Our Complex Healthcare System, Simplified!
Access to easy, quality healthcare is paramount for people during their lives. However, our healthcare/health insurance system is unnecessarily complicated and broken. This is the reason Adam Reid helps people in this space.
This evening, Adam will simplify the main points of our healthcare system so people can better understand and access it (including available subsidies). This will include both Medicare and Marketplace plans. His goal is to make a traditionally boring topic fun and engaging.
Adam has been in the health insurance space for over 7 years. Prior to health insurance, Adam worked in educational policy, setting up high school programs throughout the Portland area (also navigating complex policies). Adam owned many small businesses throughout his career and holds a master’s degree in policy analysis from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s of Science from Portland State University.
To learn more about Adam and the services he provides, visit https://www.healthplansinoregon.com/adam-reid/.
JOIN US IN PERSON OR ONLINE:
DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 21, 2023 | Doors 6:00 pm | Pizza, Salad, Dessert & Coffee 6:30 | Program 7:00
LOCATION: SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave. (at Tenino, one block south of Tacoma), Portland, Oregon, 97202 (or join us on Zoom)
COST: $10 door for in-person meeting includes a light dinner. Non-members welcome. No charge for virtual attendees.
REGISTRATION: Registration required. If you plan to attend, please send an email by Tuesday, September 19, to communications@ahboregon.org or call 503-232-2326. When you RSVP, please let us know if you plan to attend virtually, so we can send you the Zoom meeting link.
How to Raise Rates Without Raising a Ruckus
On Thursday, October 19, Marketing Strategist Sandy Hubbard returns for a command presentation on a topic that is sure to resonate – how to raise rates without raising a ruckus.
Many of us got through the last three years without raising rates – because why upset the applecart, right?
But the reality is, we must raise rates to survive and thrive.
In this hands-on workshop, Sandy will guide us in calculating how much to raise rates, how best to announce the increase, the right tone to take, and what to do if customers push back.
Raising rates or prices presents challenges for businesses of all sizes, and AHB extends a warm invitation to owners and managers of all kinds of businesses — not just home-based enterprises — to join us.
The valuable coaching session covers a lot of ground, and promises to be well worth the $10 cover charge. Social time begins at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, followed by a family-style dinner and Sandy’s talk.
REGISTRATION: Registration required. If you plan to attend, please send an email by Tuesday, October 17, 2023, to communications@ahboregon.org or call 503-232-2326.
Your Website Needs To Be More Than Just A Pretty Face
With a writer’s knack for clarity, Mark Whittaker serves small business owners overwhelmed by online marketing jargon. He not only helps them get results; he understands the numbers behind those results.
Mark shares his expertise with AHB in a live online presentation on Thursday, July 20. Tune in from home via Zoom or watch with us in person and enjoy conversation and a casual dinner in Sellwood.
Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Mark is owner of Whitmark Digital, a one-person digital marketing agency that helps really small businesses with their websites, search optimization, search advertising, web content, and social media. A newspaper journalist for 31 years, Mark has spent the last nine of those years building and managing newspaper websites. Beginning in 2010, he helped build a start-up digital marketing agency. He launched Whitmark Digital after Covid, believing there must be a better way to guide small business owners through the maze of online marketing strategies, tactics, and tools.
To learn more, visit https://whitmarkdigital.com.
JOIN US IN PERSON OR ONLINE:
DATE/TIME: Thursday, July 20, 2023 | Doors 6:00 pm | Dinner 6:30 | Program 7:00
LOCATION: SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave. (at Tenino, one block south of Tacoma), Portland, Oregon, 97202 (or join us on Zoom)
COST: $10 door for in-person meeting includes supper. Non-members welcome. No charge for virtual attendees.
REGISTRATION: Registration required. If you plan to attend, please send an email by Tuesday, July 18, to communications@ahboregon.org or call 503-232-2326. When you RSVP, please let us know if you plan to attend virtually, so we can send you the Zoom meeting link.
Nancy Chapin
Business District Specialist | Community Organizer
Portland, Oregon • 971-407-7942
The Support Group
Nancy Chapin, a co-founder of the organization that became Venture Portland, has been providing invaluable support for business districts all around Southeast Portland for decades—in volunteer, staff, board and advisory roles. She staffs Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association and coordinate the Hawthorne Street Fair on the last Sunday of August. She is President of the 82nd Avenue Business Association, and also volunteers with the 82 Roses Community Enrichment Coalition which sponsors the 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade. In addition to the Association of Home Businesses, she serves on the Woodstock Community Business Association board and the Advisory Committee of the JADE District.
Self-employment on the Road to Self-actualization
Join us Thursday, June 22, for a talk by Becky Luening, sole proprietor of a home-based graphic design and editing service called Becky Luening Book Arts. Drawing from personal and professional life experience, Becky will lay out her unique philosophy of what we call “work” and tell how following her heart and choosing to be a free agent at a young age set her on a path of self-development that continues to this day. She will also share some of the basic business tips she has picked up along the way.
