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SUMMARY:Setting up the Corporate Structure for your Tech Startup
DESCRIPTION:​Do you know when is the right time to incorporate your company? Should it be C-corp\, S-corp or LLC? Is Delaware a must for tech startups? What are some key tax items to look out for? To answer those questions\, we are excited to have the attorney Sarah Besson join us for this workshop.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/setting-up-corporate-structure-for-your-tech-startup-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230105T120000
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SUMMARY:How to Get Into a Startup Accelerator?
DESCRIPTION:​Are you a tech founder and are thinking about applying for an accelerator? Do you know how the accelerator selects candidates and what makes a company or an entrepreneur stand out ? To answer those questions\, we’re excited to have Tristan Bel\, Program Director of Urban-X\, a leading urbantech accelerator in NYC\, join us for the workshop. He will be discussing everything you need to consider before applying for an accelerator.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-get-into-a-startup-accelerator-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T200000
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SUMMARY:Queens Entrepreneurs Meet up - Holiday Edition
DESCRIPTION:Our second in-person meetup is returning during the most wonderful time of the year🎅💫 Whether you’re a local small business entrepreneur or a tech startup founder\, you’re welcome to join us\, meet other entrepreneurs and learn about the resources that we provide while enjoying some appetizers and drinks. This event will be held at Greater Nexus\, the newly opened co-working space in Jamaica\, Queens.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/qemh-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221206T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20221129T162953Z
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SUMMARY:Funding and Financing Strategies for Urbantech Startups
DESCRIPTION:​As one of the biggest metropolitan cities in the world\, New York City plays a major role in leading the global urban technology innovation. However\, who is funding the urban tech startups? What are the different financing options for the urban-tech startups ? What projects and returns are investors looking for? To answer those questions\, we’re excited to have Zeev Krieger join us and share his thoughts. \n​Zeev is the Partner at Third Sphere (fka Urban Us) – A $100M Pre-Seed and Seed stage fund focused on rapid\, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns. He leads investment research\, sourcing\, deal structure and execution\, portfolio company tracking and value-added improvements across the Third Sphere (fka Urban Us) Credit fund platform. Zeev has been a real estate entrepreneur\, investor and community builder for the better part of 15 years. \n​Previously\, he ran a non-profit focused on urban systems innovation and most recently specialized in ESG and impact investment in the family division at Goldman Sachs. Most recently Zeev helped to build and co-lead Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Family Office. There he focused on direct alternative investments including new business formation\, thematic private equity\, venture capital and private credit. Zeev received an MBA from NYU Stern and graduated Cum Laude from University of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/funding-and-financing-strategies-for-urbantech-startups-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221129T140000
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SUMMARY:2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge Info Session
DESCRIPTION:n this information session\, the program director will explain the eligibility\, application process and answer all of your questions.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2023-queens-tech-innovation-challenge-info-session-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221116T140000
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CREATED:20221103T124439Z
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SUMMARY:How to Launch and Scale Innovative Products that Go Viral
DESCRIPTION:Do you have an innovative product? Do you know what it takes for a product to go viral? This workshop will showcase all the positive and negative elements that underpin a viral business. You will leave the workshop having a stronger knowledge base about what kinds of products\, campaigns\, and businesses can go viral and why.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-launch-and-scale-innovative-products-that-go-viral-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T140000
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CREATED:20221103T124439Z
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SUMMARY:How to Approach Retailers (Big and Small) to Sell Your Products Effectively
DESCRIPTION:You want to talk to your local store owner about your product/product concept but don’t know what to say? You want to sell your product to the big retail chain but can’t find the right person to speak with? Regardless where you’re in your business\, this workshop will provide you with some guidelines on how to move things forward
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-approach-retailers-big-and-small-to-sell-your-products-effectively-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T200000
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CREATED:20221011T194216Z
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SUMMARY:Queens Tech Founder Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/qtfhh-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221025T140000
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CREATED:20221007T204516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T204516Z
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SUMMARY:2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge Info Session
