Name of event: IMC PNW January Roundtable Breakfast Date and time: Jan. 7, 7-9 a.m. Place: The Bellevue Club, 11200 S. E. 6th St. Cost: Members $40-$45; nonmembers...
Name of event: IMC PNW January Roundtable Breakfast
Date and time: Jan. 7, 7-9 a.m.
Place: The Bellevue Club, 11200 S.E. 6th St.
Cost: Members $40-$45; nonmembers $55
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Event phone: 206-367-8997
Description: Hear a panel of experts fapply their diverse consulting expertise to the topic “Toxic Strategy or Sound Advice?” Panelists include Kirk Zylstra, senior director, Avanade; Robin Schofield, CMC & principal of a Big Four global business strategy firm; Chris Falco, CPA and managing partner, Falco-Sult; and moderator Tim Johnstone, president, Johnstone Advantage Consulting Group.
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Name of event: Women’s Business Exchange Breakfast
Date and time: Jan. 8
Place: Washington Athletic Club
Web site: www.wbex.org
Description: Author and educator Christina Baldwin brings her perspective on the power of story. Each of us has a narrative that has shaped us into who we are today. The story that we tell ourselves starts us down a path that becomes familiar and comfortable, or challenging and groundbreaking. When we change our story, we change our life path.
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Name of event: Project Management Professional Course Info Meeting
Date and time: Jan. 8, 6 p.m.
Place: Everett Transit Station
Web site: http://www.ExtendedEd.wwu.edu
Event phone: 360-650-3308
Description: Fine tune your project management skills and prepare for the PMP exam. Attend evening classes in Everett during this 10-week course offered by Western Washington University.
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Name of event: Economy-Proof Your Business
Date and time: Jan. 8
Place: Bellettini’s, Bellevue
Cost: $35 includes networking, meal, mini-workshop, valet parking/tip
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659
Description: Learn how to write a clear, concise and understandable business plan, on one page. The process links five very important business-building concepts: brainstorming, planning, execution, accountability, and results. The event’s speaker is Maria Marsala, founder of Elevating Your Business.
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Name of event: Seattle Landlord Tenant Law Seminar
Date and time: Jan. 8
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: $45 or $60 for clock hours
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: The landlord tenant laws of Seattle are unique and not always intuitive. In this class, taught by Chris Benis, we focus on everything that a Seattle landlord must know to comply with the city’s laws. Special attention is paid to the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, Landlord Prohibited Acts Ordinance, Rental Agreement Regulation Ordinance, and Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance.
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Name of event: Turbo Charge Your Business: It Takes a Business and Marketing Plan on One Page
Date and time: Jan. 8
Place: The Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35 before Jan. 3, $47 after
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Learn how to write a clear, concise and focused business plan. The process links five important business-building concepts: brainstorming, planning, execution, accountability and results. Learn more at the Web site.
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Name of event: Legislative Breakfast
Date and time: Jan. 8, 7:30-9 a.m.
Place: Hyatt Regency Bellevue
Cost: $35; corporate tables available
Web site: www.bellevuechamber.org
Event phone: 425-213-1205
Description: With the state facing an enormous budget deficit, this annual event is more important than ever. Come hear from many of the Eastsides legislators and get their insight into what impact this deficit is going to have on you and your business.
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Name of event: From Inspiration to Implementation: How vision sets your daily actions.
Date and time: Jan. 8, 7:30 a.m.
Place: Golden Steer Restaurant, Kent
Cost: $20
Event phone: 253-859-0832 ext. 309
Description: Marketplace Ministries from River of Life Fellowship presents Audrey Godwin, CPA, who will present how vision sets your daily actions. Have 2009 begin with clarity and end with improved cash flow and profit.
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Name of event: “Earn Your Worth,” Business Support Group with Mikelann
Date and time: Jan. 8, and the second Thursday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon
Place: Women’s Earning Institute, 1718 N.W. 56th St., Seattle
Cost: $110 monthly membership fee.
