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Connecting Women In Business & Their Communities Worldwide
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October
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Corporate Headquarters Chattanooga, TN |
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2006 Christmas at the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. |
Shop Early for the Holidays and Help
The
Community!
It has been said that
most of us are just one pay check away from being homeless.
This event is a proactive step towards stimulating socio-economic
development in the community, and sustaining household and
business income for community businesses.
Sisters In
Business will host its "2nd Annual Holiday Shopping
Showcase &
Business Expo"
on November 17,
2007 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Country Place
Restaurant on Shallowford Road in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
This event will serve as a platform for
empowering
women-owned and small businesses in Chattanooga and
surrounding areas. It will offer
a wonderful
pre-holiday shopping experience for early shoppers and
bargain seekers.
The event will also once again
include a food drive and fundraiser for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen.
It t has been said that
most of us are just one pay check away from being homeless.
This event is a proactive step towards stimulating socio-economic
development in the community, and sustaining household and
business income for community businesses.
Shown below is
a group picuture of the children living in the Community
Kitchen Family Housing and Learning Center (FHLC).
These children benefit directly from programs such
as SAFAH (Supplemental Assistance for
Facilities to Assist the Homeless)
and FHLC—they’re the children helped by your
heart of giving.
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More About the
Showcase
Shop Early for
the Holidays! Vendors offering fashions. jewelry,
handbags, hats, shoes, fragrances, candles, floral designs,
art & crafts, books, pictures, decorated accessories,
household, culinary, gift and novelty items, as well as
professional and business services such as hair, facials,
spa, catering, health and wellness, financial,
and real
estate services are welcome!
In
an effort to benefit the homeless men, women and children
serviced by the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, donation from
shoppers will be accepted along with any donated canned
goods. Donations can also be made at the Chattanooga
Community Kitchen located on 11th Street.
Please
come out on November 17 to do your early holiday shopping
while supporting this great cause. Please
click
here to learn more about the work being done by
the Chattanooga Community Kitchen.
Click here to learn about
the
Sisters In Business.Net.
www.community-kitchen.org
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About Business Expo
Earn Extra
Income! Business
vendors
in the Sisters
in Business Holiday Shopping Showcase will also provide info
about business, employment, and networking opportunities
with those interested in starting a business, gaining
employment, and/or making contacts for networking.
Opportunities to earn additional income for the holidays and
thereafter along with other incentives can also be explored
amongst participating "direct selling" or multi-level
marketing type vendors. Be sure to ask vendors about
business, networking, or employment opportunities.
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Businesses offering direct selling opportunities provide
important benefits to individuals who desire to earn an
income, or build a business of their own. Direct selling
offers an alternative to traditional employment for those
who desire an opportunity to 1) earn a flexible income, 2)
earn a supplemental household income; or 3) compensate for
the responsibilities or circumstances that do not allow them
to have a regular part-time or full time job. In many cases,
direct selling opportunities develop into a fulfilling
career for those who achieve success and choose to pursue
their independent direct selling business on a full time
basis.
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Join us for
the "2nd Annual Holiday Shopping Showcase & Biz
Expo" on Nov. 17.
Click here
for more info.
Or call 423.421.5646.
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""Connecting Women in Business and Their
Communities Everywhere!"
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Sisters In Business.Net supports the
Chattanooga Community Kitchen, which
provides services to thousands with food and
shelter each year--a very needed "Help from
the Heart of the City"
On Saturday, November 17, 2007 at Country
Place Restaurant on Shallowford Road, in
East Brainerd Chattanooga, Tennessee, from
12 PM-3 PM, Sisters In Business.Net will
host its "2nd Annual Holiday Shopping
Showcase & Biz Expo". This is also the
second year for the CCK and SIB partnership.
The event will benefit the Chattanooga
Community Kitchen, with a portion of vendor
fees donated to the Chattanooga Community
Kitchen by Sisters In Business.Net.
The event will also economically empower
women-owned and small business vendors
participating from Chattanooga and
surrounding areas, as well as Atlanta, other
parts of Georgia, and as far away as
Michigan. Shop beautiful gifts at bargain
prices during this "free" holiday shopping
showcase.
Find fabulous gift items for as low as
$2.00. Come see and shop with 20 great
vendors offering a wonderful variety of
quality merchandise.
This is holiday shopping that will
definitely help with your shopping list, but
definitely not break your budget.
For more information about the event,
please call 423.421.5646 or visit
www.sistersinbusiness.net.
he above image offers you a "sneak
preview" of the wonderful
assortment of quality merchandise that will
be offered at the show. This is holiday
shopping that will definitely help with your
shopping list, but definitely not break
your budget.
Non-perishable foods and monetary donations
collected in CCK envelopes with receipts
will also be accepted for the Chattanooga
Community Kitchen during the event. Monetary
donations can also be made by clicking the
convenient Chattanooga Community Kitchen
donation link below, or by visiting
www.community-kitchen.org. Monetary and
food donations can also be accepted at 727
East 11th Street in downtown Chattanooga.
