

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: ? Women Business Owners Biweekly Networking Event – Featuring Melanie Vadzemnieks, CFRE
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am – Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: ? Women Business Owners Networking Event – Polk County

Looking to connect with other women entrepreneurs in Polk County?

Join us for a biweekly networking meeting designed specifically for women business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders who want to grow their business and build real community.

Polk County Women Mean Business is a networking community for women who are serious about growth, collaboration, and showing up consistently.

If you own a business or are building one, this is for you.

? NEW LOCATION – COhatch Downtown Lakeland

211 E Main St, Lakeland, FL 33801

We have officially moved our meetings to COhatch in Downtown Lakeland.

? When you arrive, we are located right inside the café as soon as you walk in the front doors.

? Meeting Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Come early, grab coffee, and start connecting.
We will have coffee and snacks.

? Parking Details (Important)

✔ Street parking is FREE until 9:00 AM
✔ You receive 2 hours free total, so you are covered until 11:00 AM
✔ Full parking map here: https://downtownlkld.com/parking/

? Do NOT park in:
• The bank lot across the street unless you want to pay
• Anywhere marked “717 Parking” unless you want to pay

Those lots require immediate payment.

✨ What Happens at These Meetings?

• Structured networking with other local women business owners
• Intentional introductions and conversation prompts
• Opportunity to share about your business
• A featured guest speaker
• Community that values collaboration over competition

This is not a sit-in-the-back-and-hide event.
It’s interactive, professional, and welcoming.

? Featured Speaker for March 26th:

Melanie Vadzemnieks, CFRE, Director of Development, SPCA Florida: Melanie serves as Director of Development at SPCA Florida in Lakeland, overseeing fundraising and marketing efforts including individual and corporate philanthropy, grants, events, website, and social media communication. Originally from Pittsburgh and Erie, PA, Melanie relocated to Lakeland with her husband David. She has two grown children and two beloved dogs, Daisy the Pug and Dobie the Pekingese.

? Ticket Information: All attendees must reserve a ticket in advance - the website will have the different ticket types to choose from:

✔ FREE for paid members + 1 guest
✔ FREE for first-time attendees
✔ $10 drop-in for returning non-members

Reserve your seat at: pcwmbusiness.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lakeland/women-business-owners-biweekly-networking-event-featuring-melanie-vadzemnieks-cfre/200029777898511
- **Event Categories**: meetups, business, contests, charities, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 19

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.pcwmbusiness.com/meetings/p/biweekly-meeting-march-26-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lakeland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lakeland
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 211 E Main St, Lakeland, FL 33801-4628, United States
- **lat**: 28.04401
- **long**: -81.95569
- **full address**: 211 E Main St, Lakeland, FL 33801-4628, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Polk County Women Mean Business (https://allevents.in/org/polk-county-women-mean-business/24391724)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
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  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=%3F+Women+Business+Owners+Biweekly+Networking+Event+%E2%80%93+Featuring+Melanie+Vadzemnieks%2C+CFRE&date=26+Mar

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 211 E Main St, Lakeland, FL 33801-4628, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Polk County Women Mean Business
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, business, contests, charities, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about ? Women Business Owners Biweekly Networking Event – Featuring Melanie Vadzemnieks, CFRE ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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