Please join us as we will enjoy a holiday pot luck, holiday activities and speaker on Feung Shui for the new year! 

Please:

• invite you friends and associates. There is no cost to attend as a guest. 
• bring cookies for 20 for our cookie exchange and a dish to share for our potluck! 

Drinks, utinsles will be provided. 
Parking is FREE too! 


We are the Sacramento area chapter for the American Business Women's Association (ABWA). Our mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.


We meet every month, typically, on the 4th Thursday. Our November and December meetings are combined and we will meet Thursday, December 6th for our final meeting of 2012! 

Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is Small Business Saturday! Support local small businesses and keep this economy alive! 




Do you have a small business? Promote it and take part in Small Business Saturday 11/24/2012!


The Folsom Chamber of Commerce is stepping up to help promote your small business! 


Three Steps to Creating your Small Business Saturday Promotion
Over one hundred million people supported small businesses during the 2011 Shop Small Campaign. Jump-start the holiday shopping season with a well-designed Small Business Saturday Promotion.     

 
1. Sign up at www.ShopSmall.com 

Merchants that accept American Express are eligible for free online advertising credit and free marketing materials. 

2. Answer the 'why'

Let your customers know you're participating in Small Business Saturday and why they should shop with you. Don't know where to start? Download the Toolkit, courtesy of Constant Contact, or this post.

  
3. Let us promote your business! 

Let the Folsom Chamber know you're participating in Small Business Saturday and we'll promote your business to thousands of local residents. Send us an email and we'll take it from there!


American Express Customers: Register your card beginning November 18th and be eligible for a $25 credit on your account for participating merchants. Learn more at www.ShopSmall.com 

Join SPRA for a special professional speakers series panel in honor of Networking & Career Day. The November panel includes four Sacramento public relations powerhouses who honed their chops working in other industries, from journalism to politics to tourism. Take away tips for applying the lessons they learned in their former specialties to your daily work.

 Luncheon ticket includes buffet-style lunch.

For more information, visit our Professional Speaker Series website.    

Questions: rsvp@spra.org 

11:30 a.m. / Thursday, Nov. 15 
Cafeteria 15L, 1115 15th St.
Sacramento
  

$20 Students/$25 members/$30 nonmembers

RSVP via PayPal or at rsvp@spra.orgto pay by check or cash at the door. 

Expert Panel:

• Gordon Fowler, 3fold Communications
• Jason Kinney, California Strategies
• Kevin Riggs, Randle Communications
• Pamela Wu, UC Davis School of Law

Networking: 11:30 a.m. - Noon
Panel & Buffet Lunch: Noon - 1 p.m.


Please register via PayPal or RSVP to rsvp@spra.org by noon Nov. 14.

This event recognizes outstanding local professionals, selected for their business success and community contributions.

Join us for this evening mixer as we honor the 100 finalists and announce the 40 Under 40 class of 2012! Each attendee will also receive our 2012 40 Under 40 special publication.


40 Under 40
Thursday, December 13
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Cafeteria 15L
Sacramento 

Register here