IN PERSON WITH A VIRTUAL OPTION
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 22, 2023 | Doors 6:00 pm | Dinner 6:30 | Program 7:00
LOCATION: SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave. (at Tenino, one block south of Tacoma), Portland, Oregon, 97202 (or join us on Zoom)
COST: $10 door for in-person meeting includes supper. Non-members welcome. No charge for virtual attendees.
REGISTRATION: Registration required. If you plan to attend, please send an email by Tuesday, June 20, to communications@ahboregon.org or call 503-232-2326. When you RSVP, please let us know if you plan to attend virtually, so we can send you the Zoom meeting link.
Sandy Hubbard
Marketing Strategist and B2B Advisor for Print | Media | Tech Mobile
Portland, Oregon • 971-407-7942
HelpPrintThrive@gmail.com
Sandy Hubbard on LinkedIn
Sandy Hubbard helps local companies and home-based businesses centralize the key elements in their marketing program, amplify them, and create a plan for reaching customers. Sandy produces #PrintChat, a weekly global forum for the printing industry, and is a monthly columnist and industry expert for the print industry, including magazines, media platforms, and online events.
Zoe Morrison
Digital Nomad
IScanPhotographs.com
INSTA: @zoemorrisondigitalnomad
A member of AHB since 2007, Zoe Morrison has worn many business hats. Her haberdashery has included lifestyle concierge, nutria maker, personal & pastry chef, executive administrative assistant, development director for Let’s Share Housing, agency recruiter for senior services and more. In 2020 Zoe relocated to Florida to support an aging family member, but remains a member of AHB. She continues wearing a variety of hats in her semi retirement. She actively recruits program presenters for AHB and provides technical support to the organization. Her current interests include preserving family & community history with her company, I Scan Photographs, and elevating the shared housing concept with her newest program, The Share.
Eric Norberg
Editor & General Manager, The Bee
Portland, Oregon • 503-232-2326
eric@ericnorberg.com
Eric Norberg is longtime editor of The Bee, a 100+ year-old local newspaper distributed monthly to neighborhoods in southeast Portland, including Sellwood-Westmoreland, Brooklyn, Eastmoreland, Reed, Woodstock, Creston-Kenilworth, Brentwood-Darlington, and the Portland section of Ardenwald. Printing and distributing 20,000 issues every month, with an estimated 45,000 readers monthly, The Bee is the most-read of all newspapers in Inner Southeast.
Build Your Business by Getting Involved In Your Community
Nancy Chapin, a co-founder of the organization that became Venture Portland, has been providing invaluable support for business districts all around Southeast Portland for decades—in volunteer, staff, board and advisory roles. Nancy will discuss how getting involved in the community can energize your business and bring greater success.
Bridget Bayer has expertise and has authored books on producing street fairs and marketing through events. She will talk about how to promote home-based businesses at community events, and how getting involved in small business marketing events can lead to long-term business relationships that help build your client base.
IN PERSON WITH A VIRTUAL OPTION
DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 18, 2023 | Doors 6:00 pm | Dinner 6:30 | Program 7:00
LOCATION: SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave. (at Tenino, one block south of Tacoma), Portland, Oregon, 97202 (or join us on Zoom)
COST: $10 door for in-person meeting includes supper. Non-members welcome. No charge for virtual attendees.
REGISTRATION: Registration required. If you plan to attend, please send an email by Tuesday, May 16, to communications@ahboregon.org or call 503-232-2326. When you RSVP, please let us know if you plan to attend virtually, so we can send you the Zoom meeting link.
Opening Doors to Fulfilling Work
Aubrie De Clerck, featured speaker at AHB’s April 20, 2023 meeting, is a career coach who helps people open doors to fulfilling work. She has over 15 years of experience in supporting people in entrepreneurial, corporate, non-profit, and education environments. Aubrie is known for being highly inspirational and deeply practical, meeting clients with warmth and acceptance. She calls her practice Coaching for Clarity.
Aubrie has developed a component in her coaching practice using a process known as Threads. “Threads are the things about us that don’t change. Things you do naturally. Your gifts. You couldn’t stop doing them if you tried. If you are looking for ways to talk about yourself and your business in a genuine and compelling way, Threads can help!”
Aubrie’s virtual presentation will be projected on the big screen at our in-person dinner meeting at the SMILE Station (details below).
DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 20, 2023 | Doors 6:00 pm | Dinner 6:30 | Program 7:00
LOCATION: SMILE Station, 8210 SE 13th Ave (at Tenino, one block south of Tacoma), Portland, Oregon, 97202 (or join us on ZOOM)
COST: $10 door for in-person meeting includes supper. Non-members welcome. No charge for virtual attendees.
REGISTRATION: To make sure we there is enough food for all who attend in person, please RSVP via email to communications@ahboregon.org or via phone, 503-232-2326. This is a hybrid meeting. People who prefer to join via Zoom are more than welcome to join us at no charge with prior registration. When you RSVP, please let us know if you plan to attend virtually, so we can send you the Zoom meeting link.