Coffee + Community (iSPI Members)

About the Event

On Wednesdays, we network [not the boring kind, the fun kind]. We sip beverages. We talk about our wins and challenges. We sometimes do activities. We sometimes tell stories or create playlists. We always leave happy we came.

Coffee and Community is that standing weekly check-in that you can always count on. It's a casual opportunity, so there's no pressure to prepare anything. You're invited! Every Wednesday morning at 9 AM at Innovate Springfield.

Webinar: Hiring with a Marketing Approach (SBE)

About the Event

Gone are the days you could throw an ad in the newspaper or hang a "help wanted" sign in the window and expect qualified, eager job seekers to walk through the door. Today, it's a job seeker market. If you want to attract the best, you have to be the best. Join Alicia Bowers, with ApplicantPro, as she dives into a different approach to hiring. An approach sure to set you apart from the rest. Hiring is Marketing.

Webinar: Own Nothing, Control Everything Business Organization (SBE)

About the Event

If your business is an LLC or an S-corp, you're leaving money on the table for the IRS, AND leaving your assets vulnerable. Join Ron Haycock, Sr. Management Accountant, as he shows you how to use tools that the U.S. Government set up for you to both minimize what you pay in taxes, and to protect your assets in ways you may have never dreamed. You don't want to miss this!

Webinar: Safety and Risk Management…Protect Your Business and People (SCORE)

About the Event

In this interactive workshop, attendees will gain an introduction to risk management and recognizing hazards, resources to protect their interests and mitigate risk and ideas to kick-start their risk management program.

In addition, attendees will work through 3 types of workplace scenarios (restaurant, construction and office) to discover how to practically apply the knowledge and resources and plan the next steps.

Some of the topics that will be covered include:

Webinar: Small Business Boot Camp (Hosted by Small Business Majority)

About the Event

Please join Small Business Majority for an interactive webinar where we will discuss how to plan for a thriving business.

This two-hour training will help business owners understand the foundations of business planning and provide tools to help create a business plan. This comprehensive overview will teach entrepreneurs how to create a start-up business plan, manage business and personal credit, and find funding.

Those who complete the boot camp will be accepted into the GROW/PROGRESANDO class beginning October 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Lunch & Learn @ iSPI: Public Speaking & Advocacy as a Business Model

Are you someone who's passionate about advocacy and understands the importance of engaging with policy makers and the public - and would also like to pay the bills doing what you love? Perhaps you've acquired these skills in your 9-5 job and are starting to feel more confident in your ability to lead others and motivated to embark on your own as a thought leader and change-maker? If you find yourself in such a situation, this event is for you!

iSPI Military Veteran Entrepreneur Monthly Meet-Up

About the Event

In order to serve those who have served our country better, iSPI will be hosting a monthly hybrid "iSPI Military Veteran Entrepreneur Monthly Meet-Up" as a way to bring veterans (as well as active military and their spouses) in the Innovate Springfield and greater community together to share their experiences as entrepreneurs, discuss resources they can leverage when starting and running a business, and provide to support for those encountering challenges on their entrepreneurial journey…all with the goal of being stronger together!

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