Events

Durante el curso, cubriremos una variedad de temas que incluyen:

• Realización de estudios de mercado para identificar clientes potenciales y competidores.

• Contratación y formación de empleados.

• Comercialización y publicidad de sus servicios.

• Mantener en control de calidad y la satisfacción del clientes.

• Aprenda a comercializar su negocio en las redes sociales y encontrar nuevos clientes.

Cuando: febrero 8, 2023 a las 6:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.

Donde: Liga Urbana de Fort Wayne 2135 S. Hanna Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46803

Presentado por: Maria Nava con City Wide y MDN Digital Agency

It’s NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK – Business owners and potential owners get informed! Join the lunchtime webinar and learn how the U.S. Small Business Administration can assist your business. Learn about the resources available to start a new business, grow an existing business, expand a business through exporting and government contracting, and recover a business after a disaster.

Registration is required. Reminders will be emailed. You can also join the webinar on the day of the event by typing https://bit.ly/SBA101-21623 into your web browser.

Questions? Contact Ronda Crouch at the SBA Indiana District Office at ronda.crouch@sba.gov.

When: Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 12:00 PM EST

Where: Webinar

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-entrepreneurship-week-sba-101-webinar-tickets-517785940687

Starting a business? Expanding your business? Learn about SBA’s guaranty loan programs, expert help available and how to finance your business idea at this informative webinar! Topics include:

• how to finance your business;
• where microloans are available;
• what to take to your lender;
• and how the business advisors and mentors can help.

Registration is required. Webinar access link and reminders will be emailed prior to event start. You can also attend by typing https://bit.ly/SBAFunding-22223 into your web browser on the day of the event. See you there!

When: Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 12:00 PM EST

Where: Webinar

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-funding-options-for-small-business-webinar-tickets-529674279027

Questions? Contact Ronda Crouch at ronda.crouch@sba.gov.

About this event:

During our Federal Contracting 101 webinar, Business Opportunity Specialist Vernice Mathis will walk you through the basics on:

• Federal contracting small business readiness requirements & eligibility
• Where to find what federal agencies are buying
• What the purchasing process looks like
• How to put together marketing plans and capability statements
• How to register your small business on SAM.gov (the federal government’s System for Award Management)
• Helpful certifications and development programs
• Where to find help

Registration is required. The webinar link and reminders will be emailed. You can also access the class by typing https://bit.ly/FedContracting101Webinar into your web browser on the day of the event. See you there!

Questions? Contact SBA Indiana Business Opportunity Specialist Vernice Mathis at vernice.mathis@sba.gov.

Register through EventBrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/federal-contracting-101-how-to-start-market-and-win-tickets-532184286527

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

The Navigating Difference: Cultural Competency Training is tailored to community professionals, helping them expand skills in working with diverse clientele, colleagues, and community members. This is an engaging, interactive workshop, where participants draw on their own experiences.

What You’ll Learn: 

• Explore personal and cultural values, biases, prejudices, and views
• Identify ways in which culture shapes beliefs, practices, and values
• Identify similarities and differences among cultures
• Recognize one’s own culture(s), including organizational culture

PEOPLE WHO WORK IN COMMUNITIES LOVE NAVIGATING DIFFERENCE

When: March 15-17, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Where: Steuben County Economic Development Center  903 South Wayne Street, Angola, IN 

Presenter: Purdue Extension-Community Development

This training is provided at no charge through NIIC Community Navigator Pilot Program to serve Northeast Indiana Entrepreneurs.

Thinking of starting a business but don’t know where to begin? In this free webinar we’ll teach you:

• the 10 basic steps to follow,
• what resources are available,
• important tips on starting a business and,
• the reality about grants.

Registration is required. Webinar access link and reminders will be emailed prior to event start. You can also attend by typing https://bit.ly/SmallBiz101-32223 into your web browser on the day of the event. See you there!

When: Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT

Where: Webinar

Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sba-business-start-up-101-webinar-tickets-529637368627

Questions? Contact Ronda Crouch at ronda.crouch@sba.gov.

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

The U. S. Small Business Administration’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program can help your small business get bonded for projects up to $10 million!

Please join us if your small business has…

• Limited or no bonding experience
• Difficulty qualifying for bonding
• The desire to increase current bond limits

Our discussion will include an overview of contract bonds – what they are and how to get pre-qualified for bonding – and how SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program can open doors to bonding for your small business by reducing barriers to bonding and increasing your contracting opportunities.

In particular, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and 8(a) or HUBZONE certified contractors can receive surety bond support of 90% of the contract value through the SBA program.

The primary presenter of this program will be Tamara Murray of the Office of Surety Guarantees.  We also expect to have some perspectives from representatives of top bonding agencies to provide their practical tips on getting bonded.

When: Thursday April 13 at 2pm EST

Where: Webinar

Registration here: https://bit.ly/SuretyBond-41323-RegisterNow

Questions? Contact SBA Cleveland Lead Lender Relations Specialist Ray Graves at raymond.graves@sba.gov

Overview:

Women often find their worth in the number of individuals they help not by the amount of money a customer pays them. So they provide products or services for free. They want to hire someone to sell their goods or services for them.

It is possible to learn the best sales techniques. It is easy to consume motivational speeches and listen to podcasts and KNOW the steps to take. It is something else do achieve your financial goals through making yourself sell, to get out there and talk about what you offer, to state your fee and take the money.

What To Expect:

Women from all industries share how they closed their first sale and every sale since. They share how they overcame their fear or were too ignorant to know they were selling. The transparent women business owners will share how they moved from being timid/ rejecting money to reaching for higher financial goals.

Where: In-person & Online (link sent in confirmation email)

When: Friday, April 21, 2023 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.

Who should attend: start up business, current business owners, entrepreneurs

Cost: $10.00

Business owners: Meghan Masterson, owner of Ground Down; Diane Utley, owner of 4 U Organic Body Butter; DeShawn Moore, development director Rhythm & Praise radio; Kristine Logan, owner of Kristine Logan Photography.

How to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-sales-tickets-427521687877

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127

Overview:

We like to create, compose, and basically do anything we can to stay behind our desk. However, there must be a balance of client acquisition work and building a solid foundation for the business. Networking (along with follow-up) is extremely important to your success.

Getting out to network can be hard when we juggle so many demands.

That’s why we established Business @ Bedtime networking. At these monthly events you can show up virtually in your house shoes and curlers. Snuggle down and share what you do, what you need, and what you can offer.

What To Expect:

Conversation with up to 10 people to

• Create strong professional ties
• Gain access to opportunities
• Utilize a safe space to exchange new ideas
• Gain knowledge
• Polish your communication and social skills
• Solidify potential business collaborations/referrals

When: The fourth Monday of every month in 2023

Where: Online (see zoom link provided after you register)

Who Should Attend: Open to anyone (business owners, entrepreneurs, employees, non-business owners, spouses/ supporters of business owners)

Price: $0 (must provide contact information at registration)

Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-bedtime-a-no-make-up-meetup-tickets-502676227127