Let's Do Lunch with the Experts
Let's Do Lunch with the Experts is a new initiative designed to help busy professionals advance their entrepreneurial skills. Join in to hear local experts share their experience, knowledge, and insight regarding a variety of business-related issues.
Spring & Summer 2019 Series Speakers
Delegating for the Doer
Monday, April 29, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LionLaunch Innovation Hub (15 E. Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA)
Small business owners are doers. They take on everything that needs to be done and think they need to do it all themselves. Delegation done right gives you more time to lead your team, network and work on your business. This session will help you answer the following questions:
- What can I delegate?
- Who is ready for additional responsibilities to engage them even more in the business?
- How do I go about delegating?
- How do I hold people accountable in a positive way?
Amy Lafko, entrepreneur, owner and founder of Carin Consulting Solutions believes that you need to grow your people before you can grow your business. Amy brings more than 20 years of professional leadership experience to our lunch table and will share some doable tips that will transform the way you look at delegating tasks.
Registration is $12 and can be paid by check or cash when entering the event. Lunch is included. For planning purposes, please RSVP by contacting Susan Williams at sxw831@psu.edu or 570-385-6065.
Blogging 101: How to Start a Blog (and book signing)
Monday, May 20, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
LionLaunch Innovation Hub (15 E. Main Street, Schuylkill Haven, PA)
Local author, blogger and entrepreneur Heather Christie returns to our lunch table. This time, the author of the best-selling novel, What The Valley Knows, will share why small businesses should have a blog. This engaging session will teach you how to:
- Start your own blog
- Brainstorm on social media post ideas
- Identify and engage your target audience
Heather will also share why a consistent blog can help you increase your website traffic, enhance social media visibility and ultimately, grow your business.
A Book Signing and sale will follow ($15 cash, check and credit cards accepted).
Registration is $12 and can be paid by check or cash when entering the event. Lunch is included.
For planning purposes, please RSVP by contacting Susan Williams at sxw831@psu.edu or 570-385-6065.
Energy Efficiency for Small Businesses: Beyond the Bulb
Monday, June 10, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Creekside Corner, Student Community Center
Penn State Schuylkill | 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven
Join us this June to kick off our “Let’s Do Lunch with the Experts” series with Carol Obando-Derstine, the regional affairs director for PPL Electric Utilities. Carol will share energy saving tips that will save you big bucks! You’ll be surprised at how easily these tips can be implemented into your business right now. She’ll answer these questions and more:
- How can PPL Electric Utilities help your small business become more energy efficient?
- What programs are best suited for your business?
- What are some of the benefits of taking steps to become more energy efficient?
Walk away with a much better understanding of energy efficiency. A question and answer session will follow.
Registration is $12 and can be paid by check or cash when entering the event. Lunch is included.
For planning purposes, please RSVP by contacting Susan Williams at sxw831@psu.edu or 570-385-6065.
From Excel to Word to Your Customer! Easy as 1-2-3
Monday, July 15, 2019
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Creekside Corner, Student Community Center
Penn State Schuylkill | 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven
Would you like to send each of your customers personalized communications? Whether it’s a general mailer or promotional offer (or anything in between!), this session will help you learn to combine an Excel file and a Word file for customized results. Angie Brown, lecturer of business at Penn State Schuylkill, is passionate about Excel’s endless possibilities. She will take her 15 plus years in the business world and share how easy it is to manage a customer list in Excel and use that data to personalize a Word document through the mail merge feature. With your customer list ready, you are only a few steps away from creating customized letters making each one of your customers feel individually valued!
A question and answer session will follow.
Registration is $12 and can be paid by check or cash when entering the event. Lunch is included.
For planning purposes, please RSVP by contacting Susan Williams at sxw831@psu.edu or 570-385-6065.