NSCC Continuing Education Network Breakfast

Network Breakfast

Friday, May 1, 2009 from 7 to 9 am Speaker: Sunny Kobe Cook Topic: "Survive or THRIVE: 7 Tips to Help Your Business Do Both" Are you finding challenges in your business? Have you hit a plateau? Do the economic forecasts make you nervous? Some businesses thrive in a down market. Sunny Kobe Cook, founder of Sleep Country USA and award winning Northwest entrepreneur believes a tough economy is your opportunity. No matter how bad the news is, it can be good for your business. She will share important areas to focus on so you too can find a lot of “up” side to the current down turn. Speaker: Sunny is the brilliant entrepreneur who turned a $5000 investment into the ground-breaking retail concept, Sleep Country USA. Along the way, she racked up numerous awards for her success and her stores were consistently named "Best Place to Work." The business she founded continues to this day with over 50 stores in multiple states and a licensee with stores across Canada. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Sunny's model has been successfully copied in numerous other markets as well.
		Speaker: Sunny Kobe Cook

Friday,June 5, 2009 from 7 to 9 am Speaker: Peter Blomquist Topic: "Can Business Save the World?" These and other terms fly around in public discourse about the proper role of business in addressing social issues and challenges. What is the role of enterprise in solving global poverty? What role and obligations do international businesses have to provide social, cultural and environmental value in the locations where they source and sell products? Is microfinance (small loans to poor people) the answer? Or is the business of business business? Speaker: Peter Blomquist currently serves as Director-at-Large for Mercy Corps. He is responsible for education and development with U.S.-based corporations, foundations, individuals, and organizations in support of the global humanitarian work of Mercy Corps. Prior to Mercy Corps, he worked as a consultant focused on international philanthropy and development. Earlier, he held executive positions with Global Partnerships, the Starbucks Foundation and CARE.
		Speaker: Peter Blomquist

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