Rebuild Program | July Cohort (Nationwide)
2020-07-27 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, United States
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
This cross-community cohort is open to applicants from any region.
Tuesdays 6:00–8:30 pm Eastern for 10 weeks.
Application deadline extended to July 24.
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Reopening and Staying Open - How to Assess the Past 60 Days and Prepare for What's Next
2020-08-06 13:00 - 13:59 | Virtual
If you’re like many businesses, you are probably working overtime to navigate the ever-changing landscape created by C19. Whether you’ve already reopened or will be opening this summer, August will be an ideal time to assess what you’ve experienced already and develop a strategic plan for the rest of the year.
This session, presented by SCORE mentor Suzanne McGrath, will help business owners – including retailers and restaurants – learn from the experience they’ve had over the summer to:

Create a pro forma Profit & Loss statement as a basis for planning the next 12 months
Minimize costs and maximize revenue through market positioning
Develop strategies for dealing with capacity limits, especially in a restaurant context
Consider how to plan for a potential second wave as well as long term changes in consumer behavior
Analyze options for dealing with lease issues

The goal of this webinar is to address these very real issues that will continue to pose existential challenges to many businesses at least through the next year.

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How to Leverage a Virtual Assistant in a Pandemic
2020-08-11 11:00 - 11:59 | Virtual
A Virtual Assistant can be a valuable asset for any business but especially when resources are scarce and access to funds is limited, such as during the current pandemic. Leveraging a VA can help you manage your time more effectively and allow you to focus on activities that translate faster to business development and growth.
In this webinar, presented by Owner of Virtual Assist USA Danielle Julia Cuomo, you’ll learn:

How outsourcing can save your business
How to plan versus panic in times of uncertainty
How you can afford a Virtual Assistant
How to figure out what to delegate to a Virtual Assistant

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Refocus Workshop (Nationwide)
2020-08-13 15:00 - 17:00, 2020-08-27 15:00 - 17:00
Feeling stuck as an entrepreneur? Find a new way forward for your small business in this two-hour interactive workshop.

Straight Talk with Starters
2020-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
We will get through this, and we will get through it together. If you are thinking through how to adapt your venture for these changing times, we are here for you.
Join CO.STARTERS for Straight Talk with Starters, a time for entrepreneurs to come together to support each other and brainstorm ideas for moving forward.
Special Topic: Using Creativity to Solve Problems
Are you struggling with how to adapt your business during this pandemic? Design Thinking is a powerful tool that business leaders can use to help them solve complex problems and move forward. In this live Q&A session, we will cover:

What is Design Thinking

How Design Thinking can help you with your business

What you can do to get started with Design Thinking today

This isn’t a sales pitch or a marketing funnel. Just a time to talk, get creative, and help you get moving on your toughest business problems.
We don’t want you to miss it.
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The impacts of COVID-19 on Marketing and Business
2020-08-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Five months into the COVID-19 era and many aspects of business in Winnipeg have changed completely. While uncertainty rules the day, businesses are struggling to adapt to changing market circumstances and pivoting the use of their already limited marketing resources.
How can we navigate this new and uncertain landscape while maximizing our marketing and communication efforts?
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World Entrepreneurs Day
2020-08-21
Every year, August 21 is World Entrepreneurs’ Day. A day which has been coined to celebrate innovation and empowerment of entrepreneurship and leadership throughout the world. Entrepreneurship is vital not just for job creation but a very essential and integral part of our economic growth and problem-solving.

Rebuild Program | The Biz Foundry
2020-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by The Biz Foundry for business owners in Cookeville Tennessee.
Apply through The Biz Foundry

ESHIP Summit
2020-09-15 - 2020-09-16, 2020-09-29 | Virtual, United States
The ESHIP Summit is a convening that brings together entrepreneurial ecosystem builders — leaders connecting communities to accelerate entrepreneurship.
Join us September 15, 16 and 29 for the (virtual) 2020 ESHIP Summit as we rally for entrepreneurs by exploring entrepreneurial ecosystem building as a key part of community recovery and reinvention in a post-COVID-19 world.

Rebuild Program | Couleecap La Crosse County
2020-09-16 18:00 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by Couleecap for business owners in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Apply through Couleecap

RuralRISE Action Session Webconference
2020-09-17 14:00 - 15:00 | zoom details below
Join monthly conversations around successes and learnings from diverse communities across the country.
3rd Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. EST
Zoom Details: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +16465588656,,4347467077# or +14086380968,,4347467077#
Or Telephone: Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 434 746 7077

National Small Business Week
2020-09-22 - 2020-09-24
Recovery, Adaptation, and Innovation virtual conference September 22-24, 2020

Straight Talk
2020-09-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual
Join CO.STARTERS for our monthly Straight Talk roundtable, a time for entrepreneurs and their supporters to come together as peers to find support and solutions for moving forward.
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Refocus Workshop (Nationwide)
2020-09-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Virtual
Feeling stuck as an entrepreneur? Find a new way forward for your small business in this two-hour interactive workshop.
Register

2020 USHCC National Conference
2020-09-27 08:00 - 2020-09-29 17:00 | Virtual
The 2020 USHCC National Conference is the largest gathering of Hispanic business leaders in America. Each year, we bring together local Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, Hispanic business leaders, and corporate partners, to foster Hispanic economic development for the greater American economy. This year’s conference will take place virtually between September 27 and September 29, 2020.

