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Tell Stories to Drive Sales with Andrew Matranga

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

Storytelling is not about selling. It’s about more than that. It’s about creating connection and relevancy with your audiences. Join Andrew Matranga of StickerGiant as he walks our audience through ways to connect with your audience and promote authentic small business success stories. Speaker: Andrew Matranga Attendees will walk away knowing this one thing: How …

Free

Experiences of Hispanic/Latinx Business Owners in Fort Collins with Latino Northern Colorado Chris Garcia & Rhonda Solis

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

Our podcast will host a 45-minute live session with 3-4 different Hispanic/Latino/x-identifying business owners, managers, or economic development professionals to hear their experiences building, growing, and engaging the Fort Collins community in their work. Speaker: Latino Northern Colorado, Rhonda Solis, and Chris Garcia Attendees will walk away knowing this one thing: The impact Hispanic/Latinx business …

Free

Make your recordings sound better with Greg Douras

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

Do you have a podcast, or do you post videos to LinkedIn? Are you a musician recording your own songs? One easy way to improve the quality of your podcast, recordings, or social media videos is to improve your sound quality. In this presentation, Greg Douras will show you some low-cost ways to improve the …

Free

Breaking Down The Blueprint To A Profitable Business Podcast with Seth Silvers

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

Podcasting has exploded...but how do you make money from it for your business? This session will dive into the different methods of monetizing a podcast and help you understand which one is right for your business podcast. Whether you have an existing podcast or have wanted to start one, this session will help you understand …

Free

A Panel With Fort Collins Top Podcasters with Seth Silvers

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

In this session, you will hear from some of Fort Collins most tenured podcasters and learn from their lessons, successes, and failures. This session will focus on helping give actionable advice on how you can get a podcast started, how to be a great podcaster, and most importantly...how to keep it going. Speaker: Seth Silvers …

Free

Chaos, Clarity, and Everything In Between with James Keppel

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

In our world as entrepreneurs, we're often advised to focus on just one thing and to drive only toward that goal. This makes perfect sense on the surface, but the ability to generate, store, act on and implement multiple directions is what drives us. It's our superpower. We'll cover the following: - Where do the …

Free

The 10 Commandments of ADHD Organization with Luke Hammons

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

Neurodivergent Focus: ADHD Life hacks about how to stay organized with ADHD. Also, benefits of having workers on your team who have ADHD. Speaker: Luke Hammons Attendees will walk away knowing this one thing: It is possible to become organized with ADHD with the proper techniques and guardrails in place.

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Women Who Brew

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

Take a page from these amazing women standing out in a male-dominated industry.  This panel discussion will dive into how these women standing out in the brewing industry started their businesses, what lessons they have learned and how they have had to pivot to stand out.  This session is not just for people interested in …

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Building US Housing with Hemp with Jean Lotus

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

Affordable non-toxic homes made from industrial hemp can build a better future. Hear about how to start a hemp building business from a panel of hemp builders and a hemp homeowner. Hemp+lime (“hempcrete”) is a democratizing and empowering building material that sequesters carbon inside the walls of buildings for 100 years. Walls can be built …

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Interviewing for Fit with Tami Parker

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

Finding the right people is key to running your business. In this session you will learn how to identify what you want in a new employee, and what questions to ask to uncover things like core values, grit, emotional intelligence, and much more. Take 31 years of interviewing experience into your business and get a …

Free

Make Writing Less Painful and More Profitable with Sara Rosinsky

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

For your startup to succeed, you need to be able to tell the world why it matters. Your emails, press releases, grant proposals, job descriptions—everything needs to be professional and persuasive. But maybe you're not entirely confident in your writing abilities. You might suspect that your sentences are too long or that you're breaking rules …

Free

Alternative Benefits for Small Business – go beyond traditional benefits to attract/retain the right talent with Tami Parker

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

It can be hard for small businesses to compete with large benefits packages offered by bigger companies. However, many employees are looking for jobs that take a "whole person" approach to benefits. Small Businesses (like yours) can offer a wide variety of benefits that are cost-effective and support employees in meaningful ways. In this session …

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Founded in FoCo Wrap-Up Networking Event hosted by It’s Magic!

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

Do you have a strong professional network? Life for entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners can be a lonely road. Creating a true community is foundational. The value of having a solid network of like-minded professionals in various points on their journey is immeasurable. Wrap-up Founded in FoCo right by making strong professional connections and …

Free

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Founded in FoCo 2023

Front Range Community College

Northern Colorado's largest entrepreneurial event returns March 1 - 3, 2023! You're invited to join in celebrating and learning from our community of entrepreneurs, small business owners, startups, non-profits, creatives, and more. This event is free and built by the community for our community. Please join us.

