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Ready, Set, Go!

About the Webinar:
Ready? Set. Go! is a 90-minute free workshop that takes you all the things you need to think about when going into business.  It provides a general overview of what it takes to start a business; legal considerations and what it takes to fund a new venture. 

About the Speakers:
Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.

Roy Pellicano ran an IT services company for over 15 years working with small and mid-sized businesses across all industries, from the single computer Mom & Pop to the 63 location company. In addition to supporting IT, Roy advises business teams developing and implementing strategy across the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, including how to implement business and technology transformation.

Free

Launch Your Business with Customer-Focused Marketing

As a new entrepreneur, you’ll need more than good products or services to grow your business. It’s also important to have strong customer-focused marketing strategies to reach your audience and turn them into loyal customers. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Create a compelling brand Define your audience Convert customers Build loyalty and […]

Design Thinking for Entrepreneurs

Discover how to create a collaborative environment where everyone is responsible for the design. You will go through design challenges and sprints that can be incorporated into any workplace or startup, to unlock creativity and innovative thinking. In this session we’ll introduce: The principles of the design thinking process Applying the design thinking process to […]

Learn the Basics of Google Ads

In this workshop, you will learn how to reach more customers and grow your business with Google Ads. In this session we’ll talk about: How to create an account and set up an ad campaign How to write great ads, refine keywords, and include ad extensions How to measure success QEDC is partnering up with […]

EAC Business Training Course

This 60-hour course is like a mini MBA! Learn every aspect of starting a new business from an experienced instructor and great guest speakers that will take you through topics including marketing, financing, managing a business, and much more. Classes start September 29. The class requires a $150 deposit that will be returned upon successful […]

#1. Off The Shelf: Boosting Store Sales For Your CPG Brands

Does your CPG brand have a strategy to move products off of retailer shelves? Most brands spend so much energy getting their product ON the shelf that they struggle to sell it OFF the shelf once it’s there. Having a plan to drive sales for your product in retail is essential to ensure your product […]

Ready, Set, Go!

About the Webinar:
Ready? Set. Go! is a 90-minute free workshop that takes you all the things you need to think about when going into business.  It provides a general overview of what it takes to start a business; legal considerations and what it takes to fund a new venture. 

About the Speakers:
Thomas Farrell is a lawyer with a great deal of experience with contracts, employment matters, and regulatory compliance. He offers a combination of programs and practices to owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, largely designed to prevent them from being sued or from being investigated by government agencies.

Roy Pellicano ran an IT services company for over 15 years working with small and mid-sized businesses across all industries, from the single computer Mom & Pop to the 63 location company. In addition to supporting IT, Roy advises business teams developing and implementing strategy across the business lifecycle from start-up to exit, including how to implement business and technology transformation.

Free

NYC WBC Hispanic Heritage Small Business Conference

Join the NYC Women's Business Centers as they celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! Pitch your business for a chance to win $2,000 from Ponce Bank! Network with other influential Latina leaders and receive expert advice from today's innovating Latina small-business professionals. **10 businesses will be selected from registered attendees to give their 60 second elevator pitch […]

Founder’s Friday: How I Built and Sold My B2B Marketplace in 4 years

  We will be sitting down with Victor Hunt. He founded and sold Astorian.com, a marketplace helping building owners hire contractors. Victor founded Astorian in 2017 at Yale, raised $2.2m in VC funding, scaled it to 30 cities, partnered with Zillow and Opendoor then sold to Plentific in 2022. Now he is exploring new ideas across […]

Repairing Credit to Access Small Business Capital

Greater Nexus 89-14 Parsons Blvd,, Jamaica, NY, United States

At this workshop, we will learn: The major role personal credit plays in accessing capital like business loans How to build personal credit & use it to access capital to grow your small business How credit is reported through the 3 major credit agencies How credit reports are scored, what the score includes, how it […]

Free

Queens Tech Founder Happy Hour

If you’re a tech founder or soon-to-be founder who lives in Queens, please join us and meet other founders and learn about the resources that we provide while enjoying a beer and some appetizers.

Classes are sponsored by the Small Business Association.