Calendar of Events

Small-business breakfast — June 2
Alice Cunningham, co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub Co., will present “How to Keep Your Small Business Afloat in Rocky Waters” during a networking breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. June 2 in the North Star Dining Room at North Seattle Community College. Cunningham, who knows the benefits that come with happy customers and strategic referral programs, will offer advice that will help attendees do the same for their growing business. Cost to attend is $15 for advance registration and $20 at the door. For more information or to register, call 206-527-3705 or go online to www.learnatnorth.org.

Health-care conference — June 6
The Washington Policy Center will hold its annual Health Care Conference on June 6 at the Double Tree Hotel, 18740 International Blvd., in SeaTac. The half-day conference will include keynote speaker Roy Ramthun, the top health-care official in the White House on the president’s new health-care plan. Panels scheduled include consumer-driven health care; prescription drugs, including evidence-based medicine and the latest innovations in medicine; and health information technology. The lunch will include a Policymakers Health-care Reform Panel featuring legislators from both parties and health-care officials from the Governor’s Office discussing their health-care reform proposals and a look ahead to the 2007 legislative session. Cost to attend is $55 for those attending the entire conference, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and $25 for those attending breakfast only, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. (includes keynote speaker). The cost for a table of 10 is $500. For more information, contact Anna Carroll at acarroll@washingtonpolicy.org or call 206-937-9691.

Online forum on buying, selling
a business — June 8
Business For Sale Online Academy will hold an open-forum Q&A session regarding topics related to buying and selling a business from 6 to 7 p.m. June 8. The free forum will take place online at www.USABizMart.com/education and will be taught by Peter Siegel, a U.S. Small Business Administration SCORE counselor specializing in helping those buying and selling small to medium-size businesses. This webinar course is designed for small-business owners, potential business buyers, small-business advisers, business brokers and agents. Registration is required in advance by going to www.USABizMart.com/education and registering before the workshop begins. Attendance is limited to 100.

“Good Morning,
Snohomish County!” — June 9
“Good Morning, Snohomish County!” will be held from 7:15 to 9 a.m. June 9 at the Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St., in Everett. Attendees to the breakfast networking event are asked to bring at least 50 of their business cards. Display tables are available for marketing materials, and businesses also can bring a door prize to promote themselves. Cost to attend is $18 for members of Snohomish County chambers of commerce paying on or before June 6 and $23 for members paying after June 6. Cost for a display table is $40, and cost of sponsorship is $500. For more information, contact the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce at 425-774-0507, Ext. 0, or online at www.s2c3.com, or the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce at 425-257-3222 or online at www.everettchamber.com.

Brand strategies workshop — June 9
A workshop titled “Standing Out in the Crowd: Successful Branding Strategies” is set for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 9 at the Columbia Tower Club, 701 Fifth Ave., in Seattle. Presented by brandUNITY, the workshop will teach attendees how to attract targeted markets with greater precision; create more powerful, multi-channel campaigns; and increase brand impact with cross-channel techniques. There will be small group breakout sessions and networking, with lunch included and parking validated. Cost to attend the workshop is $225. Cost to attend the workshop and a one-hour consultation session is $300. For more information, call 206-842-4948 or go online to www.brandUNITY.com.

Resume-writing workshops
— June 9, 16, 23 and 30
Free resume-writing workshops are being offered by Everett Community College weekly through June. Regina Pontow, author of more than 15,000 resumes and “Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries” and the leader of hundreds of such workshops, will talk about resumes and cover letters. Sessions are limited to 30 people per workshop. Workshops are from 8 to 9 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. June 9, 16, 23 and 30 in Baker Hall, Room 113, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St. Register by calling 425-388-9278.

National Speaker’s Association
chapter meeting — June 10
The National Speaker’s Association Northwest Chapter will hold a meeting from 8 to 11:45 a.m. June 10 at Embassy Suites Hotel, 3225 158th Ave. SE, in Bellevue. A presentation, “Increase Your Inclusivity Quotient: Break Down the Barriers that Block Your Message,” will be presented by Lenora Billings-Harris, president of Excel Development Systems. Cost to attend is $55 for guests. For more information, call 425-458-5771 or go online to www.nsanorthwest.org.

