Small Business Impact Program Showcase – Toledo

On Wednesday, May 12, you’re invited to (virtually) meet the graduating Toledo cohort of JumpStart’s Small Business Impact Program at their culminating showcase. This event will be an online demo-day-style competition where program participants will use their new knowledge and skills to present their pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to take

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One-Year Action Plan for Success

This four-session program will take your business plan and create an operational and strategic plan that will be true to your mission and core values while activating your vision and goals.   Through 4 consecutive sessions, you will Refine your Mission, Vision, and Core Values for your business Identify your Strengths & Weaknesses, examine the

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One-Year Action Plan for Success

This four-session program will take your business plan and create an operational and strategic plan that will be true to your mission and core values while activating your vision and goals. Through 4 consecutive sessions, you will: Refine your Mission, Vision, and Core Values for your business Identify your Strengths & Weaknesses, examine the Opportunities

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Business Boost

Businesses need an edge over their competition and the owner who works smarter is often the one who gets ahead.   The Library has electronic databases that a business owner can use to build targeted lists of prospective customers and that can help businesses learn how their competitive peers are performing. Using library databases either

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Sell Online With Email Marketing Tools

Part of the Grow with Google Digital Series, this workshop will cover email marketing skills for small business owners.   Once you’ve started selling online, you may be looking for new opportunities to market your products and services. Email marketing can help you increase sales by reaching customers with the right message, at the right

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Make Your Website Work For You

Learn how to create a search-friendly website that drives user action and supports your goals. Whether you’re launching a new website or sprucing up an old one, this workshop will help.   It’s more important than ever to have a professional website. Aside from promoting products and services, websites are great for creating brand visibility,

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Cybersecurity: Modern Threats Meet Modern Solutions

With your internet connection being more important than ever before, what are the new technologies you can leverage to keep your business safe? Come learn about why investing in your cybersecurity infrastructure is so crucial. During the webinar, we’ll talk with Xavier Johnson, President of Enterprise Offensive Security, about modern cyber threats and innovative cybersecurity

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Northwest Ohio Pitch Competition

Join us on Tuesday, March 30 to support 10 Northwest Ohio entrepreneurs during our annual Pitch Competition. From first-timers to seasoned veterans, watch each finalist pitch their business idea to a panel of judges—in four minutes or less—for a chance to win up to $2,500! Interested in competing? Click here to apply to pitch.

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Monthly Momentum Circle

Our Momentum Circle is a peer-networking group for small, women-owned businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups to learn, connect, and grow their businesses. The Momentum Circle is a group of women interested in exploring opportunities for accelerated growth and elevate their business by broadening the circle of the network through connection. RSVP for meeting ID.

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Managing Your Business Finances

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to your business’s bottom line. Having your head in the sand about your business’s finances can lead to midnight worries, overdue bills, and, worst of all, lost opportunities. Here is your chance to turn that around! Minding Your Business will teach you to master the basics of business

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Ask a Patent/Copyright/Trademark Attorney

Intellectual Property Attorneys will provide an overview and explain the differences between patents, trademarks and copyright, and be available to answer your questions. This program happens each First Thursday and you are welcome to attend as many as you would like.

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