Wednesday, January 25, 2012 4:30 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
FREE BioBuzz Rockville
Premier networking for biotech employees and entrepreneurs; also learn
about JHU's Deals on Wheels program.
Stella Restaurant, 9755 Traville Gateway Dr., Rockville
Info and registration
here.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:30 p.m.
- 8:00 p.m.
FREE Lecture: "Confession of a Serial BioEntrepreneure -
Steps and Missteps in Life Science Innovation and Commercialization"
Speaker: Lisa Beth Ferstenberg, M.D., Serial Entrepreneur and
INNoVATE Instructor
Johns Hopkins University Shady Grove Campus, 9605 Medical Center Dr.
(enter on Broschart Rd.), Rockville
Info or RSVP
here.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 7:30 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
Medical Records: A Focus on Standards and Company
Implementation
Hear a panel of experts including Rockville's own Voluntis share their
vision and challenges as they lead the effort to transform the nation's
health IT sector.
Johns Hopkins University Shady Grove Campus, 9605 Medical Center Dr.
(enter on Broschart Rd.), Rockville
$39; Info and registration
here.
Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:30 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce Good Morning Rockville
Topic: "Handle Conflict Effectively"
Speaker: Ellen Kandell, Attorney and Business Owner
Crowne Plaza Rockville, 3 Research Court
Free for Chamber members, $20 for others; register
here.
Friday, January 27, 2012 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
REDI Board Meeting
REDI Offices
RSVP to 301-315-8096
Friday, January 27, 2012
DEADLINE: Applications due for CEO Accelerator program, a
12 week course that blends the power of a non-competitive peer group
with targeted training and private mentoring sessions led by trusted,
seasoned advisors. Sessions held in the Germantown Innovation
Center, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Fridays beginning February 24. Info
and application here.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Seminar: "Crowd Funding for Business Development"
Film makers, artists, political candidates and non-profit organizations
have had success raising funds for campaigns and projects via small
donations solicited using the internet and social media. Learn how
your organization might benefit from crowd funding.
Instructors: Debbie Klis, Shareholder & Chair, Investment
Management and Fund Formation Practic, Shulman Rogers; Amy Millman,
President, Springboard Enterprises
Dixon Hughes Goodman, 111 Rockville Pike, 6th Floor, Rockville
$10; register
here.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:30 p.m. - 8:00
p.m.
FREE Town Center Action Team Meeting
Learn about potential new development in Town Center north of Beall
Avenue from JBG Development.
Red Brick Courthouse, 29 Courthouse Square, First Floor Meeting Room,
Rockville
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:15 a.m.
- 9:30 a.m.
Women Business Owners of Montgomery County Pay-As-You-Go
Breakfast
Discuss business issues with other women business owners.
Silver Diner, 12276 Rockville Pike, Rockville.
RSVP
here.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 9:30 a.m.
- 10:30 a.m.
FREE SCORE Small Business Loans Workshop
Learn about SBA guaranteed bank loan product, eligibility, and how to
apply.
740 15th St., NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
Register
here.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m
Business and Bagels
Hear from key purchasing representatives from DARCARS, Forrester
Construction, and Montgomery General Hospital, and learn how to do
business with them.
Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Dr., Building 1 Auditorium,
Rockville
$15; register
here.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:00 p.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
FREE Seminar: "Forecasting Your Future: Economic
Outlook for 2012"
Speaker: David Platt, Chief Economist, Montgomery County
Department of Finance
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 51 Monroe St., Suite 1800,
Rockville
Lunch is provided; infor and registration
here.
Friday, February 3 - Friday, March 23, 2012
GovConNet, a 6-week training course to help government
contractors win and profitably maintain federal government contracts.
Classes begin February 3 and run for six Fridays.
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 51 Monroe St., Rockville
APPLICATION REQUIRED: Information and applications
here.
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:00 p.m. -
1:30 p.m.
FREE Workshop: "Writing the Executive Summary 2012"
Learn to present the basic information required in an exciting and
memorable way. This seminar is designed to assist those entering
the UMD Business Plan Competition, and will also be useful for those
considering the StartRight! Women's Business Plan Competition, but is
open to all, whether they enter competitions or not.
Register
here.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
FREE SCORE Seminar: "Starting a Business"
The essentials of feasibility, testing an idea, legal structure,
recordkeeping, insurance, marketing and sources of financing. Business
counseling opportunities available after the seminar.
Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Meeting Room 2
Six consecutive Tuesdays, February 7 through Wednesday, March 13, 2012
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
"Business Plan Intensive"
Spend six consecutive Tuesdays working on the variousparts of your
business plan, so that you can write this important document for your
company!
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$60; Information and registration
here.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:00 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m.
