The American Entrepreneurship Award offers Miami-Dade entrepreneurs the chance to receive a share of up to $50,000 in prize funding to support their new business venture. In addition, free consulting and business support services as well as mentoring are available from experienced executives. For more info, visithttps://www.americanaward.com/en/
The U.S. Small Business Administration presents National Small Business Week, May 1-7, with this year’s theme being “Dream Big, Start Small.” Every year since 1963, the SBA takes the opportunity to highlight the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others from across the nation through National Small Business Week. Click here for more events to honor the week.
Miami Dade College is accepting applications for Cohort 9 of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program scheduled to begin Sept. 14 at the Wolfson Campus. It is a free classroom-based practical business education program that offers entrepreneurs skills for growing their businesses, the opportunity to access financial capital and networking opportunities. Applicant businesses should be at least two years old, have generated at least $150,000 in revenue in the most recent fiscal year and have a minimum of four employees, including the owner. To learn more, RSVP for an upcoming webinar here.Apply for the program here:http://www.10KSBapply.com. The deadline to apply for Cohort 9 is June 16.Continental National Bank and SBDC at FIU are taking applications for its GROW program, a 30-hour program to guide business owners as they develop a strategy and action plan for growing their businesses. The courses, on topics such as growth strategies, finance, marketing and branding, will be held Tuesday and Wednesday nights from May 24 to June 29. Applicant businesses must be at least two years old, have annual revenues of at least $500,000 and staff of at least five, including contractors. The deadline to apply for the free program is May 10. Apply here: http://bit.ly/1Ru5yyg. For more information, call 305-779-9230.
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Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33314
Fee: $30 for online pre-registration; $40 at the door
Create an Effective Website for Your Business
This workshop is for business owners who want to create a website or improve their existing website. Attendees will learn the basics of website hosting, design, ecommerce and tracking.
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FIU, Modesto Maidique Campus, 11200 SW 8th St, College of Business Complex, Miami, FL,33199
Fee: $95
Next Level Growth “The Value Chain”: A seminar for business owners
The half-day seminar, presented by FIU College of Business and TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, will focus on strategic options for growth and expansion. This highly interactive program features experts on supply chain management with topics that include: Reducing Costs, Optimizing Output & Minimizing Risks, Forecasting Demand, and Seven Principles of Supply Chain Management. Click here for more info.
Thursday, April 28, 6:00 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Park at Parking Garage 6, Miami, FL 33165
Fee: $35-$45
The Future of Manufacturing: Printing Products
MIT EFSP Presents Hardware Startups “Printing Products: The Future of On-Demand Manufacturing”. Meet the Entrepreneurs/Thought-Leaders bringing the vision of Personal On-Demand Manufacturing to life.
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Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Ave, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33314
Fee: $30 for online pre-registration; $40 at the door
Getting Started with Email and Social Media Marketing
Learn how to build processes to collect email addresses, build email campaigns, and establish long term inexpensive marketing capability.
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Wednesday, May 4, 4 p.m.
Access to Capital and Business Loans: Best Practices
This one-hour webinar is hosted by SCORE Association. Sam’s Club has teamed up with Small Business Majority’s Rhea Aguinaldo and Accion’s Jennie Motto Mesterharm to help entrepreneurs and small business owners bring finance into focus for long term success. Participants will learn background on the small business loan market and providers as well as how to identify the right type of financial product for the business need.
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Wednesday May 4, 6:05 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Keiser University, 1500 NW 49th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Fee: $30 for online pre-registration; $40 at the door
Learn the Basics of Fundraising for Nonprofits
Learn about different funding streams available, how to properly ask for funds, over-reliance on a limited number of supporters, and the need for a vision and strategy behind a coherent fundraising program.
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