Everett Soroptimist meetings
— June 14 and 28
Soroptimist International of Everett will hold its next business meeting from noon to 1 p.m. June 14 and its next program meeting from noon to 1 p.m. June 28 at the Everett Golf & Country Club, 1500 52nd St. SE, in Everett. The volunteer organization for business and professional women works to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world.  The program meeting on June 28 will focus on the installation of new officers. Cost for each luncheon event is $10. Reservations can be made by calling Lisa Goldsworthy at 425-388-3713.

Technology association dinner
program — June 20
The WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance) will hold its June dinner program from 5 to 8 p.m. June 20 at the W Hotel in Seattle. “Digital Media: Who Makes the Money?” will be the program focus, with a guest panel of business leaders and industry analysts discussing their perspectives on how Pacific Northwest companies can survive and thrive as big media embraces the digital media revolution. For more information or to register, call 206-448-3033, Ext. 107, or go online to www.wsa.org.

Seminar for business owners
— June 20 and 22
Next Step Solutions Inc. and Waddell & Reed Inc. will hold a "lunch and learn" seminar June 20 and 22 for business owners who want to learn about a structured approach to achieving their goals.

The seminar, “The Purpose Driven Business – An Intentional Approach to Achieving Greater Profit and Success,” will be presented June 20 in Seattle and June 22 in Bellevue, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost is $25. Lunch will be provided. Seats are limited. For more information or to register, call 425-918-1910, send e-mail to info@nextstepsolutions.com or visit www.nextstepsolutions.com.

Biz Bash 2006 — June 21
The Everett Area Chamber of Commerce will hold Biz Bash 2006 from 5 to 8 p.m. June 21 in the Monte Cristo Ballroom, 1507 Wall St., in Everett. The event showcases local businesses and is open to the public, with attendees having the opportunity to network with local business and community members, enjoy complimentary appetizers and beverages, and win prizes. For more information on business display and sponsorship opportunities, call the chamber at 425-257-3222 or go online to www.everettchamber.com.

Washington Policy Center
luncheon — June 22
The Washington Policy Center will officially kick off its new research center, the Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 22 at the Red Lion Hotel in downtown Seattle. During the luncheon, C.J. Buck, chief executive of Buck Knives, will discuss his decision to move his business from California to Idaho rather than Washington and the state business regulations that impacted his decision. Cost to attend is $25. For more information or to register, call 206-937-9691 or go online to www.washingtonpolicy.org.

“Negotiating for Success”
— June 22 and 23
Dr. Anne Cummings, academic director for the Women in Leadership Executive Program of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, will present “Negotiating for Success” in Everett on June 22 and 23. The two-day program takes an active approach to learning and improving participants’ negotiating skills, with participants engaging in practice simulation sessions in which they will plan, execute and receive feedback on their growing negotiation skills. Fifteen continuing education units will be issued to each participant completing the program. Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day. Cost to attend the course if payment is received before June 1 is $825, with a nonprofit rate of $475. If payment is received after June 1, the cost is $875 standard, with a nonprofit rate of $525. For more information or to register, contact the Northwest Training Institute at 360-734-9862, Ext.135, or go online to www.nwti.org.

Small Business Procurement
Conference — June 27 through 30
The U.S. Department of Energy will hold its seventh annual Small Business Procurement Conference from June 27 to 30 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. Event highlights include information sessions and panels with leading industry and government experts; a business expo with more than 200 exhibitors, including DOE ’s largest contractors and government procurement officials; networking opportunities with public- and private-sector decision-makers; and a matchmaking forum with DOE prime contractors. For more information, call 888-246-2460 or go online to www.smallbizconference.com.  

To submit a calendar item, call 425-339-3104, send e-mail to hilden@heraldnet.com or mail to Snohomish County Business Journal, Attn: Calendar, Box 930, Everett, WA 98206. Items must be in by the 15th of the month to be published in the next month’s publication.

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