Business networking events set this week

Southfield chamber hosts brunch Wednesday
Southfield Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 1st Annual Holiday Brunch 9 to 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, Regency Manor, 25228 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield. It will feature Colin McConnell, president of BizMatch Connect. The cost is $10 for chamber members and $15 for non members. Visit www.southfieldchamber.com/brunch or call 248-557-6661 or email info@southfieldchamber.com

Social Media is a Party in Detroit on Thursday
Social Media is a Party is hosting a panel discussion, “How We Can Create a Thriving Future for Detroit.” It starts with registration at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 15 at The Red Grape Lounge in The Kresge Building, 1201 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Featured panelists include: Karen Dumas, Former Chief of Communications & External Affairs for the City of Detroit; Toby Barlow, Executive Creative Director at Team Detroit; Rabbi Jason Miller, Rabbi at Congregation T’chiyah and Phillip Cooley, Owner of Slows Bar BQ. The night includes an charity showcase, twitter games and giveaways, silent auction and mixer. The event is free to attend. Donations are requested of warm clothing, hygiene products and nonperishable food items to be distributed to Social Good Detroit which benefits Christ Child House, Crossroads of Michigan, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Burners Without Borders Detroit or to the charity of donor’s choice. Visit www.SocialGoodDetroit.com for a list of acceptable donations. Register at www.wepay.com/tickets/SocialGoodDetroit.

Oakland County holds business planning workshop, Thursday
Fundamentals of Writing A Business Plan is 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15 at Oakland County Business Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford Township. The cost is $40 per person. To register, contact Karen Deaver-Lear at 248-858-0783 or deaver-leark@oakgov.com.
Automation Alley Blood Drive is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19 at Automation Alley Headquarters, 2675 Bellingham Drive, Troy. To schedule an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: autoalley or call Anna at 313-549-7058. Walk-ins will also be accepted.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Azox Launches Industry Leading E-Commerce Solution, eSource II

Here are some words from Azox President, Bernie Huang and what he thinks about our latest web-based ecommerce solution, eSource II. "We are very excited about the announcement of eSource II to the market. Whether you are a B-to-B or B-to-C business, eSource II browser-based environment makes it easy for companies to develop and maintain their E-Commerce sites very cost-effectively. eSource II uses skinnable technology which allows users to quickly build and deploy a feature-rich, E-Commerce storefront. In addition, the product features drag and drop web parts for easy design and layout, as well as built-in SEO analytics," said Bernie Huang, president of Azox. "eSource II is the next generation of E-Commerce and we are extremely excited about the value, flexibility and functionality this product brings to our customers and to the market," Huang added. Check out the full press release for more information . You can also visit our website .
Read more

5 Genius Marketing Ideas For The Holidays

Image
I'm lucky to have REALLY smart friends. Here are five ideas a recent survey of some of the smartest turned up in anser to the question, "What cool stuff are you doing this holidays?" Names and identities are being withheld until 1.1.2014 as promised :). M Idea 1: Mobile Games As a recent Forbes article noted mobile games are ROCKING. Digital games are expected to hit $1.1B growing 54%. Not suggested your ecommerce or B2B website goes into the digital game business, but finding a way to be FUN and MOBILE this holiday is a "genius idea". Tips to keep in mind as you make a digital game out of shopping or forming a relationship with your website: Mobile Game Tips Keep mobile games simple.  Develop games that play OVER TIME.  Don't forget the leaderboard.  Curate "winners" so everyone learns.  Align your game with core brand values (see Stengel's Brand Ideals ). Idea 2: Disrupt Convention This holiday season don't do the usual thing in the expe...
Read more

January brings a flurry of business events

There are many reasons to attend business events. In addition to networking, these gatherings help energize attendees. Taking a few hours to attend a workshop, seminar or meeting can pay off in inspiration, gathering ideas and face-to-face interface with people with similar goals.  It seems like everyone is going full speed ahead with events for January. The Oakland Press calendar is full of creative happenings. If you have an event, please be sure to enter it on the calendar page at TheOaklandPress.com/calendar Or see the Business calendar page and Submit an event links in the right column of this page. Happening this week: TROY Jan. 17: Investment seminars Troy-based LJPR, LLC, a financial advisor and wealth management firm, is hosting a seminar series that targets key areas to reduce uncertainty for attendees. The first seminar of the Reducing Uncertainty series is Economic Outlook for 2012, which will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. Reducing Uncertainty in your Estate ...
Read more