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SUMMARY:2024 Business X-Change - 12/11 Sponsored by The Connection Co.
DESCRIPTION:BUSINESS X-CHANGE PRESENTATION - WEDNESDAY\, December 11\, 2024 \n\n \n\nBusiness X-Change meets regularly throughout the year.  Our December X-Change will be held in person at the Portage County Business Council office. Business X-Change allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics\, learn from local industry leaders and\, most importantly\, learn from each other. \n\n \n\nThere is no cost to attend. Coffee and Danish provided.\n\n \n\nTitle: "Unlocking Potential: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace"\n\n \n\nPresented by:\n\n  \n\n(L/R) Alison Swan & Andrea Marty\n\n\n\nAbout the Program:  Join us for an engaging Business X-Change where we dive into the untapped potential of hiring people with disabilities. Explore the many benefits\, debunk common myths\, and discover how accommodations and support can turn diverse talents into powerful assets for your business. Let's revolutionize your workplace together! \n\n\n\nKey Points to Include: \n\n1.    Insight into the Business Benefits: Understand the tangible advantages of hiring people with disabilities\, including enhanced innovation\, improved team dynamics\, and a competitive edge in the market.\n\n2.    Myth-Busting: Learn to debunk common misconceptions about hiring individuals with disabilities\, such as the limitations on performance\, perceived burdens of accommodations\, and stereotypes to skill sets.\n\n3.    Strategies for Accommodations and Support: Acquire practical insights into various accommodations and support systems that can be implemented\, fostering an understanding of how these measures contribute to unleashing the full potential of diverse talents. \n\n\n\nAbout our Presenters:  \n\nThe Connection Co. (TCC) - Andrea Marty\, Co-Founder and Alison Swan\, Co-Founder.\n\n\n\nAndrea dedicated more than a decade of her career being a high school special education teacher and transition coordinator before co-founding TCC. Andrea holds a master's degree in Special Education from UW-Stevens Point.\n\n\n\nFor ten years\, Alison has been helping people with disabilities reach their employment goals in Portage County. She was a solo-entrepreneur for 4 years before co-founding TCC. Alison is currently pursuing a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from UW-Stout. \n\n\n\nWhat is Business X-Change? Allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics\, learn from local industry leaders and\, most importantly\, learn from each other.  Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year.\n\n\n\nSpecial THANK YOU to The Connection Co. for their sponsorship of this program.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal\; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">BUSINESS X-CHANGE PRESENTATION - WEDNESDAY\, December 11\, 2024<em><span style="color:#FF0000\;">&nbsp\;</span></em></span></span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year.&nbsp\; Our December&nbsp\;X-Change will be held in person at the Portage County Business Council office.&nbsp\;Business X-Change&nbsp\;allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics\, learn from local industry leaders and\, most importantly\, learn from each other.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial narrow\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>There is no cost to attend. Coffee and Danish&nbsp\;provided.</strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<strong><span arial="" background-attachment:="" background-clip:="" background-image:="" background-origin:="" background-position:="" background-repeat:="" background-size:="" color:="" style="font-size: 20pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: ">Title: &quot\;Unlocking Potential: Embracing Diversity in the Workplace&quot\;</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span background-attachment:="" background-clip:="" background-image:="" background-origin:="" background-position:="" background-repeat:="" background-size:="" segoe="" style="font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: " ui="">Presented by:<br />\n<img alt="" height="229" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/AndreaMartyAlisonSwan.jpg" style="width: 175px\; height: 229px\;" width="175" />&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<span style="font-size: 16px\;">(L/R) Alison Swan &amp\; Andrea Marty</span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><em><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">About the Program:</span></span></span></em></strong><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">&nbsp\; Join us for an engaging Business X-Change where we dive into the untapped potential of hiring people with disabilities. Explore the many benefits\, debunk common myths\, and discover how accommodations and support can turn diverse talents into powerful assets for your business. Let&#39\;s revolutionize your workplace together!&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><strong><em><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">Key Points to Include:&nbsp\;</span></em></strong><br />\n<span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">1.</span></span></span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">Insight into the Business Benefits: Understand the tangible advantages of hiring people with disabilities\, including enhanced innovation\, improved team dynamics\, and a competitive edge in the market.<br />\n2.</span></span></span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">Myth-Busting: Learn to debunk common misconceptions about hiring individuals with disabilities\, such as the limitations on performance\, perceived burdens of accommodations\, and stereotypes to skill sets.<br />\n3.</span></span></span>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;"><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;">Strategies for Accommodations and Support: Acquire practical insights into various accommodations and support systems that can be implemented\, fostering an understanding of how these measures contribute to unleashing the full potential of diverse talents.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<em><strong><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">About our Presenters:&nbsp\; </span></span></span></strong></em><br />\n<font face="segoe ui historic\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">The Connection Co. (TCC) - Andrea Marty\, Co-Founder and Alison Swan\, Co-Founder.<br />\n<br />\nAndrea dedicated more than a decade of her career being a high school special education teacher and transition coordinator before co-founding TCC. Andrea holds a master&#39\;s degree in Special Education from UW-Stevens Point.<br />\n<br />\nFor ten years\, Alison has been helping people with disabilities reach their employment goals in Portage County. She was a solo-entrepreneur for 4 years before co-founding TCC. Alison is currently pursuing a master&#39\;s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from UW-Stout.&nbsp\;</span></font><br />\n<br />\n<em><strong><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">What is Business X-Change?</span></span></span></strong></em><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">&nbsp\;Allows business owners and their employees the opportunity to discuss pertinent topics\, learn from local industry leaders and\, most importantly\, learn from each other.&nbsp\; Business X-Change meets regularly throughout the year.<br />\n<img alt="" height="225" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/390/Image/TheConnectionCo..png" style="width: 225px\; height: 225px\;" width="225" /><br />\n<strong>Special&nbsp\;</strong><em><strong>THANK YOU</strong></em><strong>&nbsp\;to The Connection Co.&nbsp\;</strong></span></span></span><strong><span style="background-image:initial\;background-position:initial\;background-size:initial\;background-repeat:initial\;background-attachment:initial\;background-origin:initial\;background-clip:initial\;"><span style="color:black\;"><span style="font-family:segoe ui historic\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:12pt\;">for their sponsorship of this program.</span></span></span></span></strong></p>\n
LOCATION:Portage County Business Council office 5501 Vern Holmes Drive Stevens Point\, WI 54482
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URL:https://business.portagecountybiz.com/events/details/2024-business-x-change-12-11-sponsored-by-the-connection-co-11090
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