FREE NIST Industry Day
Learn about the programs and partnering opportunities at the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg
Information and registration
here.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 3:30 p.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
FREE Tech Transfer Speaker's Series
Topic: "Business Relationships and Opportunities Through the American
Security Challenge"
Speaker: Roger London, President, National Security Operations
Corporation
Shady Grove Innovation Center, 9300 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville
Info and registration
here.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
Volunteer with Rockville Chamber at Manna
Pack food at the main food bank in Montgomery County with business
colleagues from the Chamber, followed by an optional pay-as-you-go
dinner at Fontina Grille, Rockville.
Manna Food, 9311 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg
Register
here.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Seminar: "Tax Issues for Small Business Owners"
Basic tax concepts, recent tax law changes, and preparing for tax season
to help you reduce business taxes and avoid IRS audit triggers.
Instructor: Sheila Woodard, Accountant
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$10; register
here.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:30 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
e-WomenNetwork "Accelerated Networking" Lunch
Topic: "The Power of the Purse"
Examine the shifts in purchasing power and influence of female
consumers, and he opportunities within this consumer segment.
Speaker: Erin Pinckney, Marketing Executive, Comcast Spotlight
Lakewood Country Club, 13901 Glen Mill Road, Rockville
$37 for e-womenNetwork members, $47 for others; information and
registration
here.
Monday, February 13, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Women's Success Network
Working group of women business owners who meet twice a month to tackle
specific issues to help them grow their business. Limited to women
owners of existing businesses who must make a six month commitment to
attending regularly.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
Information and registration
here.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
FREE International Export Assistance
Meet with a Senior International Trade Specialist from the U.S. Export
Assistance Center.
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, 111 Rockville
Pike, 8th Floor, Rockville
Register (required)
here or call 240-777-2036.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7:30 a.m. -
9:00 a.m.
FREE Speed Networking
An effective way to meet local professionals and generate business
opportunities. This event will be recorded and later broadcast by
Montgomery Community Media on The Montgomery Channel, TV 21.
Montgomery Community Media, 7548 Standish Place, Rockville
Registration required
here.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
FREE Mtech Open Entrepreneur Office Hours
Regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups receive advice on
building and financing a company, developing and protecting intellectual
property, navigating the tech transfer process, refining business
strategy and more.
University of Maryland College Park, Technology Advancement Program
Building, Room 1103, College Park
Learn more and register
here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
FREE SCORE eBusiness Now Conference: Technology Support for
Small Business
Practical information on how to use technology to boost your company's
performance and bottom line.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW,
Washington, DC
Info and registration
here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Seminar: "Mazimizing LinkedIn"
Learn strategies to develop brand awareness, build company credibility,
showcase your expertise, establish strategic alliances, and generate new
leads.
Speaker: Kelly Leonard
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$10; register
here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Women Presidents Education Organization Done Deals Challenge
Luncheon
Celebrate certified women-owned companies that have done deals through
WPEO, and learn about the certification process.
PEPCO Holdings, Inc., 701 Ninth St., NW, Washington, DC
Information
here,
registration
here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:00
p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
FREE Technology Transfer and Innovation Forum
Topic: "USPTO Implementation of the "America Invents" Act"
This new law presents the biggest change to U.S. patent law in 60 years,
and shifts the system from "first to invent" to "first to file".
Find out how this affects inventors and companies.
Speaker: Nathan K. Kelly, Associate Solicitor, United States
Patent and Trademark Office
Southeastern Universities Research Association, 1201 New York Ave., NW,
Suite 430, Washington, DC
Register
here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
5:00 p.m.
DEADLINE: Applications for Maryland Biotechnology
Development Awards for Biotechnology Commercialization or Translational
Research.
Awards up to $200,000 for projects that are in late-stage development
with a clear path to market, or projects that involve interactions
between Maryland companies and academic research programs that advance
promising research on a viable commercialization path.
Information and applications
here.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:00 p.m.
- 9:00 p.m.
MIT Enterprise Forum Startup Lab: "Marching Orders:
The Military as Customer and Collaborator"
The U.S. military is one of the largest procurers of products and
services in the country, and serves a pivotal role for technology
companies as a critical funder of projects to further military missions.
Learn the various funding mechanisms available, speak about technology
transfer, and gain insight into partnering with the Armed Forces.
Johns Hopkins University, Montgomery County Campus, 9601 Medical Center
Drive, Rockville; entrance on Broschart Road
Free for MITEF members, $40 for others; register
here.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
FREE "The Original Third Tuesdays" Networking Extravaganza
Clydes Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville
RSVP
here.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 9:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
FREE Annual NIST Postdoctoral Poster Presentation
Learn about the cutting edge research being done by National Institutes
of Standards and Technology postdocs, meet these highly qualified
potential employees, and discovery ways that your company might
collaborate with NIST.