Web site: http://www.womenearning.com
Event phone: 206-634-0861
Description: These business support groups for women in small business focus on earning issues and your relationship to money. The intention for these groups is to increase your income and step into greater abundance. They are designed for women in fee-for-service businesses and are personally facilitated by Mikelann Valterra, director of the Women’s Earning Institute.
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Name of event: CityClub’s 2009 Legislative Preview
Date and time: Jan. 9, 11:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m.
Place: Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle
Cost: $45-$55 purchased in advance
Web site: www.seattlecityclub.org
Event phone: 206-682-7395
Description: The New Year is just around the corner, and so is the upcoming legislative session. Join CityClub for lunch and our top leadership from the State House and Senate. Don’t miss this special in-person opportunity to speak directly to them about the upcoming session and let them know what you think their priorities should be.
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Name of event: January Venture Breakfast: Stuart Jamieson, Slipstream
Date and time: Jan. 9, 7-9 a.m.; early-bird networking begins at 6:30 a.m.
Place: Bellevue Harbor Club, Bellevue
Cost: Regular registration: $25 members, $40 nonmembers. After Jan. 5: $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Members, bring a friend at 50% off.
Web site: www.nwen.org
Event phone: 425-564-5701
Description: Stuart Jamieson, CEO of Slipstream startups, will talk about getting started as an entrepreneur. He’ll discuss some of the key choices a startup CEO will face, and weigh the pros and cons of each.
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Name of event: King County Landlords Meetup
Date and time: Jan. 9
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Come network and discuss relevant issues and best practices of the rental housing industry with other rental property owners.
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Name of event: Publici-Tea Half-Day Workshop
Date and time: Jan. 9, 12:30-5 p.m.
Place: The Village Bellevue, 121 106th Ave. N.E., Bellevue
Cost: $297, includes the Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity eToolkit
Web site: http://www.publici-tea.com
Event phone: 425-641-5214
Description: Publicist Nancy Juetten will hold the Publici-Tea Half-Day Workshop to empower do-it-yourself publicity success in traditional, online and social media among buzz-seeking business owners.
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Name of event: Money Wi$e Women Conference
Date and time: Jan. 10, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Place: North Seattle Community College, 9600 College Way North, Seattle
Cost: $39
Web site: http://www.moneywisewomen.net
Event phone: 360-204-0982
Description: Are you faced with financial fear every month? Is debt running your life? Are you stressed out over the Wall Street meltdown? If you’re ready to create a life of financial freedom, attend this conference — a safe place to learn about money. It will feature three keynote speakers and 12 breakout sessions taught by local professional experts.
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Name of event: Homebuyer Education Seminar
Date and time: Jan. 11, noon-5 p.m.
Place: MetLife Home Loans, 1700 Westlake Ave. N. #600, Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: http://www.justrealseattle.com/custom4.shtml
Event phone: 206-898-7100
Description: Dreaming of homeownership? Make your dreams a reality. Get everything you need to buy your first home, including information about low interest rate state bond loan programs, down payment assistance, federal tax credits and much more.
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Name of event: Landlord 101 Seminar
Date and time: Jan. 12, 3-6 p.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: $45
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Instructor: Being a landlord can be a scary experience. Come learn practical, useful information from Tamara Simon, owner of Koss Property Management, on how to manage your rental property. Knowledge is power, get the tools you need to become a more effective landlord. Simon’s “Ten Commandments of Property Management” will cover the basics of attracting and keeping quality tenants, demystify Landlord Tenant Law, and increase your bottom line.
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Name of event: Securing Your Laptops — January Security SIG
Date and time: Jan. 12
Place: Seattle University, Engineering Building, Room 304
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0901SIGSEC
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: Laptops continue to be a hole in the defenses of many organizations. How do you execute your security policies if the laptop does not hit your network for three days? Come learn about some of the possible solutions to protect your organization from data breaches. We will discuss the pros and cons of some of these security approaches. Additionally there are more data breach reporting and compliance issues as more states pass new regulations. Please bring your tough questions and join us for an interesting discussion.
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Name of event: Bellevue Chamber January Morning Buzz Networking Breakfast
Date and time: Jan. 13, 7-9 a.m.
