BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20211117T180000Z DTEND:20211117T193000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Women in Business Luncheon 2 DESCRIPTION:The Skokie Chamber of Commerce's Women in Business program is at the Mary Radmacher Room at Skokie Public Library!\n\n\n\nWe will have Deb Dietz\, Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners\, Inc. speaking at the event.\n\n\n\nDeb Dietz is the Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners\, Inc. (SMB). Deb founded SMB in 2015 after spending the majority of her career in Corporate America\, working in leadership roles for Baxter Laboratories\, Grainger\, Citigroup\, Cummins Engine\, and RRDonnelley. She has also worked extensively with non-profits\, membership associations\, and Small to Mid-sized Businesses\, which is reflected in her company's name (SMB). \n\n\n\nCatapult Your 2022 Business Performance\n\n Why Having an Information-Driven Business Planning Process Is Critical For Success \n\n \n\nIt's that time of year again. The strategic business planning cycle has begun for the New Year. And\, as much as a business plan is paramount for success\, much work must be done before you can develop your plan with a proper foundation that can catapult your 2022 business performance. \n\n \n\nOften businesses jump right into the plan development\, missing key learnings from collecting and analyzing business information that would have put them on the right path. And that's the point. You want to be on the right path\, ensuring you have the right focus on your people\, your internal operations\, your value proposition\, and your customers. Because it takes this kind of focus to drive improved business performance. Only then can you drive the financial results for your business that are truly transformational.\n\n \n\nJoin us as Deb Dietz\, Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners takes us through the SMB strategic business planning process that is driven by data and analysis which uncovers key insights that inform the development of your 2022 business plan\, gaining clarity on key performance objectives\, strategies\, tactics and metrics that catapults you towards increased success. \n\n \n\nYou'll leave the workshop with the tools you need to plan effectively for 2022\, focusing on your first quarter 2022 business objectives:\n\n \n\n The Research Bridge: How you can extract key insights from data that identifies key business growth opportunities and objectives\n The Portfolio Review: Understanding the financial impact and growth opportunities of your current product/service portfolio your value proposition - helping you to prioritize your human and financial resources\n The Balanced Scorecard: Your Strategic Business Plan Template that maps business insights into objectives\, strategies and tactics for the four business planning perspectives: \n \n Financial\n Customer\n Internal Process/Operations\n Employee\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nSMB has two lines of business. Management Consulting and Digital Education. The consulting practice focuses on strategic business planning\, marketing and IT. The digital education division partners with thought leaders and subject matter experts monetizing their expertise\, changing the way they generate awareness and revenue. SMB works with authors\, speakers\, coaches\, consultants\, service providers\, entrepreneurs\, and subject matter experts\, helping them develop online courses that share their knowledge and expertise with a global\, target audience. SMB offers a turn-key digital product solution that includes online course development/instructional design\, tech platform hosting\, and digital marketing worldwide.\n\n\n\nDeb has an MBA in Marketing and Business Management\, and is certified in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University\, and Organizational Leadership from Northwestern. She is a member of NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) and most recently a member of the Chicago Board of Directors (2019-2021)\, a Regional Leader of NAWBO Chicago North Connects (Lake Forest)\, and winner of NAWBO Chicago's 2019 Member of the Year. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra. Deb is a champion and growth advocate for small to mid-sized businesses everywhere.\n\n\n\nDeb can be reached at ddietz@smbvaluepartners.com X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Skokie Chamber of Commerce'\;s Women in Business program is at the Mary Radmacher Room at Skokie Public Library!
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\nWe will have Deb Dietz\, Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners\, Inc. speaking at the event.
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\nDeb Dietz is the Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners\, Inc. (SMB).  \;Deb founded SMB in 2015 after spending the majority of her career in Corporate America\, working in leadership roles for Baxter Laboratories\, Grainger\, Citigroup\, Cummins Engine\, and RRDonnelley. She has also worked extensively with non-profits\, membership associations\, and \;Small to \;Mid-sized \;Businesses\, which is reflected in her company&rsquo\;s name (SMB). \;
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\nCatapult Your 2022 Business Performance
\n \;Why Having an Information-Driven Business Planning Process Is Critical For Success
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\nIt&rsquo\;s that time of year again. The strategic business planning cycle has begun for the New Year. And\, as much as a business plan is paramount for success\, much work must be done before you can develop your plan with a proper foundation that can catapult your 2022 business performance.
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\nOften businesses jump right into the plan development\, missing key learnings from collecting and analyzing business information that would have put them on the right path. And that'\;s the point. You want to be on the right path\, ensuring you have the right focus on your people\, your internal operations\, your value proposition\, and your customers. Because it takes this kind of focus to drive improved business performance. Only then can you drive the financial results for your business that are truly transformational.
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\nJoin us as Deb Dietz\, Founder and CEO of SMB Value Partners takes us through the SMB strategic business planning process that is driven by data and analysis which uncovers key insights that inform the development of your 2022 business plan\, gaining clarity on key performance objectives\, strategies\, tactics and metrics that catapults you towards increased success.
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\nYou&rsquo\;ll leave the workshop with the tools you need to plan effectively for 2022\, focusing on your first quarter 2022 business objectives:
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\nSMB has two lines of business. Management Consulting and Digital Education. The consulting practice focuses on strategic business planning\, marketing and IT.  \;The digital education division partners with thought leaders and subject matter experts monetizing their expertise\, changing the way they generate awareness and revenue. SMB works with authors\, speakers\, coaches\, consultants\, service providers\, entrepreneurs\, and subject matter experts\, helping them develop online courses that share their knowledge and expertise with a global\, target audience. SMB offers a turn-key digital product solution that includes online course development/instructional design\, tech platform hosting\, and digital marketing &ndash\; worldwide.
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\nDeb has an MBA in Marketing and Business Management\, and is certified in Data Science from Johns Hopkins University\, and Organizational Leadership from Northwestern. She is a member of NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) and most recently a member of the Chicago Board of Directors (2019-2021)\, a Regional Leader of NAWBO Chicago North Connects (Lake Forest)\, and winner of NAWBO Chicago&rsquo\;s 2019 Member of the Year. She currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra. Deb is a champion and growth advocate for small to mid-sized businesses everywhere.
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\nDeb can be reached at \;ddietz@smbvaluepartners.com
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\n \; LOCATION:Skokie Public Library at the 1st Floor Mary Radmacher Room 5215 W. Oakton in Skokie UID:e.362.5052 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260407T195244Z URL:https://members.skokiechamber.org/events/details/women-in-business-luncheon-2-5052 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR