Women's Exchange - Women In Business

Let's kiss this cold weather goodbye! I'm looking forward to March & the first day Spring. It's one of my favorite times of the year - don't you feel a sense of renewal at the sight of tulips, dogwood trees and azaleas bursting into blooming? It's also a very busy time ahead with some great events this month.

We are delighted to announce a partnership for the Women’s Exchange with The Summit Club, Birmingham’s Premier Private Business & Social Club. WE members are invited to attend a wine tasting to be held at the Summit Club on Wednesday, March 17th from 6 to 7:30 pm – a great way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We will enjoy complimentary wine & hors d'oeuvres plus the opportunity to learn more & tour The Summit Club. Members, please contact jayme.rotch@ourclub.com or 205-252-0088 to make your reservation for this reception.

Have you ever had a remarkable retail experience and gone out of your way to tell friends about the restaurant or shopping experience? Word of Mouth Marketing is using the genuine, passionate voice of one customer to attract more customers. It can also be extremely powerful & very cost effective. Authentic relationship encourage happy customers. Call it viral, buzz or word-of-mouth advertising - it's a sure to turbo-boost a company's ROI. You can find the best "seeding points" (well-connected people) in the Women's Exchange!

If you haven’t seen the 2010 Profiles please check them out at www.womens-exchange.com/profiles.html. Let us know if you would like to have a copy of the desk calendar.

Profile of the month Kay B. Donnellan, CIMA® The Trust Company of Sterne Agee, Inc. shares this favorite quote: “Never, never, never, never give up.” Winston Churchill. Learn more about Kay at www.womens-exchange.com/kaydonnellan.htm

Karen Jenkins, Hoover Florist elected Alabama President of the Teleflora Unit. Also serving as President of the Floral Delivery Pool, an organization to help florists & customers cover larger areas. Karen (floral business for 20 years) & her Mother, Bebe Abner (a florist for 54 years) are ready for the upcoming holidays -Administrative Assistants Week, Easter & Mother's Day - with service & a variety of merchandise.

Kay Wilburn, Feld Hyde was recently selected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Federal Tax Clinic

Donna Dearman Smith awarded the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama 2010 Mildred Bell Johnson Award

Marianne Prime named one of the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama 2010 Women of Distinction

Word of Mouth Marketing Association offers resources on this niche http://womma.org/main

Tips to get people talking: spread goodwill, get personal: give away goodies; support a great cause; share deals.

Roth IRAs: We may not receive an income tax deduction for contributions, but money grows tax deferred & qualified withdrawals are income tax free. Through the power of time & compounding, a younger investor can create more wealth with less than a third of the money.

A palindrome reads the same backwards as forward. This video not only reads the opposite, the meaning is the exact opposite. Only 1 minute, 44 seconds this brilliant video by a 20-year old won 2nd place in a "u @ 50" AARP contest. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

Coco Chanel observed " women used to exchange youth for elegance & poise & mysterious allure, an evolution that left them un-damaged. Now they measure themselves against the very young with defenses that can only be described as ridiculous."

March 1, 4:30 - 8:30 pm: Women's Business Center of North Alabama "How to Start a Small Business Step-by-Step" Workshop. Facilitator: Leigh Christian. Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce. $50. RSVP: 256-535-2038; www.wbcna.org

March 2, 11:00-4:30: 4th annual BACHE Women’s Conference "Women, Health & Community: Alabama & Beyond". Speaker: Dr. Sandral Hullett & other health care professionals. Birmingham-Southern College, Norton Campus Center. $25 (Dr. Hullett's speech n/c) Info: 205 226-7838; jarcher@bsc.edu

March 2, 12:15 pm: WBEC South "Sparking Empowerment & Economic Development" Symposium. Inverness Country Club. Info: http://bit.ly/SEEDS

March 4, 11:30 am: Girl Scouts North-Central Alabama 2010 Women of Distinction Luncheon. Harbert Center. Info: 205-980-4750; mritchie@girlscoutsnca.org

March 4, 5:30 - 6:30 pm: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Investment Management. Speaker: Pamela Pouncy Ward at The Village Wine Market. Complimentary. Info: 205-969-7061; www.fa.smithbarney.com/ward

March 4, 6:00 pm: Vestavia Chamber 21st Annual Citizen of the Year banquet at the Vestavia Country Club. Info: 205-823-5011; chamber@vestaviahills.org

