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SmallBiz Support Women in Exporting; Seed Fund Expo; AA and NHPI Month Webinar This Week


Slots Still Open for Milwaukee & Green Bay T.H.R.I.V.E-Deadline Approaching

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May 25: Women Growing International Small Businesses: Sharing Resources and Strategies

World Trade Month

During WorldTrade Month, join the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Women’s Entrepreneurship Webinar on May 25, 2022 to learn about trade and entrepreneurship by women-owned small businesses. In this session you will hear from U.S., Mexican and Canadian small businesses, small business counselors, and government experts about tools and strategies that have helped women-owned SMEs grow their businesses and increase sales in North America. 

May 25, 12-1:30 pm CT

Register


May 25: America’s Seed Fund Startup Expo

Join the SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation on May 25, 2022 for the launch of the inaugural America’s Seed Fund Startup Expo. Registration is free and open to the public, allowing innovation communities throughout the country to join and participate from afar. We encourage you to invite others from your network who might be interested in learning about the important work and impact of America’s Seed Fund and the innovative startups presenting at this inaugural virtual event! You can share SBA’s Twitter and LinkedIn posts (and the LinkedIn Event)

May 25, 11:30 am-3:30 pm CT

Register


May 26: Helping Build Economic Equity and Opportunity for Asian American-owned Businesses

Photo of four people with the following text, Asian American Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Webinar on May 26 at 1 pm EDT

 

Join SBA’s webinar on May 26, 2022 to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. The webinar will feature an armchair discussion about the importance of financial wellness, creating generational wealth through business ownership, and increasing equity and access to opportunities to help uplift and support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander-owned small businesses. The webinar will also include SBA initiatives and resources that support small business recovery, new AANHPI startups seeking to launch, and existing AANHPI-owned small businesses as they pivot and grow in a post-COVID world. 

May 26, 12 pm CT

Register


SBA’s Mentor-Protege Program Webinar June 2

All Small Mentor-Protégé Program

Are you a small business owner in the federal government marketplace? Join SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program Community of Practice webinar on June 2, 2022 to learn about joint ventures, the difference between teaming agreements and joint ventures, how to meet requirements, and much more.

June 2, 12 pm CT

Register


Milwaukee,Green Bay CEO’s: Apply Now for T.H.R.I.V.E. Executive Training

THRIVE Emerging Leaders Reimagined

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There are still slots for existing businesses in the Milwaukee and Green Bay areas to take part in T.H.R.I.V.E., SBA’s free six-month intensive to take you and your business to the next level

 

T.H.R.I.V.E. Highlights: 

  • Business coaching for C-level executives
  • Self-paced online curriculum taught by experienced Subject Matter Experts
  • A mix of virtual and in-person training sessions
  • CEO Group masterminds for peer-to-peer mentoring and accountability
  • Customized learning tracks for small businesses’ unique needs
  • Three-year strategic growth plan
  • The cohort runs July 5th-December 15th, 2022

Deadline approaching! Apply by May 31

Learn more


This Wednesday! Find Additional Small Business Support and Resources

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The Ready, Set, Go Workshop is an initiative from the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide aspiring entrepreneurs with clear guidance toward economic empowerment and business success

  • GO: Finding Additional Small Business Support and Resources May 25 1 p.m.; Register

SBA Partner Webinars


 

In person! Digital Marketing and Social Media Conference (SBDC) May 25, 8:30 am, Madison

Cashflow, Cashflow, Cashflow! (WWBIC) May 25, 9 am

Estrategias de Mercadeo en Línea Para tu Negocio (WWBIC) May 25, 5 pm

Start a Small Business in Eight Steps (Western WI WBC) May 26, 6 pm

In person! Onboarding for Employee Retention (SBDC), June 1, 9 amMadison

In Person! Financial Management: Sprint weekly series starts June 6, 4 pmMadison

In Person! Launch Into Leadership for New Supervisors (SBDC) June 23, 8:30 am, Madison

Check out the calendar at www.sba.gov/wi for more upcoming education sessions! 


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To contact the SBA Wisconsin office, email wisconsin@sba.gov.