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	Meetup	Location	RSVPs
Nov 6 11:30 AM	Raising Capital Lunch & Learn ~ Economic Update and Asset Based Lending 20 attended (est.) – 5.001 Our November 6th program will begin with an update on the economy presented by Tom Vass; Author, Economic Growth adviser and owner of Private Capital Markets. Afterward, Mary Clair Hashagen; Working Capital Finance Representative will explain alternative sources of capital available through her company and what businesses can expect from Asset Based Lenders. 11:30am - 12:00pm Networking 12:00pm - 12:30pm Introductions and lunch 12:30pm - 1:15pm Speakers 1:15pm - 1:30pm Q&A The $10 at the door includes a light lunch and the wine tasting, after the event, hosted by the BNC of Cary. About the BNC CAPITAL MARKETS Forum: Our Capital Markets Forum provides an excellent opportunity for business owners to find sources of financing. The forum attracts all sources of capital, including commercial bankers, ABLs, and angel investors. For more information about the forum, contact Susan Hasty, at 919-749-5910 or e-mail her at shasty@businesscapitaladvice.com Cost: $10.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775577,-78.768109	3 Yes 0 Maybe
Nov 5 10:00 AM	Cary Leads Group 24 attended (est.) – 5.001 The Cary Leads Group creates a warm, inviting and casual atmosphere where business owners and professionals can meet to build trusted relations, which could lead to business building opportunities between members as well as the generation or sharing of business leads. If you want to connect with other friendly and motivated business owners and professionals who understand the power of business networking, we invite you to visit one of our weekly meetings * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. Cost:** $3.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775524,-78.767940	24 Yes 0 Maybe
Nov 5 8:30 AM	The Western Wake Leads Group 15 attended (est.) – 4.502 The Western Wake Leads Group will have its regular meeting on Thursday morning at 8:30AM at the BNC in Cary. This group is quickly growing into a premier leads group with new faces, including some people new to networking. Don?t miss this exciting new group! Come make new contacts and work to grow your business. Weekly dues are $3 with the optional drawing for the cash $1 and a business card. First time attendees are free and get an additional opportunity to stand up and tell us who they are and what they do. Don?t forget to bring something to give away as a door prize (1 item per week) as it give you another chance to mention your business. Also bring cards to put in the card books. * We are online at www.westernwakesleads.com. If you have attended at least three times you are eligible to be listed on the website. Go to www.westernwakeleads.com/signup to enter your listing. This is an exciting benefit for all regular members with listings for your business, links to your website, the ability to post announcements, and much more. It really pays to be a member of the Western Wake Leads Group. * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. The group is an offshoot of the Chapel Hill Leads Group, www.chaplehillleads.com. Please note that the Chapel Hill Leads group is now meeting at a new location this week Wednesday 8:00AM. The new location is just a few blocks away at Extraordinary Ventures, 200 South Elliott Rd., across from Whole Foods. Don?t forget the other leads groups: APEX Leads Group meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 at Carrabba?s on Rt.55 in Apex. New Location www.networkinginapex.com . Contact Christine Rhyne Johnson at 919-386-0567 mkchristine@nc.rr.com. APEX ? Women meets the 2nd Monday afternoon of each month at 4pm ? La Rancherita Salem Street in downtown Apex. This is for women business owners who live or work in Apex. Contact Bonnie Kunath 341-1777 or Bonnie-Clare.Kunath@Axa-Advisors.com for more information. Pittsboro Business Women's Group meets the first and third Tuesday morning of each month. Janet Wyatt (542-4222 or pittsborobwg@hotmail.com) is the facilitator. The PBWG meets at Chatham Mortgage (76 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312 ) from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. North Raleigh Leads Group www.northraleighleads.com meets every Monday morning at the Percolator Coffee, 5039 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh 27609. David Stoner of EnviroFix (919-847-5355) and Charlie Edinger of Second Chance Solutions (919-219-5264) are the facilitators. They meet from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Holly Springs Leads Group meets Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30am at Java Divine (128 Bass Lake Rd, Holly Springs 27540) in Bass Lake Shopping Center (www.javadivine.com). Contact Barbara Petty for more information 919-662-5418 www.hollyspringsleadsgroup.com Hillsborough Leads Group meets the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month. Ned Parson (493-0985) is the facilitator. They meet at the (Occoneechee Steak House) from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Cost: $3.