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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
$8.00 Breakfast Fee


NSBF printable schedules*

2008  Speaker Schedule
2008 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
June 6 How to Handle Customer's Concerns - Panel Discussion
Marisa Cole, Sensational Travel and Phil Jay, Perfecto's Cafe
 

June 13 Marketing Your Products and Services Internationally
 Marie Hladikova, Trade Services Manager, Massachusetts Export Center
Join us for a discussion on the international market development process and government resources available to Massachusetts businesses engaged in international trade. International trade specialist form the Massachusetts Export Center will review the basic export process and discuss the different players involved in the export transaction.
 
June 20 Getting Good Press
David Olson, Editor
The Salem News
 
June 27 A Networking Event -
6 Degrees of Separation
It happens all of the time: we meet someone who knows someone we know. It’s a small world, that’s for sure. The object of this game is to see how small the world really is!
 
July 4 Holiday - No Meeting!
 		    
  

 

 

 

 
July 11 Going Green in Your Office
 
July 18 Turning Around a Business in Trouble
Nick Martorano, Nicholas B. Martorano & Associates
 
July 25 A Success Story!
Webster Bull, Commonwealth Editions
From startup to "Publisher of the Year" in eight short years, Webster Bull recounts the journey of Commonwealth Editions, publisher of gift-quality nonfiction books about the history, traditions, and beauty of places in New England.
 

  August 1 Working with Community Development Offices
 		      
August 8 Social Networking (YouTube, Facebook, LinkdIn)
David West
 
August 15 Manifesting and Creating Real Magic
Gloria Ward, Psychic Entertainment
The key is learning how to focus, affirm and visualize goals. Your relationships miraculously shift to new levels of spiritual partnership. You find yourself making decisions with less and less effort and you find yourself in the "flow" of life and in the world of real magic.
 
  August 22 Alternative Financial Opportunities for Small Business
 
August 29 Holiday - No Meeting!
 

*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 $8.00 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" -

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.