Chapter Meeting Archive 2005

January

"Discovering Your Memory Power"

This exciting program moves quickly and keeps people engaged. Participants will gain tips for remembering names, clarifying their competitive advantage, generating more referrals and repeat business, and definitely walk away with 2 or 3 good ideas on how a trained memory can improve their life dramatically.

Ken Budka's greatest desire is that participants will come away from one of his workshops with a renewed sense of what is possible in their lives. He brings to his programs a commitment to the principle of stepping out on a limb in the pursuit of self-improvement, an insider’s knowledge of companies’ needs for training and education, and an aficionado’s love of broadcasting and recording that has honed his communication skills.More >(pdf)

February

"Networking With Newsletters - Small Business Secret of Success"

As soon as Gutenberg produced the first bible in print, he printed the world's first newsletter to tell everybody about it.  Newsletters have been kicking around ever since for good reason - they are effective! Join Paul Lloyd, managing director of Zuk-Lloyd Associates as he helps to rediscover the newsletter as the ultimate marketing communications tool for today's professionals. 

Paul Lloyd, Managing Director, Zuk-Lloyd Associates, a provider of marketing communication assistance.

March

"Never make a cold call again!!  The Art of the Referral Process"

Money does grow on trees...the Referral Trees.  Learn a Systematic process for asking for and getting high quality referrals on a consistent basis.

Julie Kollada, Founder and President of The Business Development Group, Inc. (BDG), is a Sales Force Development Firm. They provide Training, Consulting and Coaching to Businesses in the Services, Manufacturing and Distribution Marketplace. 

April

"Leadership Through Appreciation”

How do you keep your employees motivated and engaged? Savvy business leaders understand that in today’s ever-changing environment of thin margins and elusive economic recovery, motivated employees are crucial to a company's success. These bottom-line realities mean that keeping employees motivated may no longer be solely a matter of offering financial incentives to drive employee engagement and customer satisfaction.

Anita Fontana, AFFA Communications, Author of Gratitude: The Road to Productivity, Building Your Business Through Appreciation. More> (pdf)

May

"No More Jabberwocky: 7 Rules for Maximizing Your Networking and Sales Activities"

Networking is everywhere. You can probably do it in your sleep. But to what end? Are you getting the most out of your efforts? Or do you feel like it’s all a big waste of time? After all, you have your commercials, you send out follow ups. But not much connects. It seems like so much of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky. There’s got to be a better way.

Randi Killian, founder of Randi B. Enterprises More>

September

"13 Military Leadership Principles To Apply In Your Business And Your Clients!"

"When you've got a battle to win, Leadership determines the outcome." - Brigadier General Nick Halley (U.S. Army, Retired)

Brigadier General Nick Halley is a recognized expert on leadership, terrorism, change management and integrity. Nick works with people and organizations that want to educate, inspire, and motivate their leaders to take action now and be better leaders and followers in their organizations. More about Military Leadership Principles>>

October

"Benchmarking: What Gets Measured, Gets Done!"

This downtown program features a special panel presentation with two experts in benchmarking education and practice, moderated by the managing partner of one of Chicago's leading small business venture capital firms. More on Benchmarking>>

November

"Best Practices In Business Development"

Speaker: Paul Trout, President of Akina Corporation. This interactive session will be divided into 3 sections: Quick Pitch: 25 minutes, Creating Conversations: 30 minutes, Reasons To Stay In Touch: 20 minutes. More on Best Practices in Business Development>>

December

Annual Holiday Party (PDF)

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