If you are organizing an event for women entrepreneurs and would like to submit the details for listing in Enterprising Women magazine or on the Enterprising Women Web site, please send the information to us c/o "Events," Enterprising Women, 1135 Kildaire Farm Rd., Suite 200, Cary, NC 27511 or e-mail us c/o events@enterprisingwomen.com.
| May 2013 |
May 16
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Cleveland, OH. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
May 23
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Naples, FL. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
May 29 (12:00-12:30 p.m. ET)
Key4Women Wisdom Wednesday Conference Call: "Characteristics of Fastest Growing Companies." Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. One in a series of free, 30-minute conference calls occurring the last Wednesday of each month through October 2013 and focusing on topics of interest to women business owners, entrepreneurs, and women in business. This month’s session will be led by Marsha Firestone, PhD, president and founder of Women Presidents’ Organization. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/wisdom-wednesdays.jsp.
| June 2013 |
June 2-4
WITI 2013 Women Powering Technology Summit. Santa Clara Marriott, 2700 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA. Hosted by Women in Technology International (WITI). The Summit will include a variety of hands-on speaking engagements and dynamic panel discussions, presentation of the 18th Annual WITI Hall of Fame Awards, and a number of other events. For more information, contact WITI at 818-788-9484 or visit www.witi.com.
June 6 (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.)
2013 AWIB Procurement Opportunities Conference. BNY Mellon, 101 Barclay St., 10th Floor, New York City. Hosted by Asian Women in Business (AWIB). The conference program includes: panel discussions with industry experts; an extensive exhibition area with more than 40 federal, state and city exhibitors; one-on-one corporate matchmaking sessions; and opportunities for B2B networking. For more information, phone 212-868-1368, e-mail info@awib.org, or visit www.awib.org.
June 6
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Rochester, NY. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
June 6-8
2013 Global Summit of Women: "Women: Creating New Economies." Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Hosted by GlobeWomen, Inc. For more information, contact GlobeWomen at 202-835-3713 (e-mail: summit@globewomen.com) or visit www.globewomen.org/summit/Summit.htm.
June 7
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Albany, NY. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
June 25-27
14th Annual WBENC National Conference and Business Fair: "Join Forces. Succeed Together." Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. Hosted by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The three-day event draws more than 3,000 attendees, including: supplier diversity, procurement, and senior executive representatives from Fortune 1000 firms and the federal government; women business owners and their teams; and representatives of key strategic partner organizations. The agenda encompasses workshops, general sessions, WBENC's Business Fair, MatchMaker Meetings, and networking events. For more information, call 202-872-5515 or visit www.wbenc.org.
June 26 (12:00-12:30 p.m. ET)
Key4Women Wisdom Wednesdays Conference Call: "How Women Lead: 8 Essential Strategies Successful Women Know." Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. One in a series of free, 30-minute conference calls occurring the last Wednesday of each month through October 2013 and focusing on topics of interest to women business owners, entrepreneurs, and women in business. This month’s session will be led by Sharon Hadary, PhD, principal of Sharon Hadary & Co. and former and founding executive director of the Center for Women’s Business Research. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/wisdom-wednesdays.jsp.
| August 2013 |
Aug. 8-11
eWomenNetwork 13th Annual International Conference & Business Expo. Hotel Intercontinental, Dallas, TX. Hosted by eWomenNetwork. The largest four-day women’s business conference in North America, this event offers a variety of networking opportunities, educational events, one-on-one success coaching, awards presentations, and social events. For more information, phone 972-620-9995 or visit www.ewomennetwork.com.
| September 2013 |
Sept. 19-21
6th Annual Go for the Greens. Lake Buena Vista, FL. Hosted by Go for the Greens Foundation, Inc. Go for the Greens is a business development conference for women entrepreneurs that offers one-on-one business matchmaking meetings and informal Meet N Greet sessions with corporations and government agencies, panel discussions and breakout sessions, social events, and an optional golf networking event for players at any level. For more information, visit www.goforthegreens.org.
Sept. 26
27th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference, Women’s Business & Buyers Mart. McCormick Place, 2301 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL. Hosted by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC). More than 2,000 prospective, emerging and established women entrepreneurs are expected to participate in the event, which will offer real-world solutions to the current problems faced by women business owners, along with the opportunity to increase the profitability by building relationships with corporate and government buyers, business experts, and other women business owners. The event will include the Women’s Business & Buyers Mart, with more than 200 corporate and government representatives who are committed to purchasing products and services from women-owned businesses, and a variety of educational and networking events. For more information, phone 312-853-3477, ext. 240, or visit www.wbdc.org.
| October 2013 |
Oct. 3-5
NAWBO Women’s Business Conference 2013: "The World Awaits: Dream Big for Yourself and Your Business." Intercontinental Hotel, Miami, FL. Hosted by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). The conference will include educational sessions, corporate exhibits, leadership development training, and social events and other networking opportunities. For more information, contact NAWBO at 800-55-NAWBO (e-mail: national@nawbo.org) or visit http://nawbo.org/section_231.cfm.
Oct. 8
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Portland, OR. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
Oct. 9-10
WIPP Annual Leadership Meeting: "Leader to Leader: From Across America to the Halls of Congress." Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Hosted by Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP). For more information, contact Jason Lalak at 888-488-WIPP (e-mail: JLalak@wipp.org) or visit www.wipp.org.
Oct. 10
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Anchorage, AK. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
Oct. 15
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Tacoma, WA. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
Oct. 16
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Seattle, WA. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
Oct. 23 (Reception, 6:00 p.m.; dinner to follow)
Springboard Enterprises 7th Annual Winners' Circle Awards Dinner. The Boathouse in Central Park, E. 72nd St. and Park Drive North, New York City. Hosted by Springboard Enterprises. Springboard's annual celebration dinner takes place each October in New York City in recognition of entrepreneurial women and the community that supports their ventures. For more information, phone 202-242-6282,
e-mail infosbe@springboardenterprises.org, or visit https://www.springboardenterprises.org.
Oct. 24
Key4Women Forum: "Negotiation and Leadership for Women in Business and Life." Columbus, OH. Hosted by the KeyBank Key4Women program. The forum is one of a series of events across the United States designed to educate and empower women business owners, leaders and professionals. Forum leader Karen Hough, founder & CEO of ImprovEdge and best-selling author of The Improvisation Edge: Secrets to Building Trust and Radical Collaboration at Work, will examine the ways in which women approach negotiation situations and discuss what they can do to leverage their strengths. Participants will lean the four secrets of improvisation that can radically improve success as a negotiator and a leader, as well as the three most common negotiation pitfalls and how to avoid them. The registration fee will benefit a local charity that supports women. For more information, phone 866-KEY4WOM (866-539-4966) or visit https://www.key.com/business/key4women/business-owner-forum.jsp.
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