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Nominations Now Open for 2022 BBB Spark Awards For Entrepreneurs 35 and Under

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Better Business Bureau serving Dayton & the Miami Valley is pleased to announce nominations are open for the 2022 BBB Spark Awards. This is the fourth year the BBB will be presenting this award for entrepreneurship, which seeks to identify trustworthy entrepreneurs age 35 and under and new business owners less than three years in operation. It honors eligible social entrepreneurs, startup founders and new business owners from this community that embody and cultivate the Three C’s of Trust: Character, Culture and Community. These “trustmakers” are the future of our trusted marketplace.

Applications and nominations are accepted online at bit.ly/2022DaytonSparkAward. If you’d like to nominate an organization, the deadline to do so is February 1, 2022. Nominated companies must complete and submit their entries by April 1, 2022. (Organizations may self-nominate.) Award criteria can also be found at this Web site.

The Spark Award winners will be announced on May 10 during the BBB’s Torch Awards For Ethics. Additionally, recipients will be involved with telling their stories at BBB events throughout the year.

Winners from the class of 2019 were Catapult Creative, Goldfish Swim School and Scratch Bakery By Justin Tyler. In 2020 Butler Heating & Air Conditioning, Fox in Socks Soapery and Wilderness Agency were honored.

John North, president and CEO of BBB serving Dayton/Miami Valley says, “We are looking forward to celebrating the spark of these entrepreneurs and new business owners. They set the bar for others in our marketplace. They have hustle and light the way for others to follow.”

The Class of 2022 honorees will inspire others to take the leap into successful entrepreneurship. So, if you, or someone you know, is a young leader of an outstanding entrepreneurial company, submit a nomination or entry for the Spark Awards today.

If you have questions regarding this new recognition, call (937) 610-2270 or e-mail scraig@dayton.bbb.org

 

WIBN Announces the Women of Impact Class of 2022

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The Better Business Bureau’s Women in Business Networking (WiBN) program is thrilled to announce the 2022 Women of Impact honorees, as well as Jeanne Porter Career Achievement Award recipient.

Women of Impact honorees are dynamic professional women who have been recognized for inspiring and encouraging those around them to actively challenge the status quo, working to improve their communities, develop their employees and advocate for women in general. Rather than being content with others just watching them work, these women involve those around them in their endeavors thereby increasing their collective impact. They understand we are “BETTER TOGETHER.”

Ann Riegle-Crichton, WiBN executive director, shares, “This year’s honorees are the picture of passion and persistence in changing the world around them for the better. They are supervisors and leaders, but also mentors and supporters who are making an impact on their employees, their customers, their families and their community. They inspire us to join in their endeavors so that we can make an impact too.”

2022 Women of Impact include:

Cassie Barlow

  • Sheri Aldridge, New Beginnings for You
  • Molly Bardine, Chaminade Julienne
  • Cassie Barlow, Col. USAF Ret. & SOCHE
  • Judy Budi, Graceworks Lutheran Services
  • Janet Carpenter, Sophie‘s companions for Veterans/Sophie Kerrigan  For the love of Animals Foundation
  • Joyce Carter, Montgomery County
  • Pamela Cone, Aviatra Dayton & Curated Conversations
  • Lissa Cupp, Big Rocks of Life & Style Encore

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  • Angela Dugger, National Alliance on Mental Illness
  • Lois Elrich, Real Change Business Coaching
  • Denise Henton, Single Parents Rock
  • Karlee Mason, Picnk, LLC
  • Anita Moore, A. Moore Consulting
  • Dr. Shanee Pacley, Wright Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory
  • Robyn R. Razor, Mount Carmel East
  • Dr. Rhonda Smith, Divine Core Transformation & Renewed Health Care Practice
  • Yvonne Turner, BSN, CHPN, CNS, Ohio’s Hospice

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  • Lisa Wagner, Levitt Pavilion Dayton
  • Natalie Walters, WKEF/WRGT
  • Erika Ward, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Dayton

 

Melissa Cutcher

Melissa Cutcher, Technology First, will be the recipient of the 2022 Jeanne Porter Career Achievement Award. This honor is presented annually to a woman who continues to inspire, influence and impact the business community and the world around them well beyond their initial recognition as a WiBN Top 25 Woman. This award is meant to recognize an impactful professional legacy, like that of Jeanne Porter, founder of WiBN.

 

A celebration for all of these honorees is planned for October 2022.

Nominate a Top 25 Woman to Watch for 2017

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WiBN and the BBB encourage you to nominate a Miami Valley watchable woman for the Top 25 Women to Watch Award. In 2009, WiBN created these awards to recognize women who are exceptional in their roles and respected in their fields, who are causing more than just a ripple in the public arena and in their communities and who “light a spark” or make an impressThese awards recognize women who:

  • Are exceptional in their roles and respected in their fields
  • Are causing more than just a ripple in the public arena and in their communities
  • “Light a spark” or make an impression on their circles of influence

 

Each woman stands out in some special way – because of her leadership, community service and professional achievements – or all three. Among the criteria for inclusion are:

  • A woman’s recent professional achievements
  • Her influence on the marketplace
  • Her contributions to advancing women in business

 

By honoring the Top 25 Women to Watch each year, Women in Business Networking hopes to inspire them – and other women like them – to take their professional and personal lives to yet another level. We are watching to see what WiBN’s watchable women have in store for us, themselves and the entire Miami Valley.

