13:
Rx For Success: A Double-Dose Remedy for the Dedicated Professional
8 am - 3:30 pm / Provena Mercy Medical Center - 1325 N. Highland Avenue, Aurora, IL (lower level conference rooms)
Attend this Women's Business and Health Symposium prescribed for the career-oriented woman with a desire for professional and personal growth. Cost: $25
Morning Concurrent Sessions:
- Be Your Own Chief of Staff: Success through Leadership
- Paging Dr. Do-it-All: Treating the Work/Life Balance Syndrome
- 4 Generations in the Workplace: A New Condition
- OpERation Success: Top 10 things you can do for your health for immediate impact on your job performance
- Preventative medicine for your Financial Health
- Personal Brand: Is Yours Generic of Name Brand?
- Stress: A Remedy for the Common Condition
- Laughter Really IS the Best Medicine
Register by phone: (1-866-766-8362);
Or online: www.provena.org/mercy/RxforSuccess
Reservation Required. Limited Seating.
Deadline: Extended to October 11
13:
WCC Entrepreneurship Connection Retail Roundtable 
8-11 am / Waubonsee Community College Aurora Campus Room 160AC - 18 S. River Street, Aurora, IL - $10 (includes breakfast.)
Customer Service: The Red Carpet Effect
With or without a real red carpet, customers should be treated like celebrities. Sometimes that means giving them space. Sometimes that means fauwing over them. Learn how to read each customer that walks through your door -- and get their autographs (via credit card receipt, of course.)
Facilitated Breackout sessions (attend 2 of 4 available)
Employee Relations: Managing, Hiring, Firing & More
Managing employees is tough, especially for retailers. It takes more than just knowledge and patience. It takes tremendous care, concern, leadership, dedication and more. We'll share essential tips to managing employees in the real world from real leaders.
International E-Commerce: Selling Beyond the US
Your web site is a great way to expand your business to International sales. We'll be discussing how to attract foreign buyers, policies for payment, returns and shipping, and other tips to enhance your web presence for global traffic.
Add-On Sales: Maximizing Last Minute Purchases
Would you like a few extra hundred dollars in your budget at the end of each month? We'll talk about trade secrets and tips for applying retail-focused strategies to your inventory and merchandising to gain additional revenue through add-on sales.
Social Media: Retail Specific Tips To Generate Sales
Tweet, tweet! Social media is a marketing trend that isn't going away, so it's time to get on board. We'll discuss how to apply effective social marketing tips to support your business - without costing you a ton of time.
EVENT FLYER
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
13:
FALL GARDENING WITH JEFF RUGG
7 pm / Schaefer's Greenhouses - 120 S. Lake Street, Montgomery
Schaefer's Garden Club is excited to welcome Garden Expert and Columnist, Jeff Rugg, for its October meeting. Jeff will advise on important fall cleanup, pond care, pruning bulbs, and more. Bring your garden questions and ask the professional!
The Schaefer's Garden Club meets the 2nd Thursday of each month - 7 pm - At Schaefer's. Mark your calender and join the fun each month!
15:
RECYCLING EVENT
9 am - Noon/ Montgomery Police Department -
10 Civic Center Avenue, Montgomery
The Village of Montgomery is pleased to announce it will host one additional special recycling collection event this fall. Drop off your appliances, metal, car fluids, batteries and all types of electronics and electrical items in front of the Police Department. There is no charge to drop off these items.
All items that plug in will be accepted -- including lamps, TV's, handheld mixers, computers, VCRs -- and all other types of electronics and electrical items. This special collection effort will allow these items to be recycled instead of depositing them in a landfill where they can contaminate the ground.
Please note: this recycling event will not accept paint, flourescent lightbulbs or car tires.
16:
TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SOUP'S ON!
11:30 AM - 5 PM/ Tellabs Atrium - Warrenville Road in Naperville
Soups On! is a fundraiser that benefits Hesed House, Loaves & Fishes and DuPage PADS. If you haven't attended Soups On!, you've missed a wonderful family-friendly, casual event to help three worthy organizations provide shelter, food and services to needy families in our communities.
Hesed House's portion of proceeds dramatically affect its ability to continue serving our poorest neighbors, so please hoin us and the over 1800 folks who attended in 2010.
Ticket cost provides unlimited visits to the over 25 area restaurants that willb e serving their speicalties. Family entertainment, DuPage Children's Museum supervised play area, a silent auction and a beer and wine cash bar will also be featured at the event
Tickets can be purchased at the dorr or via www.Soupsonrotary.com
Adults: $45/ Seniors & Military: $35/ Children 6-15: $10/ Children 5 & under: Free
This event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Naperville.
For event information, please contact mary Ensor at 630-914-6428 or at mensor@hesedhouse.org
18:
BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT!
5:30-7:30 pm/ Marquett Bank - 2500 S. Eola Road, Aurora, IL
This is a neighborhood Business Networking Event. Join us for this FREE event and enjoy an evening of refreshments, a prize drawing and excellent networking opportunities. All businesses are welcome.
REGISTER BY OCTOBER 14 via phone: 1-708-364-2691, or email: schiok@emarquettebank.com.
MARQUETTE BANK: Love where you bank.
19:
AMBASSADOR MEETING
8:30-9:30 am / Castle Bank - 6601 Route 34, Oswego
What's an Ambassador? (Scroll down and read all about them!) Interested in becoming an Ambassador? Call the Chamber office at 630-897-8137, or send an email: gmacc@montgomery-illinois.org
Note: Ambassador meetings will change locations each month, so be sure to read your eBlasts or check the Chamber website calendar.
25:
BIG NE
WS...!
MONTHLY MEMBER LUNCHEON IS BACK!
11:30 am Networking/ 12 pm Lunch/
12:30 pm Guest Speaker /
Grandma's Table Restaurant - 1700 Douglas Road, in Montgomery.
Time for networking, socializing and a book signing with Guest Speaker, Jo Fredell Higgins! There is NO FEE for this meeting. Just the price of your lunch. Registration is recommended, (but not required) to ensure seating for all.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER , Visit the Chamber website,
or call the Chamber office: 630-897-8137.
30:
TRUNK OR TREAT!
4-6 PM/ Genesis Community Church - 1300 South Broadway, Montgomery, IL
Come trick or treat in our parking lot for Halloween! Parking lot full of cars with trunk loads of goodies!
ALL WELCOME!
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