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2009 Year - Meetings & Events

2nd December 2009

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

To finish off the year we will be having our annual Christmas party at Tertini Wines. Bring your partner and come for drinks and nibbles. As a special gift the evening will be free for our members; guests and partners are $10 per person, including drinks.

We will be distributing our annual Christmas newsletter and will have lots of lucky door prizes and gifts. We will also be making a special presentation to our member, Tracey Besters, for her recent win of our inaugural Business Woman of the Year award.
Come & celebrate the holiday season with all your friends in the Business Women's Network.

Held at Tertini Wines, Mittagong

4th November 2009

LYNELLE JOHNSON - HOW TO RECESSION PROOF YOUR LIFE

If you had the chance to recession proof your life - from your finances and career to your relationships - wouldn't you take it? You'll discover how to bullet proof your job, manage your career, deal with stress at work and in your relationships, prosper in good time and bad and keep your business afloat.

Lynelle has experienced the full effects of an economic downturn, weathering two recessions in her working career. A business owner and financial journalist, she has talked to the top experts in each field to bring you the most practical ways to recession proof your life.
Cameo Speaker: Caro Kennewell, Civil Celebrant

Held at Moss Vale Golf Club, Moss Vale

7th October 2009

TRACEY BESTERS - KNOW THY FIGURES....KNOW THY BUSINESS

In any small business it is vital to understand what makes the business tick. In an informative and practical session Tracey will share five key areas of any small to medium sized business that are key to knowing your business and improving your business one step at a time.

Tracey Besters is a co-director of the Proview Financial Group, a professional, progressive and proactive accounting and financial advisory firm.
Cameo Speaker: Melissa Tasker, BDCU

Held at Southern Highland Wines, Sutton Forest

2nd September 2009

A LUNCHEON WITH THE UNITED STATES CONSUL GENERAL JUDITH FERGIN

We heard from one of America's senior diplomats discuss her experience representing the United States around the world. U.S. Consul General Judith Fergin served in Germany, South Africa, Liberia, Indonesia, Russia, Singapore, Canberra, and Washington, D.C. before she arrived in Sydney two years ago.

A specialist in economic policy, she will share the excitement of her work as economic section chief in Jakarta during the Asian financial crisis, economic counselor in Canberra as we wrapped up negotiations on the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, and representative to New South Wales and Queensland of the Obama Administration.

She will compare the challenges of managing an office with over one hundred employees representing seven U.S. federal government agencies with managing moves across cultures with two teenagers. .

Held at Annesly, Bowral

5th August 2009

NOVA MILLER - NEVER JUST MARKETING

Nova Miller, Managing Director of Never Just Marketing, will take you on an engaging and entertaining look at language, customer relationships and the phenomenon of social media marketing. What does the seemingly limitless global dialogue inherent in social media actually mean to your business? The tools, the myths and the truisms explored.

Cameo Speakers: Dawn Taylor & Carl Pemberton from Council will show the new Economic Development DVD developed for the shire.

Held at Bowral Golf Club, Bowral

1st July 2009

ROYDEN BEAN - AN APPLE A DAY AND OTHER LAWS FOR A LIFE FULFILLED

We heard from Bowral-based performance consultant and coach Royden Bean. He gave us some clues on key facets for the development of an entrepreneurial mindset. Come and hear Royden expand on "An Apple a Day and Other Laws for a Life Fulfilled".

In place of a cameo speaker this month, we will be asking each person to introduce themselves briefly and tell us what is happening in her businesses.

Held at Links House, Bowral

3rd June 2009

LAUNCH OF BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR & NEW TOURISM SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS DVD

On the morning we will be launching the new award category for the 2009 Business Awards for Excellence- the Businesswoman of the Year award, sponsored by the Business Women's Network. Simon Green, Group Manager of the Southern Highland News/ Highlands Post will speak about the history of the awards and the details of the new Businesswoman of the Year award, an initiative of the BWN.

Following Simon's presentation we will have the opportunity to view the new Southern Highlands Tourism DVD, newly launched recently. Steve Rosa, the Executive Manager of Tourism Southern Highlands will speak about the development of the DVD and the state of tourism in the Southern Highlands, after which we will view the DVD. If you haven't seen it yet it is an amazing production - you will be very impressed.

Cameo speaker: Barbara Smith - talks about her Truffles.

Held at Fitzroy Inn, Mittagong

6th May 2009

ANTHONY EID - THREE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER NOW

In any market conditions (especially today) you want to know how to improve your business, how to get an edge, not just survive but to make your mark in a different way. To create and win new business and where ever possible keep it.

The answers to these questions will assist you now, improving your business, your life and your relationships- almost immediately- definitely within a short period of time. Anthony is the director of AME Now, strategic consultants. He has developed a unique and successful method that when applied will, without exception, improve the profitability, performance and overall effectiveness of any organization

Held at Centennial Vineyards, Bowral

1st April 2009

PAUL JENKINS - HOW TO SURVIVE THE CURRENT MARKET

There are practical things that business owners can do to protect their businesses in this current climate - some are more obvious than others. Paul will give a practical presentation on what you can do in your business to set it up for survival and also a brief look at where your business sits in its own general development process.

Cameo Speaker: Meredith Hatton. Meredith Image Consulting

Held at Links House, Bowral

19th March 2009

BROCHURE & WEB LAUNCH

At the Southern Highlands Business Women’s Network the Executive committee have been busy behind the scenes!

All members of the BWN and their guests are invited to our launch. We will be serving some beautiful local wine and cheese to celebrate the launch. Bring along a friend or colleague who might be interested in joining the club.

Our kind thanks to the following sponsors who will be providing wine and cheese for the event:

We are proud to announce the launch of our new brochure and have been working hard to develop this new tool we can all use to introduce new businesswomen to our club. It will be a great way to spread the word about our fantastic group.

We are also pleased to announce that our already stylish website has been given a face lift by Lisa Shephard and now offers some exciting new features with a new smart look.

Sponsors: Small Cow Farm • Southern Highland Wines • Tertini Wines • 5th Chapter Wines

Held at BDCU Courtyard, Bowral

4th March 2009

PERRIE CROWSHAW - THE ROAD AHEAD FOR SMALL BUSINESS

Perrie Crowshaw will address the topic of the road ahead for small business, giving some advice and a glimpse into the near future for small business in light of the current global financial crisis. Perrie has been a writer, publisher and businesswoman for nearly 25 years.

She juggles two businesses: a booking service for South Coast Holidays and the publishing group Seven Mile Press. She has held senior editorial positions at the Financial Times, The Australian and the Money Section of the Sydney Morning Herald. Her book Money Matters: Financial Management for Women was published in 1988.

Cameo Speaker: Linda Lambrechts. Vintuition, Southern Highlands Food & Wine

Held at Southern Highlands Wines, Sutton Forest

4th February 2009

SEAN HAYLEN Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk

Come and hear about the development of one of the Highland's newest attractions, the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk. In 2005 Sean Haylan was the general manager of the Otway Fly Treetop Walk in Victoria, serving on the Otway Tourism Board there. He then oversaw the opening of the Illawarra Fly Treetop Walk in Robertson and is currently responsible for the day to day operations and strategic management there.

He will tell us about how and why his company decided to create the new attraction in the Southern Highlands, and will tell us about their achievements to date since opening in Robertson in March 2008

Cameo Speaker : Jenny Lockyer

Held at Peppers Manor House, Sutton Forest

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