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August 31, 2015 By AMK

Academy to host U.S. Women’s Chamber meeting in Atlanta on Sept. 16th

Following a successful Georgia chapter kick-off event in June, the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce returns to the Georgia Tech campus on Sept. 16, 2015 with a special event — Growth Masters™.

Growth Masters™ is a community of individuals who are committed to actively owning their opportunities; confidently and capably leveraging resources to achieve financial, business, career, leadership and personal growth.

uswccThe Sept. 16th event will be a brown bag lunch meeting highlighting and focusing on success strategies to help women-owned businesses grow their firms through education and dialogue.  NOTE: This meeting has been converted to a webinar.  To register, please visit: https://uswcc.org/events/uswcc-atlanta-presents-growth-masters-2015-09/

Guest speaker at the September event will be Crystal Blackwell.  She is President and Chief Executive Officer of Staffing One, Inc.   Ms. Blackwell is also Chief Executive Officer of Human Capital Management, Inc., a direct hire firm, and Blackwell Capital, LLC, both Atlanta-based firms.  Staffing One began operations in Atlanta in 1996 and currently provides Administrative, Accounting, Legal and Engineering staffing services in 13 states in the Southeastern U.S.   Ms. Blackwell has over 30 years of staffing services experience. She has also marketed staffing services in the Boston and New York markets.

The September meeting of the Georgia chapter of the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce is being hosted by the Contracting Education Academy at Georgia Tech.

Agenda

11:00 am – Registration & Networking

11:30 am – Guest Expert Presentation

12:30 pm – Discussion on personal and group strategies for growth

1:00 pm – Adjourn

Location

75 Fifth Street, NW, 3rd Floor – Hodges Room, Atlanta, GA 30308

Registration Details

To register to attend this event, please click here.

Attendance is complimentary for USWCC/Supplier Members; $15 for USWCC/Business Members; $40 for USWCC/Advocate and Individual Members and Non-Members.

Not a member?  Join the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce as a Business or Supplier Member and save on this and future meetings and activities.

 

Filed Under: Academy News Tagged With: Georgia Tech, networks, USWCC, woman owned business, WOSB

June 9, 2015 By AMK

Georgia Tech hosting Atlanta Women’s Economic Summit on June 24

“Driving Opportunities and Influence” is the theme of an event being held in Atlanta on June 24, 2015 by the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce (USWCC) and hosted by Georgia Tech’s Contracting Education Academy.

uswccThe event is an effort on the part of the USWCC to work with the women of Atlanta to advance economic opportunities and influence.

“Working together,” states USWCC CEO Margot Dorfman, “we will gain a good understanding of our current economic position, centers of influence within the region and steps we can take together to drive progress.  Please join us and be part of a strong economic future for women in Atlanta — and across the U.S.”

CEO Dorfman and Co-Founder Terry Williams will lead the Atlanta Women’s Economic Summit.

Agenda items on the morning of June 24 include: Women’s Economic Priorities, State of the State of Georgia Women in Business, Finding Centers of Influence for Economic Development, Tapping in to Secure Business Opportunities, Driving Opportunities and Influence, Success Strategies, and Cornerstones for the Future – Taking the Lead.  The event concludes after a lunch break, with a discussion of Opportunities and Strategic Planning for Those Interested in Leadership.

This summit will be held in Technology Square in Midtown Atlanta at the Centergy Building, 75 Fifth St, NW, Atlanta, GA 30308.

Pre-registration is required, and is open to USWCC members and non-members alike.  Registration may be accomplished at: https://uswcc.org/events/atlanta-womens-economic-summit.

Filed Under: Academy News Tagged With: Georgia Tech, networks, USWCC, woman owned business, WOSB

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