Insights For Women In Business Free Event for Women Entrepreneurs

DAYTON, Ohio - Sept. 26, 2016 - PRLog -- Join the women of Dayton SCORE, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the Dayton Metro Library for the first ever Insights for Women in Business conference on Wednesday, October 5, 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Northwest Branch Library, 2410 Philadelphia Drive in Dayton. This free event, designed especially for women entrepreneurs, features a panel of the area's most successful women business owners who will share the secrets of their success.

Keynote speaker Kelly Kolar of Kolar Design will offer inspiration and motivation to other women in business. As president and founder of Kolar Design in 1990, Kelly is proud to be among the 3% of women holding a top position in a male dominated industry. Following the keynote, a panel of women business owners in the region will share their insights on defining success, earning WBE certification, forging ahead in a male-dominated business and remaining innovative and energized when challenges and obstacles creep in. The panel includes:

Katie Gabbard, owner of The Ivy League Florist in Greenville
Margery Murphy, President of Acadia Lead Management Services
Lee VanArtsDalen, owner of Zombie Dogz
Lisa Crosley, President of EnviroControl Systems/Lifestyle Comfort Solutions

"This one-of-kind event brings together some of the top business resources and female business owners in the Dayton region," said Ann Riegle-Crichton, Dayton Metro Library Business Services Librarian. "Our dynamic speakers are eager to share their stories so others can learn from their successes and failures."

Dayton SCORE chairman Charles Anderson added, "Dayton SCORE is embarking on a new path in 2016, emphasizing teamwork. We're hoping the Insights event will make more women aware of the opportunities SCORE has to offer, for new business owners seeking a mentor and for those experienced women in business who have expertise to share."

Breakfast will be catered by Sweets on the Street, Corner Kitchen and Third Perk. The event is free, but registration is required and space is limited. Register through the Events Calendar at www.daytonchamber.org.

For more information, call Ann Riegle-Crichton at 937-496-8631 or Jessica Neidhard at 937-226-8258.

About Kolar – KolarDesign.net (http://www.kolardesign.net/) In business for more than 25 years, Kolar Design is an award-winning global strategic design firm specializing in building branded experiences at the intersection of people and place. Past and current clients include: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Doctors without Borders, Procter & Gamble globally, and, the City of Columbus.

Our interdisciplinary team of curated brand strategists, marketers, designers and planners work from brand conception to construction in the creation of environments that connect brands with the people who matter most to them.

With insight, design thinking and imagination, we transform spaces into places where people and brands connect. To learn more, please visit www.KolarDesign.net or call 513.241.4884.