Specific needs for the Chattanooga Community
Kitchen this year are: canned vegetables (#
10 size if possible), adult socks and
underwear, individual use shampoos,
conditioners and soaps, frozen turkeys and
hams (delivered to the Kitchen so we can put
them in the freezer), flour, butter,
sandwich bags, paper lunch sacks, 55 gallon
garbage bags, men's coats (large), shoes and
household items (pots, pans, dishes, glasses
and utensils) night shelter volunteers, and
funding.
"Help from the Heart of the City"
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Aquarium Food
Specials for Churches, Groups &
Holiday Events!
Enjoy the delicious-tasting dishes from Aquarium Food during those special group gatherings,
and over the holidays.
Specials are now being offered to groups:
$5.00 per meal on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Great for Bible Study and other group meetings.
Remember holiday dinners and special platters can be easily
and "tastefully" done by Aquarium Food Catering services.
For more information about group and holiday specials, contact
Aquarium Foods at 423 265-1691.
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Welcome New &
Returning SIB Network Members
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 The SIB
Network
"A
USA Business Network, Consumer Guide, & Business
Directory Service
...all at Your Fingertips!"
Welcome
New and Renewed Members
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Networking with Dr.Thomas
Rumph at New Belvoir Plaza |
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Photo by Jim Stevens, Brainerd News
Just some of the folks who dropped
by to "meet, greet, network, and eat" at the
"Belvoir Plaza" Open House presented by Dr. Thomas Rumph.
Pictured above from left to right are (standing) Caprice
Wofford, Mary Todd, Anthony Todd, Laverne Barnes, Mother of
Linda Coleman, Eunice Walker, Bryan Stevens, Dr. Thomas Rumph,
Tekelia Kelly, Mark Jones, LaTrice Edwards, and Calvin
Shropshire; (kneeling) Linda Coleman, Sherry Casteel, and
Stan Brown.
New
Brainerd Business Spotlight:
Dr. Rumph's "Belvoir Plaza" Networking In the Community
The "Belvoir Plaza" Open House was a wonderful networking
experience for host
Dr. Thomas Rumph, also the owner of the new Brainerd
business, and the attending guests. Guests included SIB Network members, Chattanooga and Atlanta
businesses, and community friends. The event took
place on Saturday
September 15, 2007, and resulted in good attendance, and media coverage, thanks to
the Tennessee Multicultural Chamber of Commerce (TN-MCC), The
Courier Newspaper, Power 94 Radio, Chattanooga Times Free Press, and
Brainerd News. Photos were also taken by Jim Stevens,
owner of Brainerd News.
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“The
event worked out quite well! And we still are building on
the flow of the success. I also think it added to me getting a
write up in the Chattanooga Free Press.” -Dr. Thomas Rumph
Said by Dr. Rumph regarding the event
“The
event worked out quite well! And we still are building
on the flow of the success. I think it added to me
getting a write up in the Chattanooga Free Press.” The event
yielded phone and
email inquiries from individuals interested in knowing more
about office space rental opportunities for the building.
Interest came from both local area Chattanooga as well as
inquirers from Atlanta.
Sisters In Business.Net owner Tekelia C. Kelly advertised
and promoted the event for SIB Business Partner Dr. Thomas Rumph. Success Realty Stan Brown provided tenant rental
services and
property
information.
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Photo by Jim Stevens, Brainerd News
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Location:
Belvoir Plaza
Saturday, September 15, 2007
11:00 am
(Register at 10:30 am)
(A Newly Remodeled
Property)
3913 Brainerd Road
(Next to Sonic Restaurant)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Presenter:
Dr. Thomas Rumph, Owner
SIB Partner
Special thanks to Linda Coleman for her delicious
desserts.
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Linda
Coleman
Kezinda's Homemade Desserts
155 Stubby Lane
Ringgold, Georgia 30736
423-240-8503
kezindas@bellsouth.net
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Other Sisters In Business clients/partners who have
businesses in the Brainerd Community include
Ferelencia Tuggle of Ferelencia's Floral Design,
Mose Whitfield
Allserv Team Marketing, and Carolyn Miller
-Warm Spirit Independent Consultant.
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After Hours
Networking at the Tea Cottage in October
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 After-Hours
Networking With Sisters at the Tea Cottage
Sisters In Business Network members and community
women business owners made new contacts, developed
new relationships, and shared information about their
businesses at the After-Hours Networking event on
October 12, 2007 at the Tea Cottage, owned by Charlene
Lamar.
Special guest speaker
Mrs.
Rosalyn Hickman, Executive Director of Covenant
Keypers spoke to group about the Covenant Keypers
organization, their mission of building strong
communities through strong marriages, and shared about
their upcoming events.
Other
guests shown in above pictures included from top left
to right Debbie Kelly middle left to right Dorothea
Johnson, Velma Wilson, and Tara
Hewlett; and bottom left to right Emma Cox, Bonnie Marsh,
and Tekelia Kelly.
It was a great time of
delectable
hors
d'oeuvres
and empowering networking! Photos taken
by Dorothea Johnson.
