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'Entrepreneur Experience' Features Women Business Leaders

Series of events and seminars kicks off Sept. 25 with featured speakers Monica Cornetti and Jennifer Downey.

's Small Business Development Center and the Stark Development Board are again presenting the "Entrepreneur Experience," a series of events and seminars to encourage the professional practices of entrepreneurs at all levels.

The first event in the series will be held 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at Kent State Stark’s The University Center featuring Monica Cornetti, owner of the business training and consulting firm, EntrepreNow!, and Jennifer Downey, president of Ambiance Inc.

Attendees will be motivated by the knowledge and expertise of these women as they share how to achieve positive results through customer service, confident communication and other aspects to build and maintain a successful business.

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Registration fee for the "Entrepreneur Experience" is $49 per person. The Small Business Development Center is providing a $100 endowment per person, reducing the regular fee of $149. Proceeds will benefit the SBDC Scholarship Fund.

The registration fee includes breakfast, break stations, lunch and keynote speaker Cornetti’s book, "Your Face Isn’t Finished Until Your Lipstick is On: Rules of the Women’s Success Game."

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Click this link to register. Payment is accepted with MasterCard, Visa or Discover. Registration is limited to 75.

Event Agenda
 
Check-in and continental breakfast: 7:45 to 8:15 a.m.
 
Morning keynote session: 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. "Your Face Isn’t Finished Until Your Lipstick is On: Rules of the Women’s Success Game" presented by Monica Cornetti.

A senior small business development specialist and the owner of EntrepreNow!, Cornetti is a highly sought after speaker and trainer because of her spunkiness and emphasis on fun while learning. With more than 20 years experience in the corporate, non-profit and academic sectors, her expertise is in bringing excellence to organizations through leadership and training.

She delivers high-energy, high-content training, along with a plan for application in the real world. Having been featured on the cover of "Bloomberg Businessweek," Cornetti has been designated one of the best entrepreneurial training experts and is one of the few professionals to have earned a combined master’s of science degree in economic development and entrepreneurship.

Cornetti is the author of the acclaimed book, "Your Face Isn’t Finished Until Your Lipstick Is On: Rules of the Women’s Success Game," and the forthcoming book, "What Were You Thinking?"

Based on her top-selling book, Cornetti gives straight-forward lessons that empower women to make their own choices and bend or even break the rules where necessary on their journey to success. Event participants will learn that:

  • Your worth is not based on your physical looks.
  • There is no “one shoe fits all” formula, and you can create your own formula for success.
  • Once you determine what it really is you want to do, it’s time to identify the fears that are holding you back.
  • You can decide to take charge of your destiny when you let your heart guide you.
  • The world needs you and it’s up to you to decide what you want.

Lunch session: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. featuring Jennifer Downey, president of Ambiance Inc.

Downey has been a successful retailer for the past 30 years. As Ambiance, the Store for Lovers’ pioneering president and CEO, she has garnered numerous awards and accolades as one of the region’s top female executives.

Among them, she has been an Athena Awards finalist, named Small Business Person of the Year runner-up by the U.S. Small Business Administration and Retail Rainmaker by "Northern Ohio Live" magazine.

Most recently, her company was honored for the sixth year in a row for its world class customer service and took home the Best Customer Experience award. She is an active member of COSE, the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and founding board member of Plexus, as well as several other organizations.

Afternoon keynote session: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. "Let’s Talk! – The Secret of Powerful Communication Skills for Women" presented by Cornetti

In this session, participants will learn how to avoid the major communication mistakes that damage women’s careers and how to master confident and credible communication. This program includes high-impact techniques that will help you:

  • Communicate assertively to get what you want – without seeming pushy.
  • Communicate with greater authority and credibility.
  • Resolve conflict and handle confrontation professionally.
  • Be seen as a capable, credible, poised professional woman … who earns respect from all!

For more information regarding the "Entrepreneur Experience" call the Small Business Development Center at 330-244-3290, send an email to info@cantonsbdc.org or visit www.cantonsbdc.org.

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