Looking for a job or to make a new business contact? You've come to the right place. Social Branding Events bring some of the brightest and friendliest minds in the Boston community together for professional networking and relationship building. We cater to students, employees, and entrepreneurs, who can all learn about career and business growth through personal branding. Our next event will be held at the Lansdowne Pub in Boston, with our special guest, Andre Porter. Andre manages the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (OSBE), so we're really happy that he's spending time with us. There will be a cash bar and plenty of time for networking!

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Special Guest Attendee: Andre Porter

Andre Porter has been managing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (OSBE) since May of 2008. As Executive Director, he is responsible for planning, developing, managing, coordinating and monitoring the state's overall small and micro business development efforts. He is also responsible for developing ideas and legislation to improve small business competitiveness and for monitoring legislative and administrative policy changes for potential impact to small businesses. The primary objective of OSBE is to successfully assist businesses to create, maintain, and relocate jobs to Massachusetts. Prior to his current position, Andre Porter spent eight years as the Deputy Director of the City of Boston’s Office of Business Development. Visit the Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship website for more information.

Early Bird Bonus: The 14th issue of Personal Branding Magazine

If you're one of the first 50 people to register for the event, you will receive an advance copy of the latest issue of Personal Branding Magazine, which is due out on November 1st, in electronic format. The next issue's theme is "dress for success," with an exclusive roundtable interview with the editors-in-chief of Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Seventeen Magazine (Kate White, Joanna Coles & Ann Shoket)! There are also interviews with Nancy Lublin, who is the founder of Dress for Success, and Hitha Prabhakar, who is a CNBC contributor. You will learn how to make a good first impression, how to have a positive online reputation, and what you need to wear in the office if you want to stand out and fit in the corporate culture.

Venue: Lansdowne Pub

Lansdowne Street has for decades been one of Boston’s most popular destinations. From the Red Sox to concerts and bars, the street has had almost everything you could ask for.The Lansdowne Pub brings you the combination of centuries of Irish culture and Boston heritage with a little Lansdowne Street flair. It's a place where the community can come together to celebrate and relax. Enjoy amazing traditional Irish fare, a pint of cold beer, and the type of atmosphere that will keep you coming back for years to come. You can follow the Lansdowne Pub on Twitter @TheLansdowne, or on Facebook.

Website: lansdownepubboston.com