Mon/5.9 Everyone Is Not Your Customer Laser Focused Marketing 101
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
BrightBridge Women’s Business Center, 535 Chestnut Street, Suite 161, Chattanooga, TN 37402
Linda Murray Bullard, LSMB Business Solutions and BrightBridge Women’s Business Center. Training includes: The principles of marketing, creating a marketing strategy, target market and managing a marketing mix. No charge. Make your reservation via call 423.648.9251 or email contact@brightbridgewbc.org
TUES/5.10- Hixson Community Coffee
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Varying Locations
Einstein Bagels: 5237 Hixson Pike
TUES/5.10- 2016 Chattanooga Business Opportunity Conference featuring NASA
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
UTC University Center: 742 East 5th Street
Want to do business with NASA? Now's your chance.
The Chattanooga Area Chamber presents its Business Opportunity Conference featuring NASA’s Marshall Space Flight and Shared Services Centers, NASA’s prime contractors and Chattanooga area firms. Learn about NASA’s acquisition process, upcoming construction and business opportunities, best practices to win a contract, and helpful marketing tools. Attendees will meet face-to-face with NASA officials and purchasing managers from major firms. This event is open to ALL businesses. Small, innovative, minority, woman and veteran businesses are encouraged to attend.
Registrations will be taken the day of the event at UTC’s University Center. The $30 event fee includes breakfast and lunch. Paid parking is available at the 700 East 5th Street Garage. To view the event agenda, please click here. Questions? Contact: Kaia Moore, Event Coordinator kmoore@chattanoogachamber.com 423-763-4357
TUES/5.10- Ambassador Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Car Barn: 6721 Heritage Business Ct
Admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Please contact Meredith Rivers for more information or to register in advance at 423.763.4372 or mrivers@chattanoogachamber.com
TUES/5.10- Ribbon Cutting for Alani Dental Center
4:45pm
Alani Dental Center: 1825 Gunbarrel Rd, Ste 400B
Join the Chattanooga Chamber for a ribbon cutting for Alani Dental Center
WED/5.11- A Focus on Franchising
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd, First Floor, 37405
Speakers: Jerry Bird, FranNet. Free. There are over 3,200 franchises out there in over 80 different industries! Come hear from industry experts about their thoughts on the franchise industry. Learn how to take that 3,200 and turn it into your perfect “1”! In this session we will cover: Why you want to start a business? Misconceptions about franchising? What is a business model? Why own a franchise? How to find the right franchise? And much, much more! Registration: Required. Visit www.tsbdc.org. Scroll & Click =LIVE TRAINING, Select Center = Chattanooga State *Topic = Business Basics
WED/5.11- Ribbon Cutting for Frankly Speaking
9:00 am
Frankly Speaking: 2523 Glass Street
Join the Chattanooga Chamber for a ribbon cutting for Frankly Speaking
WED/5.11- midTown Council Meeting
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Brainerd Golf Course: 5203 Old Mission Rd
Meeting cost $10. Speaker: Jared Bigham, Chattanooga 2.0
THURS/5.12- Small Business Orientation
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd, First Floor, 37405
Speakers: Ivette Rios/Lynn Chesnutt/Josh Brown, SBDC Small Business Advisor
Free. The counselor discusses basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. You will receive an information packet containing phone numbers and addresses for information about business licenses and taxes and other start-up materials. Registration: Required. Visit www.tsbdc.org . Scroll & Click =LIVE TRAINING, Select Center = Chattanooga State. Topic: Startup Assistance
THURS/5.12- Southside Council Meeting
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
green|spaces: 63 E Main Street
Meetings cost $10. Sean McDaniel, Chattanooga Football Club
THURS/5.12- YPAC After Hours + Protege Graduation
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The Camp House: 149 E. Martin Luther King
This event will be a unique YPAC After Hours event highlighting the annual Protege Graduation. Come network with the business leaders of Chattanooga and enjoy Camp House catered hors d'oeuvres and craft beverages from local companies such as Chattanooga Brewing Company.
Cost to attend is $12/Person, which includes appetizers and limited drink menu.
FRI/5.13- Dale Carnegie Training Series: Employee Engagement Workshop #3
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
The Manager-Employee Relationship: 811 Broad Street
The bottom line for engagement is that managers matter. As a front-line manager, you have more control over your employees' engagement levels than any other contributing factor-more than senior management, more than company pride, and even more than money! You are the biggest determining factor of your team's willingness to go the extra mile or even stay with your company. Dale Carnegie Training recently conducted independent research to determine the exact behaviors that managers need to exhibit to have an engaged workforce.
The Manager-Employee Relationship: The Bottom Line for Engagement is a two-hour workshop designed to provide you with the tools necessary to create a value driven culture that will raise confidence levels and make employees feel inspired, enthusiastic, and empowered to achieve higher levels of performance. Participants will learn the critical actions they must consistently demonstrate to drive engagement with their employees. The workshop will be interactive. You will practice a process for conducting an engagement interview, learn person-centered leadership strategies, and walk away with a proven formula for giving personalized recognition that will inspire and motivate employees to higher levels of engagement. Register HERE