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 …

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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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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 …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Larimer SBDC’s Show Me The Money

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

Are you seeking funding for your small business but are unsure of where to begin? With all the options available for small businesses today, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed! The Larimer SBDC is bringing together multiple types of funding sources for you to ask questions and get answers. In this unique event, we will have …

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Workforce Trends – HR & Benefits with Angela Kelton

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

Well-being incorporates much more than physical health. We will take a look at overall Organizational Well-being and how Physical & Emotional, Financial, and Career wellness all come into play every day when our employees come to work. We will address ways employers can better the well-being of their organizations by providing ideas and exploring tools …

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Work-Life Boundaries: How to Create a Contract with Yourself with Mary Brown

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

Work-Life Balance Boundaries: How to Create a Contract with Yourself Are you looking for the ever elusive work-life balance?  I call BS! What you really need is Work-Life Boundaries!  You will learn: How to decide your boundaries with confidence How to have both good boundaries and good customer service How to create a working contract with yourself

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Reduce “quiet quitting” with intentional hiring and recruiting with Dayle Wickizer

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

What is “quiet quitting” and how to identify it in your organization. Learn 1 strategy to help hire the right fit the first time. Use onboarding to set your hire up to succeed. Steps to build relationships and reduce “quiet quitting” Speaker: Dayle Wickizer Attendees will walk away knowing this one thing: Real life practices …

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Digital Detox: How To Protect Your Mental Health While Marketing Your Business On Social Media with Jade Shebelski

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

As entrepreneurs, we wear many hats, and one of those hats is being your business's social media manager. Social Media has evolved from a photo-sharing platform to staying in touch with family and friends, morphing into a place where we share the most perfect, staged, curated highlight reels of our lives. As a social media …

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Stop Focusing on Your Weaknesses and Start Leverage Your Strengths in your Business with Elizabeth Mahoney

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

What if you were able to do more of what is easy, and you do naturally well, in your business and you were able to stop focusing in on all the things that you don’t do well. You know, the things that bring you down in your business and put you at risk for burnout. …

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Harnessing Your Neurodivergence And Using It To Your Advantage with Kristin and Bill Mastre

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

After being married and working in our career fields for 20 years, then merging our agency together for over 5 years, 2020 brought some big changes. TikTok took off as a social platform and of all things, made us look a little deeper into our minds. The next thing we know, one of us was …

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Brain Crawl

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

A mental health resource fair for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and small business owners, Brain Crawl returns to Founded in FoCo in 2022, featuring: White Light Guidance Web: www.withwhitelightguidance.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteLightLifeCoach/ IG: @WhiteLightLifeCoach Boundaries Coach, Mary Brown Web: www.BoundariesCoach.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/theboundariescoach/ IOME Web: www.iowemenow.com IG: @iowemenow Health District of Northern Larimer County Web: www.healthdistrict.org FB: www.facebook.com/healthdistrict IG: …

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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 explain Ayurveda, the three doshas to determine your body type, the dosha quiz, and how to eat for the three body types (types of food …

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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 as they share the struggles and victories of taking over and running this business. Learn about how they've pivoted from a business perspective while sticking …

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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 one of the most effective ways to treat mental illness is to talk about it. In this session you'll learn: How to manage mental illness …

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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 them incredible assets to any team. Because of this, hiring people with disabilities can be a huge differentiator for your business. They bring a different …

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Use LinkedIn to Build Credibility and Fill Your Sales Pipeline with Candyce Edelen

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

LinkedIn is a powerful platform for finding clients. Candyce Edelen will teach you how to find leads on LinkedIn and engage them in conversations, so you can book sales calls with your ideal prospects and quickly grow your business. Candyce teaches from experience. In 2018, she pivoted her business and needed leads fast. In 6 …

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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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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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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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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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SBDC Early-Bird Coffee

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

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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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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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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