Preparing for a Successful Business

Next Business Breakfast Series Slated for December 8

     Identifying employee skills and knowledge that drive a successful business and determining the training needs for those workers are the topics for discussion at the December 8 Business Breakfast Series held at Thomas College.
     Kellie Guarino, a Thomas alumna, and corporate training and leadership development specialist for Cianbro, a Pittsfield-based civil and heavy industrial construction and services company, will lead the discussion that will focus on the skills required for a thriving business. She will also discuss training topics such as how to identify gaps in training and how to establish priorities within time constraints.
     The presentation will be held in the Atrium at Thomas’s Student Center building on the Thomas campus located at 180 West River Road in Waterville. The public is invited to attend. Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m.
     The cost per person is $13 for members with advanced registration, $15 for members at the door and $18 for non-members. The price for nonresidential students, faculty, staff and alumni is $7. Residential students may attend at no charge. Contact the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce at 873-3315 or info@midmainechamber.com for registration information.
     The sponsors for the Business Breakfast Series are: Boothby & Bartlett Insurance Company, Kennebec Federal Savings, Golden Pond Wealth Management, Lamey Wellehan Shoes and the family of Mary T. Simcock.

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