Rules for the Workplace: An Irreverent Guide to Advancing Your Career
Author and Skirt Editor Kelly Love Johnson will share her practical suggestions for advancing your career. Get savvy, strategic and suitable advice that will make your work life better and your chances for a successful career a reality.  If you are in the market for a job, already working or re-entering the workforce this is the workshop for you! Copies of Kelly's book will be available for purchase.

New Age Marketing: How to Use the Web for All It’s Worth!
Entrepreneurial guru Pattie Simone returns with her newest program to propel your business to new heights on the Internet. With practical tips on how to maximize the impact of this super sized technology, Pattie will help you understand what you need to know about websites, e-newsletters, e-mail, blogging, podcasting, video streaming, Web 2.0, social communities like FaceBook, LinkedIn and YouTube, Pay-per-Click, and more, so you can build a strategy that works to grow with your business in a smart, cost-effective manner.

Financing Your Business Expansion
Gotten through the growing pains of startup and ready to take the next step? This session will provide you with some unique opportunities to expand your businesses through certification programs with city and county governments, special revolving loan funds with the Council of Governments, and express loan programs through the Small Business Administration.

How Does Your Business Grow: Real Life Success Stories
Meet local entrepreneurs Trudi Griffith, AccuScribe Transcriptions, Judith Moore, Charleston Cookie Company and Catherine Stuhr, J. Henry Stuhr, who have successfully taken their businesses to higher levels of profit and productivity.

Charting a Path to Leadership Greatness
Join organizational management experts Margaret Seidler and Bridget Dewees for an in depth discussion of what makes a leader effective. Learn the best practices of successful leaders and chart your own path to leadership success.