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SUMMARY:IEDC: Business Retention & Expansion
DESCRIPTION:This interactive course presents the core components of a BRE program and why the concerns of local businesses need to be actively addressed. By building an understanding of business visitation techniques and survey methods\, practitioners will be able to clearly gauge their community’s business climate. Learn the “red flags” that may indicate a company is looking to move elsewhere\, and learn how to structure an effective technical assistance program to respond to business concerns. This course helps participants understand how a BRE program relates to attraction\, workforce development\, small business finance\, technology transfer\, and many other economic development activities. \n  \nFOR MEDA MEMBERS: \n\nInterested MEDA members who are interested in participating in any of the above training courses receive early-bird member rate at $505.00 should reach out to Cherrika Gordon at prodev@iedconline.org to receive a special code to register for a training course. If you plan to apply for a Lofton Scholarship\, please use this form.\n\nhttps://www.iedconline.org/events/2023/03/09/training-courses/business-retention-and-expansion/ \n  \n 
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/iedc-business-retention-expansion-4/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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SUMMARY:Junior Achievement Inspire Career Fair
DESCRIPTION:Queen Anne’s and Kent County are now included in JA Inspire 2023! Consider being part of this regional interactive career fair aimed at educating 8th grade students about entrepreneurship\, career awareness\, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential\, hands-on programs. This event will also include a job fair for high school students and community members. Watch the video here for highlights from the 2022 event. \nYou’ll have the opportunity to inform participants about your business and potential career fields available to them. This event helps build a pipeline of future skilled workers\, provides career awareness and hands-on experiences for students\, and assists businesses in locating employees. \nWicomico Youth & Civic Center \n\nMarch 14 – job fair in the evening for high school students and community\nMarch 15-16 – interactive career fair for over 3\,500 8th graders from across the Eastern Shore Booth fee is $500 and sponsorship opportunities are available.\n\n2023 JA Inspire Experience  \nFeel free to contact me with any questions\, Connie Dean cdean@qac.org
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/junior-achievement-inspire-career-fair/
LOCATION:MD
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SUMMARY:MEDA New Member Orientation - March 2023
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for joining MEDA! We invite you to attend our New Member Orientation to connect with fellow new members\, the MEDA team\, and board members. During this one-hour session\, we’ll discuss the benefits of MEDA\, the role of each committee\, and how you can get involved with the organization. \nThis session will be held on Zoom. Please complete the form below to register. Once you’ve registered\, you’ll receive an email from info@medamd.com with your Zoom login details. Please check your spam folder if you don’t immediately see the email.
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/meda-new-member-orientation-march-2023/
LOCATION:MD
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SUMMARY:MWCC Quarterly Conference
DESCRIPTION:The MWCC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen and grow the state and national economies through performance excellence. We help organizations of all types use world class techniques\, such as lean and six sigma\, to build competitive capability. \nWe look forward to having you join us for our morning “mini-conference” where you will find examples\, case studies\, and informative discussions about the tools and methods of continuous improvement. Get ready to network with learners and leaders of the local Lean community! \nMember Presentation led by Greg Platt\, Vice President\, Manufacturing Operations; Leonardo DRS/RADA Technologies \nGreg Platt\, Stephen Tyler and Dan Lutz  will share their real-life experience adopting 3P and explain why they chose a 2P focus on the process vs product design. Business results and photos will be shared along with Q and A.  \nKeynote Presentation:\nMaria Elena Stopher\, President\, ULTIMATE LEAN\, INC. \nTopic:  3P – Production\, Preparation\, and Process \n \nMs. Maria Elena Stopher is a leading expert on Lean Enterprise who has led numerous business process reengineering engagements for a wide variety of federal government and private sector clients.  Early in her career\, she worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology helping to build the MEP program leaving there to serve as Director of Product Development for the Lean Enterprise Institute.  Her consulting firm\, ULTIMATE LEAN INC.\, has served clients such as the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (USHUD)\, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)\, USDA\, and the United States Air Force as well as notable commercial clients such as Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics\, Astra Zeneca\, Perdue Farms\, State Farm Insurance. \nMaria Elena’s presentation will provide an overview of 3P (The Production Preparation Process). 3P is a powerful means of taking a big-picture look at how a product is designed and manufactured. It guides teams through the creative process of generating ideas\, and then whittles the ideas down to one that will be implemented. \nThis overview will answer more in depth on what 3P is\, the process\, the benefits\, and several examples. A 3P project can focus on either the process or product design or both. \nAGENDA \n8:00 am     Networking & Continental Breakfast \n9:00 am     Program Begins \n9:10 am     Leonardo DRS Presentation \n10:00 am   Networking/Break \n10:15 am   Maria Elena Stopher Presentation \n11:45 am   Questions/Networking \nNoon          Program Ends
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/mwcc-quarterly-conference/
LOCATION:Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park\, 198 Laurel Race Track Road\, Laurel\, MD\, 20725\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Networking
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SUMMARY:Maryland Innovation Center — Pitch and Mingle: The Lucky Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Join the Maryland Innovation Center for our pitch competition featuring entrepreneurs and start-up companies in the community. $7\,000 in prizes will be awarded! \nSpirited in atmosphere and in food and drink offerings\, Pitch and Mingle is the perfect opportunity to stir up your social network\, mingling with fellow attendees over light fare and libations! \nCome support the community’s entrepreneurs\, participate in the selection process\, and make connections over cocktails at the MIC. \nSo how does it work? 5 startups are selected to present a 4-minute pitch. This is followed by 4 minutes of Q&A from the panel of judges and audience. At the end\, our judges will come together and select the top 3 companies! These winners will receive cash prizes\, with first place receiving $3\,000! In addition\, there will be a “Crowd Favorite” award which is selected by the audience. \nJudges include: \n\nCyndi Gula\, Gula Tech Adventures\nKimberly Prescott\, Prescott HR\nPatrick Wynn\, Maryland Department of Commerce\n\nRegistration for this event is required. Food and drink are included. Ticket sales close on March 20 at 11:30 PM
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/maryland-innovation-center-pitch-and-mingle-the-lucky-pitch/
LOCATION:Maryland Innovation Center\, 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr\, Columbia\, Maryland\, 21046
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Miles & Stockbridge — 2023 Women's Symposium: Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories
DESCRIPTION:Please join Miles & Stockbridge for its 19th annual Cocktails and Conversations program\, presented by the Women’s Network of Miles & Stockbridge and featuring local speaker\, published author\, and journalist Farai Chideya. Consistent with the Women’s History Month theme for 2023\, the focus for this year’s event is Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories. They are looking forward to networking with everyone while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and cocktails overlooking Baltimore’s Inner Harbor\, capped off with a dynamic talk from our speaker. It will be a night you won’t soon forget! \nAbout Farai Chideya: Farai Chideya is creator and host of “Our Body Politic”\, a nationally-syndicated public radio show\, podcast\, and insights brand that centers Black women and women of color. She’s the author of six books\, and has worked for FiveThirtyEight\, NPR\, CNN\, and ABC News\, and has covered political extremists for a quarter century and every presidential election since 1996. Chideya was also a program officer focusing on journalism with the Ford Foundation’s Creativity and Free Expression team; and spent four years as a distinguished writer in residence at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.
URL:https://www.medamd.com/event/miles-stockbridge-2023-womens-symposium-celebrating-women-who-tell-our-stories/
LOCATION:The Center Club\, 100 Light Street\, 16th Floor\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
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