Ashley Zupan was promoted to Vice President of Communications of GreekYearbook after being a part of the company for over 4 years. Ashley started off as an intern at the company in college and over the years worked her way up to Vice President. Thanks to Ashley’s hard work ethic the company has become not only a great place for clients but for fellow employees as well.

Greekyearbook provides the best in fraternity and sorority composite, bid day, and convention photography for thousands of fraternity and sorority members across the United States and Canada. Over 450 schools have fraternity and sorority members using GreekYearbook for their composite or bid day services today. GreekYearbook provides fraternities and sororities with affordable pricing, quick turnaround time, and professional photographers who make the fraternity and sorority members feel at ease.

For more information about GreekYearbook visit them online at www.GreekYearbook.com.

“An evening of enjoyment, acknowledgement, and celebration”

The theme for this year’s Gala is “Small Business: The Key to Job Creation and Economic Development.”  Participation will offer you an opportunity to reinforce your linkages to the community, to showcase the services offered by your business, and to network with hundreds of business leaders, elected officials, and other dignitaries.  At the Gala,  several business and community leaders whose contributions and service are profoundly impacting the quality of life of citizens in our community will be recognized.

Satruday, 17th of April, 2010
7:30 PM

Martins Camelot
13905 Central Avenue
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

Buffet Dinner, Great Music, Dancing
Semi-Formal Attire

Speaker: Lt. Govenor Anthony Brown

$70.00 per person

For more information, please contact one of the following individuals:

Sharon-Riddick Johnson – (202) 420-1243

John Huggins – (301) 706-5433

Brian Law – (240)-353-3915

Applying For A Bank Loan

Date: Thursday, April 15
Time: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Location: DC Chamber of Commerce
1213 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005
Cost: Free

Discussion Topic: What are the factors lenders consider when analyzing a bank loan package? Learn how to prepare a loan application, including required financial statements and business and operational plans. This workshop is for small business owners who are planning to approach a bank for a loan either to start a new business or to expand an existing one. Other topics will include credit scores and various types of collateral. The session will be held on Thursday, April 15 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the DC Chamber of Commerce, 1213 K Street, N.W. The speakers will be Jon Favio and Mark Edwards, business bankers at Wachovia/Wells Fargo. This program is free of charge but space is limited, so please register as soon as possible. RSVP to DCCCBRC@dcchamber.org or call 202 545-0220 for more information.

Catherine Meloy is the President and CEO of Goodwill of Greater Washington. She was selected July 29, 2003 by the Goodwill Board of Trustees as a proven business leader who can dramatically extend the reach and vitality of the organization and enable it to serve an even broader segment of the disabled and disadvantaged population.

Prior to joining Goodwill of Greater Washington, Catherine had a successful 20 year career in the radio industry. She was the Senior Vice President of Sales of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., and General Manager of WASH-FM and WBIG, BIG 100.  Catherine was also the General Manager of WGMS 103.5.

Catherine’s involvement in the greater Washington community includes: member of the Board of the Directors, Greater Washington Board of Trade, member of the Federal City Council and member of the DC Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Catherine also serves on the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries International, The Non-Profit Roundtable, DC Workforce Investment Council, The Northern Virginia Workforce Investment Board and MedStar Health.

In 2000, she received the Greater Washington Board of Trade’s “Leader of the Years Award” and in 2001 was honored by Washingtonian Magazine as “Washingtonian of the Year”.  In 2008, Catherine was inducted into the American Marketing Association – DC Chapter Hall of Fame.

Catherine’s favorite recreational activity is sailing with her family. She and her husband, David, who is President of Merit Hotels, have three grown children.

Lisa Miller Scott is one of the top real estate agents in the Washington Metro area for good reason. Her clients continually comment on her compassion and dedication to the success of their real estate transactions.

Lisa is committed to homebuyer education and helping first-time buyers achieve and maintain the dream of homeownership. Lisa is Workforce Housing Certified and regularly conducts home-buying seminars for local organizations. In addition, she has specialized training in

• Real Estate Finance
• HUD Foreclosures
• 1031 Exchanges

Lisa’s experience and knowledge of the local real estate market allows buyers and sellers to navigate their transactions with confidence. Lisa is affiliated with the Prince Georges County Association of Realtors and sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of African-American Financial Advisors.

For more information visit her online on her website www.LisaMillerScott.com .