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The 2016 Women To Watch

Nominations for a 2017 honoree are open  through January 13, 2017, and may be submitted by completing the form below. The 25 chosen honorees are surprised with this award, so please keep the nomination confidential. The 2017 honorees will be notified and announced on March 20, 2017.

Dayton/Miami Valley BBB employees and past honorees are not eligible. Click here for a full list of past honorees. Only fully completed applications with submitted photos will be considered. Submissions must be received by your Better Business Bureau by midnight, January 13, 2017.

Please contact Melissa Cutcher at mcutcher@dayton.bbb.org or (937) 610-2273 with questions concerning the nomination process.

Nominate a Top 25 Woman to Watch

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Top25The Better Business Bureau and WiBN invite you to nominate a Miami Valley watchable woman for the Top 25 Women to Watch Award. These awards recognize women who:

  • Are exceptional in their roles and respected in their fields
  • Are causing more than just a ripple in the public arena and in their communities
  • “Light a spark” or make an impression on their circles of influence

 

Each woman stands out in some special way – because of her leadership, community service and professional achievements – or all three. Among the criteria for inclusion are:

  • A woman’s recent professional achievements
  • Her influence on the marketplace
  • Her contributions to advancing women in business

 

By honoring the Top 25 Women to Watch each year, Women in Business Networking hopes to inspire them – and other women like them – to take their professional and personal lives to yet another level. We are watching to see what WiBN’s watchable women have in store for us, themselves and the entire Miami Valley.

The 2016 Top 25 Women to Watch have already been selected. Nominations for a 2017 honoree are open September 21, 2016, through January 13, 2017, and may be submitted by completing the form online. The 25 chosen honorees are surprised with this award, so please keep the nomination confidential. The 2017 honorees will be notified and announced on March 20, 2017.

Dayton/Miami Valley BBB employees and past honorees are not eligible. Click here for a full list of past honorees. Only fully completed applications with submitted photos will be considered. Submissions must be received by your Better Business Bureau by midnight, January 13, 2017.

Please contact Melissa Cutcher at mcutcher@dayton.bbb.org or (937) 610-2273 with questions concerning the nomination process.

4 Pokemon Go Events You Should Know About!

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The PokemonGo craze has landed hard in Dayton! The groundbreaking A game has surged to the No.1 free game and No.1 grossing game in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in record-breaking time, qualifying Pokémon Go as a certifiable global phenomenon13680320_10153598765506176_337626139874663088_o.

We’ve seen plenty of folks walking around downtown, in parks and shopping centers with phone in hand, a look of concentration on their face and then a yelp of glee, fist pumping in celebration of a capture!

For those that want to know more, you can join the Better Business Bureau today from 11am – 1pm as they host a Lure Party on Fourth Street.

13698000_1087264898007488_5132081185263765839_oOr stop by Cake, Hope and Love for the best cupcakes and a guarantee of pokemon.  Shop owner Shannon Teague got inspired and as she says, “I spent last weekend watching every video, reading as many articles as I could find about Pokemon.  And I  realized I could use lures to attract the pokemon hunters and offer incentives to them as well.  I’ve met so many new people through this promotion and we’re having fun with it!”

Chili’s in Beavercreek learned that the game has made their restaurant a hot spot for captures.  While we didn’t really have anything to do with it it seems to be drawing people to our location.  Manager Macy comments, “I see all kinds of people walking around the restaurant with their phones, in and out of the bathrooms and around just searching.  Our business has been up the last week or so, and I’m not sure if it’s do to the Pokemon Go hunters, but we’re happy to have them.”13717283_990207904425161_1884238073850659101_o

Proto Build Bar is welcoming the POKEMONGO community tonight with  two pokestops  at their  location  tonight.  They’ll also pulling out their retro consoles and arcade machines. They are also raffling off two tickets to Daytons Mini Maker Fair this Saturday.

And the Oregon District is planning a Poke Pub Crawl July 30th at 9pm all over the District  What better way to bring more people together than Pokemon and beer! Start at one end of The Oregon and finish at the other end.  Who knows how many pocket monsters you’ll find that night!

One things for sure, Dayton is into Pokemon GO, but a word of caution- you will use data, so if you don’t have an unlimited data plan for your phone, be careful.

2014 Top 25 Women to Watch Announced

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Women in Business Networking(WiBN) is a Miami Valley based organization in which women in business encourage one another in professional growth and success. Their members are a mix of female entrepreneurs, corporate leaders and key players in business to business services as well as the non-profit environment.

 

They host a monthly Lunch & Learn event at the Dayton Racquet Club, as well as Hot Topics Koffee Talk programs to encourage members to enhance their networking abilities, foster meaningful partnerships with others, and help one another to grow and prosper. Founder Jeanne Porter just recently announced that WiBN has formed a partnership with the Better Business Bureau.

 

In 2009 Women in Business Networking began a tradition of spotlighting 25 women making a difference in our community. These women are being recognized for their leadership, community service and professional achievements. The initial class was then asked to nominate the next class and so on. The 2014 class of Women To Watch has just been announced and we invite you to watch them! For bio’s and more information on these women, check the WiBN website.

 

You can help celebrate these ladies at the 5th Annual Top 25 Women to Watch Gala on Sat, March 8th at Country Club of the North.