1. Calendar of Events
Mark your calendar with these upcoming events!

July 8, Tuesday, 7-9pm - Peer Advisory Group*
This inspirational, motivational, high energy gathering is at the heart of YES!Circle's mission to connect like-minded entrepreneurs in a positive, supportive, open environment. Group members help each other achieve goals and overcome roadblocks to personal and professional success.

July 30, Wednesday, 6:30-9pm - A Midsummer Night’s Networking Gala
with YES!Circle and the Washington Network Group
YES!Circle is thrilled to team up with the Washington Network Group for this very special event. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand your network, meet new people and reconnect with old friends in a fun, festive environment. It's not about trading business cards, it's about connecting, building relationships, expanding your network and most importantly having FUN doing it! Business cards are recommended; a great attitude and an open mind are absolutely required!

You talk; we listen! Per your request, the next YES!Circle Peer Advisory Group will take place in Arlington, Virginia on July 8th, thanks to the hospitality of our friends the Work Place. Attendance at Peer Advisory Groups is limited to 20 participants, thus pre-registration is required.

To view YES!Circle Member Events and Announcements go to http://www.yescircle.org/calendar.asp.

2. Plant the Seeds
Two Cents from the Chief Visionary
Pat, one of my brilliant instructors at the Coaches Training Institute, had a very interesting take on marketing. When bombarded with questions from new coaches about building a successful practice, Pat revealed his secret to attracting business. What he suggested was more of an attitude shift rather then a strategy - consistently plant the seeds, nurture them, and... relax. Having gone through periods of skepticism about this formula - what’s “relax” again? - I am now realizing that Pat was on to something pretty brilliant. Read more...

3. YES!Circle Success Stories
“My presentation at YES!Circle was an incredible experience. I don't think I've ever presented to a group so full of positive energy, focus and drive. Everyone was clearly thrilled to be there. It is rare to find such a dynamic and kind group of people. Your organization truly fosters a spirit of excellence. You are a star, Margarita, attracting the best of the best!”

- Ardell Fleeson, Membership Director, The Tower Club.
Ardell was called by Shannon Henry at the Washington Post "the business matchmaker with the golden rolodex" and "Northern Virginia's Queen of Schmooze" by Virginia Business Magazine.

“Through YES!Circle I found two excellent speakers for my CFUN-03 Conference. You all know Margarita Rozenfeld as the YES!Circle Founder; what you may not know is that as a Success Coach, she speaks and leads workshops on personal and professional development. Her talk on Leadership to the group of managers was outstanding! Another YES!Circle member Mark Gorkin the “Stress Doc” spoke, sang and drew pictures on how to add humor to public speaking. Given the boring programmer talks I have seen in the past these dynamic presentation were just what we needed. The conference was a big success - we got two fantastic speakers from YES!Circle and they got publicity for their businesses. I always meet interesting people at YES!Circle. So, at the next event I encourage you to meet more people - you never know how you can help each other in the future!

- Michael Smith, President, TeraTech.
Michael’s company has been nominated for the best ColdFusion consulting category in the CFDJ awards. Last year TeraTech won by only a few votes! Please help them win again by voting at http://www.teratech.com/vote.cfm. Thanks!

4. Community Spirit Challenge
YES!Circle ISO New Venues
As entrepreneurs, we pride ourselves on our ingenuity, resourcefulness and creativity, not to mention great networking skills! So here is this month's opportunity to use your talents and contacts for a greater good.

As YES!Circle continues to flourish, we are looking for new and exciting venues to hold our events. If your company would like to host a YES!Circle event for extra exposure and visibility, please contact us. Huge thanks to Sid Smith at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP for hosting the evening with Mary Foley in June.

5. Exciting Happenings and Announcements
YES!Circle is thrilled to welcome aboard Karl Jones, our new Intern for the Summer and Fall semesters. Karl is a business owner and studies Finance at Howard University. Karl was selected among other qualified candidates because of his enthusiasm, fantastic people skills and burning interest in entrepreneurship. One of Karl’s dreams is to grace the cover of Forbes in the near future, and at the rate he's going, it may well get there before his 30th Birthday! We will definitely do our best to help him! Please welcome Karl Jones to YES!Circle.

To view YES!Circle Member Events and Announcements go to www.yescircle.org/calendar.

6. Member Spotlight
Member: Sylvia Toone
Business: The Sylvia Toone Artists Repertory (S.T.A.R.)
Business Description: S.T.A.R is a theatre company dedicated to the development of new actors, playwrights, and new work in theatre
Read more

7. Survey Says!
Tell us about YOU and see the results from the previous poll.

How many networking functions do you attend monthly? Take the survey

8. Community Contribution Corner
YES!Circle proudly continues our partnership with the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Because we firmly believe in furthering the spirit of entrepreneurship in our community, 10% of all 2003 YES!Circle profit will be donated to this wonderful organization, teaching entrepreneurship skills to at-risk D.C. youth... Read more...

9. Sponsorship Opportunities and Acknowledgements
There are many avenues of sponsorship at the YES!Circle. Please contact us for details.

10. Visibility Opportunities
Get noticed, get published, get known - write an article for our newsletter! OR Share what you know and love best with the world - facilitate a Success Lab!
Go to Success Lab

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12. Newsletter Archive
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