Women in Business Professional Development Conference
 "Women Embracing The Power Of Change" 2010 Seminar Materials

“Women, Money and Power”
Cherie Kuick Brooks & Karen Drancik, Neuberger Berman: This two part session will provide women with information about money and power, specific to: 1) Where’s the disconnect? 2) Evolution and Revolution; 3) Your Plan Determines Your Future; 4) Common Mistakes; 5) Five Steps Towards Financial Freedom. Read more...

“Taking the Stress Out of Financing Your Business”
Jacquie Siracusa, Sun National Bank: Ms. Siracusa will follow the 1st part of the session with borrowing money to grow your business. This session’s focus is on 1) business structure; 2) loan structure; 3) credit analysis process; 4) personal guaranty and financial statements; 5) understanding credit history; 6) banking services; 7) Small Business Development Center. Read more...

“Social Networking for Businesses 101”
Winnie Anderson: Winne Anderson is the contributing radio show personality for “Marketing Minute” and weekly columnist on social media for Go Jane News. Ms. Anderson’s session will focus on six major points: 1) Why social media is powerful and why you can’t afford to ignore it any more; 2) How do social media platforms differ? 3) Who uses social media tools? 4) The benefits of social media; 5)The down-side to social media 6) What to think about to create a social media strategy. Read more...

“The Mind Body Connection”
Christine Lane, LCSW Owner of Shore Counseling LLC: People with good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They have learned healthy ways to cope with stress and problems that are a normal part of life. They feel good about themselves and have healthy relationships. However, many things can disrupt your emotional health and cause havoc in your life. This session will discus these five main topics: 1) Learn how emotions effect your health; 2) Communicate to your doctor about your emotions; 3) How do you improve your emotional health; 4) Mediation: a powerful tool to reconnect with yourself; 5) Visualization / mediation exercise.

“Embracing Public Speaking - 5 Tips to Minimize Anxiety”
Joy Jones: A 20-20 investigation indicated that the top fear of individuals in Western Society is public speaking. Furthermore, research on communication apprehension suggests that women experience slightly higher levels of public speaking anxiety than men. Researchers report that as a result of higher levels of public speaking anxiety, women often fail to seek opportunities for public speaking training and volunteer less than men to communicate in public speaking contexts. This may limit growth in careers where public communication is required, representing a meaningful barrier in the career advancement of women. This session provides women with five tips to minimize public speaking anxiety.
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