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775524,-78.767940	15 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 30 11:30 AM	Dancing Elephants Achievement Group Final Friday Forum 67 attended (est.) – 4.502 The BNC will be hosting the Dancing Elephants Achievement Group Final Friday Forum on the last Friday of every month. The Forum is for everyone who wants to connect with others and stay focused. "Our goal at the Final Friday Forum is to provide the busines community with an enriched networking environment and offer the opportunity to learn new business strategies and techniques from our guest speakers who present at each event," says Tim Moore, Dancing Elephants Achievement Group. Dancing Elephants Achievement Group in partnership with inSide919.com along with our Platinum Sponsor Home Video Studio™ Presents Marilou Seavey, NLP Master Trainer & Practitioner and co-founder of MindBridge Training Institute "Navigating the Tides of Change" Mark Sanborn said "Your success in life isn't based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers and business." — Marilou Seavey will present, "Navigating the Tides of Change" which explores how you navigate the pull of the tides of change are perhaps the most significant factors that will affect the kind of (business) life you will be living in the years to come. "The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic." Resourcefully predicting and navigating change in your life, professionally and personally, will make a significant difference for you and your clients by understanding and utilizing the natural cycles of change. Marilou Seavey is one of the most interesting people I know in helping people understand more about themselves and how we can improve our results" said Tim Moore, principal and owner of Dancing Elephants Achievement Group (DEAG). For more information about Marilou Seavey and Final Friday Forum: http://finalfridayforum.wordpress.com/ Here's the schedule 11:30 – 12:00 Open Networking 12:00 – 12:15 Eat and Greet! 12:20 – 1:30 Presentation & Introductions Participants are not required to R.S.V.P. $10 charge (at the door) to attend and lunch will be served. Satisfaction Guaranteed If you don't agree this was a valuable use of your lunchtime, we will give you –absolutely FREE – a big jar of pickles! Sponsorship opportunities available, please contact Tim Moore for more information. Note: Halloween Costumes are encouraged for this special Final Friday Forum! Special Cheese Cake Deserts by our October sponsor Miss Taffy's Cheesecakes Only a small $10 charge to attend and a light lunch will be served. * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. Once Final Friday Forum is completed on Friday afternoon at 1:30 all our guests are invited to linger at the "Final Friday Afternoon Club" for more networking, relationship building, socializing and a FREE WINE TASTING complements of the BNC discount wine shop and cafe. Everyone is invited to spend as little or as much time as they want to celebrate with friends the end of another great month! Cost:** $10.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775577,-78.768109	32 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 29 11:30 AM	Cary Police: Safety & Security Seminar 23 attended (est.) – 5.001 Cary Police: Safety & Security Seminar When: Oct 29, 2009 @ 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: BNC What: Cary Police Department will be presenting a seminar on personal safety & security. Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 5 PM as space is limited. A light lunch will be provided and we will have a drawing for a cash prize at the end of the seminar. The BNC and Marketing Masters look forward to seeing you there!	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775577,-78.768109	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 29 10:00 AM	Cary Leads Group 24 attended (est.) – 5.002 The Cary Leads Group creates a warm, inviting and casual atmosphere where business owners and professionals can meet to build trusted relations, which could lead to business building opportunities between members as well as the generation or sharing of business leads. If you want to connect with other friendly and motivated business owners and professionals who understand the power of business networking, we invite you to visit one of our weekly meetings * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. Cost:** $3.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775524,-78.767940	24 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 29 8:30 AM	The Western Wake Leads Group 15 attended (est.) – 5.001 The Western Wake Leads Group will have its regular meeting on Thursday morning at 8:30AM at the BNC in Cary. This group is quickly growing into a premier leads group with new faces, including some people new to networking. Don?t miss this exciting new group! Come make new contacts and work to grow your business. Weekly dues are $3 with the optional drawing for the cash $1 and a business card. First time attendees are free and get an additional opportunity to stand up and tell us who they are and what they do. Don?t forget to bring something to give away as a door prize (1 item per week) as it give you another chance to mention your business. Also bring cards to put in the card books. * We are online at www.westernwakesleads.com. If you have attended at least three times you are eligible to be listed on the website. Go to www.westernwakeleads.com/signup to enter your listing. This is an exciting benefit for all regular members with listings for your business, links to your website, the ability to post announcements, and much more. It really pays to be a member of the Western Wake Leads Group. * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. The group is an offshoot of the Chapel Hill Leads Group, www.chaplehillleads.com. Please note that the Chapel Hill Leads group is now meeting at a new location this week Wednesday 8:00AM. The new location is just a few blocks away at Extraordinary Ventures, 200 South Elliott Rd., across from Whole Foods. Don?t forget the other leads groups: APEX Leads Group meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 at Carrabba?s on Rt.55 in Apex. New Location www.networkinginapex.com . Contact Christine Rhyne Johnson at 919-386-0567 mkchristine@nc.rr.com. APEX ? Women meets the 2nd Monday afternoon of each month at 4pm ? La Rancherita Salem Street in downtown Apex. This is for women business owners who live or work in Apex. Contact Bonnie Kunath 341-1777 or Bonnie-Clare.Kunath@Axa-Advisors.com