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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191002T080000
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SUMMARY:Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Your Organization
DESCRIPTION:Smith Executive Education invites you to leverage your organization’s unique mission and function to align with the growing knowledge base for sustainability practices in the workplace. Four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with expert Dano Weisbord\, Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College. This course is designed for your busy schedule\, with four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with faculty. Take advantage of this special introductory pricing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/envisioning-a-sustainable-future-for-your-organization/2019-10-02/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="smith executive education":MAILTO:edorrell@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191002T173000
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SUMMARY:2019 Inaugural Lexington Group Aeron-Chair Hockey Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, October 2\, 2019\n5:30 – 8:00 p.m.\nLexington Group\, 380 Union St\, West Springfield\, MA 01089 \n2019 marks the 30th anniversary for Lexington Group. \nIn celebration of this milestone\, we are proud to host the inaugural Lexington Group Aeron-Chair Hockey Tournament benefiting Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center.  This will be a after 5 anniversary celebration and networking event. We have invited area college and university hockey teams to battle it out in a friendly competition on the rink. The winning team of the battle rounds will play against the Springfield Thunderbirds! \nWe hope you will join us as a spectator or as a sponsor to insure that we raise much needed funds for Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center. Admission is complimentary. Donations to Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center are appreciated!
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/2019-inaugural-lexington-group-aeron-chair-hockey-tournament/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191006T170000
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SUMMARY:Hoop City Marathon
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the inaugural running of the Hoop City Marathon & Half Marathon as we run through beautiful parks\, pass by historical landmarks\, and share in the community spirit that is Springfield\, Massachusetts. Springfield\, known to some as “Hoop City”\, is the city of firsts\, the birthplace of basketball\, and the revitalized urban center of the Pioneer Valley. There’s so much more to this city than meets the eye and you really need to get out there on foot to appreciate it! Not up for a full or half marathon? Round up some friends and create a marathon relay team or join us on Saturday for a picturesque 5k through Forest Park. Just like the city of Springfield\, there’s something for everyone in this event – even a kid’s race and activities to keep spectators entertained while they wait for their beloved finishers!
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/hoop-city-marathon/
LOCATION:City of Springfield\, Main St\, Springfield\, MA\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fleet Feet Longmeadow":MAILTO:tim.murphy@fleetfeet.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191005T220000
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SUMMARY:Second Chance Animal Services 20th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Second Chance Animal Services is commemorating their 20th Anniversary of helping pets in need on Saturday\, October 5th at the Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center. Starting at 4 pm\, there will be several activities\, including casino games\, live music\, and a raffle/auctions. Enjoy appetizers\, salad and pasta stations\, baked potato and cheesecake bars\, make your own s’mores to enjoy by a fire\, and signature drinks brought to you by Tito’s Handmade Vodka. Tickets are $60\, and you can purchase them at https://www.secondchanceanimals.org/. We are also welcoming many sponsors or auction/raffle donations to help us celebrate this milestone!
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/second-chance-animal-services-20th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Southbridge Hotel & Conference Center\, 14 Mechanic Street\, Southbridge\, MA\, 01550\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Second Chance Animal Services":MAILTO:lindsay.doray@secondchanceanimals.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191007T153000
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SUMMARY:Basics of Starting a Business
DESCRIPTION:Who should attend? Anyone wanting to start a business and existing business owners looking for guidance on creating a business plan and securing financing to grow their business.\nWorkshop Facilitators: Springfield – Allen B. Kronick\, Senior Business Advisor\, MA Small Business Development Center. Greenfield – Anita J. Eliason\, Senior Business Advisor\, MA Small Business Development Center. Oreste Varela\, U.S. Small Business Administration Branch Manager\, Springfield\, MA\, is a scheduled presenter in both Greenfield and Springfield. The presentation will help you gain a better understanding of the various SBA programs and services available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who need assistance in starting or expanding their businesses\, and will include capital\, counseling and contracting information.\nThis FREE workshop will focus on business fundamentals; from startup considerations to business plan development and funding sources.\nLearn the whole nine yards of starting a business. The presentation will help entrepreneurs start a business plan and provide structure to starting/managing their venture. Topics will include:\n• Introduction and need for planning\n• Basic business plan format\n• Choosing your legal form of organization\n• Marketing\, market planning and research\n• Cash flow projections\n• Financial Statements\n• Financing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/basics-of-starting-a-business-4/
LOCATION:Scibelli Enterprise Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="MA Small Business Development Center":MAILTO:lshedd@msbdc.umass.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T170000
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SUMMARY:Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Your Organization
