Managing a successful business requires a diverse skill set and the ability to respond quickly to ever-changing market conditions.  The Women’s Business Mentoring Circle was created for women entrepreneurs to help and support each other. Women have a unique ability to impart their business expertise and share lessons learned with others.  Everyone can benefit from a good support system and nothing is more personally rewarding than mentoring.

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 9, 2010   Membership Application 

What

The Women's Business Mentoring Circle’s goal is to provide meaningful opportunities for growing your business and to facilitate ongoing learning in a focused and interesting way.The Circle meets on the second Monday of the month, from 5:45pm to 8:00pm

• 5:45 – 6:00pm Networking and Refreshments

• 6:00 – 8:00pm Mentoring Circle and occasional Keynote Speaker

Mentoring Circle: The mentoring circle portion is 2 hours of focused, peer mentoring in smaller groups. The circle provides a forum for learning and connecting with other women business owners.  At each monthly meeting, members work together, sharing their challenges and receiving guidance, ideas and feedback from each other.  Over time, in a confidential, non-competitive environment, you will develop stronger relationships with your fellow members, celebrating each other’s successes and supporting each other through your challenges.  If you are willing to give and receive advice in a private, confidential, small group of women business owners, then we encourage you to apply for a seat in one of our exclusive mentoring circles. Per membership rquest, a Keynote Speaker may attend to cover a topic the group as a whole would like to gain further insight.

Who

The mentoring circle is for women business owners who want to teach as well as learn from others, and who meet the following qualifications:

• You must be the owner of the business

• The business must be at least 50% women-owned

• The business must be established for a minimum of 18 months with 1 full year of reportable gross revenue

• You must be willing to commit to the group for a minimum of 1 year

When

The Circle is held on the second Monday of the month in Broward County.  Visit our Upcoming Events list above for specific meeting details and to register.

Benefits

Where

Broward County (exact location TBD)

Past Events

• August 28, 2008
• September 30, 2008
• October 28, 2008
• December 10, 2008
• January 21, 2009
• February 18, 2009
• March 18, 2009
• April 22, 2009
• May 20, 2009
• June 17, 2009
• October 2009

Host Committee

• Jennifer Brin Kovach, Director - Florida Women's Business Center
• Nancy Rackear, Marketing Exec. - US Small Business Administration
• Paulette Halpern, VP of WPB & Coral Springs - Sandler Sales Institute
• Susan Gingerich, President - Basket Garden Gifts

Note: no refunds will be given for any of the events.