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Our membership is constantly seeking advice, support, training and information from service providers to help further their business practices. If you or someone you know would be interested in participating as a one-time sponsor at a WIC monthly meeting, held the third Thursday of each month, please contact us for more information.

Fall is well under way for Women in Consulting with several new programs and events for members. Niqui Hunt is coordinating three exciting member education workshops for the Fall. The first workshop entitled "Value Based Pricing" has already sold out due to popularity, and we anticipate tremendous interest in the second two upcoming workshops in October (How to Set Profitable Rates) and November (Guerilla Marketing for Brand You!) Be sure to sign up early for these valuable workshops so you don't miss out!.

We also plan to host our first annual Silent Auction and Networking event on October 16, 2003. Deb Henken is coordinating this event, which will be a great opportunity for WIC members, the WIC community, and the broader business community to practice new networking techniques and bid on fabulous items, including a lunch with VCs, a Tahoe vacation, and sporting and event tickets. We expect this event to generate much needed revenue that will allow WIC to expand our presence in the business community and deliver more value-add services to members over the coming months.

Sincerely,

Kate Purmal
President, Women in Consulting

Small Business Start-up Checklist and Resources
Looking for tips on how to run your small business? Check out our article on small businesses in the article section.

Submission for articles for the WIC Direct are now being taken!
Please feel free to submit any articles that you have on the following WIC issues: Special Events, Partnerships, Public Relations, Membership news and/or new member information. Please submit to: Sherry_Prescott@yahoo.com.

Athena Williams, Speaker, Consultant and Author knows what it takes to become a trusted advisor in a consulting practice. She has successfully worked with over 200 small businesses and nearly 6,000 business clients, including professionals at Abbott Laboratories, Agilent, Amdahl, Bank of America, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, Cisco, eBay, Fujitsu, HP, IDG, Scientific Atlanta, Siemens, SRI, Sun, Wells Fargo Bank, and several Consultancies and start-up ventures.

At the WIC August meeting, Athena led an educational session to guide participants through a proven and trusted advisor model aimed at expanding consulting roles with existing and new clients. Highlights of this meeting included participants learning how to redesign company engagements to generate more revenue as well as specific action items to help move consultants away from reactive roles to proactive ones. Athena also introduced strategies for building trust and presence among key influencers in your consulting community.

A Moderated Discussion with Lisa Goldman and Helen Conroy
To register go to: Upcoming WIC Meeting

Job-Listing Service Puts Itself to the Test by Charging a Fee
By Margaret Steen, Mercury News

WIC member, Sue Connelly, marketing communications consultant and founder of the Keep in Touch (KIT) list, an online job posting service for job seekers and recruiters, transforms the free service to a fee service with the hopes of overcoming the demise of similar dot-com models.
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New WIC Direct Newsletter Template is here!
Our new WIC Company Direct and WIC Corporate newsletters have been launched with their new look & feel! The new template was designed to provide WIC members with a communications tool that is user-friendly, easy-to-read and colorful! Please let us know what you think about our new template!

REGISTER NOW!
On Thursday, October 16, 2003, join us in a delightfully unique and Engaging evening featuring two exciting activities - Networking & WIC's First Annual Silent Auction. To register, click here.

As another first, we're extending an invitation for this exciting event to the broader business community at a special one-time guest fee of $30. We invite you to introduce your colleagues and friends to our community with this unique opportunity to build their networking skills and bid on great products and services.

New! Fall WIC Workshop Series is here!
WIC is pleased to announce our Fall workshop series. This is a "save the date" announcement only (registration will begin in a few weeks) so mark your calendars today to save the dates, and stay tuned for our announcements to take advantage of EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS!