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November 25th, 2010

November Luncheon Re-Cap

This month’s luncheon was so full of new networkers every seat was filled!

Susan Uphold had some good luck winning both the member raffle of a free acupuncture treatment from Andrea Deardorff of Inner Garden Acupuncture and $44 in our 50/50 raffle.

Exhibit tables were full of member items for display as well as a full table display including desserts from our luncheon sponsor, Genevieve Le Bel of Celebrate Today…the Superchick Way! And she definitely showed us some amazing examples of her superchick work. Genevieve’s creativity is matched by her enthusiasm and anyone meeting her could see she would bring a spark to any event. She left us with a list of 10 party planning tips and stomachs full of great treats. For more information check out her website or blog at www.celebrate2da.com

This month we were pleased to award Cathy Paretti of the Gallery School in Pottstown with a check for $3000 from funds raised during our Annual Halloween Party at Country Creek Winery. Cathy let us know that this money would go towards their scholarship fund where they already have a waitlist of children who cannot afford classes and are interested as so many schools in the area have cut funding for the arts. Many thanks again to all the WRN members and sponsors who made this year’s event a great success. For more information on the Gallery School visit www.galleryonhigh.com

Our speaker this month was Annie Stone of Mind Matters Coaching. Annie addressed some of the things that contribute to stress in our daily lives and how to go from feeling like we were “losing our minds” to finding it and using it wisely. She showed us how to be an expert at your own thoughts connecting with people, accomplishing goals, completing tasks and how to find overall joy in the journey. Annie showed us an example of her Intentional Creation profile which the 15 minute profile is available on our site with a free 20 minute follow up consultation by Annie. For more information about Annie visit her website at www.mindmatterscoaching.com

We hope everyone had a great time, made some valuable new connections and look forward to seeing you in December!

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July 24th, 2010

July Luncheon

We had another great luncheon this month with our speaker Tara Radzinski entitled “Certify Your Success”.

Tara is the CEO and co-founder of Sustainable Solutions Corporation, a full-service sustainability consulting firm that helps businesses build a sustainability strategy that saves money and reduces environmental impact. SSC is a certified WBE (Women’s Business Enterprise). Since 2001, Tara has led the SSC’s operations through a defined vision, strategy, steadily growing SSC in the thriving sustainability industry. Tara’s efforts have contributed to the triple digit increases in gross sales between 2007 and 2009.

Prior to founding SSC, Tara had a variety of career experiences from being an elected official to operating her own consulting business. She holds a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

Tara was able to educate the group on the 3 types of Certification (Federal, State & Local and Private) including the costs, paperwork, research, time involved and what each opened us up to with that certification. She had a number of great tips including visiting the sites for certification even if you do not get certified because they are such an excellent source of leads and information on women owned businesses.

She also talked about stumbling blocks she went through and other women may go through and some things that helped her push through and begin to really “Think Big”. She suggested a few books that she said helped her begin to see the bigger picture including “Breaking Through: Creating Opportunities for America’s Women and Minority-Owned Businesses” by Susan Phillips Bari and “Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want it Their Way In Life, In Love and at Work” by Nell Merlino, the creator of Take Your Daughter to Work Day and Make Mine a Million & Business.

Hearing Tara talk about her business from the struggling first few years to the success it is today was truly an inspiring story and thank her for taking the time to share her tips.

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