Place: The Harbor Club, Bellevue
Cost: $25 members, $35 nonmembers
Web site: www.bellevuechamber.org
Event phone: 425-213-1205
Description: A structured and effective networking event, The Morning Buzz is the Eastside’s most energetic and results-oriented business breakfast.
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Name of event: 21st Century Business Planning
Date and time: Jan. 14-March 4, 6-9 p.m.
Place: Edmonds Community College
Cost: $400
Web site: http://www.the-btc.com
Event phone: 425 640-1840
Description: Entrepreneurs would you like to know how to integrate technology into your business? Write a business plan? Know your software options. Take part in an eight-week series business planning course.
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Name of event: Economy-Proof Your Business / Columbia Tower Club Business Forum
Date and time: Jan. 14
Place: Columbia Tower Club
Cost: $35 includes networking, meal, mini-workshop, valet parking/tip
Web site: http:// www.MariaMarsala.com
Event phone: CTC Office: 206-622-2010
Description: Learn how to write a clear, concise and understandable business plan, on one page. The process links five very important business-building concepts: brainstorming, planning, execution, accountability, and results. The event’s speaker is Maria Marsala, founder of Elevating Your Business.
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Name of event: First Time on a Nonprofit Board? What You Need to Know
Date and time: Jan. 14, noon-1:30 p.m.
Place: Plaza 600 Building, 600 Stewart St., Seattle
Cost: $69
Web site: https://www.regonline.com/JPFirstTimeJan2009
Event phone: 206-542-8422
Description: Board service standards are higher now as the IRS encourages good governance practices for all nonprofit organizations. Review a directors legal responsibilities and your rights and obligations as a member of a charitable, educational or professional board. Protect yourself from liability, enjoy the confidence of understanding your role, and be prepared to take an active part in board discussion. Jurassic Parliament offers this interactive and enjoyable training including a box lunch if you register by COB Monday January 12.
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Name of event: Bookkeeping Basics Seminar
Date and time: Jan. 14, 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave N., Seattle
Cost: $45
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: This seminar, taught by Julie Johnson, is designed to cover bookkeeping basics, from understanding and tracking cash flow, creating a profit and loss worksheet to setting up effective and accurate bookkeeping and record management systems. This class will give you the basics you need to properly manage your rental property finances. There will also be a brief overview of Quicken Rental Property Manager Software for the small owner.
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Name of event: MIT Technology Forecast: Successful Advertising in 2009 and Beyond
Date and time: Jan. 14, 5-8:30 p.m.
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel Bellevue
Cost: $48
Web site: www.mitwa.org
Event phone: 206-300-9134
Description: In the midst of an economic slump, which ad technologies will help you gain traction in 2009? This topic will be addressed by a panel including moderator Peter Balbus, managing director at Pragmaxis; Blake Park, vice president, group director of strategy and insights, Wunderman; Wil Merritt, CEO, Zooppa.com; and Stephen Meade, CEO, Cenoplex.
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Name of event: Be Connected to Effective Networking
Date and time: Jan. 15, 4-7 p.m.
Place: Mayflower Park Hotel, 405 Olive Way; Seattle
Cost: $45 online advance registration; $55 at the door
Web site: www.sagepresence.com
Description: Director Dean Hyers and screenwriter Bill True, two Minnesota-based film-makers collectively operating under the SagePresence banner, are offering this networking workshop. An instructional and entertaining event, it will teach people how to network effectively and provide participants with immediate hands-on practice for their newfound skills.
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Name of event: 37th Annual Economic Forecast Conference
Date and time: Jan. 17, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Place: Seattle Sheraton Hotel
Web site: www.enterpriseSeattle.org
Event phone: 206-389-8650
Description: Gain insight into future economic trends with timely forecasts from a field of experts from The Conference Board, Federal Reserve Bank and Puget Sound Economic Forecaster. The conference will also feature an interactive discussion with a panel of regional executives to address the challenges and emerging opportunities for the region.
