NAWIC Chapter Meeting
Date:
Feb. 23
Time:
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location:
The Pirate’s House downtown at 20 E. Broad St.
Speaker:
A representative from Historic Savannah
Cost:
Meeting fee is $20 for members and $30 for guests
Register:
RSVP to Candace Forkner at cforkner@pioneersavannah.com
Goshen Real Estate Investor Group
Date:
Feb. 24
Time:
7 p.m.
Location:
Carey Hilliard’s, Hwy. 21, Garden City
Speaker:
Ken Marchi will speak on home inspections.
Cost:
First visit is free; $5 for non-members
Register:
goshenreig.org
Grow.Manage.Fund
Date: F
eb. 25; March 4; March 11
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Location: Small Business Resource Center, 111 East Liberty St.
Subject: The Small Business Development Center will offer a three part series taught by SBDC financial funding expert Connie Edwards.
Cost:
Each class is $69/per person or all three classes in the series for $149.
Register:
www.savannahsbdc.org or call 912-651-3200
Savannah SCORE February Business Lecture
Date:
Feb. 25
Time:
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location:
SCORE conference room, 111 E. Liberty St.
Speaker:
Charles Bowen, founder of The Bowen Law Group
Subject: “Making Your Small Business Lawsuit-Proof” free lecture
Register: RSVP to Savannah SCORE at 652-4335. Early registration recommended.
SAME Savannah Post Engineering Week Technical Training Conference
Date:
Feb. 26
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: Marriott Riverfront
Subject: The Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post will host a training conference. 6.5 hours of PDHs will be offered through Educational, Engineering and Environmental tracks.
Register: Registration and other conference information can be found at http://www.samesavannahpost.org/.
Georgia Tech-Savannah to Hold OSHA Courses
Date:
March
Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle
Subject: Georgia Tech’s occupational safety and health program, taught by top industry professionals, is coming to the coastal region during the month of March
Register: Dates and prices for courses vary. For more information or to register, go to https://pe.gatech.edu/safety-health-training-savannah-confirmation
Georgia Tech’s Learning Series: “Malware and the Modern Cyber Threat Landscape”
Date:
March 5
Time:
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location:
Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle
Speaker: Paul Royal, a research scientist in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech and associate director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC)
Subject: This seminar will provide a broad, malware-oriented overview of the modern cyber threat landscape
Cost: $45 per person, including lunch
Register: Go to https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/learning-series-malware-and-modern-cyber-threat-landscape
Lean Six Sigma Seminar for Business Professionals
Date:
March 7
Time:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: South University
Subject: The daylong seminar will give business leaders and professionals insight into how to make solid data-driven decisions, solve problems and improve their business.
Cost: The Lean Six Sigma event is open to the public. Standard registration is $385, but South University alumni, students and employees will receive a rate of $295. The registration fee includes coursework, an exam and lunch.
Register: Go to http://tinyurl.com/lss-south-univ for course information and registration.
Savannah Downtown Business Association
Date: March 11
Time: 11 a.m.
Location:
Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St.
Speaker: Meg Heap, Chatham County District Attorney
Cost: Members online $25; Members at Door $30; Late Members $35; Non-Members $40; Register by March 6 for discounted rate.
Register: SavannahVIPevents@gmail.com
Georgia Tech Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Date: March 16-20
Time:
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location:
Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle
Subject:
Discover what world-class organizations such as General Electric, Motorola and Xerox already know. Six Sigma can improve a company’s bottom line.
Cost: $3,950 per person
Register:
https://pe.gatech.edu/courses/lean-six-sigma-green-belt
ONGOING
Castle Toastmaster Club
When:
First and Third Thursdays
Where:
124 Barnard Street, GSA Building #2, 3rd Floor, Conference Room 2
Time:
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
BNI – Business Network International
Local chapters:
• Referrals Have Power: 8:30-10 a.m. Tuesdays, GoodWill Industries, Richmond Hill
• Savannah Business Connections: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Hilton Garden Inn Southside, off Abercorn
• Crosstown Connections: 8-9:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Hampton Inn Southside off Abercorn
• Island Business Networkers: 8-9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Johnny Harris Banquet Hall, Victory Drive
• True Givers Increase Financially: 8-9:30 a.m. Fridays, Troy University, Hodgson Memorial Drive.
Information: Sarah Westcott, sarah@bni-scga.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: Saint Leo University, Room 3, 7426 Hodgson Memorial Drive, Suite A
Info: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.toastmastersclub.org.
Toastmasters Club of Richmond Hill
Date: First and third Friday of the month
Time: 8-9 a.m.
Location: Magnolia Manor, 141 Timber Trail, Richmond Hill.
Information: For more information, call 912-927-4607 or email 1168191@toastmastersclubs.org.
Pooler Business Network
When: 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. every first and third Thursday
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com