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Healthcare:
What do employers have to do next?
With the landscape of employer-provided health care potentially changing over the next few years, employers should consider their future plans related to their role in employee health care. Employers may have to make some big decisions about whether to continue providing coverage to their employees. The “pay or play” penalties provide some incentive for employers to continue coverage, since they will be at risk for significant penalties if they do not. However, employers may decide that paying the penalty is more cost-effective than continuing to pay the ever-increasing costs of health care for employees and their families.
On the other hand, uncertainty among employees about the quality and cost of individual health coverage continues to make employer-provided health coverage an attractive recruiting and retention tool.
Healthcare Reform is here.
How does it fit into your business plan?
Join us Tuesday, July 9th for lunch, a short business meeting and a program packed full of the tools you may need in the near future to assess how healthcare reform will be impacting your business on many levels.
Mindy Anderson-Wallis of Employee Benefit Solutions will breakdown the highlights and provide valuable insight into the key components that need to be scrutinized once the ground rules are established. You can't afford to miss this one!
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A big SHOUT OUT of THANKS to Holly Thomas for coordinating a very enjoyable Summer Social last month. It was a HOOT to find that creativity we lost from our school days and the friendships we made while giggling at our own creations. Thank you Tamara Coxand your KidzArt educators for the inspiration, fun and encouragement.
We had a great time!
As the 4th of July approaches may you enjoy your family, friendship and be safe in your travels.
Tammy Foley
AWBO President
Empowering Women in Business
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Sponsor our Goal Setting Workshop
On Tuesday, September 12 we're hosting perhaps one of the most important special events we've ever coordinated - a Dreams and Goals planning workshop. We've invited a very special guest and published author from Wisconsin, Traci Bogan, (www.tracibogan.com) to lead us in a 3-hour workshop on living a more meaningful life.
In order to make this workshop possible, we need SPONSORS. This could be an amazing opportunity to associate your brand with the most inspiring evening these women may experience all year...particularly if your brand is related to some of the many common dreams & goals women have - like better health, weight loss, business growth, added income, travel, renewed relationships, etc. That's because these women will be staking a claim on their goals that very evening!
If you'd like to become a sponsor at a $125 or $500 level, please contact Program VPs Susan Benedict (426-4375) or Danielle Gaylord (427-2785). Sponsorships are due Friday, July 5th.
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Congratulations Jen Weida!
A hearty congratulations to AWBO member Jen Weida
owner of Chiropractic Solutions. Jennifer earned one of the coveted awards in the Tippy Connect "Top 10 Under 40"!
Jennifer holds a Doctorate of Chiropractic Medicine from National University of Health Science. She is also a manager of Universal Fitness and Training, Visalus Sciences regional director, board member of Beacon Academy and volunteers with the Almost Home Humane Society, American Red Cross and Junior Achievement.
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KidzArt Summer Camps
Red Poppy Gallery Downtown
Around the World with KidzArt, July 8-12 (Mon-Fri), 9-Noon, Ages 6-12. $150 Create your KidzArt passport & visit a new country each day! Sculpt, paint, draw & more.
Morton Community Center
(register direct with Morton Center by calling 775-5120)
Mini-Camps, ages 6-12. $50 + $20 supply fee/camp.
Pirate Adventure: July 16,17, 18, 9:30 - noon
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Build the Business You Really Want
Ready to take a good look at your business, your ideal clients, and your marketing plan? Join Nicole Gebhardt in August for a 4-week workshop series to be led step-by-step to create the plan to attract the clients you really enjoy to build the business you really want. For details visit: www.theremarkableway.com/breakthrough
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AWBO Members are always welcome to post news about their business' special events, workshops, Open Houses, new certifications, or achievements in this newsletter. Submissions are due in finished form (a/k/a written concisely) tonicole@theremarkableway.com by the 25th of every month. You must include the words "AWBO" in the subject line.
Want to advertise a general product special or news item of your choice? AWBO members are welcome to distribute tabletop fliers at our monthly meetings and/or register for an upcoming 3-minute spotlight.
Please note: We reserve the right to edit or limit any form of marketing in keeping with the integrity of our membership and our meetings. AWBO does not share, or allow the use of its email distribution list for non-AWBO sponsored events.
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Greater Lafayette Commerce in July
Register: greaterlafayettecommerce. com/calendar
Downtown Lafayette – Saturday, May 4th, 11th 18th 25th at 7:30 am
Purdue Farmer’s Market – Centennial Mall – Thursday, May 9th 16th, 23rd 30th at 11:00 am
- Small Business of the Month Reception - Lafayette Savings Bank Annex Building
- Dancing In The Streets Press Conference - John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge – Tuesday, July 16th at Noon
- Business After Hours – Speedpro Imaging, Wednesday, July 17 at 5 pm.
- Dancing In The Streets – Downtown Lafayette and West Lafayette; Saturday, July 20 starting at 4 pm
Ribbon Cuttings/Ground Breaking:
- Window World of Lafayette: Thursday, July 11th in honor of their new location.
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Hope to see you at the next meeting. Put it on your calendar today...and invite a deserving friend to join you.
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AWBO meets at Noon on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the MCL Restaurant & Bakery in West Lafayette. (Excluding June)
Visitors are always welcome. No registration is necessary and visitors may attend twice at no charge before becoming a member.
Arrive around 11:30 to enjoy lunch and networking time.
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3-Minute Spotlights: Make a reservation to showcase your business by contacting Tamara Cox. Limit 2 per meeting.
Membership and Renewal: Just a reminder that it is RENEWAL TIME! Membership renewals are due October 1st. You can renew online at www.AWBO.org
or contact Becky Risch.
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The AWBO Newsletter is published by Nicole Gebhardt. All submissions are in paragraph form via email by the 25th of the month to: Nicole@theremarkableway.com
You must include "AWBO" in the subject line.
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