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Interesting! "Nice" doesn't seem to pay according to this European study.

‘Nice’ women earn less, claims study The more agreeable a woman is at work, the lower her salary is likely to be, according to a new study.

Another interview with Betty-Lou Souter, CEO of Community Care (it's a Community Care kind of week) for Women In Niagara's WINspiration Series. Thursday, May 28th, 7 to 9pm at the beautiful Hernder Estate Winery in St. Catharines. For information and tickets go to http://www.greaterniagarachamber.com/Events/Upcoming-Events/Event-Details/e/739

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It's been a long time since I've updated this! Over a year now. So many things have happened. And I've been doing some fun stuff. More fun stuff coming up...
Tuesday, May 26th: Interview with Shannon Munro, Communication and Special Event Coordinator at Community Cares for Social Media Club Niagara on how they use social media to help with fundraising and events at a non-profit organization.
Here's the link to register (oh and it's free!): http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/community-engagement-interview-with-shannon-munro-communications-special-events-coordinator-for-tickets-16938602817?aff=efbevent

Community Engagement - Interview with Shannon Munro - Communications & Special Events... Our next meeting is May 26th and our guest will be Shannon Munro - Communications & Special Events Coordinator for Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold. Community Care was the winner of our 1st Annual SMC Award for Commmunity Social Media Excellence Shannon will be chatting with Ruth about h…

I'm going to be emceeing this fabulous Women In Niagara and Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Friday, March 7th. The United Nations has deemed the theme for International Women's Day 2014 to be "Inspiring Change". When it comes to Inspiring Change - nobody does it like our keynote speaker Shannon Passero (www.shannonpassero.com)! Hope to see you there.

Congrats to all the fantastic enterprising individuals nominated for the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards! It was a great morning celebrating entrepreneurship in Niagara at the Stone Mill Inn.

Great day today! Motivating coffee date with my GWEn pal Jennifer Wallace…then a perfect wardrobe find at Shannon Passero's store. Prepping now for my role as emcee at the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Nominee Breakfast tomorrow. It's all good!

Just a reminder about this great event coming up next week!
http://www.greaterniagarachamber.com/Events/Upcoming-Events/Event-Details/e/291

Yippee! Another opportunity to interview some awesome folks in November for Social Media Club Niagara!

Hi Folks, due to some scheduling conflicts we're postponing this month's meeting on Social Media for Events and rescheduling it to November 26th.

Ruth Unrau will be emceeing our social media chat with Janice and Robin of arnoldi:mcpherson who will talk about developing social strategies for events, working with sponsors, exhibitors and presenters and covering a live event.

If you have specific questions for Janice and Robin, please post them here or email them to [email protected].

Looking forward to emceeing and speaking at GWEn Conference on October 30th! A unique day full of professional development, connections, fun and inspiration. Our delegates will leave energized with relevant information to expand their leadership skills & grow their success!
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Attention Women Entrepreneurs or small business owners - current or future! We're in the last week of September -- also the last week of GWEn Early Bird ticket sales! Promo code for Early Bird and Regular Admission tickets -- gwen2013 for 15% off! I'm excited to be emceeing this great event! Don't miss it!
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GWEn Leadership can be a part of our everyday lives, as we interact with employees, colleagues, community members, family and friends. How you define the kind of leader you aspire to be is up to you. GWEn 2013 Conference will give you the tools and inspiration to lead in any and all aspects of your lif...

Some great tips on communication!

3 communication mistakes with big impact - Tara Sophia Mohr | wise living Maybe you feel like I do: even if you’ve been working through the summer, September energy feels like it’s all about getting back to work and reconnecting with your doer, worker-bee self.

Are you 100% a women owned business?
Do you have an innovative product?
Is your company based in Ontario?
Have you been in business for 3 years?

Then you should apply for the Shannon Passero Women's Business Grant? Deadline for submissions is September 15th.

Grants SHANNON PASSERO is thrilled to support woman entrepreneurs through the launch of her 1st annual Women’s Business Grant Program. Introducing this grant program in 2013 is meaningful, since this year marks Passero’s 15th year in business, the opening of he