Meeting of the Minds – Business Seminars

Business Knowledge Shared Between Members

Meeting of the Minds brings members together around a topic, with a member expert to lead the discussion.  Bring your own lunch to the Chamber office at Noon with your best practices and questions.  There is no cost to attend, but please call to register, so adequate materials are prepared.

“Upcoming Meeting of the Minds”:

September 21, 2010
“Social Media: Is your Business Taking Advantage of it?”
George Sawyer, CEO and Technology coach from Sawyer Technologies will give this Free seminar on the importance of Social Media Marketing for your business. Sawyer Technologies works with the vision of a better way of teaching, a fun way to learn, and a sustainable way of doing small business.  George has over ten years experience in the training and certification industry loves the
challenge of keeping up on such a fast-paced field.
CLICK HERE to Register

October 19, 2010
“Customer Service Eagles”
The Chamber has booked well-known trainer Joe Constance for two half-day seminars on Tuesday, October 19th.  Joe will present his highly regarded program “Customer Service Eagles” from 8 am  to 11:30 a.m. and a second program from 1 pm to 4:30 p.m., both of the seminars will be held at the Chamber Conference Room. When Joe was last working with Faribault Chamber members 2 years ago he spoke to capacity crowds and received rave reviews. The price is $49 for members and $69 for non-members.  After October 1st the price goes up to $59 for members.

Joe Constance is a former area manager and instructor for the Dale Carnegie Corporation. He has owned nine different businesses and managed up to 200 employees. Joe has overseen more than 2 million customer service transactions and has experienced both successes and failures in business. He facilitates workshops in a fun, relaxed, and interactive manner.

November 16, 2010
“Protecting your Company: Scams Targeting Business”

Lisa Jemtrud, Director of Outreach and Industry Services with the Minnesota/North Dakota Better Business Bureau will be presenting the best ways to protect your business from scams.  Business owners have enough to worry about instead of having to deal for months or year’s cleaning up their business after being scammed.  The Better Business Bureau is the best resource to know what these scams are and how businesses are staying one step ahead.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to protect your company, it may just save you a lot of time and money.