March 22, 2016

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In This Issue

2016 ONE Award Winners Announced

Empowering Education: Improving Your Party Skills

Sales & Marketing Success Series to feature Jeff Peden

MWBOC MatchMakers

One Southern Indiana announces 2016 ONE Award winners

One Southern Indiana (1si) announced the winners of its 28th annual ONE Awards, formerly the Southern Indiana Business Awards. The winners received recognition at a dinner held last Thursday, March 17th, at Huber's Orchard, Winery & Vineyard's Plantation Hall. More than 350 attendees celebrated the success of these local and regional businesses.

The program recognized finalists in seven business categories who were showcased in customized videos before representatives of each award's sponsor announced the winners. Ninety percent of the nominees' scores were evaluated by an independent panel of judges based on criteria of business history, community involvement, response to adversity, newly-created opportunities, and innovation in products or services. The last ten percent was decided by online voting through social media.
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And They're Off!

The race is on and horses have left the gate for the Membership Derby, 1si's membership campaign. The goal of the campaign is to add 100 new members to the rolls.

Though we're off to a great start, the Derby is still in need of 15 - 18 volunteers. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Danny James at 812.206.9031 or DannyJ@1si.org. Volunteers will be

assigned to teams to help recruit new members and compete for fabulous prizes. In addition, each team represents a non-profit organization member. If their team brings in 10 new members, the non-profit member gets a free membership for one year.

The current leader in the race is the LIONS Leads Group representing the Ronald McDonald House with two new members followed by the Ambassadors team representing Hand in Hand Ministries and a team of 1si members representing the American Red Cross, both with 1 new member.

Other non-profit organizations participating include: Communities in Schools of Clark County, Family & Children's Place, Hope Southern Indiana, Lincoln Heritage Council - Boy Scouts of Kentuckiana, Ohio River Greenway Commission and Southeast ISBDC.

The Membership Campaign will conclude on Friday, April 8th, and a victory celebration will be held at the 5 O'clock Network on April 21st, hosted by the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center Louisville North in Clarksville, Ind.

If you would like to donate prizes for either the winning team or to a top individual finisher, contact Sara Rutkowski at Intern2@1si.org.

Entertain Your Clients and Guests with Ease

Entertaining can be intimidating. Tim Laird, Brown-Forman Corporation's Chief Entertaining Officer, will offer tips for easy entertaining that will ensure you have as much fun as your guests and your event is memorable and successful. Tim will discuss everything from setting the stage, planning tips and ways of taking the stress out of any occasion. At the conclusion, he will host a book signing where attendees can buy his "That's Entertaining! Cocktails and Appetizers" at cost. This is a "must attend" event for companies who want to raise the bar on employee appreciation events or "wooing" their next big client.

About Tim Laird:

Tim Laird is an authority on wines and spirits with more than 20 years experience in the hospitality industry. A connoisseur of fine wines, spirits and champagnes, Tim is also a gourmet chef and a master at entertaining and execution. He makes hundreds of appearances a year on radio and television programs and has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Fox & Friends, The Tonight Show; ABC World News Now and the CNN, FOX News and CNBC networks. Tim also hosts three weekly television shows in his home state of Kentucky - Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs, Secrets of Louisville Chefs Live and Secrets of Resort Chefs. He is a featured columnist for Louisville's Food & Dining Magazine, author of the book, That's Entertaining! With Tim Laird, America's C.E.O. - Chief Entertaining Officer and the recently released, That's Entertaining! Cocktails and Appetizers.

In his current role as Chief Entertaining Officer of Brown-Forman, a major producer of fine wines and spirits in Louisville, Kentucky, Tim enjoys teaching audiences around the world how to make entertaining fun and easy, and how to make delicious cocktails. In the past, he also worked for Korbel Champagne, E&J Gallo and Stroh's Brewery.

Tim is an active volunteer in Louisville serving as a board member for Winston Industries, as an honorary board member for the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky.

EVENT DETAILS:

Tuesday, April 5

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Ivy Tech Community College

8204 Old Indiana 311

Sellersburg, IN 47172

Cost: $25 members/ $35 future members

Sponsored by:


	Jeff Peden Great Ideas LLC

Jeff Peden to Speak at Rescheduled Sales and Marketing Success Series on April 8

Due to the Easter holiday, the Sales and Marketing Success Series, which typically meets every other month on the last Friday, will instead meet on Friday, April 8th at the New Albany Floyd County Public Library, 180 W Spring Street, New Albany, Indiana 47150.

