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North Shore Business Forum, Inc
Upcoming Schedule

Friday's 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Danversport Yacht Club,
Route 62 East, Danvers
$9.00 Breakfast Fee


NSBF printable schedules*

2009 Speaker Schedule
2009 Volunteer Schedule
*Schedules are provided in portable document files (pdf) and are readable and printable through Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download it free here.

NSBF Volunteers*
Date
Speaker and Topic
 		 Greet Host Schedule Speakers Publicity Welcome New Members
July 3 Holiday - No Meeting
 
  July 10
 		 Understanding Credit Scores - where they come from, how to improve them, who to call for errors, etc.
Michael Wheeler, Beverly Cooperative Bank
 
July 17 Turning Around a Business in Trouble
Marty Croyle, Croyle and Associates
 
July 24 Small Business Resources at the Enterprise Center at Salem State College
Cathy Lear, The Enterprise Center; Margaret Somer, Regional Director, MA Small Business Development Center (SBDC) - Northeast Region
 
July 31 A Success Story!
 
August 7 Hiking for Your Health
Kathryn Norinkavich, Therapeutic Touch for your Health; Andy Lutts, Net Atlantic
 		  
  

 

 

 

 
August 14
 		 Selling for Profit on EBay
 
August 21 Demystifying Online Payment Systems (i.e. PayPal, Authorize.net, etc.)
Melissa Copelas, Heartland Payment Systems
 
August 28 Networking Event
 

  September 4 Holiday - No Meeting!

 		    
September 11
 		 Business Plans for Start Ups and Established Businesses
 
September 18 Customer Surveys for Your Business
 
September 25 Panel Discussion - What to do When Starting a New Business
 

*Volunteer Responsibilities

*To download any of the linked documents below, right click on link (PC) and select "Save Target as" and save the document to your hard drive. (If you have trouble opening any of these documents send an E-mail to help@foxrundesigns.com for help.)

We appreciate all who volunteer to help. It is critical that if you cannot fulfill your responsibility, or have any questions whatsoever, that you contact your mentor immediately. We also ask that you volunteer only if you have been attending NSBF meetings for at least six months and intend to continue attending meetings on a regular basis. 23

Greet: Set up table at the door by 7:10 am. You should put out "Sign-In" Sheet, Membership Books, Membership sign up Forms, Receipts, Schedules, Directory Updates, etc. Greet visitors and collect the $9.00 fee from all but the speaker and directory person. The greeter is also responsible for submitting payment to the Danversport Yacht Club. See the Greeter Guidelines, the Rapid Calculator and Breakfast Fee Schedule for more information. Here is a sign if you need one. (*read note above before opening documents) Before Friday, ensure that there are enough of these supplies and change for the meeting.  Steering Committee "Mentors" - and

Host: Master of ceremonies for meeting. As you will be introducing the speaker, you should contact the speaker to confirm, give directions to, explain the process and to obtain an introduction. The Speaker gets 30 minutes to speak, they should save time for 5 - 10 minutes of questions. The 5 minute speaker and 30 minute speaker do not take part in the 30 second introductions. Steering Committee "Mentor" -

Schedule Speakers: Schedule speakers two months prior to the first meeting of the month. Send speaker introductory memo at least one month before scheduled date. Send confirmation letter at least two weeks before scheduled date. Be sure to tell the speaker to allow a total of 30 minutes (including questions) and that the presentation should not be an infomercial! Send a list of speakers and topics two months before the date, to the person who is hosting, for that month, and to the (Jeannette Sullivan) as soon as possible. (*read note above before opening documents) Steering Committee "Mentor" -

Welcome New Members: Speak with new members before the meeting to tell them more about how the meeting will operate and make them feel welcome.  After the meeting, if possible, thank them for coming and ask that they keep coming. Steering Committee "Mentor" -   and

Publicity: Fax/email press release with upcoming month's speakers.  Faxes/emails MUST be sent to PR list two weeks before the scheduled talk.  Verify contacts and cutoff dates with each publication. Send the entire month's listing every week, removing outdated info and adding new info. Go to speaker schedule on the website to get up-to-date information on speakers for the month. (*read note above before opening documents) Steering Committee "Mentor" - 

If you have updates to this list, please send an email to jeannette@foxrundesigns.com. Website maintained by Fox Run Designs.