Moms Inc Silver Spring

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Monday, October 26, 2009

November 18th is Moms Inc's First Annual Conference!

Celebrate and Prosper!
Join us on November 18th, Wednesday, from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew located at 15300 New Hampshire Ave.Silver Spring Md, 20905.
Enjoy four incredible speakers:

Sales Mastery

Rick Dillon - Founder of Dillon & Associates
Work Life Balance

There will be plenty of time to network with dozens of other women entrepreneurs.
Breakfast and lunch are included. Bring a prize for raffle and display your business material. Childcare available for a fee.
Visit http://momsinc.eventbrite.com/ for online registration.
Sponsored by the Howard County, Silver Spring and Bethesda chapters of Moms, Inc.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Member Speaker Bio - 10/21 Meeting

Jessica Flavell is the owner of FLAVELL HOME STAGING SERVICES. Flavell Staging is a full-service, residential staging and design firm located in Rockville, Maryland. Staging helps highlight the best features of a seller’s home. The home is evaluated and recommendations are made to neutralize, organize, and ensure that the decor is showcasing the assets of each room.

Jessica also owns Flavell Consulting, providing strategic marketing planning, analysis and implementation for her clients. Jessica started her career in direct marketing, working for such companies as Banana Republic, Williams Sonoma, and Boudin Sourdough French Bread Co. in San Francisco, CA. At Boudin, she directed operations for the food catalog. In 1996, she started Flavell Consulting. Since her family moved to Maryland in 2000, Jessica's main emphasis has been to providing marketing consulting to mortgage and real estate professionals.

Jessica and her husband love home renovation projects; Jessica also manages 2 rental properties that they own in Montgomery County.

Flavell Staging is the perfect combination of Jessica’s 20+ years of marketing experience, her interest in real estate and her love of decorating. Jessica has a BA from Ballarat University in Australia, and has recently received her Home Staging accreditation. She lives in Rockville with her husband and 2 sons.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Guest Speaker Bio - 10/21 Meeting

Dana Sanders is the President and Founder of eMarketing Video - an Online Video Marketing services company which assists businesses of all sizes in marketing to consumers primarily through web video. She also assists clients with their online marketing strategies through her consulting business at eMarketing Reach. Her websites are www.eMarketingVideo.com and www.eMarketingReach.com

Dana started in online marketing in 2001 and continues to oversee a network of website properties she has built. Prior to founding her own businesses, Dana worked as Director of Marketing for a multi-million dollar e-commerce company; as well as in Human Resource Management.

Dana is a graduate of Howard University, where she earned her degree in Marketing. Her passion is to help small and mid-sized businesses build their brands, promote their services and attract new clients more effectively over the internet.

Dana will present on the topic of "Search Engine Strategies for Website Profits" which will cover the basics of Search Engine Optimization as well as offer some free and low-cost methods to generate traffic to your website.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

FREE Seminar: The ABC's of Starting a Business

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
FREE Seminar: The ABC's of Starting a Business
Hosted by Rockville Economic Development Inc.

What does it take to be an entrepreneur? How do I get started? How do I select the right legal form for the business? Where can I get money for start up? What is a business plan and why do I need one? Get the tools to start and grow your small business successfully!

Rockville Regional Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville. Register here.

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Monday, September 14, 2009

9/16 Speaker Bio

Rick Dillon is the owner and president of DILLON & ASSOCIATES, a boutique consulting practice which provides strategic marketing and management advice to small and medium size companies doing business with the government, or aspiring to enter the federal market space. He also provides corporate training and career coaching and served on the board of advisors of an information technology company and a marketing communications company.

Rick retired in 2006 from the General Services Administration as a Program Director where he managed several fee-for-service nationwide information technology programs with annual portfolios of over $200 million dollars. Earlier in his federal career he held executive positions in marketing and administration.

A native Washingtonian, Rick started his career with the Potomac Electric Power Company as a Customer Services Representative and later served as Assistant Manager of Consumer Services and Manager of Consumer Records.

Rick later served in executive positions with several small businesses, marketing information technology and facilities management services to federal, state, and local governments. During this time he was also a partner in a physical security company and a safety inspection company.

A graduate of the University of Maryland and Norwich University, Rick has a Master’s Degree in Management and Organizational Behavior. He served on the adjunct faculty of Prince George’s Community College for twenty-two years and for the past eleven years has been an adjunct professor at Strayer University. Rick also delivers seminars at Montgomery College and does corporate training for Frederick Community College. He is also a retired volunteer Deputy Fire Chief having served over 30 years in the fire service.

Rick and his wife reside in Olney, Maryland. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Message from our Latest Member - Brenda Bradley

Hello, my name is Brenda Bradley. I live in West Laurel. I have been married for 14 years to my husband Pete. We have 3 kids. My daughter Seneca is in her first year of middle school (how did that happen so fast?), my son Garrett just started 3rd grade, and my youngest Dylan started 1st grade. My hobbies are scrapbooking, women Bible studies, refinishing old furniture, shopping and eating chocolate.

I have 2 home based businesses. I am a Southern Living at HOME Consultant. We offer beautiful products for decorating, entertaining and organizing your home. I help women bring the pages of the Southern Living magazine to life in their home. I also help women start their own businesses with Southern Living at HOME. The company has several ways to make money and some incredible incentives, from free products to free trips to free cars to freedom to decide your own schedule to wonderful friendships. Please check out my website at www.southernlivingathome.com/brendab.

My second business is a Skin Care Consultant with Artistry. We have amazing anti-aging skin care products, in my opinion the best on the market. Artistry even has products that are comparable to a face lift and a chemical peel but much safer for your skin and much less expensive. Artistry partners with Nutrilite to provide a high quality line of vitamins and supplements, diet and sports nutrition, weight management and energy drinks. Please visit my website at www.bbradley3.qhealthbeauty.com.

I look forward to meeting you at the next meeting. I will be sharing some of the products from Southern Living at HOME that are new or on sale this month and I will be giving away a product in an extra raffle.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Back on Track with Ease - 8/19, Wednesday, 10 - noon

Come share a bite of scones and cookies, tell a story or two of your summer break, and give or receive a few hugs – all for free!

Most of all, this will be an opportunity to showcase your product and services. There will not be speakers or 1 min self intro, in its place, we will have massive display of your latest and greatest. You will also have the option to sell, participate in raffle or make some dinners to take home. You might want to sign up for presentations in the coming months when you come, and you might want to bring a few friends before the Back to School craze.

Agenda:

9:30 – 10 am set up your display

10 – 11:30 am mingle, eat & drink, sign up for presentations, reconnect with a friend or two, make a dinner or two (36 servings get 10% off)

11:30 am – noon raffle & wrap up

RSVP to CloverlyStreetMD@dreamdinners.com today!