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

September 10, Wednesday, 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.

September 22, Monday, 7-9pm - Make Your Contacts Count: Million Dollar Moments That Bring In The Clients
YES!Circle is thrilled and honored to welcome the nationally-renowned speaker and author Lynne Waymon as our featured presenter for September! In this fun, interactive workshop, Lynne will reveal practical, state-of-the-art strategies for making things happen through networking and alliance building. You will learn to answer "What do you do?" in a way that shows your character & competence; make memberships, associations, and conventions worth the time and money, steer small talk to uncover resources, information, and referrals and more!

October 8, Wednesday, 11am–1pm - How to Make More Money Using the 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 the 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 the 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.

November 7, Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm - Learning Immersion for Entrepreneurs (L.I.F.E) - Survival of the Most Connected
L.I.F.E. is an all-day interactive program designed to give entrepreneurs the skills, tools and connections to succeed in your ventures. This year’s theme is “Survival of the Most Connected” with every part of the day revolving around building business through relationships. Experts will lead sessions on relationship-driven networking, sales, marketing, and technology. Add a few amazing surprise elements, and expect a one-of-the-kind event Washington will be talking about for years to come! YES!Circle is delighted to have the Washington Business Journal as a sponsor for this extraordinary event!

Huge thanks to John MacKinnon at Teligent for hosting the September PAG and to Terry Nicholetti at the Washington Business Journal for making the Media Success Lab and the WBJ Sponsorship of L.I.F.E. possible! Please contact us if you would like to host an upcoming YES!Circle event!

2. Celebrating YES!Circle First Anniversary... Number Two
Two Cents from the Chief Visionary
Wow, does time fly! We’ve been running so fast lately, it only occurred to me recently that YES!Circle has approached another major milestone – our First Anniversary #2! You’re probably thinking, didn’t I just attend the YES!Circle First Anniversary Gala in March? (Yes.) Is this just another ploy for a YES!Circle celebration? (Not this time.) Does Margarita not know how to count to 1.5? (Not usually, but today her math is surprisingly on track!) The fact is that for such a youthful organization, YES!Circle has had a pretty fascinating history, including two Birthdays... read more

3. YES!Circle Success Quote
I have been a member of a number of leads/networking groups. Your organization has a different twist as it pertains to supporting, encouraging and providing leads for entrepreneurs, which is quite refreshing. As a novice with little web knowledge and as the in-house "web-master," the substance of the meeting was very helpful. I was impressed by the sense and purpose of the group as I was impressed by the in-house expertise and guidance from the panel members. Very refreshing!

- Dave O., Professional Bartending School

4. YES!Circle Anniversary Specials
In appreciation of your support over the past year, YES!Circle is offering a special annual membership rate of $125 through the entire month of September! And as an extra-appreciation gift to our extraordinary members: each time you refer a new member this month, you will receive two free YES!Circle event passes and one pass for bringing a guest. This offer is only available to YES!Circle Newsletter subscribers - please email membership@yescircle.org for more information and to request a special-rate membership application.

5. 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.

6. Member Spotlight
Jill Weaver, Personalized Solutions
Personalized Solutions develops organizing systems for your home and office that are tailored to your individual lifestyle needs... read more

7. Success Pages of the Month
by Karl Jones, YES!Circle Intern
Are you using your most valuable asset - your mind - to the fullest of it's ability? Studies indicate that on the average, people utilize fewer than 10% of their mental capacity. Imagine what would happen to your business if you increased it up to 20% or even 50%? The first step towards expanding your mind is learning how to think. No one teaches this process better than Dr. Napoleon Hill in his classic "Think and Grow Rich". Dr. Hill outlines 13 principles that have made fortunes for countless individuals, including the power of belief; developing a burning desire; and multiplying brainpower through the Mastermind. This book will lead you not only to financial riches, but also to those lying deep within your mind!

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 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.”

9. Sponsorship Opportunities and Acknowledgements
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 the publicity and 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 already has! Please contact us for more information about how your company can benefit from becoming a sponsor.

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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