“I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” – Beyonce – Singer-Songwriter-Actress

 

“When within yourself you find the road, the right road will open.” – Dejan Stojanovic – Poet-Writer-Essayist-Philosopher-Businessman

 

“The final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.” – Olivia Newton-John – 1948-2022 – Singer-Actress

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

(notes provided by the distinguished gentleman from Rhode Island, Edward Perry)

 

There will be no morning meeting on February 6th.  Instead, that evening our club will host our Karaoke Fundraiser at Jupiter’s at the Crossing.  Cocktails will start at 5:30pm before the real pros start singing at 6:30pm. Mary K passed around a Sign-up sheet for various ways for everyone to help.

 

Jan 18th – Jen Shelby’s birthday party in Miami – BYOB

 

Feb 22nd – 9 to 11am – Salt & Light in Urbana

 

Mar 2-6 – Read Across America

 

PROGRAM

 

Garrett introduced Lauren Gramly, Business Specialist, with the Champaign Public Library. Laura has an MBA from the University of Illinois and has over 20 years of experience in small business and nonprofit management.

 

The Champaign Public Library began to provide information for those interested in entrepreneurship about seven years ago. Lauren recently joined the library and has been directing and organizing this free service on how to start and grow your own business. This service includes free workshops, powerful online tools and one on one consultations. The focus is for those first-time business owners, beginning a non-profit start-up, and young entrepreneurs.

 

Lauren helps to show the path using business workshops, YouTube videos, online information sources such as Mergent Intellect, Reference Solutions, Gale Business Plan Builder and Gale Entrepreneurship, and one on one meetings with Laura. Included in this path is how to determine your business concept, how to conduct market research and analysis, how to create a business plan, making it legal, get funding, how to market, and deciding on the scale of the business.

 

In the workshops she brings in local businesspeople as speakers to help explain how to start and what is needed to maintain a business. She is also teaming up with the local schools to help young people who are interested in entrepreneurship. 

 

Additional information about the program and how you can help please contact Lauren at lgramly@champaign.org.

 

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  Jan 16th Jan 23rd Jan 30th Feb 6th
Introductions Scott Paceley Robb Patton No Karaoke!
Reflection Oktay Baran Eddie Bridges am Karaoke!
Greeters Scott Paceley Robb Patton meeting Karaoke!
Oktay Baran Eddie Bridges on Karaoke!
Food Ed Perry TBD fifth Karaoke!
Notetaker Hodson Conforti Thursday. Karaoke!

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UPCOMING SCHEDULE (with program committee members listed in parentheses)

 

January 16th – Dr. Pavlo Dziuba, Visiting Professor, Economics, UIUC  (Mary)

January 23rd – Lynne Barnes, Advocates for Aging Care (Michael)

January 30th – TBD

February 6th – Karaoke fundraiser (no AM meeting)

February 13th – TBD (Cary)

February 20th – Club Assembly

February 27th – TBD (Charlie)

March 6th – TBD (Lisa)

March 13th – TBD (Joe)

March 20th – TBD (Les)

March 27th – TBD (Mary)

 

 

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

 

January 18 – Jen Shelby

January 27 – Rod Roberts

January 28 – Scott Paceley