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Submit your MWBE certification to register for the NFL Emerging Business Program for Super Bowl XLV!
Deadline is May 31, 2010.
It is the goal of the NFL that minority- and women-owned businesses have the maximum opportunity to participate in the Super Bowl procurement process. The NFL Emerging Business Program is designed to provide local minority- and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) access to these procurement opportunities. While participating in the program does not guarantee receipt of Super Bowl XLV-related contracts, it is the intention of the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee that interested MWBE’s receive information on this process and an introduction to potential purchasing entities. For more information and updates, visit www.northtexassuperbowl.com/emergingbusiness.
Hooray! A recent U.S. News & World Report article reported that the Labor Department has found seven jobs in which women make more than men, a rarity even in today's times.
These jobs include:
- Science technician
- Teacher assistant
- Busser and barback
- Baker
- Corporate Director
- Executive
- Dietitian
Check out the article and learn more about how women have pulled ahead of men in the earning pool in these seven careers.
The following Alert comes from our Corporate Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP and provides important information about OSHA's new enforcement strategies:
Rolling out OSHA’s semiannual regulatory agenda on April 26, 2010, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis unveiled several action items being marketed as the “Plan, Prevent, and Protect” enforcement strategy. According to the Secretary, employers too often take shortcuts affecting worker safety and, therefore, must plan for workplace hazards, prevent them, and protect their employees. Shortly before announcing new initiatives for OSHA under this regulatory agenda, the agency announced the implementation of its Severe Violator Enforcement Program and a general overhaul to increase OSHA’s proposed penalties in enforcement actions. OSHA is seemingly poised to arm its arsenal to make employers pay when they fail to plan, prevent and protect. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our Web site
The following Alert comes from our Corporate Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP and provides important information about the recent health care reform legisation.
On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), which President Obama signed into law on March 23, 2010. The health care reform law will make far-reaching changes to the United States health care system over the next several years. The House and Senate also passed a separate bill, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (“HCERA”), which President Obama signed into law on March 30, 2010. HCEARA resolves the differences between the House and Senate versions of the health care bill by amending the PPACA.
Several PPACA provisions will affect employers both immediately and in the future. While PPACA’s provisions relating to group health plans are of vital importance to employers, this alert focuses solely on the employment provisions concerning whistleblower protections and breastfeeding. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our Web site.
Get ready for the most important female empowerment and business seminar of 2010!
Business Bootcamp for Ladies is a series of ground-breaking seminars specifically designed to help women business owners, solopreneurs and professionals become the business owners they were meant to be.
The second installment of this series focuses on building the skills it takes to be a well-rounded Commander in Chief of your company.
Sign up today to make a committment to your future and get started developing a strong network of female business alliances.
Featured topics and presenters:
Leslie Gunawan, CFP - Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management
Leslie is an International Financial Advisor specializing in assisting women business owners with growing and protecting their wealth. Leslie will be discussing investment pitfalls, the power of the female investor and the top five steps women business owners can take to improve their personal financial performance.
Jacqueline Cornaby - Jacqueline International, Inc.
Jacqueline is a Spokesperson for Women's Empowerment. She speaks and offers private coaching worldwide; reminding women of their potential complemented by effortless conditioning for living an empowered lifestyle today. Jacqueline will be inspiring attendees by discussing the Power of Thought: I Get Whatever I Think About....what do you want?
Alicia Hicks - Selling Woman, LLC
Alicia is a sales expert who honed her skills in one of the toughest and most competitive industries in America - radio advertising. She has hired, trained and mentored dozens of sales people and sales managers and now through her own company, SellingWoman, LLC, Alicia is helping women in business capture a larger slice of revenue within their marketplace. Alicia's presentation is entitiled Remarkable Revenue - Sensational Sales...how to stand out, sell more and get your unfair share of business without gimmick, pressure and sales hype.
Susan Bryant, CPA - The MB Group, LLC
Susan’s focus is helping business owners increase the value they bring to their business by implementing solid financial controls and efficient systems, leveraging technology and outsourcing when it makes good business sense. Susan will discuss the importance of financial leadership, planning and best practices in getting the accounting right.
Date
Thursday, April 29, 2010 from
7:30 AM -
11:30 AM
Location
Canyon Creek Country Club
625 Lookout Drive
Richardson, TX
The ladies who attended the NAWBO area luncheon do. Thanks to the wisdom of Jamie Brown (Jamie Brown PR), we now know:
- You should plan your crisis communication strategy in advance
- Make sure you know who will communicate with the media
- Assemble all appropriate information, such as bios and photos, before you need them
And much, much more! Thanks to Jamie for giving us such insightful information!
Laura Armbruster provided our area meeting attendees with a lot of information about search engine optimization basics. The sessions, held in Dallas and Fort Worth, gave us the basic understand we need to move forward with confidence. Now, when we need to chat with our web designers or other professionals who help with online marketing, we know what to ask!
Laura let us know that we can help our web sites by:
- Using meta tags - such as the title tag, description tag, and keywords
- How to find some free tools to grade our web site
- What metrics are important to understand to improve our web site grade
There was a lot to take in, but overall we now know if our web site is working hard enough, and some easy tips to make it work harder!
This is not your typical workshop...come prepared to take a close look at your company. Maybe the problem is your sales force.... or maybe it's YOU! In just three short hours, you will learn more about growing your sales organization than in an entire lifetime of business! You’ll discover the top five things on which sales managers should be spending 85% of their time. Discover:
- If you're existing salespeople have what it takes to sell in this economy and get you to your goals.
- To see the difference between salespeople who might sell vs. those who actually will.
- How to spot the sales winner in the first twenty minutes of the first interview.
- The health and viability of your sales opportunity pipeline.
- How to prevent ever being held hostage by any person, market condition or competitor again.
- If you have the right people in the right roles.
$79.00 (includes lunch, manual, and workbook)
DECEMBER 17, 2009 10:00AM-1:30PM
Acuity Training Center 2727 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1005 Dallas, TX 75234
REGISTER TODAY Spots are limited. Please contact L'areal by calling 972.960.8695 ext 222 to reserve your spot.
KEYNOTE Speaker: Tom Niesen, Acuity Systems
The following Alert is provided by our Corporate Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP.
On November 6, 2009, the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 (H.R. 3548) (the "Act") was signed into law. The Act provides taxpayers (including corporate and non-corporate taxpayers) with a special election to carry back net operating loss ("NOL") deductions for up to 5 years, rather than 2 years, as generally is permitted. To read the full alert, please visit the Publications section of our Web site.