This series event will feature Speaker Jeff Peden, MEd, of Great Ideas LLC, who will present "THE HEART OF BUSINESS SUCCESS." The description is as follows:

You own a business, or you ARE the business. A million things to do and keep up with. What are the most important things to remember every day? What will contribute the most to your long-term success, and give you a sense of accomplish at the end of the day? This presentation will discuss four areas you can focus on that will drive growth, profitability, and enjoyment from work.

The Sales and Marketing Success Series is a regular event of 1si and is sponsored by Ideaology Marketing + Design.

EVENT DETAILS:
Friday, April 8
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
New Albany/Floyd County Public Library
180 West Spring St.
New Albany, IN
Cost: Free for 1si members/$25 future members
Breakfast included

Sponsored by

1si Partnering with Develop New Albany for April 8 O'clock Network

1si is excited to partner with Develop New Albany for the April 8 O'clock Network, hosted by Strandz Salon and Threadz Boutique, 322 Vincennes St., in New Albany, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. April 14th.

The 8 O'clock Network, formerly the Network of Champions, is held the second Thursday of every month. Pre-register by noon April 13 to be entered into a drawing where eight lucky participants will be able to give a 30-second commercial in front of the entire room. In any event, you can expect the opportunity to make new connections and have some fun!

EVENT DETAILS:

Thursday, April 14

8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Stranz Salon and Threadz Boutique

322 Vincennes St.

New Albany, IN
Cost: Free for 1si members/$25 future members

MWBOC MatchMakers Scheduled for April 21st

Are you a Woman-Owned Business? Minority Business Owner? A Veteran Entrepreneur? Do you qualify as a disadvantaged business?

Are you a company that tracks its suppliers? Do you want to do business with individuals that reflect your customer base? Maybe you have some obstacles that need solutions from firms with a unique perspective?

If so, register now for the MWBOC MatchMakers, a FREE "speed dating" formatted event taking place prior to the 5 O'clock Network on Thursday, April 21, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the at the Clarion Hotel Conference Center Louisville North in Clarksville, Ind.

The MatchMakers session gives large corporations and government agencies looking to do business with "disadvantaged" companies (primes) the opportunity to meet those businesses that offer products or services (vendors). In order to keep the process moving smoothly, primes will have the opportunity to specify the type of vendor they are seeking for contract bid opportunities.

If you are a prime or a vendor, you don't want to miss this opportunity that could open the doors to new partnerships. You can register for this free event by clicking here.

Rivera Consulting Group receives award from SBA

1si congratulates the Rivera Consulting Group, Inc. on being awarded the 2016 8(a) Graduate of the Year Award for Region V, which covers Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

What are your thoughts, hopes, and desires for the future of arts and culture in our community?

Greater Louisville Arts is asking for your help in creating the new Master Plan for the Arts for Greater Louisville by taking a short, anonymous online survey, available now through midnight on April 30th! To take the survey, visit http://tiny.cc/louartsplan.

Your input will ensure the creation of a useful master plan that benefits the entire region. The survey covers topics such as how you currently participate in arts-related events, what you think about current arts and cultural activities in Greater Louisville, and what you'd like to see here in the future. All comments will be considered and used to identify community priorities, which will inform a plan that represents the diverse perspectives in our community.

For more information or to sign up to receive project news and updates, visit GreaterLouisvilleArts.com. Follow along at Facebook.com/LouisvilleArtsPlan or on Twitter at @LouArtsPlan.

Questions about the downtown bridge crossing?

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shared ways to find answers to your questions about the downtown bridge crossing. If anyone has questions about traffic in the downtown area and haven't already done so, you can sign up for Downtown Crossing news and traffic reports/updates here: http://kyinbridges.com/downtown-crossing/get-involved/ . They will receive advance notice of traffic impacts throughout the Downtown Crossing.

If you ever need a question about the project answered, please call the Project Hotline: 1-888-ORB-1993 (1-888-672-1993). It is monitored daily and a response is usually returned within 24 hours.

Tolling questions can be directed to the RiverLink site, www.RiverLink.com. There is a Frequently Asked Questions page and an opportunity to ask other questions. You are also encouraged to attend any of the tolling open houses. Here is our news release about the open houses in Indiana: http://kyinbridges.com/riverlink-open-houses-kick-off-in-indiana/ .

There is one scheduled at the Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel at 700 W. Riverside Dr. in Jeffersonville this Thursday, March 24. The event is free and open to the public.

Upcoming Ribbon Cutting

Brad Haynes Martial Arts Academy