DESCRIPTION:Smith Executive Education invites you to leverage your organization’s unique mission and function to align with the growing knowledge base for sustainability practices in the workplace. Four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with expert Dano Weisbord\, Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College. This course is designed for your busy schedule\, with four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with faculty. Take advantage of this special introductory pricing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/envisioning-a-sustainable-future-for-your-organization/2019-10-09/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="smith executive education":MAILTO:edorrell@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T080000
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SUMMARY:Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Your Organization
DESCRIPTION:Smith Executive Education invites you to leverage your organization’s unique mission and function to align with the growing knowledge base for sustainability practices in the workplace. Four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with expert Dano Weisbord\, Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College. This course is designed for your busy schedule\, with four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with faculty. Take advantage of this special introductory pricing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/envisioning-a-sustainable-future-for-your-organization/2019-10-16/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="smith executive education":MAILTO:edorrell@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191016T120000
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SUMMARY:Art of Business & Setting Prices
DESCRIPTION:Apple never discounts. Clothing stores build in a series of discounts to their initial price. Consulting companies use various techniques to avoid quoting an hourly rate. Law firms typically quote an hourly rate and stick to it. How do you determine what rate you should charge for your time? Too high and you scare clients away. Too low and your clients undervalue your work. There is an art to setting a price for your work. On one hand\, what is a livable rate for your work? On the other\, what is the range of rates for your work in your market? Do you discount? How do you price a job and how do you cover add-ons and other changes? Do you have separate rates for different types of clients? What about donating services? How do you negotiate rates with a potential client? This workshop covers the process of determining your rate and sticking to it.\nDon Lesser\, of Pioneer Training\, Inc. has been in business for 30+ years. His companies have grown and shrunk\, and the nature of his business has changed\, but he is still thinking and working on his business. And\, he is successful at it. The Art of Business is a collection of some guiding principles that sum up the lessons he has learned over the past 30 years. For Don\, running a business is as much an art as it is a science. This session will cover various parts of running a small business with an emphasis on what is involved in setting prices. \nFee: $30 (Payable in Advance – Checks made out to UMass) Free Parking
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/art-of-business-setting-prices/
LOCATION:Scibelli Enterprise Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="MA Small Business Development Center":MAILTO:lshedd@msbdc.umass.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191019T170000
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CREATED:20191028T193609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T193609Z
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SUMMARY:North East Real Estate Investor Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Western Mass Real Estate Investors group is excited to announce that we are hosting our first annual Real Estate Investors Summit here in the Greater Springfield area on Saturday October 19th\, 2019. Join other North East Real Estate Investors at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield\, MA for the REI event of the fall. Whether you are a seasoned investor or just starting out\, this event will bring the value and change that you may be looking for to succeed in real estate and your business. \nThis is a fully educational and networking type event and will not be a pitch fest of services. For more info and to grab a ticket\, head over to our site we recently launched at https://nereisummit.com/. Hope to see many of you there! \nBuy Tickets here!: https://nereisummit.com/register/\nTicket Prices : $75 \nAgenda: https://nereisummit.com/agenda/\nTravel/Parking: https://nereisummit.com/travel/
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/north-east-real-estate-investor-summit/
LOCATION:MassMutual Center
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="WesternMass REI":MAILTO:os.jesse.123@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191025
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SUMMARY:The Northeast LEAN Conference
DESCRIPTION:This year the GBMP conference turns its focus on recognizing the re-emergence of Total Employee Involvement (TEI) as the key to unlocking the full benefits of Lean transformation. In the early days of Lean implementation\, company involvement of all employees at all levels was identified as the keystone to Lean. TEI recognized the innate capabilities and desire of employees to always make things better. \nBut\, in the early 90’s\, as Lean tools were popularized\, the focus on broad employee involvement diminished and was replaced by subject matter experts and swat teams. New jobs were created to concentrate the tasks of problem solving and improvement in the hands of just a small segment of employees. But now\, organizations seeking to change their culture are recognizing that this must involve everyone. \nThe Northeast Lean Conference was created by the non-profit GBMP to provide information and inspiration to Lean practitioners – from those just starting out to seasoned Lean leaders from the manufacturing\, healthcare\, service and other vital industry sectors. ​The practical learning format features exceptional keynote and breakout presentations\, interdepartmental panels\, peer-to-peer discussions\, hands-on simulations\, interactive learning and sharing\, and unlimited networking opportunities. Meet more than 500 passionate Lean\, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement professionals just like you.
