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Connecting Women in Business (CWIB)
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2025 Connecting Women in Business Schedule
Registration & networking 11:30am-noon and program and lunch noon – 1pm unless noted otherwise.January 28 - North Central Michigan College Library Conference Room - We start off the New Year with a housing discussion with Emily Boehm of Northwest Michigan Habitat for Humanity, Heidi Shearer of Pine Pond Homes and Sarah Ford of Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation.
February 25- The Perry Hotel - Join us for a discussion focused on Building a Better Workplace with Jenna Lindenberg of Drost Landscape, Wendy Nellett of Harbor Shores Cleaning Company and Niki Richards of Klepadlo Winnell Nuorala PC.
March 18 - Talcott Center, Walloon Village - We will talk with three women entrepreneurs about their businesses. Joining us are Jackie Garret of Vilah Bloom, Taylor Malpass of Iron Goat Coffee Company and Sweetater Floral. You will hear about their journey, challenges and lessons learned and more about happenings in Walloon Village, including many women-owned businesses.
April 23 -We are shifting gears. With all that our communities are facing right now, we moved the Go Grants Fundraising Luncheon to September 23. We are shifting the theme for the April 23 Luncheon to: Rooted in Resilience: Pause and Prioritize Yourself. In the aftermath of a storm that has tested us all, many are still navigating the emotional, mental, and physical toll—often while putting others’ needs before their own. This month’s Women’s Luncheon invites you to take a breath, take a break, and take care of you. Register here.
May 20 - Stafford's Bay View - We are pleased to partner with Dr. Caitlyn Monks of Munson Healthcare to present Hormone Health: Navigating Menopause and Perimenopause with Confidence. Dr. Monks will empower women through the hormone changes associated with perimenopause and beyond.
June 24 - Inn at Bay Harbor -
September 23 - Odawa Casino - Go Grants Fundraiser – Grand Unity Event Center 11:30am-1:30pm, $50 admission - $15 goes directly to GO GRANTS. In addition to a great lunch, it features an amazing silent auction. The money raised by the silent auction goes directly to Go Grants
October 28 - Showcase of area women businesses – Grand Unity Event Center - 11:30-1:30pm - come shop and support local women-owner businesses.
November 18 - Native American Heritage Month – Odawa Hotel.
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Connecting Women in Business Sponsorship Opportunity
Be a Sponsor of a Connecting Women in Business program. Cost is $200 and includes a covered table for display of your information and/or products, the ability to place your information/promotional items at tables at the event, admission and lunch for one person (additional at $35 each), recognition as a sponsor in pre-event publicity (weekly chamber e-mail’s and press releases and facebook) and verbal recognition at the event, microphone time and more.
Call Lisa Hoyt(231) 347-4150 or email lisa@petoskeychamber.com to book your spot today.
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Connecting Women in Business Memberships – it is time to rejoin.
CWIB is an additional membership that runs January 2025-December 2025.
Cost for individual is $25.
Corporate rate is $125 and you can sign up to 10 staff.
Remember, if you are a member of CWIB, you pay the $35 member lunch fee.
If you are not a member of CWIB, you pay the $45 non-member lunch fee.
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2025 Marquee Sponsors
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About Connecting Women in Business Memberships
Formed in 2007, Connecting Women in Business provides opportunities for area women business leaders and business owners to learn, form connections, share ideas, and find personal and professional growth. The key purposes of CWIB include:
• Provide professional development and leadership training;
• Strengthen and market area businesses;
• Offer networking toward strategic alliances, affiliations and business opportunities;
• Mentoring and support; and
• Provide opportunities for girls to dream big, thereby improving self-esteem and leadership.