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SUMMARY:WISE Power Hour
DESCRIPTION:A lunch hour conversation around important small business topics!\n\n\nJoin the WISE WBC Coaching Team via Zoom for an energetic lunch hour conversation around important small business topics. Each week will feature a central topic (and on occasion guest expert) to discuss best practices that will challenge you to push your ideas and strategies even further.  \n \nOffered the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month\, from 12-1pm — Select date to attend during registration \nLocation: Zoom \n \nUpcoming topics:\nSpecial April Alternative Financing Series(includes a bonus 3rd session):\n\nApril 7 – Crowdfunding for Your Woman Owned Business (Expert: Elizabeth Eichhorn\, Coach\, IFundWomen) \n\n\nApril 14 – Microloans for your Woman Owned Business (Expert: Sherri Falck\, Assistant Vice President\, Pursuit Lending)\n\n\nApril 28 – Bootstrapping for your Woman Owned Business (Expert: Alex Kostakis\, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Practice\, Whitman School of Management)\n\n\nMay\n\nMay 12 – Gaining Knowledge to Increase Your Business Aptitude  (Expert: Latisia Hall-Cannon)\n\nAlthough a business degree isn’t required to own a business\, we know knowledge is power. Some of the best business minds read a lot. Small business owner Latisia Hall-Cannon\, CEO of UrbanTSyr\, will join us to explore best practices for curating knowledge and fitting it into your busy schedule.  \n \n\nMay 26th – SEO Website Optimization( Expert: Kori Ashton\, Chief Digital Strategist\, Digital Uprise)\n\n\nLearn what SEO is and what you can do to gain some quick and long-term wins as a business owner when it comes to optimizing the marketing power of your website. Chief Digital Strategist\, Kori Ashton\, will join us to share her best practices to help you move your website beyond the basics.\n \n \nTopics will vary based on community need\, check back for more! \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.  \nYou will also receive a link on your confirmation page and in your confirmation email asking you to complete a WISE information form if you have not before.  Please complete the form at the link in the confirmation prior to the event. \n\n\nInstructions for joining the class after registering via Eventbrite:\n \n–You may join the meeting through the Zoom desktop app\, desktop browser\, mobile app or by calling in on the phone.\n–If using a computer or the mobile app\, you may type and send your questions in the chat\n–If using a computer or mobile app\, you may click leave meeting at the end of the class\, or if you need to depart early. \n\nMore information can be found HERE. \n\n\nSay Hello to the Coaching Team
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SUMMARY:Financial Management for Small Businesses
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is aimed at entrepreneurs who own or are close to launching a small business and want to learn more about financial management\n\n\nSummary \nThis three-part series covers financial management for small businesses\, including budgeting and bookkeeping\, creating and using the three financial statements\, doing cash flow analysis\, the types of financing\, and how to get loan ready. The sessions are hands-on and participatory\, so come ready to engage with your instructor and your peers. It’s organized as a cohort\, so you’ll sign up once for all three sessions. \nAudience \nThis workshop is aimed at entrepreneurs who own or are close to launching a small business and want to learn more about financial management. The more actual financials you have to apply the concepts to\, the more concrete and useful you’ll find the material. Therefore\, this course is likely not appropriate for entrepreneurs who are still defining their business idea and/or are far from launching. \nLogistics* \nThe course will be from 6-8pm on the following dates: \nMonday\, March 22nd: Budgeting & Bookkeeping \nMonday\, March 29th: Financial statements & cash flow analysis \nMonday\, April 5th: Financing options & panel of local bankers and financiers  \n*Registration is for the entire 3-part series\, NOT  individual events. \nEach session will last approximately 2 hours including time for discussion and questions.  \nWhat to expect \nThe content is practical. You’ll be able to apply what you’ve learned to your own business and can ask questions of our on-call accountant after the sessions. \nThe material will be challenging if you’re new to the topics\, especially cash flow analysis. You’ll be provided with a coursebook you can use to take notes and reference later. Be prepared to ask questions.  \nThe sessions are participatory. Keep your camera on\, if you can\, and be ready to discuss concepts and do activities in breakout rooms. \n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.  \nYou will also receive a link on your confirmation page and in your confirmation email asking you to complete a WISE information form if you have not before.  Please complete the form at the link in the confirmation prior to the event. \n\n\nInstructions for joining the class after registering via Eventbrite:\n \n–You may join the meeting through the Zoom desktop app\, desktop browser\, mobile app or by calling in on the phone.\n–If using a computer or the mobile app\, you may type and send your questions in the chat\n–If using a computer or mobile app\, you may click leave meeting at the end of the class\, or if you need to depart early. \n\nMore information can be found HERE.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/financial-management-for-small-businesses/
