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SUMMARY:Introduction to the Tampa Bay Women's Business Centre
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the Tampa Bay Women’s Business Centre and all of the wonderful services that we offer to female entrepreneurs to launch and grow successful businesses. Attendees who live in Hillsborough\, Pinellas\, Pasco\, Manatee\, Polk and Hernando counties will receive a free one-hour coaching session.
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/introduction-to-the-tampa-bay-womens-business-centre-4/
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SUMMARY:Connect to Opportunity: How to Leverage LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:Join The Centre for Women and Valley Bank on this Wise Women Wednesday discussion on how to promote yourself and your professional brand!\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nAs we know\, there are many social media platforms out there today that can help elevate your business and professional brand. \nMastering these platforms or even just starting to tackle one platform can definitely be overwhelming and time consuming. Currently\, LinkedIn is an incredible platform and if leveraged properly can help take your professional brand to new levels\, lead to powerful networking and even help capture lead generation opportunities. \nWhether you are a LinkedIn novice or a pro-user\, there are always new features that LinkedIn adds so in this webinar we will zero in on quick strategic tips and tricks to help anyone get the best out of this valuable career and business resource. \n\n\nKatherine joined Valley Bank three years ago to build out Valley Bank’s presence on social media. She launched Valley on LinkedIn\, Facebook\, Pinterest\, Instagram\, and YouTube and she is really enjoying seeing the evolution of Valley on social. \nPrior to joining Valley\, her experiences spanned across working in programming research\, creative services\, digital\, eCommerce\, performance affiliate marketing\, and ad sales in such companies as A&E Television Networks/History Channel\, The Estee Lauder Companies\, and BP/Castrol Oil. She launched award-winning eCommerce partner programs for Estee Lauder Companies and found a common thread in her career DNA- she has a passion to build programs and opportunities from the ground up. \nShe has also launched a few small side businesses such as a gifting company and an in-home catering experience business because she always has been an entrepreneur at heart. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/connect-to-opportunity-how-to-leverage-linkedin/
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210204T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210204T130000
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SUMMARY:Turning Financial Chaos Into Profits
DESCRIPTION:Turning financial chaos into profits with bookkeeping tools to keep your financial on track. If you’re a small business owner\, you’ll be familiar with juggling multiple tasks. As well as keeping things running you need to generate revenue\, keep customers happy\, and look after the financials. Tracking financials can be a chore though\, and one of the biggest questions you might have is where do I start? \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn: \n\nWhat bookkeeping is and how it can impact your business\,\nBookkeeping tools to help you keep track of your profitability\, and\nWays to improve the financial health of your business\n\n\nWebinar includes live discussion and Q & A session
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/turning-financial-chaos-into-profits-2/
CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210210T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210210T120000
DTSTAMP:20201115T030736Z
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SUMMARY:Federal Goverment Contracting 101
DESCRIPTION:How do I get started with Government Contracting? Is this right for me and my business? What is the difference between commercial contracting and government contracting? What is a contract? How are “set-aside” contracts and goals determined? In this course\, participants will learn the basic ins and outs about how the government buys goods and services. Participants will also be introduced to important websites\, and external agencies such as the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC). Marketing to the government will also be discussed.
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/federal-goverment-contracting-101/
CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210217T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210217T110000
DTSTAMP:20210206T000429Z
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SUMMARY:Boost Your Brand Identity: Ways to Connect with Clients
DESCRIPTION:On this Wise Women Wednesday series we talk about the importance of branding. How can you build your brand to connect with the client?\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nLooking for different ways to boost your brand identity? Maybe you’re just starting up a new business. Perhaps you’re going through a rebrand. Whatever the case might be\, it’s important to establish a brand that your customers can relate with. \nThe more personable and transparent your brand\, the more customer loyalty you’ll build. If this is your first time building a brand\, then you have nothing to fear. There are several concrete steps you can take towards building a brand identity for your business. \n\n\nAs the former Sr. VP of marketing for Front Burner Brands\, Cindy was directly responsible for overseeing the full-service and fast-casual national restaurants\, Grillsmith\, Burger 21\, and The Melting Pot. Prior to joining Front Burner\, she was a Sr. VP for 22squared where she managed clients like Shoe Carnival and Publix Super Markets by developing branding\, traffic\, and sales-driving campaigns. Cindy has also managed accounts such as McDonald’s\, Dollar Rent-A-Car \,and Melitta Coffee by creating custom promotions and programs that translated national advertising into local store marketing. \nShe brings over 25 years of leadership across retail\, integrated advertising\, and marketing platforms. Cindy is a proud mommy of a beautiful little girl named Olivia. \nCLICK HERE TO REGISTER
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/boost-your-brand-identity-ways-to-connect-with-clients/
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Webinar,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210217T120000
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SUMMARY:From Retail to E-Commerce—Scaling Your Business Like a Startup
DESCRIPTION:We will share a foundational framework for how retail small businesses can begin to think and scale like a high-growth startup. Is your product loved locally\, but hasn’t yet broadened its customer base nationally? During this discussion with Allie Felix\, VP Platform at Tampa Bay startup hub Embarc Collective\, we will share a foundational framework for how retail companies can scale like a startup through e-commerce\, including: \n* How to put yourself into the “startup mindset” \n* Considering if launching an e-commerce platform is right for you \n* Funding opportunities to scale your startup \n* Plus\, examples of how prominent women-led companies have scaled from small brick and mortar businesses to nationally scalable online companies \nPresenter:  Allie Felix\, VP Platform at Tampa Bay startup hub Embarc Collective. Embarc Collective helps Tampa Bay’s startup talent build bold\, scalable\, thriving companies. Our staff of executive advisors and function-specific experts deliver individualized support to startups inside of Embarc Collective’s state of the art 32\,000 square-foot collaboration facility.
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/from-retail-to-e-commerce-scaling-your-business-like-a-startup/
CATEGORIES:Program,Virtual,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210225T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210225T160000
DTSTAMP:20210120T231244Z
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SUMMARY:Fundamentals of PowerPoint
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free\, 60-minute\, hands-on workshop for PowerPoint. Engaging powerful and easy-to create presentations have never been easier. During this workshop you will learn how to: \n\n•Design effective presentations for work or home\n•Add visual elements for aesthetic appeal\n•Incorporate data\, charts and graphs\n•Make an impact by using all of the key\, new features that PowerPoint has to offer
URL:https://thecentre.org/event/fundamentals-of-powerpoint/
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