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Join The Greens Country Club for a Social Media Workshop!

The workshop will feature special guest Joe Hopper, president of Hopper Marketing. Hopper is a marketing professor at OCU and previously worked for The Oklahoman.

The class will be on May 31 from 9 a.m. - noon. The topics to be covered include:

•Social media for businesses
•Building a social media strategy
•Best practices for social media marketing

To reserve your seat call The Greens at 405.751.6266. This event is open to the public and costs $30.

Looking to improve your speaking and leadership skills?

Since 1924, more than 4 million people have become more confident speakers and leaders because of their participation in Toastmasters.

Toastmasters is a leader in communication and leadership development. Today, our membership is 260,000 strong. Members improve speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 12,500-plus clubs that make up our global network of meeting locations.

Come by the Boulevard Cafeteria as a welcome guest of a club meeting and see what it's all about. Membership in Toastmasters in one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself!

ELE Rwanda is an new initiative by young Rwandans under Rwandan Presidential Scholarship at Oklahoma Christian University. These young people want to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in order to contribute to the development of their country.

Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S a sexual addiction expert, is author of three books on the interface of sexual addiction and technology.This presentation provides insight into the relationship of sex and the process addictions to
survival of childhood abuse and neglect.

Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S a sexual addiction expert, is author of three books on the interface of sexual addiction and technology.This presentation provides a non-judgmental understanding of sexual addiction, technology and their relationship to adultproblems with intimacy and healthy adult sexuality.

Need to know more about computers? The Computer Club of Oklahoma City ("ccokc") is a non-profit organization that offers classes, study groups and workshops for anything computer related you might want to learn. Come try out our Mobile Communications Study Group (on the second Friday of each month at 1:30pm) to learn more about your new smart phone. Every Thursday morning from 10:00 -1200 we have a study group especially designed for seniors. Our Genealogy study group meets on the second Saturday of each month at 9:00. We have many, many more learning venues; check out our website at www.ccokc.org.

We have a large membership composed of people of all levels of computer knowledge - from newbies to nerds. Anyone is welcome to sit in on any of our activities for free; come see what we have to offer.

The OU Lean Institute will be offering a public session of Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification training beginning February 27, 2012. Over the course of this training, students will learn to apply Lean and Six Sigma process improvement techniques to address real-world problems, following the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), expanded with training covering the all-important recognition of problems and deployment of improvements.

The OU Lean Institute emphasizes applied learning as a training methodology and black belt students will complete an individual real-world process improvement project as a significant part of their training.

Twenty (20) days of classroom training spread over four months, with additional coaching by the instructor.


Training Dates:

Week 1: February 27- February 2
Week 2: March 26 - March 30
Week 3: April 23 - April 27
Week 4: June 4 - June 8
Final Presentation: TBD

Training Location:

All training will be held at theTinker Business Industrial Park, Midwest City, OK. (Tinker AFB) http://www.tbip.net/

Class times are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This course will be taught by instructor Teresa Tobias
Training Cost: $5,000



In this course, students will learn to apply Lean and Six Sigma process improvement techniques to address real world problems, following the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).

Upon successful completion of a project, the participant will become a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt per the OU Lean Institute. Please call 405-325-9135 for additional information.

10.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU) and three hours of graduate credit from the OU College of Liberal Studies are available. If you have questions about the course credit option, please read through the FAQ page first.

Register online or contact Michelle Bassham in CCE registration to enroll at 405-325-6034 / mbassham@ou.edu.

The Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association will offer a short course on greenhouse production on June 20-21 for businesses that want to learn more about greenhouses.

The course will take place at the John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture Center at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City, 400 N Portland. Registration is under way now and costs from $80 to $200.

For more information, email Becky Sellers, executive secretary of the association at info@oknla.org or call her at 945-6737.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification -

Beginning March 13, 2012 The OU Lean Institute will be offering a public session of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification training beginning in March, 2012. Over the course of this training, students will learn to apply Lean and Six Sigma process improvement techniques to address real-world problems, following the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).

The OU Lean Institute emphasizes applied learning as a training methodology, and green belt students will complete a real-world process improvement project as a significant part of their training.
Twelve and a half (12.5) days of classroom training spread over four months, with additional coaching by the instructor.


Training Dates:

March 13, 14, 15 - Define/Measure
April 3 (1 hour) - Coaching 1
April 17, 18, 19 - Analyze
May 8 (1 hour) - Coaching 2
May 15, 16, 17 - Improve
June 12 (1 hour) - Coaching 3
June 19, 20, 21 - Control
July 17 - Final Presentation

Training Location:

All training will be held at theTinker Business Industrial Park, Midwest City, OK. (Tinker AFB) http://www.tbip.net/

Class times are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

This course will be taught by Joyce Hinton
Training Cost: $3,100

In this course, students will learn to apply Lean and Six Sigma process improvement techniques to address real world problems, following the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).

Upon successful completion of a project, the participant will become a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt per the OU Lean Institute.

9.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU) and three hours of graduate credit from the OU College of Liberal Studies are available. Please call 405-325-9135 for additional information. If you have questions about the course credit option, please read through the FAQ page first.

Contact Michelle Bassham in CCE registration to enroll at 405-325-6034 / mbassham@ou.edu

Build your speaking skills, leadership skills, listening skills and your self confidence. Move as fast or as slow as you want to go. A low cost course that will change your life!

We are inviting local techies in every Thursday for “Community and Collaboration Day,” not just to cowork, but to help us build the web tech community in Oklahoma. When you come on Thursdays to the The Div, we want you to meet each other, talk about what you’re working on or dreaming about, ask for advice and give advice to others. We believe projects are better when it is collaborative. We believe creativity and innovation happens at a higher level when groups of talented people get together.

If you are afraid to speak publicly, Toastmasters is the place to go to overcome that fear. The Downtown Recyclers Toastmasters Club in downtown Oklahoma City meets every Friday at noon at the DEQ.

This weekly meeting is of the world's largest referral-based organization, BNI. The ENG chapter is comprised of NW OKC professionals.

The Oklahoma City office of the Women’s Business Center (WBC) of Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc. will present its monthly Women’s Business Breakfast on Thursday, July 7, 2011, from 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., at the State Chamber of Oklahoma, 330 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City.

Please plan to arrive early for “meet & greet” and we’ll kick things off at 8:25. Bring your business cards and join us for this exclusive networking meeting for women business owner professionals and small business resource partners.

Participate with women business owners and professionals who share your interests and market your business through interactive discussions and activities. Learn from other women entrepreneurs and professionals in the area and hear the latest in resource services for women entrepreneurs

The OKC Women’s Business Breakfast meets the first Thursday of every month. Breakfast sponsorships are available.

The program is co-sponsored by Pioneer Library Systems, State Chamber, Sandler Training, and REI’s Women’s Business Center, which is funded in part by the US Small Business Administration.

Registration is encouraged at www.ruralenterprises.com. For additional information, please contact Jennifer Edwards at 405-319-8190 or online at jedwards@ruralenterprises.com

NAWBO Central Oklahoma Business Dinner

Join fellow Oklahoma Women Business Owners for Dinner and an evening of leadership, comradery, education, and collaboration as we enjoy special guests speaker from around the State, Region and Nation. Non-Members and Members welcome. Please register at our website: www.nawbook.org