DESCRIPTION:​Presented by the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Queens Economic Development Corporation\, the 2023 Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge is designed to help busy entrepreneurs launch or grow their startup. Its flexible schedule allows participants to join at any time between October 2022 to February 2023. \n​The multi-month program offers high-level entrepreneurial classes\, one-on-one office hours with QEDC mentors & advisors\, networking events with startup founders\, and FIVE five $20\,000 prizes. \n​Participants can compete in FIVE categories: 1) Urban tech\, 2) Big Data & AI\, 3) Aviation & Hospitality Technology\, 4) Food & Bev\, 5)Community \n​In this information session\, the program director will explain the eligibility\, application process and answer all of your questions.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/infoses-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221021T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20221005T171343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T171343Z
UID:17518-1666350000-1666353600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Founder's Friday: How I Built and Sold My B2B Marketplace in 4 years
DESCRIPTION:  \nWe 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 AI\, govtech\, and helping small business grow. He’s currently backed by South Park Commons on his new journey. \nWe will be discussing: \n\nBiggest lesson learned launching and running his 1st tech startup\nInsights he most often shares with early-stage founders on building a B2B marketplace\nVictor’s best advise on hiring and fundraising\nWhatever else you’d like to hear from Bay during Q&A\n\nThis class is part of our Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge. Learn how you can participate and win prizes up to $20\,000 here.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ffb2b-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221011T140000
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CREATED:20220923T131347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220923T131347Z
UID:17513-1665493200-1665496800@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:#1. Off The Shelf: Boosting Store Sales For Your CPG Brands
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHaving a plan to drive sales for your product in retail is essential to ensure your product isn’t dropped. In this 1 hour workshop\, we are excited to have Kim Robinson\, founder of 3pts to lead the session. He will be discussing the strategies and tactics to boost store sales and help your business grow. \nThis class is part of our Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge. Learn how you can participate and win prizes up to $20\,000 here.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/1-off-the-shelf-boosting-store-sales-for-your-cpg-brands-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220407T130000
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CREATED:20220331T175341Z
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SUMMARY:How to pitch your startup with a compelling story
DESCRIPTION:This free workshop is part of 2022 Queens StartUP! Program. Join the finalists and the instructor on how to best tell your startup stories.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nJoin the Queens StartUP! Competition program to learn how to most effectively pitch to the investors and potential customers. \nYou will learn: \n\nUse storytelling techniques in startup presentations\nCreate an emotional connection with your audience\nDeliver your content that resonates\n\nWe will select one volunteer from the audience to give a short pitch and the instructor will give feedback live.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-pitch-your-startup-with-a-compelling-story-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20220322T123641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T123641Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Queens StartUP! Finalists Announcement
DESCRIPTION:We will announce all finalists from the four categories – Tech\, Sustainability\, Community\, Food for the 2022 Queens StartUP! Competition.\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nWe will be announcing the finalists of 2022 Queens StartUP! Competition. \n  \nHere is a brief agenda:\n12pm -12:10: Opening \n12:10 – 12:15: Judge remarks \n12:15 – 12:40: Finalists announcement + introduction \n12:40 – 12:45: Upcoming events announcement \n12:45: Finalists group photo \n12:50pm: Q&A \nWe look forward to seeing you all then! \nYou will receive a Zoom link one day before the event starts.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2022-queens-startup-finalists-announcement-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20220127T154414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T154414Z
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SUMMARY:Ladies Lunch & Learn Series:  Deducciones Fiscales para Pequeñas Empresas - 2021
DESCRIPTION:Descripción del Seminario:\n\n\n\nDeducciones Fiscales para Pequeñas Empresas – 2021\n\nLes invitamos a un seminario web gratuito\, dirigido por una profesional en impuestos de pequeños negocios. Los temas a tratar incluyen:\n \n\nLas 25 principales deducciones para pequeñas empresas\nCómo funcionan las deducciones de impuestos fiscales\nQué se puede presentar como gastos comerciales\nDeducciones fiscales que se pueden tomar al 100%\nQué es un formulario 1099\n\n\nBiografía:\n \nDigna Cueto es una profesional de negocios con más de 20 años de experiencia en retail corporativo. Emprendedora de un negocio que ofrece servicios de preparación de impuestos\, bookkeeping\, payroll. Además\, instructora de una escuela de preparación de impuestos. Se graduó con títulos de Ingeniero y Administración de Empresas y cuenta con Certificaciones del IRS: RTP\, ERO y CAA. Su especialidad es manejar casos difíciles y controversiales que muchos individuos llevan con el IRS por no haber llenado sus impuestos correctamente. Ella es la propietaria de ATAX Elmhurst NY\, en Queens NY. Más allá de ser profesional\, Digna Cueto es una persona dedicada\, luchadora y comprometida a ayudar a los demás.[clearfix]\n\n 