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Name of event: NW Food Manufacturing & Packaging Expo
Date and time: Jan. 19-21, 2009
Place: Oregon Convention Center
Cost: General registration, $25-$295
Web site: www.nwfpa.org
Event phone: 503-327-2200
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Name of event: RHA’s Investment Club
Date and time: Jan. 20, 7-8:30 p.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Considering a career in real estate investing or are you planning on purchasing investment property? Michelle Broderson shares her successes of being in the real estate industry for over two decades and will teach you what you need to know before purchasing investment property. She will share insight and examples of some of her investment deals. Topics covered will include finding, funding and exiting deals as well as whether or not you should work with an agent or be your own.
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Name of event: Power of Email Marketing
Date and time: Jan. 20, 10 a.m.-noon
Place: Lake Washington Technical College-Redmond Campus, Room 202, 6505 176th Ave. N.E., Redmond
Cost: Free
Web site: http://www.constantcontact.com/regional/events.jsp?template=day&trumbaEmbed=date%3D20090120
Description: You will discover how email marketing works and obtain useful email marketing tips. Topics to be discussed include understanding email marketing, components of an effective marketing campaign, creating professional looking emails, and developing mailing lists and subject lines to get your emails opened.
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Name of event: Outlook 2009: “The King is Dead, Long Live the King”
Date and time: Jan. 20, noon-1 p.m.
Place: Union Square Boardroom, One Union Square, 600 University St., Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: roadshow.smeadcap.com
Event phone: 877-701-2883
Description: Chief Investment Officer William Smead will be presenting Smead Capital Management’s Outlook 2009 Roadshow Event. He will be recapping 2008 as well as sharing what he believes are good ingredients for a Bull Market Stew.
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Name of event: Choosing and Evaluating Franchise Options
Date and time: Jan. 21, noon-4 p.m.
Place: Seattle SCORE, 2401 4th Ave., Suite 450, Seattle
Cost: $45
Web site: www.seattlescore.org
Event phone: 206-553-7320
Description: What kind of franchise fits your needs, goals and expectations? Learn how to analyze and assess a franchise opportunity, evaluate startup costs and other important criteria before you sign on the dotted line.
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Name of event: Setting Yourself Up for Success Seminar
Date and time: Jan. 21, 8-10 a.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: $30
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: People who set goals are more successful than non-goal-setters. They also earn more money. This course will help you set your goals and follow through with an action plan to achieve results.
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Name of event: Value-Driven Product Requirements Workshop
Date and time: Jan. 21-22, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Place: Regus, 5400 Carillon Pt. # 400, Kirkland
Cost: $1,595
Web site: www.pivotalpm.com
Description: This two-day, interactive course is targeted at customer-facing product managers, program managers and product planners. It provides a step-by-step process for creating Business, Market, and Product Requirements Documents (BRDs, MRDs, PRDs) for products that deliver maximum value to users and customers.
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Name of event: Networking: It’s a Cup of Tea
Date and time: Jan. 22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Place: The Manor Conference Center, 13032 Admiralty Way, Everett
Cost: $89 advance registration
Web site: www.tlcseminars.com
Event phone: 425-218-0460 or 425-830-9296
Description: Business success comes to those who remember people and who are remembered in return. Your network is too important to leave to chance. In this seminar, you’ll hone your skills and design a personal plan to build and maintain the connections that ensure the success of your business.
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Name of event: I’ve Just Been Elected Treasurer — HELP!
Date and time: Jan. 22, noon-1:30 p.m.
Place: Plaza 600 Building, 600 Stewart St., Seattle
Cost: $69
Web site: https://www.regonline.com/JPElectedTreasurerJan2009
Event phone: 206-542-8422
Description: As nonprofits are subject to ever greater scrutiny from authorities and the public, it is essential to understand your duties as treasurer. This session provides an introduction to your responsibilities and suggestions about how to fulfill them successfully. Concise, enjoyable, and practical training provided by Jurassic Parliament includes a box lunch if you register by Jan. 20.
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Name of event: WPC’s Center for Education Kick Off Event
Date and time: Jan. 22, noon-1:30 p.m. (registration begins at 11:30 a.m.)
