Leadership NOW Lecture
Date:
April 7
Time:
5:30 p.m.
Location:
Savannah Jaycees headquarters, 101 Atlas St.
Speaker:
Olivia King and Ammie Dover
Subject:
King will present “The Proper Execution of Social Media for Young Professionals” during the first part of the lecture. Dover will present “The 3 S’s for Success.”
Cost: Free
Register:
http://www.savannahjaycees.com/
Bluffton Chamber Coffee Hour
Date:
April 7
Time:
8:30-10 a.m.
Location:
Don Ryan Center; Care Core building at Buckwalter Place
Speaker:
There will be a tour and presentation by David Nelems, Director of the Don Ryan Center of Innovation, and each person attending is given an opportunity to speak about their business and introduce themselves to the group.
Cost: Free
Register: 843-757-1010
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.
Downtown Business Association
Date: April 8
Time:
11 a.m.
Location:
Charles H. Morris Center, 10 East Broad St.
Speaker:
Chris Miller, illuminomics!, LLC
Subject: “Savannah Broadband: Lead or Lose: Why It Matters To Savannah’s, Economy, Residents and Children”
Cost:
Late Registration Members $35; Non-Members $40
Anthony James Presents on Leadership
Date: April 9
Time:
8-9:30 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.
NAIFA-Savannah
Date:
April 15
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location:
Carey Hilliard’s Banquet Room, 11111 Abercorn St.
Speaker:
Ralph Hudgens, Insurance Commissioner Georgia
Subject: The Commissioner will provide updates on current legislation, Georgia’s Vision, the ACA, and answer questions from our members.
Cost: Free for members; $10 buffet lunch for guests
Register: naifanet.com/savannah
Georgia Heritage to host free
Improve Your Credit Score Seminar
Date: April 23
Time:
6-7:30 p.m.
Location:
Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union, 102 Park Ave., Pooler
Speaker: Richard Reeve, director of financial education with Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Cost: Free. Seating is limited, and a light meal will be served.
Register:
Call Georgia Heritage at 236-4400.
Entrepreneur Lecture Series
Date:
April 28
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Georgia Southern, College of Engineering and Information Technology, Room 1005
Speaker: Lucy Beard
Subject:
Beard will discuss her adventures in starting Feetz, the digital cobbler for the new era.
Register:
Suzanne Hallman, BIG business advisor, at shallman@georgiasouthern.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