Mid-MO Business Improvement Group

11/14/2020

Aaron DeSha to present to Mid-MO BIG.
Thursday 11/18
8:30AM
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Meeting ID: 952 2250 6954
Passcode: MIDMO BIG

Our final meeting of 2020 will feature Ziglar, Inc Choose to Win coach Aaron DeSha. Join us to be inspired, motivated and challenged to make ourselves better!

BE SIGNIFICANT
Be significant! Be impactful! Do the little things that separate yourself from your peers. Practice these principles and begin to see results that last a lifetime.
CHOOSE TO WIN
You can learn to change your life one simple choice at a time. After a serious self analysis of your current life condition, learn three life changing habits that will put you on track to be, do, and have more!
TRUE LEADERSHIP
Learn how to recognize, internalize and practice foundational characteristics shared by some of history’s greatest leaders.

10/14/2020

FREE SMALL BUSINESS FORUM Thursday 10/22 8:30 AM via Zoom.
This month we have lined up a fresh, new entrepreneur to talk to our group about opening her own business… AT THE AGE OF 15! ! !

I am excited to introduce to you Shelby Mell, who will share her enthusiasm and her drive to run her own business – Mellby’s Chill Zone. Of her first business endeavor, she says: "Most kids, it's hard for them to get out of bed, let alone open a business, at my age," "This is probably my favorite thing I've ever done,"

I hope that this presentation will offer two opportunities:
1) To remind us all of the excitement of a new business venture and why we chose the entrepreneurial path for ourselves, and
2) To open the opportunity for us, as a community, to offer advice and help for Shelby as she now embarks on her new business.

I hope that you will join us via Zoom on Thursday 10/22 at 8:30am. https://zoom.us/j/94353567344?pwd=blRCTmhpb2RMK0U5SFYyQjdzUUkvUT09
Meeting ID: 943 5356 7344
Passcode: BIG

08/13/2020

Tom Trabue to present to the Mid-MO Business Improvement Group

Tom Trabue of The Next Steps Strategies will present the message "Steps to a More Productive Day". In this 30 minute conversation Tom Trabue, business coach and owner of theNextStep, will introduce tools that will help you get past the overwhelm of your day, bring clarity to your ‘best next steps’, and improve your productivity.
www.theNextStepStrategies.com
www.facebook.com/theNextStepLLC

Topic: Mid-MO BIG presents Tom Trabue
Time: Aug 27, 2020 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 978 8526 7306
Passcode: 780960

07/24/2020

THANK YOU Dr. Laurel Kramer for a great presentation today about coping in the COVID environment.

For those who missed the presentations, the video is up on YouTube for viewing:
https://youtu.be/iL-UN0QmWsA

07/08/2020

Mid-MO BIG presents DR. LAUREL KRAMER, SSM Health Medical Group outpatient psychologist.

Dr. Kramer will speak about the emotional coping in these trying times and pressures of the COVID environment. She writes:

"Twelve weeks have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic changed our daily lives in significant ways.

Like you, I am feeling the limits of my mental health. Day to day, my emotions vary between feeling irritable,
antsy, anxious, depressed and grateful. I long for the day when I can feel safe and calm again. We are using our
best coping skills, yet there is more ahead as we worry about job security, uncertain finances and the
possibility of catching the virus.

These past weeks tell us two things: We have less control over our lives than we believed; and, how easily our
emotional wellness can be frayed and tattered. It is now time to find things we truly have control over and
build skills to strengthen our mental wellness as we face an uncertain future.

Keeping a positive attitude even in the most challenging situations is key."

Attend the Mid-MO BIG meeting to hear more from Dr. Kramer..

Thursday 7/23 8:30AM

In person:
ServiceMaster by Aerodry 1221 Creek Trail Dr Jefferson City, MO 65109

Via Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/98734057611
Meeting ID: 987 3405 7611

06/26/2020

Mid-MO Business Improvement Group
THANK YOU to everyone who attended our meeting today!

THANK YOU to Missouri Women's Business Center and Sherry Major for the presentation on business plans for small businesses.

Thank you to ServiceMaster Restoration Services by Aerodry for hosting our meeting today!

Our next meeting will be July 23rd.

06/16/2020

Sherry Major of the MO Women's Business Center presents to Mid-MO BIG
JOIN US to learn about making business plans for small businesses. Small businesses need a practical, but flexible guide for steering, for decision making and for survival.

Thursday 6/25 8:30AM
Meeting options include Zoom and onsite / in-person.
~ In this new environment of social distancing, you can decide how to best participate in this meeting. We will provide the flexibility to join in person or via Zoom, however you are most comfortable:

Onsite Meeting location:
ServiceMaster by Aerodry
1221 Creek Trail Dr
Jefferson City, MO 65109

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Sherry's LinkedIn page for more info:
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05/22/2020

Ryan Bohl, CPA to present to the Mid-MO BIG

Thursday 5/28 8:30am
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Ryan will present on the CARES and PPP loans still available to small businesses and the potential tax consequences that are attached to receiving these funds.

05/07/2020

Virtual background fun... my ADHD kicked in during a recent meeting...🤪😎

So, I was a panelist on a Zoom meeting... and tried this virtual background!

COVID-19 has driven many meetings online. The new virtual environment has some interesting new virtual tools... and some that folks will tend to misuse.

Post a pic of the worst virtual background you've created or have seen during a recent virtual meeting.

04/23/2020

Mid-MO BIG Meetings on the schedule. Check it out!

We continue to schedule meetings for the future. As we return to "normal" or a "new normal" - or whatever it will look like, we WILL continue to gather as small bsuiness owners to learn, grow and network to help each other.

Contact us if you would like to present to the group or if you have ideas for future speakers from whom you would like to hear.

Stay positive! Stay safe! Stay helathy!

04/16/2020

Mid-MO BIG presents Kayla Wilbers: Selling During a Crisis
Join us Thursday 4/23 8:30am!

For the last few weeks, most of us have been working from home attempting to avoid negativity and do our best at our jobs. If you’re in a sales roll this may be particularly difficult for you. You feel guilty about bothering people when their businesses might be in a state of crisis. You’re concerned about what people might think if you call and try to sell something during this time. Join me to discuss these feelings and emotions and deep dive into the emotions of others to propel us to success during and after this time of crisis.

We are going virtual for this meeting, thanks to Kayla, Huber & Associates and Zoom:

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/353071429

You can also dial in using your phone:
1 (571) 317-3122
Access Code: 353-071-429

03/30/2020

Congress has passed the CARES Act for all of our Mid-MO small business friends and neighbors...
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
https://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/023595_comm_corona_virus_smallbiz_loan_final.pdf

Thanks to Gary Wilbers of Ascend Business Strategies for passing along this information. If you are not already aware of the emergency lending guideline, download and read carefully.

Stay positive! Stay safe. Stay helathy!