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NBMBAA Boston Chapter 2010

Professional Development Series

 

Pathways to Success for the Intrapreneur and Entrepreneur

March: March 18, MIT Industry Diversity Roundtable Discussion

Event Objective:

How to recognize effective Diversity/Inclusion corporate Programs.

Event Takeaway:

Help attendees better understand how diversity impacts certain industries and how to mitigate preconceptions associated with perceived impact.

Event Structure:

Part I – Industry Focus

·         Healthcare

·         Pharmaceutical

·         Information Technology

·         Insurance

·         Financial Services

Part II-

·         Human Resources perspective

·         How Corporations implement diversity programs

 

Part III – Employee perspective

·         Are Diversity/Inclusion programs adding value to under represented groups?

·         Are companies missing the mark?

April: (Date: April 7, 2010 & Location: Liberty Mutual Career Fair)

Event Objective:

Support the Liberty Mutual career fair with NBMBAA in-person support.  Have members communicate the vision and upcoming event calendar to those attending the fair. We are guests and our role in supporting the job fair is to encourage members to attend.

Event Takeaway:

·         Communicate a clear message of the value add of the NBMBAA to participants of Liberty Mutual career fair.

·         Communicate that event calendar for the year 2010

April: (Date: April 22, 2010 & Location: TBD) Using Real Estate to grow your Net Worth

Event Objective:

This event will be a primer for those seeking to understand how to use Real Estate as a tool for growing your financial portfolio and how to achieve financial independence.  The principles and techniques shared will help the attendee understand how to use debt correctly and safely to grow wealth.

Event Takeaway:

After attending this event, the participant will understand the basic financial metrics that real estate investors use to determine a quality deal.  The participant will also learn where to obtain trusted information for making decisions, such as background checks of tenants, what mortgage will maximize ROI, and understanding of why certain locations should have certain financial objectives, and how to use the 2009 & 2010 tax credits for your advantage.

Event Structure:

·         Understand what type of investor you are/want to be

·         How to locate a property that is suitable for you?

·         Financial primer/Financial End-Game

·         How to be a good landlord without a lot of work

·         Demonstrating resources to make life easier

May: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Developing your Brand in Corporate America

Event Objective:

Give attendees the tools for controlling the perception that those in the corporation have about you.  Having a robust brand will facilitate your ability to drive projects and business imperatives with greater success.

Event Takeaway:

Concrete frameworks for how to approach solving problems in corporate America to best obtain your career objectives with a reduced amount of perceived organizational friction.

Event Structure:

·         Organize attendees into working groups

·         Purchase writing materials for attendees to develop a personal marketing campaign

 

June- July: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Meeting Leadership/Boat Cruise

Event Objective:

This event is intended to help foster community among those in and around the Boston area that would like to re-engage with NBMBAA’s Boston chapter.  The entire leadership team of the NBMBA Boston chapter will attend for attendees to meet and have a conversation with.  This is 3-hours on the water on a cruise ship.

Event Takeaway:

Every attendee of this event should understand the following after the cruise returns to the dock:

·         The 2010 Mission for NBMBA’s Boston Chapter

·         Have an understanding of the upcoming events that they would like to attend

·         Aware of the resources available to them via NBMBAA (e.g. job seekers, continuing education, etc.)

Event Structure:

·         Networking for first 30 minutes

·         Announcement of 1 to 2 Minutes by each Board member about their 2010 priorities

·         Continuing the networking/social aspect

August: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Resume Writing Workshop

Event Objective:

Learn how to write an effective resume with a summary statement that encapsulates your career intentions and showcases your abilities to be a successful contributor to the team.   To promote the best outcome of each attendee there will be pre-work; this pre-work will be used to facilitate your ability to capture the nuances of your abilities to be illustrated on your new resume.

Event Takeaway:

Each attendee will leave the evening course with a Summary statement for their resume along with the elements to complete the remaining sections, such as experience and skills/talents.  Expert advice will be on hand for the 2.5 hour working session.

Event Structure:

·         30-Minutes of networking

·         Speaker: Julie Kniznik will be introduced

·         Hands on workshop to create summaries

September: (Date: Sept 21-25, 2010 & Location: Los Angeles Convention Center)

Event Objective:

The annual national conference for NBMBA members

September: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Entrepreneurship panel

Event Objective:

Help Boston based entrepreneurs learn where they can go for support in developing their business idea and help them understand how venture capitalists determine a quality business to invest in.

Event Takeaway:

Attendees will be able to meet people from local Boston based venture capitalists as well as local entrepreneurs that will talk about the businesses that they have started and the growing pains that they have had realizing their business vision.

Event Structure:

·         30-Minutes of networking

·         60-Minutes of Panel discussion

o   What VC’s look for to invest in a business

o   What business ideas are thriving

o   How to get connected with the right people and resources

October: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Meet the Leadership

Event Objective:

Learn about the successful year that NBMBA-Boston has been having and what is ahead for 2011 and how you can contribute to this success.

Event Takeaway:

TBD

Event Structure:

TBD

November: (Date: TBD & Location: TBD) Management Skills Workshop

Event Objective:

Learn how to take your people skills and get the most out of the people you work with.  This workshop will introduce management theories old and new to get you thinking about how to take charge of teams to lead and manage them to successful organizational outcomes.

Event Takeaway:

Practical frameworks for thinking and implementing change within teams and organizations that you manage.

Event Structure:

TBD

December: (Date: TBD & Location: House of Blues) Thank you Reception

Event Objective:

Recap the year of NBMBA-Boston activities and clearly showcase the 2011 activities to get members excited about the revitalization that has taken place in the year 2010.

Event Takeaway\ Event Structure:

TBD

 

 
 

 

 

 

National Black MBA Association - Boston Chapter

PO Box 181188 - Boston, MA 02118-0012

617-447-9172
 

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