Place: Harbor Club, Seattle
Cost: $35 ($30 for WPC supporters) includes lunch and event materials
Web site: http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/events/education_2009.html
Event phone: 206-937-9691
Description: Washington Policy Center will be hosting a luncheon to officially kick off its Center for Education. The event will feature school management expert and UCLA professor Bill Ouchi who will discuss his ideas on improving our education system.
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Name of event: Our Family Tree Unveiled! The Visual History of the Puget Sound Technology Industry — January Urban Leadership Series
Date and time: Jan. 22
Place: World Trade Center, 4th Floor, Suite 410, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0901URBAN
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: Be the first to hear the story directly from the early pioneers of the tech industry. The WTIA will release the results of a yearlong project to document the history of the Puget Sound technology industry. Working with researchers from Virginia Tech and Seattle University we’ve created the first picture of the foundational companies of our industry — and the companies that were created by their employees
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Name of event: Fundamentals of Jurassic Parliament
Date and time: Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-noon
Place: Plaza 600 Building, 600 Stewart St., Seattle
Cost: $99 by Jan. 22; $129 after that
Web site: https://www.regonline.com/JPFundamentalsJan2009
Event phone: 206-542-8422
Description: This interactive workshop is useful and practical for anyone serving on a nonprofit or public board. Learn the essentials of Roberts Rules of Order. Practice making motions, amending motions, and voting. Learn three Golden Rules for great discussions in any setting.
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Name of event: Getting Started with Constant Contact
Date and time: Jan. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Place: Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave. N, Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: http://www.constantcontact.com/regional/events.jsp?template=day&trumbaEmbed=date%3D20090127
Description: This workshop will walk you through the Constant Contact Email Marketing System. Best for new customers, free trailers and anyone that is looking for training on how to use Constant Contact to promote their business.
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Name of event: Economy Proof Your Business: It Takes a Business & Marketing Plan on One Page
Date and time: Jan. 27
Place: Downtown Poulsbo or Bainbridge Island
Cost: $25 includes networking, sandwiches, refreshments and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.elevatingyourbusinessu.com/tele/economy.html
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Learn how to write a clear, concise, and understandable business plan, on one page, to use daily to guide your business success. The One Page Business Plan is a business and marketing plan system that you use every day to help you expand your company, business, or department, and have it humming along like a well-oiled machine.
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Name of event: Agile Program Management with Scrum Training, with SolutionsIQ
Date and time: Jan. 27-28, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Place: SolutionsIQ headquarters, Redmond
Cost: $1,500
Web site: http://www.solutionsiq.com/services/upcoming-courses.php
Event phone: 1-800-234-4091, ext. 2434
Description: The Agile Program Management course is designed to increase your ability to scale Agile practices to deliver large-scale enterprise initiatives with maximum value to customers, product owners and stakeholders. You will learn how to build effective Agile programs that leverage your successful Agile practices, enabling you to take on even more complex development challenges. The course will also teach you how to better plan and manage to ensure multiple teams working on various initiatives are coordinating to meet overall enterprise objectives.
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Name of event: Bellevue Chamber January Business After Hours
Date and time: Jan. 28 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Place: Lincoln Square Cinemas
Cost: $12 members, $20 nonmembers
Web site: www.bellevuechamber.org
Event phone: 425-213-1205
Description: Make lasting business connections at this after-work, networking focused event.
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Name of event: Take Control of Your Career!
Date and time: Jan. 28, 6-8:30 p.m.
Place: Zango, 3600 136th Place S.E., Bellevue
Web site: www.pmcnw.org
Description: Join PMC for an intense, but fun, workshop on taking your career to the next level. Whether you’re looking to move up or to transition into Product Management from another field, you’ll leave with a clear sense of next steps.
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Name of event: Financing Your Business Workshop
Date and time: Jan. 28, 8 a.m.-noon.
Place: Seattle SCORE, 2401 4th Ave., Suite 450, Seattle
Cost: $45
Web site: www.seattlescore.org
Event phone: 206-553-7320
Description: Wondering where and how to get the financing you need? Do you have sufficient financial resources to satisfy lender requirements? This workshop gives you the analytical tools that every banker will require before making a loan commitment.
