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Next HBN Meeting: March 11, 2010 - 11:30 am

Learn How Branding Can Boost Your Business at HBN's March Meeting

Join the Homebased Businesswomen’s Network, Inc. (HBN) at 11:30 AM, Thursday, March 11, 2010, at the Village Green Restaurant, Route #1-North, Newbury Street, Danvers, MA, to learn from business strategist and small business expert Ruth A. Sheets how to brand your business effectively. HBN invites members and guests to enjoy this informative luncheon program with networking opportunities.

Ruth A. Sheets, MBA, founder of Ducks in a Row Consulting, will present a program on “Branding: Who Did You Say You Are?” If your prospects don't know who you are, why would they buy from you? Come learn how small businesses can use branding to step out of the shadows and into the limelight. Ms. Sheets brings more than 15 years of experience as a business strategist working with small to mid-size companies and nonprofit organizations. Quoted in The Wall Street Journal in July 2009, Ms. Sheets is highly respected as a small business expert working with companies in various stages of transition, from start up to growth to exiting the marketplace. She is widely regarded for her expertise in strategic and action planning, business positioning, and messaging.

Founded in 1998 by Ruth A. Sheets, Newburyport, MA-based Ducks in a Row Consulting (www.ducksinarowconsulting.com) offers management consulting and business strategy services for small to mid-size companies and nonprofit organizations. With a focus on operations and marketing, the firm helps organizations to increase revenue and profitability, and fix operational problems that have become obstacles to sustainability and growth. Ms. Sheets has helped a variety of firms, from start-ups to established sole proprietorships, corporations, nonprofit human service organizations, and homecare providers generating millions in revenue.

 

Meeting Location:

The Village Green Restaurant
Route 1 North
225 Newbury Street
Danvers, MA 01923

Meetings are held in the first-floor function room. All members and non-member business professionals are welcome.

Cost: $10 per meeting for guests, payable at the door. No meeting fee for HBN members. Lunch is optional at mid-day meetings, and is also payable at the door for both guests and members. Note: Reservations are only required for annual June dinner and annual January luncheon.

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2010 Meeting Schedule 

January 14, 2010 – 11:30 am
New Year’s Kick-off Luncheon
with speaker Ruth Hegarty 

February 11, 2010 – 7:00 pm
Idea Party! 
 

March 11, 2010 – 11:30 am
Branding: Who Did You Say You Are? – Ruth A. Sheets, Ducks in a Row Consulting 
 

April 8, 2010 – 7:00 pm
Success Stories – Panel TBA 
 

May 13, 2010 – 11:30 am
Joint Venturing & Partnering – Speaker TBD 
 

June 10, 2010 – evening
Annual Dinner
 

July
No Meeting - Happy Summer!

Late Morning Meetings
11:30 – 11:45 am Networking
11:45 – 1:00 Speaker & Discussion
1:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch & Networking

Evening Meetings
6:00 pm Board Meeting
7:00 - 7:30 pm Networking
7:30 – 9:00 pm Speaker & Discussion