Women's Exchange - Women In Business

Why are we still making a big deal of women & women's firsts? It’s simple. Knowing this gives us inspiration, guidance & validation. We can't stop until we see ....many more women leaders in every category & industry.

The Women's Exchange Profiles were created to honor & generate public recognition of the achievements & positive contributions of women in business & their organizations. Nominations for the annual Women's Exchange Profiles are now being accepted. Women entrepreneurs, executives & the organizations they run are eligible to be nominated. For details email: info@womens-exchange.com

There's framing & then there's reframing in the moment. Today's pace of change, organizational complexity & increasing specialization make adaptability essential for us. Given our multiple roles, women are masters of that flexible mind-set -- fuel to dynamic leadership, sensitivity & spontaneity.

Join us from 5 to 7 pm on September 13 as we gather at a world-class facility. From the time you walk into UAB’s new Women & Infants Center, with its five-story glass rotunda & wood, granite & tile mosaic finishes, you know you haven’t walked into an ordinary hospital. UAB Hospital is ranked among the nation’s top 20 best hospitals for gynecology by U.S. News & World Report, 2010-11.

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Profile of the month Ashley Phillips, Another Broken Egg Cafe - Striving to make every meal feel like a Sunday brunch shares this favorite Robert Browning quote "The best is yet to be". Learn more: www.womens-exchange.com/ashleyphillips.htm

•Member event or FYI missing? Send 1-2 sentence tips, updates, events & links by the 28th of each month to info@womens-exchange.com

Less is More. The text-message mass has been forced by technology to be succinct. With every email communication we should know our goal up front - secure a phone call or meeting, share information - whatever the goal, Keep It Simple Sister!

PHP Communications of Birmingham won the Telly Awards for the creative development & production of (2) 30 second television commercials created for Bradford Health Services to increase awareness & inquiries about drug & alcohol treatment.

The Gulf Coast Business Support Center was opened to provide businesses access to resources for information, education & assistance in response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Women's Business Center of Southern Alabama is staffing one counselor to assist with BP Claim information, P&L statements, cash flow projections, marketing strategies, business plans & SBA loan packaging.

The Center for Women's Business Research for the third Key4Women Confidence Index this spring were increasingly optimistic that the economy is recovering, with positive trends for several key business indicators likely bolstering that optimism. www.key.com/women

Travel + Leisure Magazine's August 2010 issue put Point Clear's Grand Hotel Marriott Resort Gulf Club & Spa at the No. 31 spot on its list of the best resorts in America & Canada.

Women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. A report on the unprecedented role reversal now under way & its vast cultural consequences July/August 2010 Atlantic Magazine www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/07/the-end-of-men/8135

August 3, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Women's Business Enterprise Council South "How to Find Success in this Economy". Inverness Country Club. Info: 504-680-1886; jeanne@wbecsouth.com

August 4, 7:30 am: Homewood Chamber of Commerce Coffee & Contacts. Samford University. Info: www.homewoodchamber.org

August 4, 5:30-7:30 pm: YPBirmingham Monthly Mingle open to young professionals to promote volunteerism & community service efforts. Bottega Café. Details: www.ypbirmingham.com

August 9, 11:30 am - 1 pm: Birmingham Business Alliance "Business at Lunch" speaker Eli Gold. Embassy Suites Birmingham Hoover. Info: www.birminghambusinessalliance.com

August 10, 11 am - 1 pm: Minority Business Enterprise Certification Orientation. Gloria Vail, Speaker. South Regions Minority office, Birmingham. Info: 205-453-0249; events@cawbc.org

August 10, 11:30 am: Vestavia Country Club. Speaker: Randy McKinney, President Pro Tem of the Alabama State Board of Education. $15. RSVP by 8/6: 205-823-5011; www.vestaviahills.org

August 12, 1:00 - 5:00 pm: Women's Business Center of North Alabama "Help! I Need a Business Plan! Workshop. Huntsville Madison County Chamber. $50. Reservations: 256-535-2038; www.wbcna.org

August 12, 5 - 7 pm: Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce 30th Anniversary Gala. Inverness Country Club. $25. RSVP by 8/5: 205- 663-4542; www.shelbychamber.org

August 12, 6:00 - 8:00 pm: Business Innovation Center "Responding to an RFP: Techniques for Developing an Offer in Response to a Request for Proposal". Mobile. $35. Register: 251-660-2725; info@womenbiz.biz

August 13-14: Sandestin Music Festival supporting the National Audubon Society in efforts to help wildlife affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Open to the public with a printed ticket via www.sandestinmusicfestival.com

August 16-19: Space & Missile Defense Conference & Exhibition "Enabling Regional Warfighters". Von Braun Center, Huntsville. Public invited to view exhibits n/c. Bring ID. Info: 256-955-3889; giselle.bodin@smdc.army.mil; www.smdconf.org

August 17, 11:30 - 1 pm: Birmingham Commercial Real Estate Women "Birmingham: City Center Update". Harbert Center. $20. Info: www.birminghamcrew.org

August 19, 11:30 am: Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon speaker Congressman Spencer Bachus. Trussville Civic Center. RSVP: 205-655-7535; www.trussvillechamber.com

August 19, 11:30 am: Hoover Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Hoover Country Club. $17. Info: www.hooverchamber.org

August 19, 5:30 - 7:30 pm: Women's Business Center of Southern Alabama Member Appreciation & Membership Drive. Cathedral Square Gallery. RSVP: 251-660-2725; info@womenbiz.biz

August 19 - 22, 7:30 pm evenings; 2:30 pm Sunday: Patty's Piano Bar featuring Patty McDonald & her Circle of Friends. Virginia Samford Theatre, Birmingham.$100 premier seating, $45 general admission. Benefiting the historic VST. Info: (205) 251-1206; www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org

August 20, 11:30 am-1:30 pm: Women's Business Center of North Alabama Lunch & Learn: "BRAC & The Positive Impact on Small Business" speaker: Loren Traylor. Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce. $25; Reservations required: 256-535-2038; www.wbcna.org

August 21, 7:30 am (Walk starts 9): Heart Walk at Linn Park. Heart Association. Info:

August 24, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: NAWBO Birmingham New Tax Laws for the Small Business Presented by: Dale A. Prosch, CPA – Partner Dent, Baker & Company, LLP DoDiYo’s-SoHo. $15. RSVP: 205-965-9410; www.nawbobirmingham.org

August 26: Women's Equity Day commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday.php

August 26 - 29, 8:00 pm evening; 3:00 pm Sunday. UptownNOLA Productions presents Swept Away. Virginia Samford Theatre, Birmingham.: $20 inc. admission & "Hurricane" cocktail. Info: 205.251.1206; www.virginiasamfordtheatre.org

September 13, 5-7 pm: Women's Exchange Gathering at UAB's Womens & Infants Center. Connections, tours, pottery display, Hors d’oeuvres & door prizes. WE members complimentary; Guests welcome $20. Reservations: 205-967-0085 or linda@womens-exchange.com

September 27-29: Women Impacting Public Policy 2010 Annual Leadership Conference: Washington, DC. Info: www.wipp.com

"Do always carry a small sledgehammer in your purse in case you hit the glass ceiling." Joan Rivers

"Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny."

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