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Administration Building, Gaithersburg
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED DUE TO SECURITY REGULATIONS.
Information here; registration
here, or contact Magdalena Navarro at 301-975-2130.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:00 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m.
Women Ambassadors for Business Networking Event and Luncheon
Speaker: Karen Becker, PhD, President, Indigo Bay Ventures, LLC
VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
$45, Information and registration
here.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 5:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce Mix & Mingle
La Tasca, 141 Gibbs St., Rockville
Free for Chamber members, $20 for others; register
here.
Friday, February 24, 2012 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
REDI Board Meeting
REDI Offices
RSVP to 301-315-8096
Saturday, February 25, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Seminar: "The ABC's of Starting a Business"
Learn what it takes to start a business, and discover the resources that
can support you.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$10, information and registration
here.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Women's Success Network
Working group of women business owners who meet twice a month to tackle
specific issues to help them grow their businesses. Limited to
women owners of existing businesses who must make a six month commitment
to attending regularly.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
Information and registration
here.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Seminar: "Doing Business with Montgomery County"
Learn which products and services the county purchases, how to register
as a vendor, and how to market to the county. Includes information
about the MFD and LSBR programs which target local small businesses and
women and minority-owned firms.
Speaker: Grace Denno, Montgomery County Dept. of General Services
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$10, information and registration
here.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
FREE SCORE Seminar: "Writing a Business Plan"
The parts of a business plan, including financial projections.. Business
counseling opportunities available after the seminar.
Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Meeting Room 2
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 9:30 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.
FREE SCORE Small Business Loans Workshop
Learn about SBA guaranteed bank loan product, eligibility, and how to
apply.
740 15th St., NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
Register
here.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 1:00 pm. - 3:00 p.m.
Seminar: "Marketing to the Max"
Combine public relations, direct mail, social media, advertising and
other marketing vehicles into a cost effective marketing program for
your company.
Speaker: Robyn Sachs, Owner, RMR Marketing.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
$10, information and registration
here.
Sixteen consecutive Mondays, March 12 through Monday, June 25, 2012
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
"Empowered Women International: Entrepreneurial Training
for Success"
This three month, 60 hour entrepreneurial training program supports
low-income, immigrant, and refugee artists and creative women
entrepreneurs in the DC metro area. The program consists of
classes, workshops, mentoring, a business plan pitch, and more, with
additional support after graduation. Scholarships available.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
Information and registration
here.
Monday, March 12, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Women's Success Network
Working group of women business owners who meet twice a month to tackle
specific issues to help them grow their businesses. Limited to
women owners of existing businesses who must make a six month commitment
to attending regularly.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
Information and registration
here.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
FREE International Export Assistance
Meet with a Senior International Trade Specialist from the U.S. Export
Assistance Center.
Montgomery County Department of Economic Development, 111 Rockville
Pike, 8th Floor, Rockville
Register (required)
here or call 240-777-2036.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
FREE Mtech Open Entrepreneur Office Hours
Regional entrepreneurs with tech-based startups receive advice on
building and financing a company, developing and protecting intellectual
property, navigating the tech transfer process, refining business
strategy and more.
University of Maryland College Park, Technology Advancement Program
Building, Room 1103, College Park
Learn more and register
here.
Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:30 p.m. -
8:00 p.m.
Women Business Owners of Montgomery County Networking Dinner
Join fellow business owners for dinner and discussion of current
business topics.
The Legacy Hotel, 1801 Rockville Pike, Rockville
$35 for WBO members and others using the coded WBC01; register
here.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
FREE "The Original Third Tuesdays" Networking Extravaganza
Clydes Tower Oaks Lodge, 2 Preserve Parkway, Rockville
RSVP
here.
Monday, March 27, 2012 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Women's Success Network
Working group of women business owners who meet twice a month to tackle
specific issues to help them grow their businesses. Limited to
women owners of existing businesses who must make a six month commitment
to attending regularly.
Rockville Women's Business Center, 95 Monroe St., Rockville
Information and registration
here.
Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:00 p.m. -
9:00 p.m.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce "Rockville Invitational"
A 9-hole indoor mini golf tournament, a long putt contest, a "subversive
golf hole" contest, the 19th Hole Food Fair, silent auction and more
create fun and productive business networking.
VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville
Sponsorship and ticket information, 301-424-9300
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 6:00 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.
FREE SCORE Seminar: "Marketing"
The basics of market analysis, promotion, products and services, and
more. Business counseling opportunities available after the seminar.
Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Meeting Room 2