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Name of event: Voting & Quorum Issues for Nonprofit Boards
Date and time: Jan. 29, 12-1:30 p.m.
Place: Plaza 600 Building, 600 Stewart St., Seattle
Cost: $69
Web site: https://www.regonline.com/JPVotingJan2009
Event phone: 206-542-8422
Description: If you are serving on a nonprofit board, you need to know the specifics that make voting methods legal or not for your organization, including proxy voting, plurality, mail or absentee ballot and voting by email. Jurassic Parliament offers this interactive session which defines the jargon, reviews state law, and offers insight into common voting problems encountered by voluntary organizations.
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Name of event: SMPS Creating Rainmakers Workshop with Ford Harding
Date and time: Jan. 29, 7-11 a.m.
Place: Washington Athletic Club
Web site: www.smpsseattle.org
Event phone: 206-224-3604
Description: This workshop with author Ford Harding will explore how you can help the professionals in your firm make the transition from doing and managing client work to selling it.
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Name of event: Road Map to Success: Create Your Business & Marketing Plan, One Day, One Page
Date and time: Jan. 30
Place: 701 5th Ave., Seattle
Cost: $997
Web site: http://www.BusinessAndMarketingPlan.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Walk in with your laptop and leave with a completed solid draft of your plan.
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Name of event: What You and Your Business Need to Know About Space — The Final Frontier — February Urban Leadership Series
Date and time: Feb. 2, 7:30-9 a.m.
Place: World Trade Center, 4th floor, Suite 410, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Cost: WTIA member $25, nonmember $45 (On-site prices: WTIA member $30, nonmember $50)
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0902URBAN
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: When most people think of space, they think of Apollo and men walking on the moon. . But space offers a unique environment for developing products and traditional companies should understand the benefits of this new and unique environment. Jason Andrews, president of Andrews Space, will: summarize some of these emerging opportunities in material processing, biotechnology and entertainment.
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Name of event: Lake City Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours
Date and time: Feb. 5, 5-7 p.m.
Place: Seattle Goodwill, 14500 15th Avenue N.E., Shoreline
Event phone: 206-363-3287
Description: Come to visit and network with Lake City Chamber members at the new Goodwill in Shoreline. Refreshments and appetizers will be served.
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Name of event: Coaching: Creating Conscious Choice and Change
Date and time: Feb. 5, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Place: Cedarbrook Conference Center, 18525 36th Ave. South, Seattle
Cost: $257 — $296
Web site: http://www.pugetsoundcoachesconference.org/
Event phone: 206-920-8072
Description The conference is hosted by the Puget Sound Coaches Association and sponsored by inviteChange. Join other visionary coaches who are wanting to make a difference in the world, with their clients and for themselves. This event will provide you with answers to questions like: What’s new for the next wave of professional coaching? What new client groups will I work with next, and how can I provide value to them? How can I effectively market myself and my coaching business?
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Name of event: Protecting You from Your Business: Using business structure and other legal tools to protect you.
Date and time: Feb. 8, 8:15-10:15 a.m.
Place: The Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35-$47
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659
Description: The session will be presented by small-business attorney Michelle Bomberger.
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Name of event: Better Business Writing
Date and time: Feb. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Place: Kirkland
Cost: $435
Web site: http://syntaxtraining.com/PDF/BBW_020909.pdf
Event phone: 206-782-8410
Description: Better Business Writing is a hands-on workshop in planning, writing and editing business documents. The course provides you with strategies, tools and practice to enhance your skills as a business communicator. You will write, edit, get expert feedback, and learn successful techniques to apply to any business message.
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Name of event: PNAA 2009 Aerospace Conference
Date and time: Feb. 9-10
Place: Lynnwood Convention Center
Web site: http://www.pnaa.net/Pages/Events/2009_Conference/2009_Conference.html
Event phone: 425-885-0290
Description: PNAA’s Annual Aerospace Conference is an excellent opportunity to meet and network with some of the major companies in the aerospace industry, while at the same time keeping abreast of timely issues that impact you. This year’s theme — “Supply Chain: Building Strength in Turbulent Times” — is supported by a lineup of aerospace experts that includes analyst Richard Aboulafia, presenting a business outlook for 2009, as well as representatives from Boeing, Airbus, Insitu, SAFRAN-Messier Dowty and others.
