The Comox Valley Home Based Business Association (CVHBBA) is hosting its monthly meeting Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Westerly Hotel on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.
In addition to the usual networking opportunities, each meeting also features speakers on educational topics related to small business.
The keynote speaker for this meeting is an award-winning marketing consultant, Carolyn West-Price Touhey, owner of SmartBiz Strategy.
In the spirit of Valentine鈥檚 Day, a perfect opportunity to let people know they are appreciated, Touhey鈥檚 presentation will focus on the vital role of customer relations with 鈥渉ow to鈥� suggestions that nearly any business can incorporate into a proactive marketing program.
Touhey, who has been consulting with startups, small businesses and non-profits since 1990, has also presented many of her workshops and webinars on various marketing topics of interest to entrepreneurs who want to exceed their objectives. She is a former member of the practitioner faculty at Johns Hopkins and Loyola universities in Maryland.
The member spotlight will feature Debaura Hall, an advanced instructor and facilitator who owns Divine Connections; she will share her entrepreneurial experiences in the development of her healing-counseling business.
Hall says, 鈥淓ach body functions as a brilliant unified being, designed to function perfectly in its environment. We are structured to operate successfully towards a greater purpose. In a Divine Connection, you and your body enjoy each other鈥檚 company when fully in tune with one another.鈥�
Members and non-members are invited to attend. There is no charge for the meeting.
The CVHBBA provides networking opportunities for association members, encourages and assists members in their personal and professional growth, acts as an advocate to promote the growth and acceptance of home-based business in the Comox Valley, and participates in decision-making about economic development that affects the Valley.
For more information, visit www.CVHBBA.com.
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