Tom Tom Cities Rising Summit
2020-09-28 - 2020-10-02
The 2020 Tom Tom Summit is going virtual to bring you together safely and connect you even more directly with your peers. Every week throughout the Summit season, September 15 through October 30, we’ll present thematic conference sprints featuring flash talks, audience breakouts, and conversations with leaders from across the country. We’ll cap things off in the evening with virtual mixers and marquee speakers.

Sept 28 – Oct 2 | Too Small to Fail:
Our collective quest to save small business and our cities’ vitality.
What would we do without Mom and Pop? Join us for an exploration into how we can come together to build and uplift our small business communities—especially for those who haven’t always had a seat at the table.

Rebuild Program | September Cohort (Nationwide)
2020-09-28 14:00 - 16:30 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
This cross-community cohort is open to applicants from any region. Applications close September 21.
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Rebuild Program | Osceola Area Chamber and Main Street
2020-09-29 19:00 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by Osceola Area Chamber and Main Street for business owners in Osceola, WI
Apply through Osceola Area Chamber and Main Street

Rebuilding Better: A Virtual Town Hall for America’s Small & New Business Owners
2020-09-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
CNBC + Acorns’ Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation are teaming up to host a virtual town hall that will address the critical issues facing small businesses and share solutions that can rebuild our economy and level the playing field.
Small and new business owners will have direct access to a team of some of the country’s most knowledgeable entrepreneurs, small business advisors, financial experts and thought leaders. Select small business owners will have the opportunity to ask their most pressing questions about how they can best adapt their business and finances to the world around them.

Rebuild Program | Knoxville Entrepreneur Center
2020-10-05 17:30 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by Knoxville Entrepreneur Center for business owners in Knoxville, TN.
Apply through KEC

Rebuild Program | SODA Inc.
2020-10-05 18:30 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by SODA Inc. for business owners in Hamilton, New Zealand.
Apply through SODA Inc.

Rebuild Program | Summit Biz
2020-10-08 19:30 | Virtual
As small businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the CO.STARTERS Rebuild program provides entrepreneurs with a practical pathway and trusted tools to approach the market in new way, one step at a time.
Presented by Summit Prosperity Initiative and Summit Chamber of Commerce for business owners in Summit County, CO.
Apply through Summit Prosperity Initiative

NACCE Annual Conference
2020-10-11 16:30 - 2020-10-14 11:00 | Nashville, TN
NACCE’s Annual Conference brings entrepreneurship thought leaders and practitioners together to share best practices and new areas of exploration in ecosystem building. Because NACCE is considered one of the foremost conveners of leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship, the conference attracts a rich array of educators, administrators, business and ecosystem leaders, and entrepreneurs from throughout North America.
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Change Catalyst Tech Inclusion
2020-10-13 08:00 - 2020-10-15 17:00 | Virtual
Tech Inclusion was founded in direct response to the tech industry’s shocking lack of diversity and its complicity in perpetuating inequity across products and processes. We’ve gathered leaders and influencers from all over the world and connected thousands of underrepresented candidates with opportunities, in a collective effort to disrupt this biased status quo and make tech a force for good.
The industry has come a long way since that first conference in 2015, but not far enough. That’s why it’s important for Tech Inclusion to once again be the place where leaders convene to focus on solutions to diversity and inclusion in tech, and also address the systemic problems that pervade the industry. This year we’ll be talking about how we can hold companies accountable, the impact that the products we build have on local and global communities, and how to ensure the message that Black lives matter rings loud and clear through hiring, retaining, promoting, and funding.
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IEDC Annual Conference
2020-10-13 08:00 - 2020-10-16 17:00 | Dallas, TX
IEDC’s Annual Conference is the largest yearly gathering of economic development professionals from across the country and around the world. The conference features distinguished keynote speakers, dozens of interactive sessions led by industry experts, networking events, and educational tours. The 2020 IEDC Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas will focus on building resilient and sustainable communities that thrive. In view of the accelerating changes impacting #EconDev in the years ahead, building local resilience across multiple dimensions will be increasingly more important in all areas: from technology, to the economy, to social culture.
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RuralRISE Action Session Webconference
2020-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 | zoom details below
Every month the RuralRISE community convenes via video call to share expertise, stories and network. Join monthly video conversations around successes and learnings from diverse communities across the country.
Zoom Details: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android:
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +16465588656,,4347467077# or +14086380968,,4347467077#
Or Telephone: Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 434 746 7077

Startup Champions Network - Fall Virtual Summit
2020-10-20 - 2020-10-22 | Virtual
RECONNECT with old and new friends in entrepreneurial ecosystem building at SCN’s first virtual Summit. SCN members will swap ideas worth sharing, curate great conversations, and build relationships through active conversations. Come ready to learn and work together on the hot issues in ecosystem building.
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Leveraging Crowdfunding to Launch and Grow Your Biz
2020-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
Whether you’ve got a side hustle, passion project, or an early-stage non-profit, B2B, B2C, or B2B2C [deep breath], you need startup capital to launch and grow it. In times of economic uncertainty, crowdfunding has proven to be a reliable and profitable funding option for entrepreneurs.
Join Olivia Owens, Creator & General Manager of IFundWomen of Color, the go-to funding resource for diverse, early-stage entrepreneurs, for an interactive workshop on leveraging crowdfunding for your business. You’ll walk away from this workshop with a honed pitch, a network map, a winning rewards strategy, and marketing strategy for your crowdfunding campaign.
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