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/the-northeast-lean-conference/
LOCATION:The Connecticut Convention Center\, 100 Columbus Boulevard\, Hartford\, CT\, 06103\, United States
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="GBMP":MAILTO:Lglikes@gbmp.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260620T190228
CREATED:20191001T141550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191001T141550Z
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SUMMARY:Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Your Organization
DESCRIPTION:Smith Executive Education invites you to leverage your organization’s unique mission and function to align with the growing knowledge base for sustainability practices in the workplace. Four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with expert Dano Weisbord\, Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College. This course is designed for your busy schedule\, with four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with faculty. Take advantage of this special introductory pricing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/envisioning-a-sustainable-future-for-your-organization/2019-10-23/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="smith executive education":MAILTO:edorrell@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T190228
CREATED:20191028T193452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191028T193452Z
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SUMMARY:The Problem We All Live With: The Achievement Gap
DESCRIPTION:Nikole Hannah-Jones is an award-winning investigative reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine. A MacArthur “Genuis” Award recipient\, she investigates the way racial segregation in housing and schools is maintained through official action and policy. Nikole has written extensively about school resegregation across the country and the utter disarray of hundreds of school desegregation orders. She has also chronicled the decades-long failure of the federal government to enforce the landmark 1968 Fair Housing Act and wrote one of the most widely read analyses of the racial implications of the controversial Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action Supreme Court case.
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/the-problem-we-all-live-with-the-achievement-gap/
LOCATION:Springfield Symphony Hall\, 34 Court St.\, Springfield\, MA\, 01103\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Springfield Public Forum":MAILTO:info@springfieldpublicforum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191026T150000
DTSTAMP:20260620T190228
CREATED:20190606T200724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T200724Z
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SUMMARY:Second Chance Animal Services Halloween Barktacular
DESCRIPTION:Halloween event bringing families and pets together to benefit Second Chance. Indoor and outdoor event activities including trick-or-treating for kids and pets\, haunted hayrides\, pony rides\, indoor Kid Zone with carnival games\, bouncy castle by Central MA Jump\, dog massages and agility ‘Try Its’\, music\, food & craft vendors and other Halloween fun for families and pets. Special featured events include a Costume Contest judged by the Barktacular King & Queen\, Your Dog Can Paint with CC Lowell and an indoor RC racetrack sponsored by Turn4 HobbyTown. FREE ADMISSION! Families and pets are welcome!
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/second-chance-animal-services-halloween-barktacular/
LOCATION:Camp Marshall\, 92 McCormick Road\, Spencer\, MA\, 01562\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T170000
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SUMMARY:Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Your Organization
DESCRIPTION:Smith Executive Education invites you to leverage your organization’s unique mission and function to align with the growing knowledge base for sustainability practices in the workplace. Four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with expert Dano Weisbord\, Executive Director of Sustainability and Campus Planning at Smith College. This course is designed for your busy schedule\, with four weeks of online learning and a one-hour virtual live session with faculty. Take advantage of this special introductory pricing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/envisioning-a-sustainable-future-for-your-organization/2019-10-30/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:BW Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="smith executive education":MAILTO:edorrell@smith.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191030T110000
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CREATED:20190826T192029Z
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SUMMARY:Road Map for Building an Amazing Website
DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Derek Allard\, President\, Tunnel 7\nThis seminar will cover all of the aspects and elements involved in the planning and design of an amazing website for your business. Specifically\, the seminar will cover the three major phases of building a website:\n(1) Planning\,\n(2) Content creation and building\, and;\n(3) What to do after “going live”.\nWhether you are looking to DIY or work with a website developer\, you won’t want to miss the practical tips and information provided in this seminar.\nDerek Allard\, first started working on the internet in early 2000 for a digital healthcare startup. He has worked for large corporations and smaller design studios and brought all of that experience to Tunnel 7\, which he started in 2010. With a focus on making clients successful\, he has left a long trail of happy clients over the years and continues to build relationships with new organizations. When not at work he can be found hiking\, riding bicycles and photographing birds.\nFee: Free & Free Parking\nRegister Now: http://bit.ly/BuildAmazingWebsite
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/road-map-for-building-an-amazing-website/
LOCATION:Scibelli Enterprise Center
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ORGANIZER;CN="MA Small Business Development Center":MAILTO:lshedd@msbdc.umass.edu
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