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Name of event: King County Landlords Meetup
Date and time: Feb. 13, 8:30-10 a.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: Free
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Come network and discuss relevant issues and best practices of the rental housing industry with other rental property owners.
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Name of event: Stop Working With Jerks
Date and time: Feb. 17
Place: Sponsored by the Business & Professional Women’s Association of Tacoma, Three Chicks Catering, Tacoma
Cost: $20, includes meal and workshop
Web site: http://www.elevatingyourbusiness.com/documents/BPW-Tacoma-2009FebFlyer.pdf
Event phone: Jeannette Harem, President 253-439-7165.
Description: The workshop will present a no-nonsense guide to strategically recognize and reach your ideal clients. Even before you think about marketing, you need to create an Ideal Client Profile (ICP) to reach your target market more often. With your ICP in hand, you’ll find yourself spending less money and having more time while you grow your bottom line.
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Name of event: Time Management for the Real Estate Professional Seminar
Date and time: Feb. 18, 8-10 a.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: $30
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Are you working harder and longer than ever before trying to keep up with an increasingly demanding workload? Most professionals are! Learn how to do the important things first. Don’t let the urgent items take over.
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Name of event: Seattle University Master of Nonprofit Leadership Information Session
Date and time: Feb. 19, 5:30 p.m.
Place: Seattle University.
Web site: http://www.seattleu.edu/artsci/npl/
Event phone: 206-296-6143
Description: This is an informal event that allows prospective applicants an opportunity to meet staff, faculty, current students and alumni from the Master of Nonprofit Leadership program.
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Name of event: How to Serve Notices and Evictions Seminar
Date and time: Feb. 19, 3-6 p.m.
Place: Rental Housing Association, 529 Warren Ave. N., Seattle
Cost: $45
Web site: www.rha-ps.com
Event phone: 206-905-0605
Description: Even when you’ve done everything right, eventually you may need to serve notices to your tenants. When the worst case scenario happens, learn how to use notices and the eviction process properly to save you time, money and heartache. Class instructor Verna Cameron in 1982 founded L/T Services, an eviction service in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. industry.
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Name of event: Certified ScrumMaster Training, with SolutionsIQ
Date and time: Feb. 19-20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Place: SolutionsIQ headquarters, Redmond
Cost: $1,200
Web site: http://www.solutionsiq.com/services/upcoming-courses.php
Event phone: 1.800-235-4091, ext. 2434
Description: Certified ScrumMaster Training give you all the tools and information you need to get started with Scrum and Agile. Delivered by SolutionsIQ’s certified ScrumMaster trainers, this course shares time-tested practices for managing product backlogs, planning your releases and iterations (Sprints), and tracking and reporting progress.
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Name of event: Certified Scrum Product Owner Training, with SolutionsIQ
Date and time: Feb. 23-24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Place: SolutionsIQ headquarters, Redmond
Cost: $1,200
Web site: http://www.solutionsiq.com/services/upcoming-courses.php
Event phone: 1-800-235-4091, ext. 2434
Description: Scrum increases the emphasis on assessing and driving business value through close collaboration with the delivery team. The Scrum Product Owner establishes the interaction between the business and the delivery team that is so essential to increasing productivity within an Agile organization. Product owners who assume this crucial role have the ability to guide the team and the process to gain the full benefit of Agile delivery.
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Name of event: Harnessing IT for Energy: Washington’s Next Tech Sector? — March Urban Leadership Series
Date and time: March 10, 7:30-9 a.m.
Place: World Trade Center, 4th Floor, Suite 410, 2200 Alaskan Way, Seattle
Cost: WTIA member $25, nonmember $45 (On-site prices: WTIA member $30, nonmember $50)
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0903URBAN
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: Washington is home to some of the most advanced research and companies building products to revolutionize energy management. But is there more? Could Energy Management be the next growth tech sector for Washington? Hear from experts on opportunities for Washington to be a world leader in energy management Explore the possibilities of how IT can be applied to managing energy. Panelists include Randy Berry, managing director at AREVA T&D; Marc Cummings director of public affairs at Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Jim Kensok, vice president and chief information officer at Avista.