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Covenant Keypers 3rd Annual Fundraising Banquet
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Herman's Diner Joins The SIB Network Directory & City
Guide
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Photo by Tim Barber
Chattanooga
Times Free
Press
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Rodney Billups stands in the dining room of Herman's Soul Food at 3821
Brainerd Road.
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New
Brainerd Business Spotlight:
Herman's Diner Owner
Rodney Billups Opens in New Location
Herman's Diner is owned by
Rodney Billups-father,
and his
sons
Clifford and Brian. These entrepreneurs are among the flux of
new business owners opening doors to serve customers in
the
Brainerd 37411
zip code area, and beyond.
Though new to the location, Herman's Diner is as
seasoned a business as their
delectable soul food dishes, having been in business for
many years and previously moving its
small
Chattanooga eatery from Tunnel Boulevard to the more
expansive site at
3821 Brainerd Road,
the former
Captain D's location.
In
recognition of the Brainerd Business Community in this
month's Sisters In Business.Net eNewsletter, we are happy
to also spotlight Herman Diner and welcome Rodney, Clifford, and Brian to
The SIB Network!
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Sisters In
Business Partner Beverly Inman-Ebel
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TLC's Beverly Inman-Ebel Awarded and honored.
Local CEO, and
Sisters n Business Partner Beverly
Inman-Ebel is sworn in as newest Council member to
the National Women's Business Council in Washington,
DC. She will be serving a 3-year term as a member
of this bi-partisan Federal government council that
serves as an independent source of advice and
counsel to the President, Congress, and the U.S.
Small Business Administration on economic issues of
importance to women business owners. The Council's
mission is to promote bold initiatives, policies and
programs designed to support women's business
enterprises at all stages of development in the
public and private sector marketplaces -- from
start-up to success to significance.
Pictured during the swearing in
from left to right are: Beverly
Inman-Ebel, an unnamed witness holding the bible,
Raul Cisneros, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Small
Business Administration and
NWBC Chair Tami Longaberger.
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More about
Beverly Inman-Ebel
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Beverly
Inman-Ebel
honored
in Glasgow, Scotland (as reported by Chattanooga Chamber)
A local business owner, Beverly Inman-Ebel, CEO of
TLC, Talk Listen Communicate, LLC was named the recipient of
the prestigious International Woman Entrepreneur of the year
award given by FCEM Congress. This past week the 52-member
FCEM World Congress met in Glasgow, Scotland with
representatives nominated from 61 countries. The FCEM
stands for Les Femmes Chefs D’Entreprises Mondiales (The
World Association of Women Entrepreneurs). This year’s
theme “Communication in a Modern World” brought women
entrepreneurs together from all around the globe. Women from
divergent nations, languages and cultures united in
dialogue, experience and to share information.
Suzanne Pease, who accepted the award for Beverly, reported
that the committee’s decision for Beverly was unanimous.
“What stood out from the rest of the candidates was the
amount of time Beverly devotes to helping women business
owners all over the world.” Beverly left Scotland the
morning prior to the award announcement to speak to a group
of women business owners in Spokane Washington.
In reaction to her win, Ms. Inman-Ebel stated, “I’m honored
to be recognized by my sisters from across the globe. There
are many women from 3rd world countries who are trying to
raise their standard of living by becoming business owners,
they are the real heroes.”
Also nominated for the award were leaders from Europe,
Africa, South America and the Far East.
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The Healt Nut
& Inner Glow Skin Care Service Open House
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Open House
November 2, 2007
11:00 AM-7:00 PM
'The Health Nut'
will be offering free blood pressure and blood sugar checks
with mini-lessons on nutrition.
'Inner Glow Skin Care' will offer a special
on professional skin care purchases for men, women and
children - buy 2, get the 3rd item half price! There will be free skin
care consultations with mini-lessons on facials and
makeovers.
Get a $10.00 off coupon for a facial, and free
skin care samples! Nutritional refreshments will be served
and a SURPRISE GIFT will go to the first 5 attendees!
For more information visit these member websites visit
them online at :
http://thehealthnut.us/index.html
www.innerglowskincare.com
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Chattanooga
Women's Leadership Inst. Luncheon with Special Panel
Guest SIB Owner Tekelia Kelly
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Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute Leadership
Luncheon |
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Tekelia Kelly, Guest Panelist
Sisters in Business.Net, Founder/Owner/Publisher
October 23, 2007
The
2007-2008 Leadership Luncheon Series:
Finding Your Path to Success The Topic: “The
Professional Path”
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Panelists: |
Christy
Sell, General Sessions Court Judge
Astrid Lucas, Founder/Director,
Chattanooga Spanish Academy
Tekelia Kelly, Founder, Sisters in
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Moderated by: |
Corinne
Allen, Executive Director, The
Benwood Foundation |
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Tuesday, October 23,
2007 |
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11:30 am |
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
- Roosevelt Room |
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$20.00 per person or
$200.00 per table |
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Reservations Required by:
Thursday, October 18, 2007 |
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Cancellations after Monday, October 22 and no-shows
day of the event will be charged. |
For more information call 266-0382
http://www.cwli.org/index.htm
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