PCSB Outreach Lunch & Learn
The Polk County School Board will conduct an Outreach Lunch & Learn for Minority- and Female-Owned Businesses from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at the Polk Street Community Center, 1255 Polk St., Bartow. This event is to encourage small, minority and female-owned companies to work as vendors, contractors and sub-contractors in the Polk County District. The School Board hopes to empower business growth and development with minorities throughout Central Florida and to encourage small businesses to grow more competitive in the construction industry. For more information, contact Rodney Turner at 863-712-7188.
SCORE workshop
Central Florida SCORE will host a Small Business Workshop titled “Understand Your Business by Understanding Your Financials,” Tuesday, at My Office & More, 122 E. Main St., Lakeland. Refreshments at 7:45 a.m., workshop 8 to 9:30 a.m. The workshop will be presented by Kate Lake, owner of My Office & More and former chief financial officer. Registration is required for this free workshop. Register at https://centralflorida.score.org. For more information, call 863-284-5607. SCORE is a non-profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and free confidential mentoring. SCORE is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration.
‘Goal Setting for 2018’
Business and Breakfast sponsored by The Estates at Carpenters takes place from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at The Estates at Carpenters, 100 Carpenters Way, Lakeland. Mike Savage will present "Goal Setting for 2018." Cost is $5 members, $10 nonmembers; register at www.lakelandchamber.com; cash or check only at door. Contact Terry Ottinger at 863-688-8551, ext. 231, or email tottinger@lakelandchamber.com.
Financial education at Lunch & Learns
Aventail Wealth Management will be hosting a series of educational financial Lunch & Learns. The Thursday topic is "Long Term Care." The March 6 topic, "Key to Financial Comfort," will be presented by Brian Ulch, investment advisor and senior portfolio manager of Aventail Wealth Management. The free presentations start at noon with lunch included. To register, call 863-333-1927. Seats are limited so RSVPs are recommended.
Lake Wales State of the City lunch
The Lake Wales Annual State of the City Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Woman's Club of Lake Wales, 275 E. Park Ave., Lake Wales. Cost is $15 per person; lunch will be catered by Cornerstone Catering. Mayor Gene Fultz will speak. For reservations, call 863-676-3445 or email charlotte@lakewaleschamber.com.
SCORE offers workshop series
Central Florida SCORE's Winter/Spring 2018 workshop series in partnership with the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce will offer the following workshops on the fourth Thursday of the month. Feb. 22: Leads with Linkedin; March 22: Leveraging Your Business with “The Cloud;” April 26: Increase Your Sales with Relationship Building; May 24: Balancing the Books for Growth, Simple Bookkeeping Setups. Workshops are held at the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce, 35 Lake Morton Drive. Registration will begin at 7:45 a.m. with Danish and coffee; the workshop is from 8 a.m. to 9:30 Cost is $10. Registration is now available at https://centralflorida.score.org/ Take A Workshop link. SCORE, a non-profit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and free confidential mentoring, is sponsored by the Small Business Administration.
State of Lakeland and Polk County
Lakeland Chamber’s Friday Forum: State of the City/State of the County featuring Lakeland Mayor Bill Mutz and Polk County Board of County Commissioners Chairman Todd Dantzler takes place from 7 to 9 a.m. Feb. 23 at Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites, 4141 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland. Registration, breakfast and networking begins at 7 a.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 a.m. Tickets, which include a light breakfast, are $15 for members and $30 for non-members. Register at http://business.lakelandchamber.com/events/details/friday-forum-state-of-the-city-state-of-the-county-7117. For more information, or to sponsor, please contact Sarah Breed at 863-688-8551, ext. 230, or sbreed@lakelandchamber.com.
Chamber hosts management training
The Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a seven-week management training course lead by Emily Rogers Consulting + Coaching, to provide leadership development training to emerging leaders in the business community. Rogers is a business consultant, executive coach and retreat facilitator. This program will provide participants with the following skills: Introduction to high-performance leadership, understanding your leadership style, developing highly-functioning teams, managing and resolving conflict through improved communication, creating intelligent change, managing workplace stress and cultivating a conscious culture. Classes will be held: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday (orientation), 9:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 20, March 6, March 13, April 3, April 17, May 1. Cost to attend: Chamber members $350 per attendee, non-members $500 per attendee. Classes will be held at the Lakeland Chamber, 35 Lake Morton Drive, Lakeland. For more information, contact: Darla Sechrest Pettaway, chief development officer, 863-688-8551, Ext. 228, dsechrest@lakelandchamber.com. Register at http://business.lakelandchamber.com/events/details/management-training-8341.
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