Funding Info Session
2025-08-13 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 East 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
In Person Event: Mesa Business Builder @ the Studio
Join us for the SBDC Funding Info Session to explore funding options and learn how to prepare for business financing. This session covers key financial topics like credit scores, personal and business financial health. We’ll also discuss various funding types, including microloans, SBA loans, commercial loans, private investments, export financing, and grants.
You’ll also learn how the SBDC counselors can provide guidance, financial strategies, and access the right resources to grow your business. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain the tools and insights needed to secure funding for your business!
Speaker: Veronica Morena

Registration: https://clients.arizonasbdc.com/workshop.aspx?ekey=10450030

Start Your Successful Small Business
2025-08-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 East 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
Ready to turn your business dreams into reality? Join us for an in person engaging and informative session designed specifically for new small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. This workshop, Start Your Successful Small Business, will help you navigate today’s dynamic economic landscape with clarity and confidence.
Gain valuable insights on key topics such as business planning, marketing strategies, and financial readiness. Plus, take advantage of free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Our experienced counselors are dedicated to helping you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey — from idea to launch and beyond.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your strategy’s, this session is your first step toward building a successful small business.
Speaker: George Kimble
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Location:
Mesa Business Builder @ the Studio
59 East 1st Street
Mesa, AZ 85201

Start Your Successful Small Business
2025-08-28 16:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Ready to turn your business dreams into reality? Join us for an engaging and informative session designed specifically for new small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. This workshop, Start Your Successful Small Business, will help you navigate today’s dynamic economic landscape with clarity and confidence.
Gain valuable insights on key topics such as business planning, marketing strategies, and financial readiness. Plus, take advantage of free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Our experienced counselors are dedicated to helping you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey — from ideal to launch and beyond.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your strategy’s, this session is your first step toward building a successful small business.
Speaker: George Kimble
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https://bit.ly/3H6Kgd5

Start Your Successful Small Business
2025-09-09 16:00 - 17:00 | GateWay Community College, Small Business Development Center, 108 N 40th Street, South Building, PHOENIX, AZ, 85034, United States
Ready to turn your business dreams into reality? Join us for an engaging and informative session designed specifically for new small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. This workshop, Start Your Successful Small Business, will help you navigate today’s dynamic economic landscape with clarity and confidence.
Gain valuable insights on key topics such as business planning, marketing strategies, and financial readiness. Plus, take advantage of free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Our experienced counselors are dedicated to helping you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey — from idea to launch and beyond.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your strategy, this session is your first step toward building a successful small business.
Speaker: George Kimble

Register Here:
https://clients.arizonasbdc.com/workshop.aspx?ekey=10450044

Start Your Successful Small Business Online
2025-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | online
Ready to turn your business dreams into reality? Join us for an engaging and informative session designed specifically for new small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. This workshop, Start Your Successful Small Business, will help you navigate today’s dynamic economic landscape with clarity and confidence.
Gain valuable insights on key topics such as business planning, marketing strategies, and financial readiness. Plus, take advantage of free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Our experienced counselors are dedicated to helping you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey — from idea to launch and beyond.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your strategy, this session is your first step toward building a successful small business.

Speaker(s): Carol Pool
Register Here: https://clients.arizonasbdc.com/workshop.aspx?ekey=10450045

What Are My Funding Options? Alternatives For Financing An Early-stage Venture
2025-09-17 17:00 - 19:30 | Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 East 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
Securing funding as an early-stage company can be one of the most challenging parts of launching your venture. With so many paths to explore—and countless organizations, individuals, and resources out there—it can be hard to know where to begin. Which funding option fits your goals? How do you even get started? This program was created to give you a clear, insightful overview of the different funding avenues available to help your venture grow.
Participants will hear about various funding options to expand (or start) their business. This program aims to offer a high-level overview of the funding landscape while focusing on the pros and cons of each topic.
Topics include:

Self-Funding
Grants
Friends & Family
Debt
Crowdfunding
Incubators/Accelerators
Competitions
SBIR/STTR
Angel Investors
Strategic Investors
Venture Capital
Corporate Ventures

Lou is a Small Business Analyst at the Maricopa SBDC specializing in technology commercialization. He is a former technology executive with a corporate ventures background and had been involved in many new ventures, mergers, acquisitions, turnarounds and divestures. He has led large scale corporate investments involving hundreds of millions of dollars in capital and revenue on a global scale. Locally, Lou has served as a strategic advisor, consultant and angel investor. He reviews SBIR’s for the National Science Foundation
Register Here:
https://clients.arizonasbdc.com/workshop.aspx?ekey=10450040

Start Your Successful Small Business Online Training
2025-09-25 11:00 - 12:00 | online
Ready to turn your business dreams into reality? Join us for an engaging and informative session designed specifically for new small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. This workshop, Start Your Successful Small Business, will help you navigate today’s dynamic economic landscape with clarity and confidence.
Gain valuable insights on key topics such as business planning, marketing strategies, and financial readiness. Plus, take advantage of free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling provided by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Our experienced counselors are dedicated to helping you at every stage of your entrepreneurial journey — from idea to launch and beyond.
Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your strategy, this session is your first step toward building a successful small business.
Speaker: CJ Johnson
Register Here:
https://clients.arizonasbdc.com/workshop.aspx?ekey=10450043
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SBIR Overview: How to Leverage America’s Seed Fund
2025-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 | Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios, 59 East 1st Street, Mesa, AZ, 85201, United States
Fundraising can be extremely. The SBIR program is the nation’s largest source of early stage/high risk funding for start-ups and small businesses. The highly competitive SBIR program encourages domestic small businesses to engage in federal research and research development (R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. SBIR enables small businesses to explore technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization
In-person Training Event Mesa Business Builder @ The Studios facility 59 E 1st St Floor 2, Mesa, AZ 85201
After this session, you will be able to:

Identify if your company is a candidate for SBIR/STTR funding
Review of the start capital landscape and how SBIR funding fits in
Understand the basics of the SBIR/STTR programs.
Appreciate the emphasis on commercialization.

Topics include:

The startup capital landscape
SBIR/STTR program goals
Identification of participating agencies
The differences between SBIR’s and STTR’s
Identification of the three-phase process
Arizona Fast Grant Initiatives
Availability community resources that can assist

Speakers:

Lou Farina is a Small Business Analyst at the Maricopa SBDC specializing in technology commercialization. Locally, Lou has served as a strategic advisor, consultant and angel investor. He has served as an official SBIR Reviewer for the National Science Foundation.
Wiley Larsen is Director of SBIR Programs and University Partnerships at the Arizona Commerce Authority. Wiley has been involved in entrepreneurship for over 15 years, and has co-founded of two startups. He previously served as program manager for the Arizona State University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation where he assisted ASU faculty and staff with commercialization. He has been an NSF I-Corps mentor and a Lean Startup instructor.

No Fee Workshop
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