Haas To Teach Diversity Workshop

HAMDEN –– Nancy Haas of Newtown, president and CEO of Haas Consulting Services, will present a workshop, “And You Think Diversity is Just for the Big Guys,” at the fifth annual Successful Women in Business Conference, which will be held from 9 am to 5 pm on Wednesday, June 18, at Quinnipiac University, 275 Mt Carmel Avenue. The theme for this year’s conference is, “Moving Your Business Forward in Challenging Times.”

Ms Haas will explain what diversity means for a business. She will tackle questions such as: “Can you really improve productivity by managing the diversity that already exists among your employees?” “Can you be more competitive by reaching out to a larger customer base?” “Can diversity help improve customer service?”

Each year, more than 300 leading women business owners attend this daylong event, which is the largest conference for women entrepreneurs in Connecticut. Participants can attend 18 creative and cutting-edge workshops designed to empower established women business owners with strategies and tools that will enable them to triumph in today’s challenging marketplace. New business owners will equally benefit as the purpose of this conference is to educate women business owners on critical business issues that will enable them to take their business ventures to the next level.

Those who attend will learn how to: use strategic alliances to grow a business; sell to the corporate market as a small business owner; manage the dynamics of a family business; and internally finance a business.

Haas Consulting Services, a certified woman-owned business enterprise headquartered in Newtown with offices in Illinois and Washington, D.C., acts as a strategic partner to assist organizations in helping their employees, reach their highest potential. Ms Haas founded this company in 1998. Before founding HCS, she worked in the corporate environment for more than 25 years at companies such as Merck & Co., IBM and General Electric. Her background includes management and staff positions in training, management development, employee relations, human resources management, sales, and employee assistance programs.

She is a member of the American Society for Training and Development and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). She is certified by SHRM in Diversity Training and its successful management. Ms Haas received her MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and her BS in management from Gwynedd Mercy College.

Preregistration is required as space is limited. The fee for the entire conference is $125, which includes continental breakfast, a gourmet luncheon and a wine and cheese networking reception To register, visit www.swib.org or call 866-462-2838.

This year’s sponsors are: Hamden Chamber of Commerce; US Small Business Administration; Quinnipiac University; Citizens Bank; Connecticut State Labor Department; CNA; Pitney Bowes; Fleet Bank; Sovereign Bank; Webster Bank; The Women’s Business Development Center and Yale Campaign School of Women.

All participants are invited to attend a Hamden Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event at Quinnipiac immediately following the Successful Women in Business Conference.