- Friday, Jan. 21 BizTimes Media will host its annual Northern Trust Economic Trends Breakfast from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee. The program will feature a panel discussion about economic and political trends that will impact the business world in 2011. Panelists will include Michael, Knetter, economist and president of the University of Wisconsin Foundation; Congressman Paul Ryan; Sara Meaney, partner at Comet Branding; Paul Grangaard, president and CEO of Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp.; and Owen Sullivan, executive vice president of Manpower Inc. and CEO of Manpower subsidiaries Right Management and Jefferson Wells. Cost to attend is $55 per person or $550 for a table of ten. To register or for more information visit www.biztimes.com/trends.
- Tuesday, Jan. 25 Jannsen +Company, S.C. will host a seminar entitled “Savvy Social Security Planning,” at the Jannsen Center, W239-N3490 Pewaukee Road. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will examine strategies to boost social security income under the program’s benefit guidelines. It will explain how payments are calculated and the effect of other income on benefits. It will also address many public perceptions – and misperceptions – about the health and longevity of the Social Security program. The event is free to attend but reservations are required. To register, call Darlene at 262-513-9292.
- Tuesday, Jan. 25 WISN 12 and WISN.com will host a seminar entitled “Free Online and Social Media Tools to Drive your Sales” at the WISN 12 Studios, 759 N. 19th St., Milwaukee from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Jeff Coon and Steve James of Stream Creative will present on how to use free online and social media tools to drive more traffic to your website, increase your online visibility, build your brand awareness and generate more leads to drive your sales. Space for the event is limited; contact Ellen Walters at 414-937-3316 to reserve a seat.
- Thursday, Jan. 27 The Waukesha County Business Alliance Professional Women’s Development Network will host a Morning Inspiration breakfast series entitled Bringing out the Leader in You, how women succeed where men fail. The event will be held at the Milwaukee-Marriott West, W231 N1600 Corporate Court in Waukesha, from 7:15 to 9 a.m. Yvonne Lumsden-Dill of Mount Mary College will present. Cost to attend is $20 for members or $40 for nonmembers. To register click here.
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