Workshops

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Presenter	Company	Workshop	Description	Date/Time
Dr. Laverne Barnes	Family Christian Health Center	Yoga 1	Yoga	7/29 – 8am
Dr. Laverne Barnes	Family Christian Health Center	Roe v. Wade Decision and Implications for Women’s Health Covid-19 Longhaulers Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes	Roe v. Wade Decision and Implications for Women’s Health Covid-19 Longhaulers Cardiovascular Disease & Diabetes	7/29 10am-12:30pm
Philip Fairweather	Entrepreneurs Academy	How to Start a Non-Profit	Are you considering starting a non-profit that will impact your community? Learn the 7 key steps to starting a non-profit organization, the 3 different types of nonprofits, the approximate cost to set one up, and the resource guides to make sure you are compliant within your state. This dynamic and informative workshop also explains the do’s and don’ts of selecting a Board of Directors and how your bylaws can be structured to avoid conflict and pitfalls. This training is taught by nationally acclaimed founder and CEO of Entrepreneurs Academy and U of I alum, Philip Fairweather, MBA.	7/29 12:30pm-2pm
Dhalvin Gomez-Bonner	Country Financial	Entrepreneurship Opportunities with Country Financial	Presentation on entrepreneurship opportunities available with Country Financial and how to get started in the industry.	7/29 2:30-4pm
Dr. Laverne Barnes	Family Christian Health Center	Yoga	Yoga	Column 5 Value 5

Presenter	Company	Workshop	Description	Date/Time
Kathy Jackson	Deja Hue Art	Deja Hue Art Shift and Paint Workshop: For Corporate Leaders who Contemplate Business Ownership	Discover how to overcome the fear of leaving your 9-5 Identify your Freedom Number Literally create a prettier picture for your life & business	7/30 9:30am-10:30am
Davina Ware	Upwardly Paved Path	The 5 Step Process to Leave a Stagnant Job and Start an Ideal Career in 90 Days	Don’t waste another minute on your dead-end job! Get ready to exercise your authority and expertise! In this training, you’ll learn: The number #1 obstacle preventing you from making your best career move and how to overcome it How to market yourself to show off your best assets, attract the best employers for you brand, and command a higher salary Why inviting God into your job transition will clarify your purpose and accelerate your next steps How to identify the job search strategy for you that will provide the most responses with the least amount of time	7/30 10:30am-12pm
Kam Buckner Curtis Tarver Tiffany Hightower	IL State Representatives & IL Black Caucus Foundation Executive Director	Your Voice Matters!	Panel discussion around political engagement, why local politics matter, and mobilization	7/30 12-2pm
Rev. Dr. Aaron McLeod	McLeod Legal Service	Legacy Coaching	In this session, we explore meaningful ways to build generational wealth legacy through estate planning, business development, and family planning.	7/30 2-4pm