March 6, 6:00 pm: Callahan Lecture & Reception "The Defeat of the Gods and the Victory of the Goddess". Gerald J. Larson, PhD, examines the role & function of the goddess in South Asia in religion & art draws a line connecting to the current women’s movement in South Asia. Birmingham Museum of Art. Complimentary. Info: wwww.artsbma.org

March 6, 6 pm: "Abre tu Coraz'on Open Your Heart" 23rd Annual Heart Ball benefiting the American Heart Association honoring Dr. Carol Z. Garrison, UAB. Cahaba Grand Conference Center. $250 pp. Tickets: 205-510-1504; Britney.Elliott@heart.org; www.heart.org/birminghamalheartball

March 6, 7:00 pm reception/8:00 pm program: Living on the Edge: A 10 Year Celebration of Leading Edge Institute. Speakers: Amy Bailey - MyScoop; Kathy Boswell - Princeton Baptist Medical Center; Tracy True Dismukes - Collage Designer Consignment; Melissa Kendrick - Sojourns. Park Lane, $65. Info: 205-588-1565 x 8; www.leadingedgeinst.org

March 8, 11:45-1:00 pm: Greater Birmingham Republican Women. Speakers: Attorney General Troy King & Candidate for Attorney General Luther Strange. B & A Warehouse. $18. RSVP: rhondahethcox@yahoo.com

March 9, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Oasis of Hope luncheon raises awareness of the benefits of mental health counseling & highlights Oasis affordable mental health counseling services for women & children. The Club, Birmingham. Info: 205-933-0338; www.oasiscounseling.org

March 10, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Grinkmeyer & Leonard Wealth Management "The Art of Understanding, Documenting & Negotiating Plan Fees" Speaker: Valerie Leonard & Kimberley Fulcher. Carrabbas Italian Grill- Hwy. 280. Complimentary lunch. RSVP: 205-970-9088; janet@gandlwealth.com

March 11, 2010 - 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Women's Business Center of North Alabama (WBCNA) Quarterly Lunch & Learn: Growing & Expanding Your Business Through Social Networking & the Internet. Speaker: Melody Gray Tholstrup. Hartselle Chamber of Commerce. $5. Register: 256-535-2038; www.wbcna.org

March 16: BirminghamCREW "Using Charitable Strategies with Real Estate". Harbert Center. RSVP before 3/9: 205-298-1273; info@birminghamcrew.org

March 17, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm; AMA Luncheon Lessons Learned From A Business Makeover: New Visions For Dreamland presented by Betsy McAtee, CEO of Dreamland Holding Company, LLC at Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Members $20, Guests $30, Students $10. Register: www.bhamama.org

March 17, 6 - 7:30 pm: Women's Exchange Member Gathering at The Summit Club. RSVP: Jayme 205-252.0088 or jayme.rotch@ourclub.com

March 18, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm: Hoover Chamber Luncheon at Hoover Country Club, RSVP: scollins@hooverchamber.org

March 23, 10:00 am & noon: Christian Women's Leadership Center's Marie NeSmith Fowler lecture “Christianity’s Double Message” by Carolyn Blevins, retired professor of religion Carson-Newman College. Reid Chapel, Samford University. Info: ctew@samford.edu

March 23, 5:30 - 7 pm: National Association of Women Business Owners Birmingham (NAWBO) After Hours at Burr & Forman. "Functional Fashion" presentation by Collage Consignment, Carlisle & Doncaster. Wine & hors d'oeuvres by B&A. $15. RSVP: www.NawboBirmingham.org

March 25, 5:30 pm: CAWBC Alabama Roses Evening of Art & Performance . Red Mountain Theater Company reception, arts & performance presented By Central Alabama Women's Business Center. Info: 205.453.0249; events@cawbc.org

Mar 25, 5:00 - 7:00 pm: Greater Shelby Chamber Business After Hours at Anytime Fitness. Info: 205-663-4542; info@shelbychamber.org

March 31, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm: Greater Shelby Chamber Annual Mayoral Address at the Pelham Civic Complex. Info: 205-663-4542; info@shelbychamber.org

"The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which ramify, for those brought up as most of us have been, into every corner of our minds." John Maynard (1883-1946)

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm." Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president

"I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions & not on our circumstances." Martha Washington

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