How To Leverage Founder Neurodivergence In StartUps with Josh Schuler

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Neurodivergent or not, Founders face daily challenges to help their companies build momentum and sustain traction. In this session, we'll explore the unique benefits that a Neurodivergent (in this example ADHD) Founder can bring to the equation, as well as, how to overcome some of the stigmas and common challenges neurodivergent founders face so that …

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Wellbeing at Work and Business with Elizabeth Mahoney

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Wouldn’t it be amazing if we loved what we do every single day at in our business? And got to do the things we love to do most of the day? Maybe you already do get to do a lot of the things you love in your business. I bet though that there are some …

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Growing on TikTok For Business Owners with Joe Buckner

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

In 60 days I was able to grow my TikTok account by over 170k followers. I want to share the strategies to use for your business to grow using short form video as well as best practices for content creation and story telling. Speaker: Joe Buckner Attendees will walk away knowing this one thing: How …

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Storytelling Pays in Marketing: Find Your Story, Find Your Market with Nick Armstrong

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Do you struggle to create a brand that people pay attention to and care about? Do you find yourself staring at a blank page with no idea how to create cool content? Do you wanna avoid rinse-and-repeating the same old marketing tactics and build events, content, and promotions that can't be ignored? This session will teach you how to find, …

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Entrepreneurial Ecosystems with Beth and Peter Bostwick

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Small businesses are integral to our economy but many entrepreneurs are starting with little to no knowledge of where to start. In this panel discussion, we will give you direct access to experts in the Northern Colorado Entrepreneur Ecosystem so that you don’t have to keep wondering what to do next, how to find the …

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Protecting Your Creativity with Nicole Ressue

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

A discussion about the four types of intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets including what each covers, how long they can last, how to obtain them, and how they can be used to protect your business. I will also provide information to the audience on how to conduct their own trademark, patent, and …

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Accepting bitcoin for your retail or ecommerce shop with Josh Datko

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

How would like to save on those 3% credit card fees on every transaction? Cryptocurrency has its on-again-off-again affairs with public attention, but underneath the shiny NFTs and the tokens, the original cryptocurrency has silently and slowing creating an alternate payment system. If you have tried to accept Bitcoin into your physical or eshop a …

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Helping professional women become Magnificent AF! with Becca Walkinshaw

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

I help professional women design an alcohol free lifestyle they love. Many women feel frustrated when trying to live alcohol free because they focus on the strategy. However, strategy alone will not pull you toward a life you love! I use the power of a MasterMind community and leadership coaching techniques to tap into our …

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Your Product is NOT Going to Sell Itself: Why Entrepreneurs and Startups Need Embrace Bold and Brave Marketing Strategies with Lori Jones

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Many entrepreneurial startups believe that their product is going to sell itself. The truth is that those that maintain that mindset will quickly go out of business. Lori Jones, president and CEO of Avocet Communications, will share the intriguing and winning mindset that entrepreneurs must have in order to achieve a five-fold acquisition income and …

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All I do is Win, Win, Win… Negotiating to Get What you Want in Business Contracts with Jennifer Bilger

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Everyone wants to win when it comes to negotiating a contract. Negotiating is an art many people lack the confidence to master completely. The key is being confident and truly understanding your style. Once you have a true understanding of how you interact and communicate during the negotiation process, you then need to be aware …

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Leveraging LinkedIn with Jennifer Vancil

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Makeover your LinkedIn to communicate clearly to your network and build a new network. Engage your existing audience and grow your connections authentically and effectively. Understand how to be findable using keywords and how to step into thought leadership to attract business through liking, commenting, sharing content, posting, and writing articles. Whether you are a …

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Solopreneurs Can Scale: What I Learned from Closing $100K in 50 Days with Cindy Skalicky

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

This is not a "look at me and what I did" talk. No, this is just a story to share and that might inspire. I started On Point Communications 100% unintentionally in 2015 after no one would hire me for a part time gig. I almost closed up shop in the pandemic, and interviewed at …

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Uncrapify Your Future! with Jeff Havens

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

If you’ve listened to anyone talk about innovation recently, you’ve probably heard something along these lines: “The world is changing at a crazy fast rate. Everything you’re doing now is about to become obsolete. If you don’t come up with some amazing, industry-changing ideas in the next 18 seconds, your business is basically going to …

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SBDC Early-Bird Coffee

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

How to hire a virtual assistant with Rina Bindi

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

How hiring outsourced virtual assistance supported us when our pet video went viral. (Hundreds of Millions of views and got us onto shark tank!) And how to use virtual assistants …

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Charles Fred: Can Your Stakeholders Endure a Long Journey?

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Can your stakeholders endure a long journey? Consider this immutable fact: Only 3% of all firms operating in the U.S. eventually reach $10 million in sales. Most will take an …

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Appreciate, Relate & Collaborate with Curt Bear

Challenger Point Lecture Hall Classroom 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

This session would unpack the progression from Emotional Intelligence to Relational Intelligence, using a framework known as Hallos TRIADS methodology - in wide use in South America and Europe, but …

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Psychological Safety is the key with Jamie Moyer

Larimer SBDC Classroom 4616 S. Shields Street, Fort Collins,, CO, United States

Diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging (DEIB+) is trending, but how do we actually create environments that allow for difference? Research points to psychological safety. During the great resignation people were leaving …

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Gain Creative Breakthroughs by Hiring People With Disabilities

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

People with disabilities face roadblocks every day. When they lean into their challenges, they develop resourcefulness and adaptability that people without disabilities could never gain. Their perseverance and resilience make …

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Mental Health and Entrepreneurs with Chrysta Bairre

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Entrepreneurs are 50% more likely to report having a mental health condition than the general public. Let's get real and talk about mental health. We all have mental health, and …

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How I Built It: Zubaida Bai, ayzh

Larimer SBDC Classroom 4616 S. Shields Street, Fort Collins,, CO, United States

"A midwife in rural India proudly showed me the tool she used for cutting umbilical cords. It was a sickle, also used for cutting grass. I knew in that moment …

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Courage to Show up Brilliantly for Your Brand with Julie Ulstrup

Larimer SBDC Classroom 4616 S. Shields Street, Fort Collins,, CO, United States

Marketing, branding, showing up in your business authentically is crucial to build connection with your ideal clients. Julie's talk focuses on four embodiment practices to show up brilliantly in your …

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Verns Toffee: How to Build a Resilient, Family-Owned Business with Patrick O’Neill

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Founded in 1976, Vern's Toffee is a 3rd generation, family-owned and operated FoCo business that handcrafts butter almond toffee the old-fashioned way. Join the 3rd generation owners, Patrick and Stefanie …

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Ayurveda for Better Nutrition and Health with Bina Mehta

Conference Rooms in Longs Peak Student Center 4616 S Shields St, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Local businesswoman and cookbook author Bina Mehta will share her knowledge from her Indian heritage and formal study of Ayurvedic philosophy. Her presentation, Ayurveda for Better Nutrition and Health, will …

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