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SUMMARY:Business Smarts RFP
DESCRIPTION:Business Smarts 2020\n\n \n\nWe are seeking presenters for our January-December 2020 Business Smarts Sessions on topics that help meet the many challenges of business management and ownership. Business Smarts sessions are held on the 2nd Friday of every month at the JMU Ice House\, 127 W Bruce Street\, Harrisonburg\, from 8:00-9:30am.\n\n \n\n\n	Session Topics might include: customer support\, human resources\, accounting & finance\, legal issues\, marketing\, sales\, operations\, technology\, competition\, strategic planning\, work/life balances\, discussion of a business-oriented book\, or any ideas related to business.\n	A goal of every Business Smarts session is that attendees leave with practical information they can put to use in their business or professional life.\n\n\n PROPOSAL SUBMISSION\n\nYour Proposal for a Business Smarts Presentation must include the items listed below. If information is missing or vague\, your proposal may not be reviewed.\n\n1. Your name\, title or position\, business affiliation\, email address\, daytime phone number\, and web address of business\n\n2. A suggested title for your workshop\n\n3. Brief description of workshop content and the desired outcome/take-aways for attendees\n\n4. 3-4 sentences about your professional experience and/or education relevant to the topic\n\n5. Availability: indicate if there are any months Jan-Dec 2020 when you cannot present.\n\nSubmit your proposal via email by 5:00pm on Friday\, November 29\, 2019 with the subject line "Business Smarts Proposal" to: sheena@hrchamber.org and krechjh@jmu.edu \n\n \n\nNot a presenter yourself\, but you know a great topic or speaker? Pass this invitation along or contact us to make a suggestion.\n\n \n\nNote: professional expertise on the subject matter should be self-evident in the content. We do not allow presentations to be used as "infomercials" or solicitations for a specific business\, product\, or service.\n\n \n\nQuestions? \n\nContact Joyce Krech krechjh@jmu.edu or \nSheena Armentrout sheena@hrchamber.org \n\n\n\nBusiness Smarts is sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center (SV SBDC) and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce (HRCC).
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline\;">Business Smarts 2020</span></span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">We are seeking presenters for our January-December 2020 Business Smarts Sessions on topics that help meet the many challenges of business management and ownership. Business Smarts sessions are held on the 2nd Friday of every month at the JMU Ice House\, 127 W Bruce Street\, Harrisonburg\, from 8:00-9:30am.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Session Topics might include: customer support\, human resources\, accounting &amp\; finance\, legal issues\, marketing\, sales\, operations\, technology\, competition\, strategic planning\, work/life balances\, discussion of a business-oriented book\, or any ideas related to business.</span></span></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">A goal of every Business Smarts session is that attendees leave with practical information they can put to use in their business or professional life.</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&#8203\;</span></span><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline\; font-weight: bold\;">PROPOSAL SUBMISSION</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Your Proposal for a Business Smarts Presentation must include the items listed below. If information is missing or vague\, your proposal may not be reviewed.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">1. Your name\, title or position\, business affiliation\, email address\, daytime phone number\, and web address of business</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">2. A suggested title for your workshop</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">3. Brief description of workshop content and the desired outcome/take-aways for attendees</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">4. 3-4 sentences about your professional experience and/or education relevant to the topic</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">5. Availability: indicate if there are any months Jan-Dec 2020 when you cannot present.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\; font-weight: bold\;">Submit your proposal via email</span><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\; font-weight: bold\;">by 5:00pm</span><span style="font-weight: bold\;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold\; color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">on Friday\, November 29\, 2019</span> with the subject line &ldquo\;Business Smarts Proposal&rdquo\; to:&nbsp\;<a data-link-type="email" href="mailto:sheena@hrchamber.org" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;" target="_blank">sheena@hrchamber.org</a> and <a data-link-type="email" href="mailto:krechjh@jmu.edu" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;" target="_blank">krechjh@jmu.edu </a></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Not a presenter yourself\, but you know a great topic or speaker? Pass this invitation along or contact us to make a suggestion.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\;">Note: </span>professional expertise on the subject matter should be self-evident in the content. We do not allow presentations to be used as &ldquo\;infomercials&rdquo\; or solicitations for a specific business\, product\, or service.</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-weight: bold\;">Questions?</span><span style="font-weight: bold\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Contact Joyce Krech <a href="mailto:krechjh@jmu.edu" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\; font-size: 16px\;" target="_blank">krechjh@jmu.edu</a> or </span></span></div>\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Sheena Armentrout <a href="mailto:sheena@hrchamber.org" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\; font-size: 16px\;" target="_blank">sheena@hrchamber.org</a> </span></span>\n\n<address style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"><img alt="" height="159" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2338/Image/Capture1.JPG" style="width: 500px\; height: 159px\;" width="500" /></address>\n\n<div style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: Arial\, Verdana\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 14px\; white-space: pre-wrap\; text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Business Smarts is sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center (SV SBDC) and the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce (HRCC).</span></span></strong></div>\n
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