As an early-stage entrepreneur, you want to attract the most exceptional talent who will help your company grow. Developing and implementing an effective Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategy can be essential to your efforts to secure the very best people to help maintain your competitive advantage. This talk will […]

Join us as CalNonprofits CSBG Program Manager Sue Sigler, CEO Jan Masaoka, and Public Policy Director Lucy Salcido Carter answer your questions about the grant program, and go through the application process with an emphasis on how nonprofits can fit into the application form. Register here. If you meet the […]

CalSEED ApplicationsNow Being Accepted We have been saying to be on the lookout for the announcement that the window is open for the next round of CalSEED applications for their Phase 1 Proof of Concept $150,000 awards. These are grants. They are not loans that need to be repaid, and no surrender […]

Join partner NCBiotech to hear about cyber security in the growing age of data analytics and explore what that means for our food supply chain.   Guests:  Blake Bextine, Ph.D.Program Manager, Biological Technologies OfficeDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Alex BoakyeVice President Cyber Analytics Research and DevelopmentSAS Institute Inc. Andy KennedyCo-Leader, […]

Part of the Carlson Center Virtual Entrepreneurship Toolkit Series, Understand how to get your offering to the market through the correct channels.Determine how to get, keep and grow customer relationships.Learn to test and validate your Product-Market Fit. Register HERE.

One of an organization's biggest challenges is getting its diverse talent to work together in the most efficient and profitable way. A myth exacerbating this difficult challenge is that mixed personalities "won't ever get along." The truth is that in the right environment such talent can be turned into high-performance […]

Event Details Due to events of the past year, many businesses are exploring how they can continue to reach new customers, and get back to pre-pandemic growth.  Video is an incredibly powerful way to showcase your business and reach new customers.  With over 1.8 Billion monthly users, YouTube is a […]

Event Details Due to events of the past year, many businesses are exploring how can they continue to grow their brand and virtually reach new customers while keeping the existing audience engaged. This training is designed for businesses who have created a Business Facebook page and want to gain a […]

Event Details The financial section of your business plan is an essential component of your business plan under current conditions. You’ll need projections to improve your chances of winning over customers, investors, or to obtain funding. The webinar covers the basics of understanding financial statements and managing cash flow. Learn […]

Part of the Carlson Center Virtual Entrepreneurship Toolkit Series, Review how you capture revenue, and what your cost drivers are.Determine your key metrics and prove that your offering solves problems or fills needs.Deploy the Lean Startup framework and define your minimum viable product (MVP).Document realistic near-term financial projections so that […]

Join us as CalNonprofits CSBG Program Manager Sue Sigler, CEO Jan Masaoka, and Public Policy Director Lucy Salcido Carter answer your questions about the grant program and go through the application process with an emphasis on how nonprofits can fit into the application form. Register here. If you meet the […]

Event Details Interactive session to share lessons learned during COVID and how businesses are adapting. Together we’ll share thoughts on how business will be different going forward with financials, records, marketing, service quality, staffing, and expectations. Disclaimer : The information provided in this webinar and any supplementary materials provided are […]