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 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
NAIFA
Date: March 18
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Carey Hilliard’s Banquet Room, 11111 Abercorn St.
Speaker: Jeffrey Williamson
Subject: Elderly Trust and Medicaid Planning Background: Williamson’s estate planning practice focuses mainly on helping clients protect their assets from creditor claims and minimizing federal estate tax liability. Through his knowledge of the federal and state Medicaid rules and his skill at drafting trusts and other types of sophisticated agreements, he is able to help clients qualify for Medicaid benefits while also preserving their children’s inheritance.
Cost: Free lunch is provided as a NAIFA member benefit.
SBDC StartSmart Program
Date: First session is March 19.
Location: Wells Fargo Bank at 136 Bull Street, 2nd Floor
Subject: The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) invites small business owners of young companies and entrepreneurs who are in the planning stages of their business to participate in our upcoming SBDC StartSmart Program.
Cost: There are partial fee defrayments available to eligible small businesses through our co-sponsor Wells Fargo Bank.
Register: Seating is limited and participants must complete an application to be considered. For more information, contact Liz Overstreet at 912-651-3200 or go to www.georgiasbdc.org/startsmart.
Georgia Southern University MBA to Hold MBA Info Session
Date: April 8
Time: 4-7 p.m.
Location: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Subject: The Georgia Southern University MBA program will hold an information session. This will be a drop-in event for those looking to advance their careers by furthering their education with an MBA from Georgia Southern.
Register: For more information, call 912-478-5767 or go to GeorgiaSouthern.edu/MBA.
Anthony James Presents on Leadership
Date: April 9
Time: 8 a.m.- 9:30 a.m.
Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah, 210 Technology Circle
Speaker: Anthony James
Subject: “Leading Well:” This seminar will focus on the role leadership plays in addressing the challenges organizations face in remaining globally competitive and attracting and retaining world class talent.
Cost: Free
Register: RSVP your attendance to nicki.newton@pe.gatech.edu.
2015 Essentials of Fraud and Forensic Accounting
Date: Aug. 3-7
Location: Campus of Georgia Southern at the College of Business Administration in Statesboro
Speaker: The five-day seminar will be taught by faculty members who have been assigned for years to the Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting programs at Georgia Southern University.
Subject: The School of Accountancy at Georgia Southern University will host a one-week seminar, 2015, for individuals wishing to explore Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting. The seminar is open to potential graduate students interested in pursuing a Master of Accounting with a concentration in Forensic Accounting, along with accountants, attorneys and law enforcement professionals seeking continuing professional education (CPE) credit. The seminar will allow professionals to register for two-hour blocks of CPE.
Register: For more information, pricing and registration go to coba.georgiasouthern.edu/soa/effa or contact Don Berecz at 912-478-0259 or berecz@georgiasouthern.edu.
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