*Tuesday, April 14, the Waukesha County Business Alliance will hold a Professional Women’s Development Network Breakfast featuring Cecelia Gore, executive director of the Brewers Community Foundation. Gore’s speech will center on “Leadership Lessons from Home Plate” as she details her leadership path, her organizational goals and the challenges of being a female executive in a male-dominated industry. The event will run from 7:45 to 9:15 a.m. at Marriott Milwaukee West, located at W231 N1600 Corporate Court in Pewaukee. Cost is $30 for alliance members. Non-members interested in attending should call the alliance at 262-542-4249. For more information or to register, click here.
*Thursday, April 16, the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce will hold a networking breakfast at Bella Caffe, an LGBT business located in Milwaukee. The event, which is open to the public, will run from 8 to 9 a.m. with time for both networking and updates from the chamber. Coffee will be provided to attendees. Bella Caffe is located at 189 N. Milwaukee St. For more information on the chamber’s events, visit www.wislgbtchamber.com/events.
*Thursday, April 16, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation will hold a class on “Exploring Entrepreneurship – Do You Have What It Takes?” The free course will brief participants on the considerations they need to make in starting a business, how to begin market research and how to gauge if their business idea is feasible and sustainable. Participants will also receive resources on licensing, regulations, financing and more. The course will run from 6 to 7 p.m. in Conference Room 1 at Schlitz Park, located at 1555 N. RiverCenter Drive in Milwaukee. For more information or to register, click here.
*Wednesday, April 22, UW-Milwaukee’s School of Continuing Education will hold an information session on “First Steps to Starting a Business.” Along with learning how to evaluate the feasibility of a business idea, participants will learn how to weigh the risks and rewards of starting a business and calculate costs. The course will also cover marketing strategies, legal considerations, financial resources available to entrepreneurs and more. The course will run from 6 to 9 p.m. at the UWM School of Continuing Education, located at 161 W. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Milwaukee. Cost is $29, and seating is limited. For more information or to secure a spot, click here.
*Thursday, April 23, Milwaukee will hold a Well City Celebration themed “Making Wellness the Way of Work.” The program, in its seventh year, will salute the work of more than 40 area companies who together have enabled Milwaukee to become the first city to ever receive the Wellness Council of America’s Well City USA Award a second time. The event will feature a keynote address by Ryan Picarella, president of WELCOA, and recognition of participating employers. The celebration will run from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the Italian Conference Center, located at 631 E. Chicago St. in Milwaukee. Cost for individuals is $55. For more information or to register, click here.
*Thursday, April 30, BizTimes Media and ActionCOACH of Elm Grove will present a workshop on “Leadership: Building Your Dream Team” as part of the Next Stage Workshop Series. The session will feature a keynote address, a panel discussion and an interactive workshop component, all focused on how business owners and executives can develop a quality team that will be able to support their vision. Deanna Tillisch, president and chief executive officer of the United Performing Arts Fund, will give the keynote address. The event will run from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Sheraton Hotel, located at 375 S. Moorland Rd. in Brookfield. Cost is $30 for individuals and $240 for a corporate table of eight. For more information or to register, visit www.biztimes.com/nextstage.
