Tuesday — Business Report‘s 2012 Influential Women in Business Awards luncheon takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The luncheon will feature internationally recognized speaker and author Lisa Johnson, who helps organizations accelerate growth by applying the latest techniques in storytelling to common business challenges, including leadership, sales, innovation and marketing communications. Tickets for the luncheon are $40 each—with tables of 10 available for $400—and they can be purchased by calling 928-1700.
Wednesday — The Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options hosts a community meeting at 6 p.m. at Capital Area Technical College, 3250 N. Acadian Thruway, as part of an effort to ensure that low-income parents in the Capital Region are fully informed of new opportunities created by recently passed education reform legislation and to maximize their understanding of existing local parental choice options. The meeting is a part of a statewide campaign by LaBAEO, which has also launched a new website at Louisianaschoolexpos.com to disseminate information on the expos and provide updated information on the implementation of the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence program.
Thursday — The Small Business Development Summit, a program designed to help businesses explore city-parish contracting opportunities, will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center. Representatives from several city-parish departments will be on hand to discuss their processes for procuring goods and services, and to provide information about how small businesses can take advantage of those opportunities. Attendees will be invited to meet one-on-one with city-parish purchasing and procurement managers. The summit is free, but participants are asked to register in advance online here.
For the full list of upcoming events, click here.
