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SUMMARY:Restaurant Resilience Series - Ghost Kitchens and Virtual Concepts
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Managing a Business\n\nThe Maricopa SBDC restaurant series provides local restaurants information to help them sustain and grow stronger during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Every month we will offer a different topic with SBDC Business Analysts and guest speakers.\nThis month join in the conversation and explore why people are investing in ghost kitchens and virtual concepts and how they compare to launching a traditional brick and mortar and/or food truck. Additionally\, we will look at how to set up restaurants for success in the world of delivery. Our exciting guest speakers are Jack Bell from CloudKitchens. and John Plew\, CEO of Concept Entertainment (CEG); and founder of the successful Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill. We will also update you on any new loan or grant opportunities designed for the restaurant industry. \nSpeaker(s): Anna Mineer\, SBDC Business Analyst\nJack Bell\, CloudKitchens.\nJohn Plew\, CEO Concept Entertainment (CEG); founder Thirsty Lion Gastropub and Grill \nPlease note: prior to the webinar\, you will receive an additional Zoom registration link. This registration will need to be completed in order to attend and access the webinar via Zoom. \nFee: No Cost \n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/restaurant-resilience-series-ghost-kitchens-and-virtual-concepts/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210303T140000
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SUMMARY:Delivering Digitally - Conversations to Transform your Online Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Marketing and Sales\n\nStaying current on the ever-changing digital marketing landscape can be challenging for any business. The Maricopa SBDS is now offering regular open-discussion sessions with our digital marketing enthusiast\, Christopher Fill. Each 30-minute program will explore a specific tool\, common challenge\, best practice\, or trend\, with time to share your challenges and get input from the marketers. You will leave each session with at least one action step to explore for your business. This week join us as we explore and discuss Email Marketing – Does it really work\, HOW? \nSpeaker(s): Chris Fill\, SBDC Business Analyst \nPlease note: prior to the webinar\, you will receive an additional Zoom registration link. This registration will need to be completed in order to attend and access the webinar via Zoom. \nFee: No Cost \n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/delivering-digitally-conversations-to-transform-your-online-marketing-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210304T090000
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SUMMARY:Intellectual Property 101
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Business Basics\n\nHave you invented the next best thing or process? Do you have an idea that could be monetized into valuable intellectual property? If you’re an entrepreneur\, you can’t afford to ignore intellectual property (IP). Whether you’re naming your business or product\, working with a developer or contractor\, or pitching your product concept to an investor\, you need to know how to protect your competitive advantages and avoid legal troubles. USPTO Regional Director Wayne Stacy and a representative from the Phoenix Patent and Trademark Resource Center will give you an overview of the different types of IP protection (trademarks\, patents\, copyrights\, trade secrets) and share how you can use them to your advantage. \nSpeaker(s): Lou Farina\, SBDC Business Analyst \nWayne Stacy\, USPTO Regional Director & Phoenix Patent and Trademark Resource Center Rep. \nKori Tueller\, Assistant Administrator at the State of Arizona Research Library \nPlease note: prior to the webinar\, you will receive an additional Zoom registration link. This registration will need to be completed in order to attend and access the webinar via Zoom. \nFee: No Cost \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/intellectual-property-101/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210304T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210304T150000
DTSTAMP:20260501T194526
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SUMMARY:The Great Marketing Turnaround Session 3 - Pandemic Promotional Strategies and Measuring Success
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Marketing and Sales\n\nDo you need help reformulating your marketing mix during COVID? Work on your own business marketing plan during this 2-hour workshop designed to help you update your marketing media and tactical options to better reach and influence customers. Prepared with well-defined market segments\, key buyer messages\, and sales promotion ideas\, business leaders can get right to work evaluating the best media and tactical options for current times. Set aside this time to focus on YOUR businesses’ marketing strategy for 2021. Use this workshop to organize and plan using the 4 M’s: Message\, Media\, Mechanism and Management\, for greater synergy in your future marketing. — This is the final session of the Great Marketing Turnaround series. Each hands-on session is designed to adapt and update existing marketing planning for pandemic times. Participants use guided marketing activities during the sessions to plan their own marketing efforts. (Businesses do not have to have attended previous sessions to participate.) \nSpeaker(s): Heidi Kirkland\, Business Analyst \nPlease note: After you have complete registration\, you will be provided with an additional Zoom registration link. This registration must be completed to obtain your unique access link to attend and access this webinar. THIS WEBINAR OCCURS AT 10AM ARIZONA TIME. BE AWARE THAT DUE TO A GLITCH IN OUR SYSTEM EXPORTING THE EVENT TO AN EXTERNAL CALENDER WILL CHANGE TO PACIFIC TIME ZONE. \n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/the-great-marketing-turnaround-session-3-pandemic-promotional-strategies-and-measuring-success/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210310T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210310T143000
DTSTAMP:20260501T194526
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SUMMARY:Delivering Digitally - Conversations to Transform your Online Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Marketing and Sales\n\nStaying current on the ever-changing digital marketing landscape can be challenging for any business. The Maricopa SBDS is now offering regular open-discussion sessions with our digital marketing enthusiast\, Christopher Fill. Each 30-minute program will explore a specific tool\, common challenge\, best practice or trend\, with time to share your challenges and get input from the marketers. You will leave each session with at least one action step to explore for your business. This week join us as we explore and discuss How to optimize My Google My Business (GMB) location listing \nSpeaker(s): Chris Fill\, SBDC Business Analyst \nPlease note: prior to the webinar\, you will receive an additional Zoom registration link. This registration will need to be completed in order to attend and access the webinar via Zoom. \nFee: No Cost \n\nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/delivering-digitally-conversations-to-transform-your-online-marketing-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210311T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20210311T160000
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SUMMARY:Small Business Payroll
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Business Payroll \nOverwhelmed by setting up payroll for your small business?  In our Small Business Payroll webinar\, our guest speaker\, Tanya Luken\, CPA\, will simplify and explain the tasks related to new hires including the required paperwork\, record keeping\, eVerify\, and exempt vs. non-exempt employees.  She will also discuss payroll taxes\, workers’ compensation\, and suggestions for how to work with a payroll company. \nSpeaker: Tanya Luken\, CPA \nRegister Now
URL:https://www.maricopa-sbdc.com/event/small-business-payroll/
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