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

October 8, Wednesday, 11am - 1pm - How to Make More Money Using Print Media
YES!Circle is thrilled to partner with our November 7th L.I.F.E. media sponsor Washington Business Journal for this interactive, educational workshop on Making More Money Using Print Media. You will learn strategies for getting the most out of media resources and using business publications to help your business succeed. Publisher Alex Orfinger and Circulations Sales Manager Terry Nicholetti will help you walk away with a clear understanding of how to make more money using print media!

October 21, 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. Attendance at Peer Advisory Groups is limited to 20 participants, thus pre-registration is required.

*Attendance at Peer Advisory Groups is limited to 20 participants, thus pre-registration is required.

November 7, Friday, 9:30am - 4:30pm - Learning Immersion for Entrepreneurs (L.I.F.E.) - Survival of the Most Connected
L.I.F.E. is an all-day interactive event designed to give you the skills, tools and connections to succeed as an entrepreneur. Every part of the day revolves around building your business through connections. Experts will lead sessions on relationship-driven networking, sales, marketing, and technology. Can your business use a L.I.F.E.?

November 19, Tuesday, 7-9pm - Peer Advisory Group

December 10, Wednesday, 6:30-9pm - Second Annual Holiday Networking Gala
Celebrate the year's wins, challenges and lessons learned with like-minded entrepreneurs in a fun, festive environment. This event includes networking, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and many wonderful door prizes!

Huge thanks to Terry Nicholetti at the Washington Business Journal for making the Media Success Lab and the WBJ Sponsorship of L.I.F.E. possible and to Michael Smith at TeraTech for hosting the first PAG in Maryland on October 21st. Please contact us if you would like to host an upcoming YES!Circle event!

2. Isabelle, Procrastination and Other Natural Disasters
Two Cents from the Chief Visionary

The infamous snowstorm of 2003 left me stranded at my house for almost a week. All appointments were rescheduled as D.C. tried to get back on its feet (in my neighborhood quite literally since the sidewalk resembled an ice skating rink). Here was my perfect opportunity to catch up on a ton of piled up work, plus several bushels in advance. Yet I, along every other business owner I talked with, was completely paralyzed by the worst natural disaster known to entrepreneurs – procrastination! Having gone through this once before, I thought I was prepared to deal with Isabelle...read more

3. YES!Circle Success Quote

"I am truly grateful to have found YES!Circle. Since I became a member, I have met truly wonderful and creative people that I can call upon as resources and collaborative partners. Thank you so much for all the great referrals and your continuing support. You have given me the inspiration and enthusiasm I need to keep going and keep growing!"

Aphrodite Knoop
Colossus Communications, LLC

4. YES!Circle Membership Specials

Due to Isabelle's technology disabling powers, the September membership special of $125 will continue through our next event on October 8th. Want to save even more? Register for L.I.F.E. and become a member for only $100!

5. Community Spirit Challenge
Co-create L.I.F.E.!

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. YES!Circle, in partnership with the Affinity Lab, is holding a first-of-its-kind L.I.F.E. changing event! We are seeking fantastic companies whose services benefit the entrepreneur community as sponsors and exhibitors of this extraordinary event! To learn how co-creating L.I.F.E. will benefit your business, please contact margarita@yescircle.org.

6. Member Spotlight and Interview
Robbe Richman, Articulated Impact

Articulated Impact began as a party... The founders met in different cities and talked for hours about all the ways the Web could be used to revolutionize politics, economics and society. Signing their first major Web development contract with a DC law firm, the team members came to Washington one by one as revenue would permit, rather than taking venture capital. While developing Web sites for national non-profits and US Congressmen, Articulated built the Affinity Lab, a digital workspace and resource center for entrepreneurs. more...

7. 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 2003 YES!Circle profit will be donated to this wonderful organization, teaching entrepreneurship skills to at-risk D.C. youth. We are thrilled that your membership dues and program fees will now help us better support NFTE. If you would like to volunteer your time at NFTE, please contact us for more information.

After attending the YES!Circle Anniversary Gala, we received the following note from NFTE, “Thank you for bringing us into your 'Circle' of friends last night. What an incredible group of people. We'd love to attend any future events that you have.” YES!Circle is honored to have NFTE in our “Circle of friends.”

8. Sponsorship Opportunities

There are many avenues of sponsorship at YES!Circle. There are currently 1,000 subscribers (and growing) to our Newsletter and Calendar of Events. As YES!Circle gains visibility and recognition, can your company use publicity and the good will we're gaining along the way? The November 7th L.I.F.E. event is the perfect opportunity to get involved. Washington Business Journal and Firehook Bakery already have! Please contact us for more information and to see how your company can benefit from becoming a YES!Circle sponsor.

9. 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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11. Newsletter Archive
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