September 19, 2006- Introduction to the Ocular Forum
Exclusive, non-competitive business success group - Where else can a small business owner go to plan and find helpful feedback, advice and support from someone who has walked in their shoes? ...a lawyer? ...a book?

This is NOT another networking group. The Ocular Forum is an affordable and confidential peer advisory group -a private, non-competitive forum for the serious-minded business person who devotes at least a portion of his or her time to the "business of succeeding". Tuesday, 9/19/06; 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Cumberland Club; 116 High Street in Portland. Complimentary.

October 6, 2006 - Application Deadline
The next Ocular Forum will start with the BOLD Business Boldcamp on Tuesday, October 25th. Applications for membership in this group are due by Friday, October 6 - download Membership Application and fax to 207-221-3127 or sent via email attachments to info @boldvisionconsulting.com or send via snail mail to PO Box 2196; South Portland, Maine 04116. Note the introductory meeting - mandatory attendance - below. Be sure to submit your deposit with the application. Call 207-221-3492 for more information. If you're not in the greater Portland area, watch this space for more information on the e-Ocular Forum.

October 12, 2006 - Ocular Forum Kick-off
If you completed an application for Ocular Forum membership you'll receive notification by Monday, October the 9th about the status. All the applications accepted for the next Ocular Forum group will receive notification about the initial kick-off meeting to be held on Thursday, October 12 at 4:30 p.m. The Ocular Forum is a confidential forum and it is important that members meet each other in advance of the BOLD Business Boldcamp. It is critical that all successful applicants attend this meeting.

October 19, 2006 - Maine Center for Enterprise Development - Envisioning Success
Part of the Maine Center for Enterprise Development's (MCED) Lunch & Learn series, Lynnelle Bianco will be presenting the workshop titled " Envisioning Success: Create the Business that Allows You to Sleep At Night". Small business owners and independent professionals spend an extraordinary amount of time trying to attract customers and keep the bills paid yet do not always get the expected results – in fact, each day seems like a fire drill! Please contact Sandra Stone at sstone@mced.biz or call 767-43023 x 100 for more information.

October 25, 2006 - BOLD Business Boldcamp - Ocular Forum
This is the big beginning of the Ocular Forum. Forum partners will complete the Best Year Yet® workshop which is a simple but powerful process of answering 10 “simple” questions.  At the end of the day members will have completed a concise one-page plan that will be their guide for the next 12 months.  Forum partners will meet monthly thereafter working towards accomplishing their top priorities for the next 12 months, learning from each other along the way .
October 25, 2006; 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.; Location TBD Please call for more information. You must submit an application by October 6, 2006. See above.

November TBD, 2006 - Promotion Action Teleclass
If you want to develop a solid plan of action to build your reputation as an expert in your field join us from the comfort of your own home or office (or both, for some of us). The 6- workshop series Promotion Action Teleclass will begin in mid-November. Watch this Space. Call 207-221-3492 or email info @boldvisionconsulting.com for more information. Only $69 a workshop.

November 30 & December 1 , 2006 - BOLD Business Bold Camp - Parts 1 & deux - In Paris France
What better way to shift your paradigm and get a new, fresh perspective on your business, your life - yourself. Join me in Paris France November 29 - December 4 for an enlightening way to plan your next 12 months and see your world in a new light in the City of Light. Call 207-221-3492 or send an email to info @ boldvisionconsulting.com for more information.

December 2 , 2006 -Lessons in Planning, Execution and Leadership from Napoleon - In Paris France
2-hour workshop and discussion, capped off with a tour of Les Invalides and Napoleon's Tomb. The workshop is based on Jerry Manas' book "Napoleon on Project Management: Timeless Lessons in Planning, Execution, and Leadership" If you happen to be in Paris on the 2nd of December, join in! $125 or 150€. Call 207-221-3492 or send an email to info @ boldvisionconsulting.com for more information.