April Leadership Savannah Graduate Program
Date: April 9
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Sheriff’s Department, 1050 Carl Griffin Drive.
For payment information or to R.S.V.P., contact Margaret Mary Russell at MRussell@SavannahChamber.com or 912-644-6432.
Entrepreneur workshop
The Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Technical College of the Lowcountry have partnered with BizBuilderSC to offer a 12-session workshop open to entrepreneurs who want to expand existing business and need the skills to help make it grow. The workshop is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina.
Time: 6-9 p.m.
Date: Tuesdays, April 9- June 25.
Location: Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort Campus
Cost: $195 and includes book, materials and snacks
To register, call the TCL Continuing Education Department at 843-525-8205 or go to www.www.bizbuildersc.com.
Risk management and contract compliance webinar
HunterMaclean attorney Milt Petersen will discuss contract negotiation in risk management and contract compliance webinar.
Date: April 11
Time: noon-2 p.m.
Registration: Course ID 124387: The Knowledge Group, www.bit.ly/Wsr36e. Complimentary passes are available for the first 30 registrants using this HunterMaclean link. Once those passes are claimed, attendees can register at www.bit.ly/15QztXQ for the deeply discounted rate of $25, courtesy of HunterMaclean.
Digital Imaging Basics
A two-night course on photography language and equipment, scene modes and menu options and more.
Date: April 16 and 23
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $70
For more information, go to www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html Or contact Judy Fogarty, jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-644-5967.
Advanced Project Management
The Project Management Institute’s five phases of managing a project: Best Practices in Initiation and Closing Projects; Success Planning for Projects; Project Simulation for Success and the Executional Phase; Best Practices in Project Control; and Project Manager Responsibility.
Date: April 16, 17; May 7, 8, 20 and 21
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $1300
For more information, go to www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html Or contact Judy Fogarty, jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-644-5967.
Tee Up for Habitat
Habitat for Humanity of Savannah’s 11th golf tournament will be held at the Savannah Quarters Country Club.
Date: April 18
Location: Savannah Quarters Country Club
For more information, contact Michelle Hunter at 912-353-8122 or hunter@habitatsavannah.org.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate Open House
Georgia Tech Professional Education extends an invitation to attend the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certificate program Open House on April 18.
Time:11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Date: April 18
Location: Georgia Tech-Savannah
For more information about the open house or to RSVP go to www.gtpegatech.edu/lean-six-sigma-sav.
Taste of Pooler
Sample great food from area restaurants and enter for a chance to win door prizes at the Taste of Pooler.
Time: 5-7:30 p.m.
Date: April 18
Location: Crosswinds Golf Club, 232 James B. Blackburn Drive, near I-95 exit 104.
Cost: Tickets are $10.
For more information, contact office@poolerchamber.com or 912-748-0110.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Covers the essentials of dynamic persuasive presentations: slides, layouts, transitions, themes, clip art, animation, sound, charts, tables, SmartArt, hyperlinks, and multimedia.
Date: April 22 and 24
Time: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Location: Location: The Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: $85
For more information, go to www.ceps.georgiasouthern.edu/conted/cesavannahmenu.html Or contact Judy Fogarty, jfogarty@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-644-5967.
Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing Education will host an Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon in Savannah on April 24.
Date: April 24
Time: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm St.
Cost: Tickets cost $38, and the last day to register is Wednesday, April 17.
Chamber Young Professionals Group
The networking group for the 40-and-under set, presented by the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, is an opportunity to meet with business colleagues in a casual setting.
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Date: April 24
For location details and to register for the networking event go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org.
Business After Hours
Business After Hours is an opportunity for networking with business colleagues in a casual setting.
Time: 5:30-7 p.m.
Date: April 25
Location: Up the Creek Pub / Ziplne Hilton Head
The cost to attend is $10 for members, and $20 for non-members. For details go to www.hiltonheadchamber.org, or call 843-785-3673.
Administrative Professionals Day Luncheon
Georgia Southern’s Division of Continuing Education Professsional Development Programs presents an opportunity to honor the administrative professionals in your office.
Time: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Date: April 26
Location: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St.
Cost: $52 per person or a Table of (8) for $500
Questions, contact Ann Scott-Price, 912-478-8635 or email annscottprice@georgiasouthern.edu
ONGOING
Pooler Business Network
When: Every first and third Thursday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Western Sizzlin, U.S. 80 in Pooler
Information: RSVP to Jason Torres at jasonjtorres@gmail.com.
Downtown Business Professionals Chapter
of BNI
When: 11:30 a.m. every Thursday
Where: Hilton Savannah DeSoto, 15 East Liberty St.
Information: For information, call Kevin Brown at 912-447-1885 or email rkbrowndc@msn.com.
The Islands Chapter —
BNI group
When: Each Thursday at 8 a.m.
Where: Johnny Harris banquet facility, 1652 East Victory Drive
Information: Contact Kathy Salter at studio@dalyandsalterphoto.com.
Savannah Women’s
Business Network
When: Every second and fourth Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. for lunch.
Where: The Exchange Tavern on Waters Avenue
Cost: Cost for lunch
Information: RSVP to Kari Brown at kcbrown@colonybank.com.
Historic Savannah
Chapter ABWA
When: 6-7:50 p.m. second Thursday.
Where: Candler Heart & Lung Building, room 2.
Cost: Free
Information: Call 912-925-4980 or email blynneroberts@yahoo.com.
Toastmasters Club
When: Noon each Tuesday
Where: South University, Business Building, 709 Mall Blvd.
Information: Call 912-844-9139 or go to www.toastmastersclub.org/.