Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hopkinton Networking Group: meeting details for this Friday

Hello Everyone,

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by our speaker, Irene Buchine. The facilitator for this week will be Vincent Rocheleau. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Irene will talk about "How a Personal Brand Benefits You."

How a Personal Brand Benefits You

As independent contractors and small business owners we are constantly marketing, networking and selling. Whether connecting through business organizations or participating in online discussion groups, our aim is to build relationships and generate revenue.

More recently, along with the social media phenomena, Personal Branding has become a trend and subject of great interest.

About Irene Buchine
A positioning expert and successful small business owner in her own right, Irene Buchine has contributed to the growth and health of dozens of consultants and small businesses for over 25 years. With her many insights and indomitable spirit, Irene helps you integrate what makes you tick with what makes you successful.

Irene approaches her work in a refreshing and organic way. An astute listener, Irene is prepared to learn from each client's story and then take the lead to uncover untapped potential and to point the way toward new opportunities for business growth.
For more information: www.irenebuchine.com

Schedule for HNG Meetings:
September 21, 2012     Dorian Mintzer          "Here Come the Boomers: New Possibilities for Positive, Creative and Successful Aging"

October 5, 2012            Joellyn Schwerdlin    "Law of Attraction: Five Basic Principles to Make Your Career Dreams Come True"

October 19, 2012          TBD
November 2, 2012        Jen Vondenbrink        "LinkedIn"
November 16, 2012      Cheryl Landes            "Working with Contract Agencies"
December 7, 2012        TBD
December 21, 2012      TBD

General Information:

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose the first and third Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
* Welcome
* Landings (with doughnuts)
* Announcements
* New member introductions
* Needs and Leads
* Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
* Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
* Name
* Skills and Value Statement
* Where have you been?
* Where are you going?
* Your title
* Your target companies
* Geography of search
* Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748


With warm regards,

Hari Narayanan
Business Service Representative
Workforce Central Career Center
425 Fortune Blvd. - Suite 201
Milford MA 01757
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