Mark Thursday, May 20, 2010 On Your Calendars!

7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The goal of the DC Chamber’s 2010 Business Summit is to bring Washington’s small and large businesses together for a comprehensive debate on improving the local climate and create enterprise in the District. Two major influencers on the vitality of any business community are taxes and regulatory policy, and a collection of some of the region’s most renowned experts will be on hand to offer valuable insight into these critically important topics. With the 2010 Summit, the DC Chamber wants to explore ideas that have been used by other jurisdictions and work with local leaders to develop real solutions that help to make the process of doing business in DC simpler and more cost effective.

Details:

Date: May 20, 2010
Time: 7:30 am – 2:00 pm

Location: Show map
Renaissance Hotel
999 Ninth Street NW
Washington, District O 20001

Contact: Anette Coram
Phone: 202-347-7201 ext. 605
Email: acoram@dcchamber.org

Tickets:
Member Price: Free
Non-Member Price: Free

NRG, the Network Referral Group, is hosting their semi-annual Summit on April 16, 2010, 8:30am-1:00pm! With expected attendance of 800+ guests, this FREE networking event is going to be awesome! For those of you familiar with NRG’s networking model, you can bet the contacts you make at the conference will take the time to meet with you, learn about your business and seek opportunities to partner with you!

To get the most out of this incredible networking event, our group will meet intermittently throughout the summit. The goal is to maximize our networking potential by having our fellow Meetup members networking with us and for us as we meet the other guests.

Since the summit lasts longer than our typical Meetup, we will meet four separate times to accommodate varying schedules: 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am and 1:00pm. Join us one time or for all four!

Location

Pikesville Hilton

1726 Reisterstown Rd
Pikesville, MD 21208
410-635-1100

For more information, please visit NRG’s website. Checkout the summit video from a previous event !

The launch of The Non Profit Power networking breakfast was a huge success.  This event gave an opportunity for both large and small businesses, non profit organizations and elected officials  to network in harmony. Taking place at the Prince George’s Ballroom in Landover, Maryland this past Wednesday, there we were grateful for the host of attendees.

Some our award winners included:

Joe’s Movement Emporium (Non Profit of the Year)
Senator David Harrington (Non Profit Activist)
Sisters 4 Sisters Network Inc. ( Non Profit Start Up of the Year)
Rhonda Slade (Non Profit Executive of the Year)
Fannie Mae (Non Profit Supporter)

If you missed this event please be sure to tune into MR-TV where this event will be running this month.
Mayor Melinda Miles, said ” This is such an awesome event. I am so glad that I attended and I am excited that you represented the county well.” Be sure to catch The Networking Loop’s Non Profit Power Networking Breakfast next year!

We would like to give a special thank you to all of our sponsors, Another Approach Enterprises, Sisters 4 Sisters Network Inc. , The Community First Foundation, Joe’s Movement Emporium, End Time Harvest Ministries, Heuristic Enterprises, The City of Mount Rainier, The Office of Andrea Harrison, The Office of Will Campos, The Office of Delegate Victor Ramirez, The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce, Gateway CDC,  and Overdue Recognition Art Gallery.

Daniel is the Founder/Managing Partner of Watford & Associates, LLC and currently manages all aspects of the firm.  He started the Firm in 2007 after 3 years with a local public accounting firm.  He has over 13 years of accounting and financial consulting experience.  His special expertise is managing and supervising the financial operations of nonprofits, trade associations, and small businesses.

In addition to managing outsourcing engagements, he provides a wide variety of consulting and business advisory services to his clients.  Some of the example services include review of budgeting processes and recommendations on budgeting tools and templates and the implementation of various accounting systems including recommendations on proper chart of account structure and custom reports.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Hampton University. He is currently a member of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), the National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP), and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).  He is also the past Treasurer of the Board of Directors of FeelGood, LLC.

For more information please visit their website www.watfordassociates.com .

This great resource is a wonderful way to tap into the government contracting opportunities that are here locally. The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have taken steps to simplify the federal contracting process by creating an integrated database of small businesses that want to do business with the government. PRO-Net’s data base consists of information on more than 195,000 small, disadvantaged, 8(a) HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. Businesses profiled on the PRO-Net system can be searched by NAICS codes; key words; location; quality certifications; business type; ownership race and gender; EDI capability.

To register your firm on PRO-Net, go to SBA’ national web site at www.pro-net.sba.gov.