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SUMMARY:CNY Access to Capital Conversation: Meet the Lenders
DESCRIPTION:Meet some CNY small business lenders\, and learn how to better navigate funding as a small business owner\n\n\nMeet the leaders behind some of CNY’s most trusted financial institutions and programs. Learn how to evaluate a lender\, what bankers are looking for in a small business owner\, and how lending practices and programs are changing as a result of the pandemic. \n \n\n \nPanel Members: \n\nTamika Otis\, Director\, Upstate NY Keybank Boost and Build Program\n \nCalvin Corriders\, Regional President\, Pathfinder Bank\n \nChristina Suave\, CEO\, Cooperative Federal Credit Union\n \nSherri Falck\, Assistant Vice President\, Pursuit Lending\n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.  \nYou will also receive a link on your confirmation page and in your confirmation email asking you to complete a WISE information form if you have not before.  Please complete the form at the link in the confirmation prior to the event. \n\n\nInstructions for joining the class after registering via Eventbrite:\n \n–You may join the meeting through the Zoom desktop app\, desktop browser\, mobile app or by calling in on the phone.\n–If using a computer or the mobile app\, you may type and send your questions in the chat\n–If using a computer or mobile app\, you may click leave meeting at the end of the class\, or if you need to depart early. \n\nMore information can be found HERE.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/cny-access-to-capital-conversation-meet-the-lenders/
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SUMMARY:Building Blocks for Starting a Business
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introduction to entrepreneurship and starting a business!\n\n\nLearn the basic ideas on determining a need in the marketplace\, target marketing\, and building your support team. \n \nThe Building Blocks for Starting a Business \n \nTuesday\, April 6th\, 12-1pm \n \nLocation: Zoom \n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/building-blocks-for-starting-a-business-5/
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SUMMARY:April WISE Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Interested in learning more about WISE Women’s Business Center and our services? Join us for an orientation.\n\n\nWISE is one of over 100 Women’s Business Centers in the US. WISE is funded in part by the Small Business Administration\, and hosted by the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.  We are located in the heart of Central New York\, Syracuse.  \nWISE helps women start and grow their own businesses. WISE offers free business counseling and targeted training sessions to encourage strategy and access to smart resources and capital.  \nThis orientation will cover WISE services\, what you can expect from these services\, and how we can help! We will give an overview of the center\, personnel\, resources available\, and other information to help you navigate our services.  \nWho should attend? People in the greater CNY and Upstate NY area looking to start a business\, or seeking help in growing their existing business \n \nLocation: Zoom \n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/april-wise-orientation/
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SUMMARY:Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join WISE WBC’s webinar on PPP loan forgiveness\n\n\nJoin WISE WBC’s webinar on PPP loan forgiveness on April 20th at 4pm. Accountant Andrea Kooritzky of Kooritzky Accounting will answer commonly asked questions around PPP forgiveness – including eligible uses of funds\, the forgiveness application\, and timeline – and field questions from the audience.  \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Building Blocks for Starting a Business
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introduction to entrepreneurship and starting a business!\n\n\nLearn the basic ideas on determining a need in the marketplace\, target marketing\, and building your support team. \n \nThe Building Blocks for Starting a Business \n \nWednesday\, April 21st\, 5-6:30pm \n \nLocation: Zoom \n \n \n \n\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from Eventbrite with a link to access the webinar. Please save this email and be sure to check your SPAM folder if you don’t see it in your email inbox.
URL:https://wisecenter.org/event/building-blocks-for-starting-a-business-6/
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