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Developing Your Nonprofit Board (Workshop)

Harmony Library Community Room 4616 S Shields St., Fort Collins, CO, United States

Nonprofits are always challenged with attracting and retaining quality board members. How do you effectively, recruit, train and recognize quality volunteers so they remain actively involved in advancing the mission of your organization?  This workshop will provide some basic information that will help you to create a solid foundation for board development and provide an …

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How I Built It: Diana Precht, Vergent Products and Rocky Mountain Blooms

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

Diana Precht, Co-Founder of Vergent Products (retired) and current founder of Rocky Mountain Blooms Diana is a manufacturing executive and a serial entrepreneur at the same time. She and her husband Terry founded the Loveland CO electronics contract manufacturing company Vergent Products in 1995. Together, they built the business solidly into the middle market until …

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Grant Writing Tips and Tricks (Workshop)

Harmony Library Community Room 4616 S Shields St., Fort Collins, CO, United States

Fundraising grants can be the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations. Join Alex Koenigsberg of Arula Consulting for a discussion of various strategies learned from years of applying to a variety of grants. Instead of merely focusing on grant writing fundamentals, you'll learn new ways to improve your grant writing process and the final product. Alex is …

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How I Built It: Jeffrey Porter, StockIQ

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

StockIQ was founded in 2015 by a team of serial entrepreneurs. It has quickly scaled to a multi-million dollar operation WITHOUT outside funding. Join Jeffrey Porter and Candyce Edelen as they talk about how the StockIQ team built and scaled the company so quickly. Jeffrey will talk about the DNA of the organization and how …

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Starting And Scaling A Nonprofit Organization (Panel Discussion)

Harmony Library Community Room 4616 S Shields St., Fort Collins, CO, United States

As a nonprofit leader, you have a lot on your plate! You’re always looking for involved and engaged Board members and how to generate more funds for your mission. All while running your programs and serving the people and causes you love. The last few years have taught us about the need to build greater …

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How I Built It: Derrick Kuhn, Brillity Digital

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

Derrick Kuhn founded Brillity Digital in 2017 and has scaled it to over $950K in 5 years. Join Derrick to hear about how he's built this company, the pivots he's had to make as the market changed, and how he's grown his services based business.

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Founded in FoCo Kickoff @ New Belgium Porch at the CSU Canvas Stadium

New Belgium Porch at CSU Canvas Stadium 751 West Pitkin Street, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Come join us for a fun happy hour on Monday, September 26th from 4:30PM - 6:30PM at the New Belgium Porch at the Colorado State University Canvas Stadium! Come network with fellow business owners, entrepreneurs, and community members as we celebrate the start of Founded in FOCO Week. Our kickoff party features a short panel …

Nonprofit Networking (at the Founded In FoCo Happy Hour Event)

New Belgium Porch at CSU Canvas Stadium 751 West Pitkin Street, Fort Collins, CO, United States

Come join other nonprofit leaders for a fun happy hour on Monday, September 26th from 4:30PM – 6:30PM at the New Belgium Porch at the Colorado State University Canvas Stadium! Come network with business owners, entrepreneurs, and community members as we celebrate the start of Founded in FOCO Week. Look for our sign, flag, banner …

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

Charles Fred Keynote – New Science Can Change Your Odds of Reaching $10M in Revenue and Beyond

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

Roughly 6 million firms operate as employers in the United States. Only 180,000 have more than $10 million in revenue.  A breathtaking fact considering the hopes and dreams of start-up entrepreneurs planning to easily break through this barrier within the first few years of operation. So how can you beat these odds? Research proves that …

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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 today for every day uses in business and personal life. Also, tips on ways to communicate and means of keeping organized. Speaker: Rina Bindi Attendees …

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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 average of 12 years to reach the $10 million threshold. Few entrepreneurs have prepared their stakeholders for this extended journey. But there are steps you …

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How to Sell Anything to Anybody – The Psychology of the Pitch & 90% Close with Carl Hartman

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

Carl Hartman has pitched and sold billions of dollars in projects to major corporations. This program was originally designed to teach his neurodiverse coaching clients how to read why people buy and sell to them almost every time. His clients experience a phenomenal 93% close rate. During this workshop you will learn how to see …

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How to Build a Financially Resilient Business and Prepare it for Scale with CJ Whelan

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

C.J. Whelan is a serial entrepreneur (and bicycling fanatic and car nut) who founded, scaled, and sold several multi-million dollar businesses. He now serves as the Executive Director for the Rockies Venture Club. RVC is angel investing group with a strong focus on entrepreneurial education.  Hear how angel/venture backed companies should be thinking about scaling. In …

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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 only now being introduced in USA. This simple and memorable framework is useful for developing leaders, building strong teams, and appreciating and relating with one …

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Work Less to Earn More! Productivity tools to decrease your stress and increase income! with Chrysta Bairre

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

When you think about earning more do you come up with a list of more things to do? Many service providers are working more hours and giving more expertise for less and less return. Get control of burnout and boost your business revenue with a few simple and easy-to-implement productivity tools! You can increase your …

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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 jobs at staggering rates due to disrespect, lack of DEIB+, and toxic leadership/cultures. Creating psychologically safe culture isn't easy, but the payoff is actual diversity …

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