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Events
| Tue, November 10 |
A Practical Overview of Import/Export Compliance: Nuts and Bolts of International Trade |
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Sheraton Madison Hotel, 706 John Nolen Drive, Madison, WI 53713 |
Importing and exporting offer great opportunities for your company’s growth, but the details are getting increasingly complex. Two international trade experts will present a full-day program with the information you need to make the most of your international market right now. Conveniently broken into three sessions – import compliance (morning), exporting overview (afternoon), and a special luncheon talk on the Obama administration’s approach to key foreign policy issues. Attend one session or all! This workshop is intended for import and export professionals, including those involved in purchasing, shipping, traffic, international sales and senior management.
Cost:
Full Day: $125/members, $150/non-members
Half Day – 1 session only (import or export): $85/members, $100/non-members
Lunch only: $30/members, $35/non-members
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| Cost: |
Please see event description. |
| Website: |
http://www.mitaweb.org/Events.shtml |
| Contact: |
Stanley Pfrang 608-267-0639 Stanley.pfrang@wisconsin.gov |
| Tue, November 10 |
Building/Remodeling Green Seminar |
| 6-8 pm |
JG Development's Natural Element Homes Gallery-Blue Mounds |
Come to a FREE seminar at JG Development on building or remodeling green. Learn the most cost effective way to make your new or existing home more energy efficient and improve the air quality. Laura Paprocki, an Environmental Engineer and Energy Star Consultant with Trinity Environmental LLC, will present information on how to make your home both more comfortable and energy efficient – which will save you money in the long run. We’ll bet it’s easier than you think!
Located at the JG Natural Element Homes Gallery
4070 E. Brigham Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
RSVP Required
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| Cost: |
Free |
| Website: |
www.JGDevelopment.com |
| Contact: |
Michelle 608-437-6181 michelle@jgdevelopment.com |
| Tue, November 10 |
Free Seminar: Home Sweet...Buying Your Home |
| 6:30-8:00 p.m. |
Summit Credit Union, 401 S. Yellowstone Dr., Madison |
Buying your first home can be stressful and a lot of work. Take the confusion out of the
home-buying process and spend more time thinking about what colors you’re going to want to paint the walls. Summit will give you tips to use while shopping for a home and making an offer. Plus, we’ll go over the application process to help make the entire home-buying process simple and enjoyable. Reservations are required at www.summitcreditunion.com or by calling (608) 243-5000 or (800) 236-5560.
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Free |
| Website: |
www.sumitcreditunion.com |
| Contact: |
Summit Credit Union 608-243-5000 ctessier@finessepr.net |
| Tue, November 10 |
Upstarts! Q&A With Author Donna Fenn |
| 6-7:30pm |
Plenary Room, Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706 |
| Members of the UW-Madison community and the public are invited to attend a special Q&A with Author and veteran entrepreneurship reporter Donna Fenn on Tuesday, Nov. 10, to discuss her new book: “Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success.’ The Q&A will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Plenary Room of 1310 Grainger Hall, with a book sale and signing to follow. A live webcast of the Upstarts! Q&A will be available at www.bus.wisc.edu/upstarts. Fenn has more than 20 years experience writing about entrepreneurship and small business trends. Her latest book, “Upstarts!,” analyzes young entrepreneurial success strategies and what to expect from these highly collaborative and team-oriented individuals in the future. She provides readers with eight critical lessons every entrepreneur and marketer must learn. In 2001, Fenn was a co-recipient of the Women's Economic Round Table Entrepreneurship Prize, sponsored by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. From 1988 to 1992, she lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she was a correspondent for The Associated Press and covered a variety of issues including business, culture, the economy and the Gulf War. |
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free |
| Website: |
www.bus.wisc.edu/upstarts |
| Contact: |
Melissa Anderson 608-262-9213 mkanderson@bus.wisc.edu |
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