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WBON BLOG We now have a WBON blog and it is all about you! Please send us your press releases and news about your business - and if you would like to have your blog added to our blogroll just drop us a line. All other ways to get connected to us virtually is at the bottom of this email. Get connected!

Heidi Auclair Morway's Moving, Williston VT, 802-310-5191
Cathleen Branon-Keogh Healing Earth Vermont Herbals LLC, Fairfax VT, 802-849-2732
Cynthea Hausman Cynthea's Spa LLC, Burlington VT, 802-238-7524
Nathalie Kelly Agape Hypnotherapy, South Burlington VT, 233-8064
Robin Lane Manchester Center VT, 802-779- 7287
Karen Lynch Stage 2 Planning, South Burlington VT, 802-793-6192
Cindy McKinstrie The Busy Chef, Jericho VT, 802-878-0770
Heather Paine Spirited Living Inc, South Burlington VT, 660-8021
Pat Putis Professional Business Services, Arlington VT, 802-375-6618
Gerianne Smart Smart Communication Inc., Vergennes VT, 802-877-2262
Danine Warren West Pawlet VT, 802-394- 2419
Cynthia Winters Winters Management Consulting LLC, Meriden NH, 603-469-3575
Gretchen Havreluk Key Bank, Brattleboro VT, 802-257-7747
Casey Stabile Spirited Living Inc, So. Burlington VT, 802-338-0318 

Topic: TBD

Cost: Depends on your meal choice.

RSVP: Lindsay Crossman

Location: Pan Asia, Putney Road

Topic: TBD

Cost: $17 members, $20 guests

RSVP: to Audry Rini at audryr@comcast.net or call 878-0990.

Location: Windjammer Conference Center, 1076 Williston Road, South Burlington, Vermont

Topic: Putting the Wow! in Your Table-Top Display  Is your company's table-top display flat?  Does it truly represent you and your brand?  This session will show you how make your display more dynamic, eye catching, and more importantly, how to attract your target audience.

RSVP: to Jill Meyers at Jsmeyers1j ewels@aol.com

Cost: $7 for members, $10 for guests. Light breakfast will be served!

Location: Williston Fire Station, 645 Talcott Road (off of Route 2), Williston

Topic: Wellness

Cost: $17 for members, $19 for guests

RSVP: to Kim Daggett for more information at kim@dbprintde sign.com or 802-386-2121

Location: Stepping Stone Spa

Topic: Summer Gathering and Potluck

Cost: Bring a dish to pass

RSVP: to Kathy at kathy@willvt.com (802) 779-4721

Location: Alpenrose Inn, 261 Winhall Hollow Road, Bondville, VT

Topic: This Book Changed Everything! It's summer and "the summer reading list" seems to be the topic of conversation. We thought we'd join in the fun by inviting you to come to the meeting prepared to share a brief (2 or 3 minutes) recommendation of a book that has had a significant impact on your business. Share the title and author, and one or two powerful learnings that you were able to use to make a real difference in your business.

Cost: $17 for members, $20 for guests. All are welcome!

RSVP: Click here to RSVP to Laura Lind-Blum and Candy Weston or call Laura at (802)244-1842

Location: Stowe Inn, Mountain Road

Topic: ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING: HOW SMALL BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE BY THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX Organizational learning and systems thinking were first popularized in 1990 when Peter Senge published The Fifth Discipline. Marty Jacobs, a practicing systems thinker, will introduce the five disciplines that comprise learning organizations and engage you in exercises that challenge your thinking. Together we will reflect on our current business practices as we begin the process of encouraging organizational learning.

Cost: $15 members, $17 guests

RSVP: to Kathy at Artful Things 603-448-5100

Location: Salt Hill Pub, Lebanon, NH (On the Green)

Week-Day Chocolate Dipping Demonstrations Laughing Moon Chocolates Offers Hands-on Workshops in 2009

Friday July 10th 6-8pm
Chocolate Dipping Experience Workshop - A two hour workshop where you will learn to cook truffles, prepare the homemade centers for dipping and hand-dip them

Laughing Moon Chocolate in Stowe Village announces the first ever CSCS! That's right, a Community Supported Chocolate Shop. This is an opportunity for folks to purchase coupons worth $275 for $250. By paying up front you will receive an additional $25 in purchasing power while helping to

6 Free licenses of Intuit's Cash Register Plus to Give away.This is a Special offer to Retailers using an old fashion cash register that wish to move into a POS system.

Please contact Karen Siewert, The CertifiedQB Group, 802-865-1051

Tired of renting office space? Want to own an office condo downtown Burlington?

3 WBON members are looking for a fourth person to co-own property in a large, beautiful building a few houses north of the post office, on Elmwood Ave.

Looking for mental health practitioners, acountants, graphic designers, attorneys, architects, coaches, etc.

Please contact Heather at 802.734.0486
www.balancingchanges.com

Announcement: KeyBank (NYSE:KEY) has appointed Heather Paine, vice president and co-owner of Spirited Living, Inc., in South Burlington, to the national Key4Women Advisory Board. Paine will join 15 other new advisory board members to form the 2009 - 2010 board.

Originally formed in 2006, the Key4Women Advisory Board helps KeyBank's Key4Women program understand the specific needs of women business owners and identify growing trends. The board members represent a variety of companies with annual sales up to $15 million and will serve a one- year term. The board also includes representatives from the Women Presidents' Organization and the Center for Women's Business Research, two of the most respected women's business organizations in the United States.

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Harmony At Last's "Simplify" iphone application launches: The goal is to help people free themselves from being overworked, overburdened, and overtired and find energy, enthusiasm, and ease instead.

The application has two main features.The first is inspiration and motivation in the areas of: productivity, time management, work/life balance, space organizing, success principles, and simplifying life. The second is the ability to define your personal "Simplify" goals and track progress along the way.

Simplify can be found on the Apple iTunes Store now for only 99¢. If you have any questions about it please contact Julie Cubino at Harmony At Last

Announcement: Judy Warriner Walke is appointed as director of The Vermont Leadership Institute. She helped launch this program at the Snelling Center for Government in 1995 and has led the opening weekend for each group of VLI associates since. The ten-month program brings together people from all over the state, from all sectors and fields, who are interested in learning more about themselves and about the opportunities for serving Vermont. Find out more at www.snellingcenter.org 

Social Networking Opportunities

 You've heard all about it -- now you can get on the bandwagon as a WBON member.

Don't miss these opportunities to connect "virtually" with WBON members. Monthly meetings are just one way to network. With online social networking, you can network 24/7 -- during the day from your office or at night from your home! The internet offers many options to keep you connected with WBON members!!

Facebook and Linked In Network with WBON members through Facebook and Linked In. To join WBON Facebook or Linked In Groups, send an email to Diana Jones at diana@doubleentrybookkeeping.net.

Yahoo Group When you join the WBON Yahoo Group, you are able to send and receive emails from WBON members in this group. To join, send an email to wbon-subscribe@yahoogroups.com with your request to join. OR if you would like to subscribe online, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wbon/join

Blogging Email us your press releases and company news so we can post them in our bog. And if you have a blog, let us know so we can add you to our blogroll.

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