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Name of event: Energizing Yourself, Your Clients & Your Staff Through Office Design
Date and time: March 12
Place: Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Nicole Wexler will discuss ways in which you can instantly transform your office space without breaking the bank. Take away tips and ideas on addressing some ever-present functional challenges such as the privacy vs. collaboration conundrum and how to balance the need for style and function in the most cost-effective manner.
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Name of event: 2009 industry achievement awards — 25 Years of Technology at Play
Date and time: March 25, 5:30- 9:30 p.m.
Place: The Paramount Theater, 911 Pine St., Seattle
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=IAA09
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: The annual Industry Achievement Awards are a time of celebration for the technology industry. They recognize the accomplishments of the best and brightest individuals and companies during the past year. This year there will be even more to celebrate, as we mark the WTIA’s 25th anniversary.
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Name of event: BibleTech: 2009
Date and time: March 27-28
Place: Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center
Web site: www.bibletechconference.com
Description: This conference is aimed at anyone interested in using technology to improve Bible study. It will feature both a high- and low-level technology track, offering something for the interested layperson, hobby technologist and technical programmer.
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Name of event: April security SIG: Old Dog, New Tricks — The Latest Data Protection Laws
Date and time: April 6, 6-8 p.m.
Place: Seattle University, Engineering Building, Room 304
Web site: http://www.washingtontechnology.org/pages/events/events_events_wsaevent.asp?id=0904SIGSEC
Event phone: 206-448-3033
Description: Crime is up, identity theft is rising and new breach incidents are reported almost daily. Although data security laws have been around a while now, it’s no surprise that new and stronger laws and rules aimed at preventing identity theft and security breaches continue to be on the rise. Hear about the latest data protection laws that may impact your business, as well as the potential fines, criminal penalties, costs and other business and legal risks your business could face if you don’t comply.
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Name of event: Washington’s Innovation Summit 2009
Date and time: April 9, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
Place: Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. 6th St.
Cost: $150-$230
Web site: www.watechcenter.org
Event phone: 206.685.1920
Description: Washington’s Innovation Summit 2009 will bring together more than 400 innovators and thought leaders in sustainability and technology who are driving industry development in sustainable energy, innovative materials and manufacturing, urban sustainability and healthy ecosystems. The summit will focus on how we are developing innovative and sustainable approaches to realize our opportunities and overcome challenges. You’ll discover the companies, researchers and opportunities at the forefront of Washington’s emerging economic sectors. Keynote speakers will include Gifford Pinchot III, co-founder and president emeritus of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, and Thomas E. Plimpton, vice chairman of Paccar.
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Name of event: The Heart of Smart
Date and time: July 9
Place: Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Leadership coach Deborah Griffing will focus on Emotional Intelligence, which drives workplace performance like no other determinant, helping people to communicate effectively, form strong relationships and leverage the power of relationships to set and accomplish their goals.
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Name of event: Show Me Your Money: Setting & Raising Your Rates with Value in Mind
Date and time: July 9
Place: Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Business adviser Maria Marsala will discuss how to set your fees so that they are just right for attracting and keeping the ideal clients in your target market.
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Name of event: Show Me Your Money: Setting & Raising Your Rates with Value in Mind
Date and time: Aug. 13
Place: Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com
Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Business adviser Maria Marsala will discuss to set your fees so that they are just right for attracting and keeping the ideal clients in your target market.
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Name of event: Get Noticed and Be Remembered: Expanding a Business Takes a Solid Brand
Date and time: Sept. 10
Place: Bellettini, Bellevue
Cost: $35, includes meal, networking, parking, tips and mini-workshop
Web site: http://www.WorkSmarterForum.com Event phone: 360-271-8418
Description: Creative designer Nancy Owyang will discuss how branding can help you expand your business with greater success, gain an edge on your competitors and attract your ideal clients.