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October 2012
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Become a Habit for your Customers
October 22th - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Habit Marketing aligns your marketing with customers' unconscious behavior, helping your company sell products more effectively and yielding unconsciously loyal customers.
Doug Rossier has spent the last 20 years in marketing. He has excelled in his field by bringing new knowledge about the how the brain really works to increase sales and increase customer loyalty. He is an industry pioneer of Habit Marketing and owns the patent for 'Habituation Oriented Product Selection System'.
October 22, 2012
8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Women's Business Center
8527 Bluejacket Street, Lenexa, KS 66214
Cost: $15 - Register Online
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SmartConnectKC Networking
Wake up and meet me for coffee!
Join Luann Feehan of Smart Connect KC along with OneKCforWomen for a cup of coffee as you network with other entrepreneurs. Make new friends and build your business. This month's event is sponsored by: The Archer Foundation
Friday, October 26, 2012
8:30 to 9:45 a.m. - $10
Hosted at: Archer Foundation
5250 W. 116th Place, Suite 200, Leawood, KS 66211
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Women Accessing Capital: Overcoming the Psychology of "Small"
October 16th - Kauffman Foundation
 Despite reports implying fast growth of women-owned businesses, many still face obstacles related to financing business growth, barriers that are not as prevalent in the male marketplace. This program will provide an advanced approach and strategies to help you take your business to the next level. For additional details on the conference or to register, click here. |
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ECJC Workshops
Thursday lunch 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Each workshop $25
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Five Steps You Can Take to Lower your Tax Bill for 2012
November 6th , 8:30 - 10:30 am, $10
It's not too late to save on the taxes you will pay on your business. Give yourself and your company a Christmas bonus by attending this session. ECJC/Women's Business Center 8527 Bluejacket Street, Lenexa, KS 66214 Visit www.onekcforwomen.com/calendar to register |
Listening to Your Business for Women
November 8th , 1:30 - 5:30 pm
This Kauffman FastTrac program is a proven method for assessing gaps and opportunities and setting strategies and tactics for 2013. Spend 3 hours mapping your status and plans and a 4th hour in peer to peer groups consolidating your plan.
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Financing and Managing Your Small Business
November 9th, 7:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Join the FDCI for a half day program at the Kauffman Foundation to learn about a new financial education program developed specifically for small business owners as well as hear about funding options, economic gardening, developing a global market and succession planning.
November 9th, 7:30 - 11:00 am
Kauffman Foundation
4801 Rockhill Road Kansas City, MO 64110
The event is free, but registration is required: Contact Eileen Jones, FDIC, eijones@fdic.gov or call 816-234-8143. |
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Small Business Saturday: November 24th
 Last year American Express promoted Small Business Saturday as a way to highlight shopping locally and small vs. waiting in long lines for Black Friday or spending all your dollars shopping on-line on Cyber Monday. An estimated 103 million Americans shopped at a small business on 2011s Small Business Saturday and American Express saw a 23% increase in transactions at small business merchants.
There aren't a lot of details on what will be done this year, but click here to read more on the event last year and follow the development of the event on Facebook.
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Gutsy Girls' Night Out with Cosmo Editor-In-Chief Kate White
October 29, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
This Event is Co-Sponsored by Rainy Day Books and KC Magazine in partnership with Go Red For Women. Kate White will join in a "Gutsy" Conversation about her New Book and career. 10% of admission will go to the AHA Go Red campaign.
More information: http://www.rainydaybooks.com/KateWhite
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Pipeline Entrepreneurial Fellowship Accepting Applications for 2013 Regional Class
October 29, 2012 Deadline for Applications
 Application launch coincides with launch of brand new website Pipeline entrepreneurial fellowship today announced it has opened applications for entrepreneurs desiring to become members for the 2013 class. Pipeline is in the midst of its first Regional class of fellows and is working with partners, sponsors, investors and its membership to identify the next group of the Region's most talented, high potential entrepreneurs.
To learn more about Pipeline, visit the new website - pipelineentrepreneurs.com
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Not for women only:
Men are welcome at almost all of the seminars and networking events held at the WBC.
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The Women's Business Center
The Women's Business Center offers mentoring, resources, and consulting to women in the Kansas City Metropolitan area who wish to become an entrepreneur or who are currently operating their own business. Through business consulting, classes, workshops, networking, and peer mentoring the WBC is the key to running a successful business for Kansas City's women.
Find out how the Women's Business Center can help you. Click here to learn more!
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Shop Local for the Holidays
...it's not just a shop, it's a venture!
Are you a WBC client or alumni and want to offer other WBC stakeholders a special offer for the holidays? Just let me know and we will publish a holiday discount feature and display at our Wake Up networking events, put in the e-newsletter and generally tell everyone we see about it! Sharon Rensenhouse of Mano's gifts is offering a 15% discount for orders placed through this season from their website. Use the discount code Womenrock when placing an order. Check out their very cool Kansas City scenes etched wine bottles! Heritage Computer Consulting & Services, Inc is offering a 50% discount on the first hour of services. |
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FastTrac New Venture for Women
We knew all along how powerful the FastTrac New Venture for Women format was - now everyone knows:
Check out this clip from the Kauffman FastTrac program of our spring 2012 class where we piloted additional supplements to the curriculum.
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Robyn Nichols at the Plaza Art Fair
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Kookie Doodle holds grand opening
if you have kids or grandkids and wonder what you are going to do with them as the weather gets colder, click here to check out a great new option for the fall and winter. Sheila and Katie (Spring FastTrac grads) have the coolest crafting space in the whole city, and projects for all ages.
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72 Hour Essentials, Inc. signs federal contract
72 Hour Essentials, Inc., a woman owned emergency preparedness company, just signed a multimillion dollar contract to provide services to the federal government.
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She's a Pistol Ready for Business
Becky Bieker has moved from an internet business to a retail location. Her new gun store caters to women so drop by and pick out your weapon of choice and weapon related accessories to match.
http://shesapistol.com/
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A Fabulous Find
Sharon Choikhit has opened A Fabulous Find in Mission - great antiques and other vintage items.
http://www.afabfind.com/
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Share the good news
Are you a Women's Business Center client or volunteer? Something exciting going on in your business? Let us know if you have added a major product or service line, expanded your territory or won an award. We will help you spread the word.
Email dbrowning@kansaswbc.com
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The value of business planning: Don't ignore the soft stuff
One of the participants in the Fall FastTrac® class has been in business for years, but was taking the class in anticipation of opening a new business line. After the first night of FastTrac® and the focus on exploring the fit of the business with the business owner, she called to say she had decided not to pursue the new opportunity - just going through the checklists in the first chapter and thinking about the fit made her decide the new line wasn't going to work for her. What a gift to take the time before you take the plunge and invest the energy and money in something you ultimately don't want to do!
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Who is the Women's Capital Connection Investing in?
Xandra Sifuentes, the President of Metactive Medical and part of Novita Therapeutics. Metactive is developing novel, catheter-based medical devices for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, including a device for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms that offers a more complete and lasting sealing of aneurysms that is faster and easier to perform, and less costly than existing treatment options.
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Wake Up and Join us!
If you haven't hauled yourself out of bed and made it to a Wake up and meet me for coffee, you should this month. Around 60 mostly perky people show up to network and enjoy the various locations. Last month the view from Lathrop and Gage was outstanding. Thanks to Amy Allen for coordinating the event.
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