BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20161110T000000Z DTEND:20161110T010000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Expert Hour 2016.11 - Round Table Discussions on Important Topics - Select the session that fits your business needs DESCRIPTION:The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce our first "Expert Hour". During this hour\, experts who are also members of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce\, will facilitate discussions in their field of expertise with other members. \n\n\n\nAll sessions will be held between 4:00 - 5:00pm. Each attendee selects one session. Registration prior to the session is required. \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n EH Session 1: Beyond Google: Free Market Research at Your Library\n\n Venue: West Seattle Library (Jane Appling) Limited to 35 people\n\n Jay Lyman and Nancy Slote are librarians at the Seattle Public Library where they help people find information that helps their businesses succeed. The library has many great resources\, and assists people from various industries and at different stages in the business lifecycle. Jay\, Nancy and their Library-to-Business colleagues can help you find information about companies\, markets\, customers\, your competition and much more.\n\n \n \n \n \n\n EH Session 2: Creative & Cost-Effective Solutions for Employee Health Benefits\n\n Dr. Ryan Campbell (GoodMed Direct Primary Care) and Berry Zimmerman\, (Alki Dental) \n\n Venue: The Kenney\n\n Employers need engaged\, healthy and productive employees to be successful. Employees want to work for employers who care about their well-being. With all the financial pressures put on businesses\, how do employers provide the robust benefits that employees expect?\n\n \n\n Come engage conversation about some best-kept secrets in the world of health benefits. You'll walk away with a page of notes and ideas on how to save money in your business and show your employees you care about them.\n\n \n\n Dr. Campbell\, Naturopthic Physician\, graduated from Bastyr University. In additional to general primary and preventative care\, Dr. Campbell has advanced training and interest in pediatrics\, men's health\, sports medicine\, and regenerative medicine.\n\n \n\n Berry Zimmerman\, founder of BizEnrich LLC\, joined the practice shortly after Dr. Chi arrived. Berry brings 30+ years of business experience to Alki Dental. He is responsible for marketing\, community relations and business operations improvement.\n \n \n \n\n EH Session 3: Top 10 Legal Risks Associated with Starting and Operating a Business \n Eric Harrison\, Attorney West Seattle\, LP\n\n Venue: HomeStreet Bank West Seattle Conference Room\n \n\n One of the last things that is on an entrepreneur's mind when they start a company are legal issues. Unfortunately\, it is exactly these types of things that can trip them up and sink their company. Eric J. Harrison is a Business and Intellectual Property Attorney in West Seattle. He advises large and small businesses on a variety of legal issues to help protect and grow their business. In this session Mr. Harrison will provide advice on the top 10 legal risks facing businesses and what to do about them.\n \n \n \n\n EH Session 4: Get a Jump on Your Business or Professional Content Planning for 2017 --both online & offline-- Wendy Sloneker\, West Seattle Content Desk \n\n Venue: Shelby's Bistro and Creamery\n A short intro session to content planning for owners who either\n\n 1. never know what to say\n\n 2. don't like to write\n\n 3. don't want to sound to "sales-y"\n\n \n\n Every minute of planned activity will give you more focus and effectiveness...so you won't waste time\, effort or resources when you sit down to implement. You'll have a thoughtful plan. \n\n \n\n In this session\, we'll identify neglected platforms that you'll either commit to or let go of entirely. Then\, the real fun begins with a hands-on activity that will get you started in building out your first few months of 2017 messaging & engagement. \n\n \n\n Write your marching orders for 2017. In this session\, you'll begin.\n\n \n\n Wendy Sloneker of West Seattle Content Desk is a Certified SEO Copywriter & Content Marketer\, serving neighbors & businesses since 2012. Planning is her secret weapon for productivity and effectiveness in her own work\, where she writes the words that work.\n \n \n \n \n\n EH Session 5: Liability Insurance\n\n Michael Galvin\, Commercial Insurance Agent/AAA Insurance Agency \n\n Venue: Senior Center of West Seattle\n How much are you worth? Do you know how your liability insurance covers you and do you have enough liability coverage? Do you need an umbrella? To insure yourself correctly\, you have to ask a lot of questions.\n\n \n\n Michael Galvin has been an insurance agent for six years specializing in commercial policies.\n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n$10 per person\n\nPre- Registration Required - NOTE: If you have multiple persons registering from your business\, each will register individually to allow for session selection. 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\nThe West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce our first "\;Expert Hour"\;. \; During this hour\, experts who are \;also members of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce\, will facilitate discussions in their field of expertise with other members. \;
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\nAll sessions will be held between 4:00 - 5:00pm. \; Each attendee selects one session. \; Registration prior to the session is required. \; \; \;
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\n EH Session 1: Beyond Google: \; Free Market Research at Your Library
\n Venue: West Seattle Library (Jane Appling) &ndash\; Limited to 35 people
\n  \;Jay Lyman and Nancy Slote are librarians at the Seattle Public Library where they help people find information that helps their businesses succeed. The library has many great resources\, and assists people from various industries and at different stages in the business lifecycle. Jay\, Nancy and their Library-to-Business colleagues can help you find information about companies\, markets\, customers\, your competition and much more.
