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Women Business Owners of Southeastern Michigan
Meetings on the Second Tuesday of the Month
at
The Quarter Bistro & Tavern, 300 S. Maple, Ann Arbor
(new location for 2010)
We are grateful to our sponsor:
Key Bank
We thank
The Quarter Bistro and Tavern
for their hospitality and look forward to holding our meetings at this location in 2010 .
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| Welcome New Members | | Jennifer Darr of Silpada Jewlery
Alicia McGovern of Edward Jones
Betty DuRocher of
Send Out Cards and Arbonne
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| To WBO Members and Guests,
 It is quite an inspiration to hear from very successful women business owners who have done it and then share their wisdom with all of us. We had just that guest with us in April, Muriel Converse. I'm glad she was a part of our WBO experience this year! You can read more of her story in the April summary.
We also welcomed Sally Schmall officially to our WBO Board, and are delighted to have her energy be an addition to our leadership team! She will make a great WBO President in 2011!
As an additional update, instead of our July Open house, we decided to have a potluck picnic and celebrate being Women Business Owners! We will have more details about this event coming up. We will still be having our Open House, but it will be in September instead as we are all getting back in gear after the summer.
Come and join in our energy, networking and fun as we hear from Tee Thompson on May 11th. I'll request to have more chairs at the beginning of the night this time around! We look forward to seeing you there!
All my best,
Theresia Radtke
2010 WBO President
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| April Meeting Summary:
What a delight it was to have Muriel Converse as our guest speaker on April 13, 2010. In addressing our group, she h ad two purposes to share: SCORE and her own story.
As a former member of the U of M faculty, Muriel found that her own personal challenges were not being met in the world of academia. After much thought and the support of her husband, she launched her own business. I emphasized her remarks that she spent a great deal of time determining that her business idea was viable and that she had the support she needed as well as the financial piece of the plan. A hand-out gave the topics to consider when starting a business.
After some smaller contracts for survey work, her success lead to major contracts in the auto industry and the need to use her house as collateral for obtaining the newest, most
sophisticated computer and programs to complete the project. Success in a man's world l lead her to become a
counselor for SCORE after selling her business.
The SCORE office is connected with Cleary University on the northeast side of Ann Arbor and their website offers many options and ways to connect with their services to help those starting and struggling with businesses.
Muriel's gracious and heart-warming story was appreciated by all. Thank you, Muriel for sharing your story with us.
Respectfully submitted by:
Secretary Lu Parsons of Keller Williams Realty |
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May Meeting Features:
Date: May 11, 2010
Time: 6:00 pm Networking and light refreshments
6:30 pm Program & Meeting
2010 Location: Quarter Bistro & Tavern
300 S. Maple Ann Arbor
Dues: $55 per year
Guests: $10.00
Speaker Topic:  Prospecting + Purse-nalities = Superstar Sales
Speaker:
Theresa Thompson is the president of Tea Time Events, a full-service event planning, production and management company that focuses on bringing the client's vision to fulfillment with accuracy, flair, and excellence. As the head of Tea Time Events, Theresa has tackled productions big and small, from philanthropic golf outings, corporate shows and product launches, to private events and themed tea parties. She is known in the industry and throughout the community for her high-energy style, gre-garious nature, commitment to her work, customer service, social media strategies, stylish and "green friendly" events.
A Detroit native, Theresa boasts an extensive project management and legal background, including work for Kmart, General Motors and Ford Motor Company. Her management, logistical, diagramming and legal skills, coupled with an eye for detail and quality, makes for a master event planner. She also excels at setting up event advertising and public relations packages and attracting sponsors. As an expert social networker and alliance builder, Theresa is involved in multiple organizations including the Central Macomb Optimist Club, National Association of Women Business Owners, the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, the American Bridal Association, the National Association of Catering Executives, and the International Special Events Society.
Theresa, also known as "Tee" to friends and clients, possesses a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Legal Administration, both from the esteemed University of Detroit Mercy. She currently resides in the metro Detroit area with her family. |
| WBO Business Spotlight: Spread the Word
Follow these WBO women on Twitter:
Aimee McDonald Anderson - @AnnArborMC
Laura Spensley - @lspensley
Opportunities Available: May, June, July,
August, November & December
Would you like your business to be archived for all time? Email me @ lspensley@jwsservices.net with 2-3 paragraphs about your business and a jpeg photo. Submission deadlines are May 14, June 18, & July 23. Cost is 15.00 for the Spread the Word Spotlight. Please pay at the WBO meeting prior to your Business Spotlight month. |
| WBO Announcements:
1) Networking, Expo, Prizes, Refreshments and more! Showcase your business/products at Courtyard Cruise Night 1683Plymouth Road, May 25. Contact Sharon Walker @ walkers@umich.edu to register as an exibitor. Tables will be set up inside Cafe Marie. Don't want to exhibit but want to attend- presale tickets are available at Nan's Merle Normon, Cafe Marie or online at abwa-maia.org for 5.00. Day of tickets are 10.00. Sponsored by ABWA Maia Chapter
2) Key Bank and SERVPRO will be at Fire House Fridays with W4 Country in Chelsea on May 21 6:00-10:00 am. Come join us for a great time and meet Bubba and Lori while honoring our local firefighters!
3) WBEC - Great Lakes 2010 Corporate Connections
Registration Cost for all events: $50 for Certified WBE's $100 for all others
Events will be pre-registration only - due to limited space - no on-site registration is available
A Corporate Connections Networking event is an opportunity for individuals representing small businesses to make short sales presentations to large numbers of potential customers.
The Networking event is a series of six sessions where attendees are divided into groups of 9 people and seated at round tables. A timekeeper is designated and each person is given 3 minutes to speak. Corporate representatives are expected to introduce themselves, provide contact information and list the goods and services they are willing to purchase from small businesses. The individuals representing the small business provide the same contact information and also tell the people at the tables the goods and/or services that they sell to customers.
May 18, 2010
9:00am - 12:30pm, registration 8:30 am
Davenport University - Livonia Campus
19499 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152
Current Corporate Attendees: Oakland County, Wayne County, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Chrysler, Kelly Services, Barton Malow
Future dates include June 9th and 14th,
4) WXW Forum Now We're Talking, a full day of workshops, panel discussions and exchange sessions that will be held on Friday, May 21 at Ann Arbor's Kensington Court. It should be a really worthwhile event for businesswomen in the Southeast Michigan area. Hurry Early Bird Registration $75.00 ends May 1! For more info go to: http://wxwbusiness.com/2010/02/19/wxw-forum-2010-
5) Please be sure to check the NAWBO Website nawbo@nawbogdc.org for additional meeting opportunities. May 20th NAWBO is hosting a Meet the Canditates evening as well.
6) Ronnie Payne wants to inform you of two additional monthly networking opportunities during lunch and dinner on May 28th from 11:30-1:00 and 6:30-8:30.
7) Theresia Radtke is hosting a weekly webinar Tuesday evening at 9:00 pm titled, Healthy Home - understanding the impact of toxins on your health, your family and the planet, and what you can do about it! Check out the link to learn more and register for an upcoming webinar! http://healthyhomewebinar.eventbrite.com/
The WBO Newsletter will be emailed two weeks prior to next month's meeting (May 25, June 22, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, October 26, Nov. 23 and Dec. 28). Please keep these dates in mind when submitting announcements for your fellow WBO members to take advantage of business specials or opportunities available to them!
Opportunities:
WBO Business Spotlight: Spread the Word
$15.00 will allow you the opportunity to spotlight your business to WBO members and also be archived in the WBO Newsletters for future reference. |
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In Closing..
For more than 20 years, the Women Business Owners of Southeastern Michigan has served the area's sole proprietors, partnerships, and LLCs with the opportunity to learn more about being a business owner through education, networking, referral and support at monthly meetings featuring an outstanding lineup of expert speakers on relevant business topics. We hope you will join us on the second Tuesday of each month at the Quarter Bistro and Tavern, 300 S. Maple Rd., Ann Arbor, MI to learn more about the organization, meet sister business owners, share your advice and knowledge and network with peers.
Join WBO next month for our meeting on May 11, 2010!
Sincerely,
Laura Spensley,
2010 WBO Communications Chair
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