In going back to our roots, Chix in Business is now member driven. This means that any member may host an event that brings other Chix members together to learn, share and grow our businesses.
The intent of these events is to get together, share experiences and resources, give advice and feedback and discuss ideas and strategies.
The following guidelines reviews the types of events you can host, suggestions for where and when they can be held and how to get started.
TYPES OF PROGRAMS
Roundtable/Group
Mastermind-like experience where a topic of discussion decided ahead of time and there is a facilitator that keeps people sharing, talking and on topic.
Social
Happy Hour meet and mingle . We can “partner” with other groups to meet each other as well.
Networking
Get to know each other personally and professionally during a structured icebreaker exercises.
Community outreach activities
Getting together to focus on a particular cause
WHERE AND WHEN THEY CAN BE HELD
Events can be held any day of the week. We would like to have a minimum of one event per month, with a maximum of one per week.
These gatherings may take place during the morning, afternoon and/or evening at:
- Someone’s home (potluck)
- A restaurant – facilitator reserves table for 15, each person pays on their own, lunch or dinner
- A restaurant – evening happy hour social
- Library – reserve the space ahead of time (usually no food is allowed)
- Whole Foods – meeting room, needs to be reserved ahead of time
- Any other place you can dream up that is free to use
WHO CAN ATTEND
Any woman business owner or a woman interested in starting her own business. Your level of experience or years in business does not matter, just your willingness to share!
HOW TO GET STARTED
Notify Melanie Stoer at melanie@melsieglass.com or JoAnn Chamberlin at joann@funnygirlpress.com that you would like to host or facilitate a program. She will get back in touch regarding approval of your program.
