Greater Bluffton Chamber of Commerce ‘Lunch & Learn’
Date:
April 14
Time:
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location:
Headquarters on 217 Goethe Road
Speaker:
Frank DeLuca, Managing Director and founder of Financial Management Associates Group, LLC
Subject:
Topic of discussion will be on the “ends and outs” of business loans.
Cost: $15 for members and $25 for guests (includes lunch)
Register:
757-1010 or eblack@blufftonchamberofcommerce.org
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.
NAWIC meeting
Date:
April 27
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location:
The Pirates’ House, 20 East Broad St.
Speaker:
Lydia Ramsey, founder and president of Manners That Sell
Subject:
Learn how business etiquette, customer service and sales skills can improve your professional relationships.
Cost: $20 for members and $30 for guests, payable with cash, check, or credit card at the door. This will include lunch.
Register:
RSVP to Candace Forkner at cforkner@pioneersavannah.com.
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.
‘Location Isn’t Everything’
Date:
April 28
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.
Location:
Small Business Resource Center, 111 E. Liberty St.
Subject: T
his class is designed for existing and new business owners that are looking for a physical location to lease or purchase.
Speakers: SBDC Business Consultant Becky Brownlee; Business Approval Process walk-through by Cristy Lawrence and Aislee Jackson with the City of Savannah;• Appropriate legal structures for your business and lease legalities with attorney Daniel Crook of HunterMaclean
Cost: $69
Register:
www.savannahsbdc.org or call 912-651-3200; seating is limited.
Toastmasters Club of Richmond Hill
Date:
May 15
Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Location: Magnolia Manor, 141 Timber Trail, Richmond Hill
Subject: This information session will be a drop-in event for those looking to enhance their communication and leadership skills.
Cost:
Free. A light meal will be served.
Register: For more information, call Lin Ervin at 912-604-4073
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