Straight Talk with Starters

Special topic: Marketing as a Human, with Jacqui Jones from One Degree Marketing and Create Birmingham. We'll be talking how to give your business a voice during difficult times and how to share humanity through your business.

Free

Reopening and Staying Open – How to Assess the Past 60 Days and Prepare for What’s Next

Virtual

If you’re like many businesses, you are probably working overtime to navigate the ever-changing landscape created by C19. Whether you’ve already reopened or will be opening this summer, August will be an ideal time to assess what you’ve experienced already and develop a strategic plan for the rest of the year. This session, presented [...]

How to Leverage a Virtual Assistant in a Pandemic

Virtual

A Virtual Assistant can be a valuable asset for any business but especially when resources are scarce and access to funds is limited, such as during the current pandemic.  Leveraging a VA can help you manage your time more effectively and allow you to focus on activities that translate faster to business development and [...]

Straight Talk with Starters

Virtual

We will get through this, and we will get through it together. If you are thinking through how to adapt your venture for these changing times, we are here for you. Join CO.STARTERS for Straight Talk with Starters, a time for entrepreneurs to come together to support each other and brainstorm ideas for moving [...]

The impacts of COVID-19 on Marketing and Business

Virtual

Five months into the COVID-19 era and many aspects of business in Winnipeg have changed completely. While uncertainty rules the day, businesses are struggling to adapt to changing market circumstances and pivoting the use of their already limited marketing resources. How can we navigate this new and uncertain landscape while maximizing our marketing and [...]

Straight Talk

Virtual

Join CO.STARTERS for our monthly Straight Talk roundtable, a time for entrepreneurs and their supporters to come together as peers to find support and solutions for moving forward. Register

Rebuilding Better: A Virtual Town Hall for America’s Small & New Business Owners

Virtual

CNBC + Acorns' Invest in You: Ready. Set. Grow. and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation are teaming up to host a virtual town hall that will address the critical issues facing small businesses and share solutions that can rebuild our economy and level the playing field. Small and new business owners will have direct access to [...]

Leveraging Crowdfunding to Launch and Grow Your Biz

Virtual

Whether you’ve got a side hustle, passion project, or an early-stage non-profit, B2B, B2C, or B2B2C [deep breath], you need startup capital to launch and grow it. In times of economic uncertainty, crowdfunding has proven to be a reliable and profitable funding option for entrepreneurs. Join Olivia Owens, Creator & General Manager of IFundWomen of Color, [...]

Winter Places: Creating Outdoor Spaces in Colder Months

Virtual

COVID-19 has forced us to be creative in the ways we support our main streets and downtowns as commercial and social centers by moving many indoor activities outside. This has been a great lifeline during the spring and summer but… winter is coming! We'll present some of the innovative ideas submitted as part of [...]

Rise of the Rest Virtual Tour: Equity Edition

Virtual

A series of virtual events will be held from December 1st-3rd, 2020 featuring leaders in inclusive innovation discussing Entrepreneurship at HBCUs, Black ESOs and Allies, Building Inclusive Tech Ecosystems, and Investing in Black-Led Startups. The Main Event on December 3rd will feature a Fireside Chat, Entrepreneur Showcase, and the Pitch Competition Finals. Register [...]

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