also offered on the following dates:

May 9, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

June 12, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

The ABC's of Starting a Business, April 4, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

What does it really take to start your own business? Learn more about the steps involved and discover the many resources that are available to support you. Explore the demands of being an entrepreneur and take a brief self-assessment. Obtain concrete information about where to go and get "registered" with the federal government and state. Questions about legal structures are answered by an attorney. Fee: $10

Also offered on the following dates:

May 9, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

June 12, 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM  

Business Tune-Up Group, Tuesday, April 9, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Join our working group of women business owners to learn new skills and review the cornerstones of business development. The meetings, led by business coach Suzy Zgorski of Out the Window Coaching, take place twice a month over a three month period and include a combination of discussions, exercises, and assignments. Fee: $100

Business Plan Intensive, Wednesday, April 10, 1 - 4 PM

Last chance before StartRight!

Work through each section of your business plan - mission, vision, business model, plan for your business enterprise. Group meets eight Wednesdays and includes homework. Workbook included. Fee: $125 

Six Steps to Massive Results, Wednesday, April 17, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Join Jeff Miller from Action Coach business coaching as he takes you through six steps to attain business growth and a profitable enterprise that eventually can work without you. You'll leave with lessons that can be applied to your business immediately. Fee: $25

Start It Up: Home-based Businesses for Women, Wednesday, April 17, 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

This joint program with Delta Sigma Theta encourages women to think of their hobby or home-based enterprise as a self-sustaining business and construct a pathway to success. Free!

Contracts & Business Structures, Thursday, April 18, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Meet attorneys from Venable to learn more about how to limit the risk to your personal and business assets. Learn the "anatomy of a contract" and important provisions that should be included in your contracts to empower you in your business transactions. Fee: $25

The Power of Public Relations (PR), Wednesday, April 24, 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Don't miss this opportunity to hear Robyn Sachs of RMR discuss the  basics of good public relations, how to gain publicity for your company, and the elements of  a successful PR strategy.  Fee: $25

QuickBooks Training, April 25, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Learn to use QuickBooks Online to pay your bills and track the financial performance of your small business. Perfect for new users who want to get started right. Topics include: setting up QuickBooks, processing invoices and payments, working with bank accounts and running reports. Bring your laptop or borrow ours. Fee: $75 

Also offered on: May 30, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

To register, and for more information, go to  http://www.MarylandWBC.org