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2020 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT

2020 SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT

August 03-04, 2020
The 2020 Small Business Summit will be held on Monday, August 3 and Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the Pōmaika`i Ballrooms in Honolulu, Hawai`i. NHOA recognizes that we are in uncertain times and will continue to closely monitor the situation involving COVID-19.  Please stay tuned for more informat...

Waste360 Business Leadership Forum

WASTE360 BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FORUM

August 10-14, 2020
Structure and strategy are two of the most important factors in running a successful business. The Waste360 Business Leadership Forum, hosted by Comerica, is designed for small to midsized environmental services companies looking for business and financial strategies that go beyond day-to-day operat...

Small Business Owners Growth Summit.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS GROWTH SUMMIT.

September 23-25, 2020
Small Business Owners Growth Summit where you will learn enough about marketing to effectively manage outsourced marketing vendors or staff to get you the results your business needs without wasting marketing dollars.

Small Business Owners-Growth Summit

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS-GROWTH SUMMIT

September 23-25, 2020
Small Business Owners Growth Summit where you will learn enough about marketing to effectively manage outsourced marketing vendors or staff to get you the results your business needs without wasting marketing dollars.

IDEA

IDEA

June 22-25, 2020
IDEA is the platform where IDEA members and professionals in the district energy, CHP and microgrid industries will come together to share experiences, explore new solutions, and learn from each other.

Annual SBA Southern California Small Business & Contracting Conference

ANNUAL SBA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS & CONTRACTING CONFERENCE

June 18-18, 2020
Annual SBA Southern California Small Business & Contracting Conference will provide a forum to educate, guide, and assist small businesses, in working with federal, local, and state governments. This event will provide an opportunity to meet buyers and contracting officers from large companies a...

Small Business Leadership Conference

SMALL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

June 15-17, 2020
Small Business Leadership Conference is the premier professional development and networking opportunity for small business owners, managers, executives, economic and community development leaders, and nonprofits in Florida and beyond.

BE Inspired Entrepreneurial & Leadership Conference

BE INSPIRED ENTREPRENEURIAL & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE

June 14-14, 2020
Conference speakers will be giving away success tools in the form of innovative and engaging talks about brand awareness, personal leadership, business and finance. Our attendees are strongly encouraged to use this conference to begin growing their resources and referrals by networking. Sponsorship ...

 

Webinars

JUL 09, 2020 | 2:00 PM
PRODUCTIZE - STEPS FOR TURNING YOUR SERVICE INTO A PRODUCT
Service companies have been among the worst hit by this pandemic. Consumers and businesses have drastically cut their expenditures on services to conserve cash and avoid human contact. However, we're still buying products that meet an immediate need. To capitalize on this flight to pur...
JUL 09, 2020 | 3–4pm
SMALL BUSINESS BASIC BUDGETING & FINANCE
Learn the basics of budgeting and financing for your small business.
JUL 14, 2020 | 03:00pm
RNSBDC CYBERSECURITY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES WEBINAR
The Rutgers-Newark SBDC has developed a Small Business Cyber Security Program to provide management teams of established small businesses with Cyber Security awareness. The goal of the program is for attendees to understand the importance of implementing a consistent, and continuously impr...
JUL 14, 2020 | 12:00 pm - 1:30pm
SBA RESOURCES TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS REBOUND FROM CRISIS
Join the U.S. Small Business Administration for an overview of SBA programs and services to assist your business recover after a crisis. The presentation will cover updates on the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and provide overviews of SBA loan progra...
JUL 24, 2020
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Running a small business can sometimes seem like putting together a piece of furniture. You’ve got lots of little parts that slot together to make the whole but how can you build it without a set of instructions? Operations Management can provide the necessary direction. Join us for ...
JUL 30, 2020 | 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
PUT THE NATIONAL RESOURCES OF THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TO WORK
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides a variety of resources to assist small businesses. This course will help you gain knowledge that may help you grow your own small business opportunities through SBA programs and partnerships in your area. In this overview of the SBA, earn abo...

SOLUTIONS FOR SUCCESS: HOW TO BUILD A SMALL BUSINESS THAT WORKS
Manta joins forces with SmallBizLady Melinda Emerson for this webinar on how to build a successful small business. Whether you're thinking about quitting your day job to start your own company or already own your own small business, this webinar will help you plan effectively and avoid com...
THE THREE SIMPLE AUTO-RESPONDERS EVERY SMART BUSINESS NEEDS
Smart businesses know that great customer relationships are their best marketing tool. This means keeping in regular contact in specific ways. However, remembering to do it at the right times is hard, and what should you be contacting them about anyway? Join Tamsin Fox-Davies of Constant C...
CREATIVE HOLIDAY MARKETING TIPS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
How can small businesses with modest marketing budgets can stand out and during the holidays? Ivana Taylor of DIY Marketers shares her best tips and tools for connecting with stressed, distracted customers during the busy holiday season.
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO GROW YOUR SMALL BUSINESS CUSTOMERS
Small businesses drive almost 50 percent of US private-sector employment1 and contend with many of the same issues as big businesses, with far fewer resources. Operating in competitive markets with razor thin margins, many are struggling with a host of financial tasks, including managing c...
BIG BUSINESS TOOLS ON A SMALL BUSINESS BUDGET: 3 ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
America’s 23 million small businesses are the heart and soul of our economy. It used be that small business owners could only dream of accessing the powerful technology solutions fueling Fortune 500 companies. Now, in a truly momentous time, small businesses can easily access the same rich...
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: BEATING THE COMPETITION AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER
Modern technology and empowered customers have changed the way small business owners market their business and communicate with prospects and customers. Hear from our expert panelists on how the most successful small business owners are navigating through these changes and how you can turn...

RESOURCES

Mission critical elements of operational agility and what they ‘mean’ for individual businesses, and industry at large, in the post-pandemic era.If there...

The most remarkable aspect of the 21st century's technological revolution is how many of the technologies once considered beyond reach are accessible even to the general public. It would be an und...

Highly resilient companies do 3 things well. They:Predict well – with insight into potential threats and opportunities. This is the ‘seeing around corners’...

Six ways to know if your business is disruption-readyDisruption. This buzz-worthy notion must scratch well below the surface. It's a profound, visceral change to the very c...

Given that a reported 9 out of 10 businesses fail, with “no market need,” “ran out of cash” and “got outcompeted” paramount among the reasons why, it begs the quest...

It’s fairly indisputable that a prospering company or organization wouldn’tbe enjoying any notable measure of success without highly effective leadership. Potent leadership is, in fa...

3 things powerful immigrant professionals have in common that can propel any aspiring workplace ‘outsider’.Being an outsider in the workplace is tough. D...

In business, it would be difficult if not impossible to achieve a notable measure of success without having inked a significant number of agreements with other parties—most appreciably with conf...

Expert cites 9 negotiator archetypes and how each of can help and hinder a ‘win’Becoming an effective negotiator takes skill, and lots of it. Whether for personal o...