for more information. Pittsboro Business Women's Group meets the first and third Tuesday morning of each month. Janet Wyatt (542-4222 or pittsborobwg@hotmail.com) is the facilitator. The PBWG meets at Chatham Mortgage (76 Hillsboro Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312 ) from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. North Raleigh Leads Group www.northraleighleads.com meets every Monday morning at the Percolator Coffee, 5039 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh 27609. David Stoner of EnviroFix (919-847-5355) and Charlie Edinger of Second Chance Solutions (919-219-5264) are the facilitators. They meet from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Holly Springs Leads Group meets Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30am at Java Divine (128 Bass Lake Rd, Holly Springs 27540) in Bass Lake Shopping Center (www.javadivine.com). Contact Barbara Petty for more information 919-662-5418 www.hollyspringsleadsgroup.com Hillsborough Leads Group meets the second and fourth Thursday morning of each month. Ned Parson (493-0985) is the facilitator. They meet at the (Occoneechee Steak House) from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Cost: $3.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775524,-78.767940	15 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 28 8:30 AM	Navigating The Path To Success 24 attended (est.) – 5.002 The steps to building a successful business are the same for every business. Business owners succeed when they perform each step well. Businesses fail when steps are skipped or not performed with care. In this free seminar, you will learn the 15 steps to develop and build a successful business along with examples of how other entrepreneurs have executed these steps to grow their businesses, even in a tough economy. Free, but prior registration required. To register, call Mark Brown at (919) 372-9196 or email him at mark@nextstepbusiness.com. The Steps: 1.Create Your "Personal Strategy" Plan 2.Decide Whether to Buy or Start Your Business 3.Create Your "Value to Customers" Plan 4.Create Your "Get Customers" Plan 5.Create Your "Value Delivery" Plan 6.Create Your "Cash & Financial" Plan 7.Get Customers & Revenues 8.Deliver Value to Your Customers 9.Manage Cash & Profit 10.Hire & Manage Employees 11.Manage Key Elements 12.Increase Value of Business 13.Prepare Documents to Sell Your Business 14.Find Buyers for Your Business 15.Complete Sale and Cash Out Meet Your Presenters: Mark Brown Mark is president of NextStep Business Solutions, a consulting firm that for the last 12 years has guided business owners through the process of creating a more rewarding business, from the start up phase to the growth phase to the eventual sale of their businesses. Scott Cohen Scott has comprehensive experience in the conception, development and implementation of business planning and strategies for single and multi unit operations across a variety of industries. Breakfast is included with this workshop	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775577,-78.768109	6 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 27 11:30 AM	10 Things You Can do Yourself in 24 hours to Increase Your Website Traffic 10 attended (est.) – 4.504 10 Things You Can do Yourself in 24 hours to Increase Your Website Traffic What you will learn in this presentation: * Create Search Engine Friendly Pages (basic and easy to do) * Learn what Google crawlers see in your site (Google Webmaster Tools) * Why build links to your website & how to build links the right way - the do's and don'ts * Learn what your customers and prospects are searching for (Using FREE Keyword discovery tool) * Get Google's feedback about your site (on duplicate content, title tags etc.) * Canonical version & Search Engine Friendly page redirects (301 - Permanent) * Why have Web Analytics and how to install FREE Google Analytics (you need to have access to your web server and be able to edit pages) * Start using Google Analytics data (I'll share a real website data) * Pros/Cons of Pay-per-click ads * Google insights * Q & A All the above will be approached from an Entrepreneur's view, and will focus on maximizing the ROI on the marketing investment. About Pugal Natesan Located in Raleigh. Pugal has over 15 years experience in the IT world, Pugal Natesan is a WSI Franchisee, an internet marketing company that specializes in helping small businesses growing their online traffic and converting the website visitors to customers, to be successful in the ever changing internet world. As a small business owner, Pugal Natesan understands the risks and rewards of being a small business owner, and focuses the most on increasing the ROI for your marketing dollars. Pugal has a Master's Degree in Applied Information Technology from Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY and is a Search Engine Academy Certified Advanced SEO Professional. My Website: www.wsiwebmagic.com <http://www.wsiwebmagic.com> Lunch included with seminar. Cost: $20.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775577,-78.768109	10 Yes 0 Maybe
Oct 22 10:00 AM	Cary Leads Group 26 attended (est.) – 5.002 The Cary Leads Group creates a warm, inviting and casual atmosphere where business owners and professionals can meet to build trusted relations, which could lead to business building opportunities between members as well as the generation or sharing of business leads. If you want to connect with other friendly and motivated business owners and professionals who understand the power of business networking, we invite you to visit one of our weekly meetings * Remember, we are continuing to accept donations for the Food Bank. Please help us help our community. Barrels are located in BNC by the Clearwire kiosk. Cost:** $3.00	BNC Cary, NC, 27511 35.775524,-78.767940	26 Yes 0 Maybe