EDC PARTNER AUGUST EVENT AND WEBINAR SCHEDULE
Economic Development Collaborative encourages you to sign up for our partner’s no-cost events and webinars.
Plan ahead! Our full partner event schedule is updated at the start of each month.
SBA: INTRO TO CYBERSECURITY
August 5 @ 10:00 am
Empower your small business with a deep dive into cybersecurity basics at SBA’s upcoming Introduction to Cybersecurity event. Discover practical strategies to protect your business online. Join SBA for insights tailored to small businesses, ensuring your digital assets are secure. Do not miss out on the chance to boost your digital security knowledge. SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. For reasonable accommodation requests, please email LADO@SBA.GOV at least 7 days in advance.
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SCORE: FUND YOUR BUSINESS WITH SPONSORS, EVEN IF YOU’RE JUST STARTING OUT
August 6 @ 10:00 am
Would you like to do what you love and have someone else foot the bill? Have you considered corporate sponsors for your business, show, book, charity, speaking engagements or events? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this webinar is for you! America’s most successful companies partner with sponsors. Why not you? Linda Hollander can help. She is the author of the #1 best-selling book Corporate Sponsorship in 3 Easy Steps and the CEO of Sponsor Concierge. Linda has consulted with many entrepreneurs to help them profit from the awesome power of corporate sponsors and has 20 years of experience in business. Her corporate sponsors have included Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Epson, Citibank, Fed Ex, Health Net, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America, Staples, American Airlines, Walmart and IBM.
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SCORE: OPTIMIZING YOUR ELEVATOR STORY FOR INCREASED SALES
August 6 @ 12:00 pm
Thousands of times in your career as a small business owner, you’re given an opportunity to answer the question, “So, what do you do?” This webinar is giving you an opportunity to sharpen your answer. In those moments, you can generate genuine interest, find a referral partner, or make a new friend. In a master class called “How You Can Make Your Sale and Lose Your Sale in Just 30 Seconds!” you will learn eight things guaranteed to improve your elevator stories, three awesome elevator story templates and four ways to get off to a fast start. The thing to remember, whether you can attend or not, is that there is no such thing as the perfect pitch, just a perfect pitcher—experience how you can make or lose a sale in just 30 seconds.
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IN-PERSON EVENT: SCORE VENTURA COUNTY: GOOGLE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PAID ADVERTISING STRATEGIES
August 7 @ 8:00 am
In this workshop, you’ll learn successful paid advertising strategies on Google and Social Media and how to drive new leads for your business. Online marketing constantly evolves, making it difficult for your business to keep up. In this training session, SCORE will break down the different paid ad campaigns by platform with best practices you can use to get the most out of your marketing dollars. You don’t want to miss this! Address:Ventura City Hall, 501 Poli St Ventura, CA 93001.
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SCORE: SOCIAL MEDIA ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS
August 7 @ 1:00 pm
Social media can be overwhelming for business owners. Which platforms? How often do you post? What to post. This class will give you the basics every business owner should know and the latest trends to grow your business.
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SBA: WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS OFFICE HOUR FOR RFIS
August 8 @ 8:30 am
Do you have a Request for Information (RFI) from the WOSB Certification Review team? The Women-Owned Small Business Program is excited to announce a new webinar series: WOSB Office Hour for RFIs! This series is intended for applicants who have applied to become WOSB/EDWOSB certified and who have received a Request for Information (RFIs) from the certification review team but are unsure of how to proceed in responding to the RFI. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions in an open forum about responding to RFIs from members of the WOSB Program staff. Sessions will be held virtually every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 am.
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SBA: HOW TO START A BUSINESS
August 12 @ 10:00 am
Are you interested in starting a business? If you are, please join the Small Business Administration (SBA) Los Angeles District Office for a virtual workshop to learn about SBA’s 10-Step Guide on How to Start a Business. This virtual workshop is targeted at new entrepreneurs. Topics covered include creating a business plan, finding capital, registering your business, getting necessary permits and/or licenses and getting a business bank account. This is a great opportunity to get any questions you may have answered and learn about the multiple resources available to help you. SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. For reasonable accommodation requests, please email LADO@SBA.GOV at least 7 days in advance.
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