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\n EH Session 2: Creative &\; Cost-Effective \;Solutions for Employee Health \;Benefits
\n Dr. Ryan Campbell (GoodMed Direct Primary Care) and Berry Zimmerman\, (Alki Dental) \;
\n Venue: \; The Kenney
\n Employers need \;engaged\, healthy and productive employees to be successful. Employees want to work for employers who care about their well-being. \;With all the financial \;pressures put on businesses\, how \;do employers provide the robust benefits that employees expect?
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\n Come engage conversation about some best-kept secrets in the world of health \;benefits. You'\;ll walk away with a page of notes and ideas on how to save money in your business and show your employees you care about them.
\n  \;
\n Dr. Campbell\, Naturopthic Physician\, graduated from Bastyr University. In additional to general primary and preventative care\, Dr. Campbell has advanced training and interest in pediatrics\, men&rsquo\;s health\, sports medicine\, and regenerative medicine.
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\n Berry Zimmerman\, founder of BizEnrich LLC\, joined the practice shortly after Dr. Chi arrived. Berry brings 30+ years of business experience to Alki Dental. He is responsible for marketing\, community relations and business operations improvement.

\n EH Session 3: Top 10 Legal Risks Associated with Starting and Operating a Business \;\n
Eric Harrison\, Attorney West Seattle\, LP
\n Venue: \; HomeStreet Bank West Seattle Conference Room
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\n One of the last things that is on an entrepreneur'\;s mind when they start a company are legal issues. Unfortunately\, it is exactly these types of things that can trip them up and sink their company. \;Eric J. Harrison is a Business and Intellectual Property Attorney in West Seattle. \; He advises large and small businesses on a variety of legal issues to help protect and grow their business. In this session Mr. Harrison will provide advice on \;the top 10 legal risks facing businesses and what to do about them.

\n EH Session 4: Get a Jump on Your Business or Professional Content Planning for 2017 --both online &\; offline-- \; Wendy Sloneker\, West Seattle Content Desk \;
\n Venue: \; Shelby'\;s Bistro and Creamery\n
A short intro session to content planning for owners who either
\n 1. never know what to say
\n 2. don'\;t like to write
\n 3. don'\;t want to sound to "\;sales-y"\;
\n  \;
\n Every minute of planned activity will give you more focus and effectiveness...so you won'\;t waste time\, effort or resources when you sit down to implement. You'\;ll have a thoughtful plan. \;
\n  \;
\n In this session\, we'\;ll identify neglected platforms that you'\;ll either commit to or let go of entirely. Then\, the real fun begins with a hands-on activity that will get you started in building out your first few months of 2017 messaging &\; engagement. \;
\n  \;
\n Write your marching orders for 2017. In this session\, you'\;ll begin.
\n  \;
\n Wendy Sloneker of West Seattle Content Desk is a Certified SEO Copywriter &\; Content Marketer\, serving neighbors &\; businesses since 2012. Planning is her secret weapon for productivity and effectiveness in her own work\, where she writes the words that work.
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\n EH Session 5: \; Liability Insurance
\n Michael Galvin\, Commercial Insurance Agent/AAA Insurance Agency
\n Venue: \; Senior Center of West Seattle\n
How much are you worth? Do you know how your liability insurance covers you and do you have enough liability coverage? Do you need an umbrella? \; To insure yourself correctly\, you have to ask a lot of questions.
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\n Michael Galvin has been an insurance agent for six years specializing in commercial policies.
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\n$10 per person
\nPre- Registration Required - NOTE: \; \;If you have multiple persons registering from your business\, each will register individually to allow for session selection. \; Thank you for taking the additional time to register each person. LOCATION:EH Session 1: Beyond Google: Free Market Research at Your Library - Venue: West Seattle Library EH Session 2: Creative & Cost-Effective Solutions for Employee Health Benefits - Venue: The Kenney EH Session 3: Top 10 Legal Risks Associated with Starting and Operating a Business - Venue: HomeStreet Bank West Seattle Conference Room EH Session 4: Get a Jump on Your Business or Professional Content Planning for 2017 - Venue: Shelby's Bistro & Creamery EH Session 5: Liability Insurance - Venue: Senior Center of West Seattle UID:e.1229.1856 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260415T114350Z URL:https://westseattle.wschamber.com/events/details/expert-hour-2016-11-round-table-discussions-on-important-topics-select-the-session-that-fits-your-business-needs-1856 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR