Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance

Real Health Care Reform is Alive and Well in New Mexico

Jane Blume

In January of 2009, AIBA's Board of Directors voted to join the Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign, a statewide coalition of 150 organizations (plus hundreds of individuals) that support passage the Health Security Act. HSA will be introduced into the 60-day, 2011 New Mexico legislative session. If passed, it will ensure that all New Mexicans have affordable, quality health coverage.

In her presentation, Jane Blume CMC® will provide an overview of the Health Security Act and how it dovetails with the national health care reform legislation, which Congress passed and President Obama signed into law in March of this year.

    At Slate Street Cafe, 515 Slate Street NW, 11:30 am - 1:00pm, August 12. $15.00 covers lunch. Call Martha Doster to reserve your space. 505-286-2112. Pay at the door, cash or check. Slate Street phone: 243-2210

Benefits for Small Business & Their Employees

Cynthia Nagel (Waddell & Reed Inc.)

    At Slate Street Cafe, 515 Slate Street NW, 11:30 am - 1:00pm, July 8. $15.00 covers lunch. Call Martha Doster to reserve your space. 505-286-2112. Pay at the door, cash or check. Slate Street phone: 243-2210

9 questions every business owner should ask their insurance agent

June 10, Ryan Scott of Western Assurance -- If you own a small business, you know the amount of time and money that you have to invest protecting your business. Are you confident that your business is protected correctly? Do you know exactly which coverages you are buying and why you need them? Does your agent communicate with you in plain English? Ryan Scott from Western Assurance will help you by giving you 9 questions to ask your insurance agent and what do next when you find out the answers.

    At Slate Street Cafe, 515 Slate Street NW, 11:30 am - 1:00pm, June 10. $15.00 covers lunch. Call Martha Doster to reserve your space. 505-286-2112. Pay at the door, cash or check. Slate Street phone: 243-2210

NM Labor Laws, JTP Funding, and Business HR

May 13 Speaker: Mary Rutland (Human Resources by Mary Rutland) Mary is an accomplished Human Resources Professional with skills and abilities in all aspects of human resource management, especially successful in supporting management and employees in a cyclical industry. Her expertise includes: * Writer of Handbooks, Policies and Procedures, Affirmative Action * Trainer for Management Tools, such as interviewing, performance appraisals * Job Training Incentive Programs (JTIP) writer * Harassment Issues and EEO investigations * HR Audits and Reviews

    At Slate Street Cafe, 515 Slate Street NW, 11:30 am - 1:00pm, April 8. $15.00 covers lunch. Call Martha Doster to reserve your space. 505-286-2112. Pay at the door, cash or check. Slate Street phone: 243-2210

Unraveling the Myths, Mysteries and Mayhem of Credit

April 8

    At Slate Street Cafe, 515 Slate Street NW, 11:30 am - 1:00pm, April 8. $15.00 covers lunch. Call Martha Doster to reserve your space. 505-286-2112. Pay at the door, cash or check. Slate Street phone: 243-2210

Unraveling the Myths, Mysteries and Mayhem of Credit

    With the new Credit Card Act becoming effective on February 22nd, now is the best time to understand the new law and how it can affect you. People have noticed - mostly with dismay - how credit card companies scrambled to raise interest rates and lower credit limits prior to February 22nd. In the April Lunch 'n Learn, in honor of "April is Financial Literacy Month", we will look at the pivotal points of the new law as well as a checklist of how to stay credit savvy.

Kat MacDonald, Certified Credit Counselor and Business Owner

    For the past couple of years, Kat MacDonald, owner of Above Average Credit Corrections, has been helping individuals and couples demystify their credit reports. Currently, Above Average Credit Corrections is transitioning into a nonprofit organization with a strong emphasis on financial education in public schools.

    Kat also owns Above Average Promotions, a Virtual Advertising Agency. Above Average Promotions was started in Seattle 15 years ago and now includes a team of top independent advertising and marketing professionals. With a degree in International Communications from the University of Washington and a degree in Business Administration, Kat brings her expertise and education into play with both businesses, essentially applying a full brain approach - left brain for the logical, financial work and right brain for the creative, advertising work.