Free – $50.00

Venture Validator 1.0 Cohort 23

The Institute for Entrepreneurship and the CSU College of Business invite you to participate in Cohort 23 of the Venture Validator 1.0. It will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 20th-29th from 12-1:15pm MST. This program is offered online. The Venture Validator is the starting blocks for your entrepreneurial venture. This cohort-based program takes …

West Slope Startup Week

Durango, CO Durango, CO, United States

5th Annual WEST SLOPE STARTUP WEEK We’re Headed to Durango! August 21st  to 25th Built By the Community, For the Community West Slope Startup Week is a celebration of everything entrepreneurial in rural Colorado! We’re part of a global movement: Techstars Startup Weeks are five-day, entrepreneur-led, community events held in cities across the world to …

Celebrate Joy: Empowering BIPOC-Owned Businesses & Fostering Community

Smok Barbecue - Fort Collins 327 E Foothills Pkwy #110, Fort Collins, CO, Fort Collins, CO, United States

The night is a celebration of joy and a momentous occasion as we award $25,000 in grant funding to BIPOC business owners. At this joyful gathering of our united community, you're invited to: Meet and celebrate the 2023 WIN grant recipients Enjoy delicious BBQ from Smok Enjoy complimentary drinks (21+) Participate in friendly bidding wars …

FCIP – Dec 5: Unleashing Inclusivity: A Roadmap To Web Accessibility

Innosphere Ventures 320 E Vine Dr #101, Fort Collins, CO, United States

I'd like to personally invite you to the Website Accessibility presentation I’m giving in early December. This talk is for designers, developers, website managers and business owners.

Web accessibility (ADA compliance) is a growing area of interest. This is a perfect opportunity to learn more.

TrueSpace: The Science of Business Building

Virtual Event

Start the new year on the right foot! As you work on your 2024 goals and growth objectives, learn how to view your business through a new lens. Join us on December 13, 2023 at 9:00 AM MT for The Science of Business Building™ Webinar led by Charles Fred and Stacy Since. As a three-time …

NoCo Marketing Mixer

Last one of 2023! Marketing Mixer happening Thursday, December 14th! What an awesome past couple months reviving our marketing community! We've got one more next month to finish off the year before we pick up again in February 2024 You may have been a part of some incredible NoCo design and marketing mixers—like AMA and …

Made in Loveland 2024 – Kick Off Feb. 6, 9 am | Wednesdays & Thursdays in February

desk chair workspace 201 East 4th Street, Loveland, CO, United States +1 more

Join us for the highly anticipated return of Made in Loveland 2024, a month-long program designed to inspire and empower the Northern Colorado community! Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or already on your career journey, this annual event is packed with talks, workshops, and valuable insights to help you thrive. Throughout the month of February, …

Innovation After Hours: Celebrating a Transformative Win: CO-WY Engine and the Future of Climate Resilience

Innosphere Ventures 320 E Vine Dr #101, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Innosphere Ventures invites you to Innovation After Hours event on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Join us for a momentous celebration as we unveil the game-changing impact of the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine (CO-WY Engine) grant win. This event is a unique opportunity to understand the implications of CO-WY Engine's selection …

Event Series Founded in FoCo 2024

Workshops to Put New Ideas into Practice – March 7 & 8 at Founded in FoCo

Fort Collins Senior Center 1200 Raintree Dr, Fort Collins, CO, United States

New for 2024: Put new ideas into practice at the 25 workshops that have been added to the schedule! After 3 full days of peer-to-peer learning, you'll have the opportunity to go deeper in focused workshops on Thursday and Friday, March 7-8. Explore the entire schedule and get your tickets today! Don't forget to look …

Mastering the Art of Pitching

Virtual Event

Mastering the Art of Pitch: Unlock the power of persuasive communication as we delve into the essential elements of effective pitches and presentations. Led by our Assistant Director, Rachel Roberts, this FREE workshop promises to equip you with the skills needed to captivate your audience and leave a lasting impression.   When: Friday, March 29th …

Elevate Your URL: Turn Clicks into Compliments

Virtual Event

Transform your website from an afterthought to a digital asset that draws praise. If you're tired of making excuses for your online presence when networking, join my webinar to elevate your business's URL and turn those clicks into compliments without hesitation.

Free

2024 Fort Collins Chamber Annual Celebration

The Ranch Events Complex 5280 Arena Cir., Loveland

Continuing the theme Building Community Through Business, the Chamber will host the 119th Annual Celebration on April 10 at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. We are excited and look forward to spending an evening with over 600 Chamber members and others from across Northern Colorado.  We will recognize our 2023 David May Advocacy Award Winner, our …

$50

Rural Creative Collective: Virtual Kickoff!

Join us for the official launch of the Rural Creative Collective, an online community of creatives from all across Colorado. We are gathering virtually to introduce ourselves, our creative ventures, and connect with fellow creatives across the state! Share this event: https://community.startupcolorado.org/events/80122 Agenda 2:00 - Welcome to the RCC (Vanessa McCrann, Meghan Rauker) 2:10 - Keynote from Holly …

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