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ladies-lunch-learn-series-deducciones-fiscales-para-pequenas-empresas-2021-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220210T140000
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CREATED:20220127T150421Z
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SUMMARY:How to Win 2022 Queens StartUP! Competition
DESCRIPTION:Learn from last year’s winners and their experiences of preparing and winning the competition.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nAbout this event\n\n\nAs we approach the deadline for the 2022 competition (3/1/2022)\, you’re invited to join a conversation with with three of last year’s StartUP! winners and gain insight on how they prepared for the competition and pursued their entrepreneurial dreams. Joining the discussion will be Michelle Stoddart from Resorts World\, our program sponsor\, and Sarah Liu of the QEDC. \n\nSpeakers:\nSharae Gibbs – Founder and CEO of She Designs\, 2021 Winner\, Tech Category \nShe Designs was born out of a necessity to create a community for women of color in tech. We offer online courses\, mentorship\, and career coaching to underrepresented women of color and non-binary people. We partner with underrepresented startups to provide students with hands-on experience with real clients. \nSharae Gibbs (founder and CEO of She Designs) is an Interaction Designer at Google with over 10 years of experience in UX Research & Design. “My mission is to empower women of color by providing career development\, mentorship\, training\, and hands-on experience.” Sharae said. \nCharly Uzcategui & Timothy Chu – Co-founder of TerrartNYC \nTerrartNYC Offers beautiful natural arrangements in containers called Terrariums. The arrangement is made of plants\, mosses\, stones and other decorations. Not only are they self-sustaining\, low maintenance and affordable\, they’re also a minimalist and innovative addition to any home\, apartment or business. It’s perfect for people who don’t have time to raise and water plants. \nAbou Sow – Onwer of Prince Abou’s Butchery \nPrince Abou’s Butchery is an online retailer specializing in local halal meats sourced from small\, family-run farms just a few hours from NYC. We slaughter\, butcher and deliver meat to customers all within the same week. This one-week process ensures that customers are consuming meat that is truly fresh. \nAbou is looking to open a butchery shop this year. His goal is to make the transaction of buying meat completely transparent. You know where the meat is coming from\, who’s butchering it\, and where it’s being butchered. \n  \nLearn more about 2022 Queens StartUP! Competition: Queensstartup.org
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-win-2022-queens-startup-competition-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220131T140000
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CREATED:20220110T160733Z
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything (AMA) for Sustainability-Driven Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:This will be a candid conversation between sustainability-driven founders and a pure founder exchange of best practices and experiences.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIf you’re a sustainability-driven founder at the early stage of growing your business\, you definitely do not want to miss this event. It’s a great opportunity to connect with these two early-stage founders in the same space and ask them any questions you may have. Make sure you read their stories below before submitting your question on the registration page. Or just ask them in the LIVE event. \n\nSpeakers:\nMandy Yeung – Founder of Bobagreen \nBobagreen is an online bubble tea brand based on the idea that small actions can lead to big changes. We sell DIY bubble tea kits filled with quality bubble tea and eco-friendly bubble tea accessories.We’re on a mission to tackle the single-use plastic problem. One single plastic bubble tea cup doesn’t sound like a big deal\, but the average bubble tea shop sells 150 cups a day\, and just one of the popular brands\, Gong Cha has over 1\,500 locations worldwide. That’s over 82 MILLION plastic cups\, lids\, and straws from one bubble tea chain alone. We believe that by offering consumers ways to craft their own quality bubble tea drink at home (made with real loose tea leaves!) and offering a thoughtfully designed reusable cup and straw options so they can declare “NO THANKS” to single use plastic by this growing industry\, we can spark a positive chain reaction for the environment. \nBorn in Hong Kong and raised in New York City\, Mandy grew up wanting to understand how the world works. After 6 years in construction management\, Mandy enrolled at Columbia Business School with a desire to do good through business. Upon graduation\, Mandy initially returned to the work force instead of following her North Star\, because of the risk averse mentality she held as a first-generation immigrant. However\, at 6 months pregnant\, she realized that she needed to be a worthy role model to the child she was bringing into this world. Mandy started bobagreen to share her love of bubble tea with the world\, and\, more importantly\, help reduce the single-use plastic used by the boba industry. \nDeepika Phakke – Founder of Nama Water \nNama Water is a sustainable bottled water startup based in San Francisco. We serve Actually Ethical Water and source water using zero-gravity techniques from a spring deep in the Appalachian mountains. Our bottles have >70% recycled aluminum vs 25% in the vast majority water brands in the market. We are the world’s first zero waste bottled water company and we are working with recyclers to remove equivalent aluminum from circulation. \nDeepika is a long time Googler. She spent the last decade building and scaling Google’s $20bn ads business working across 7+ teams\, moving her career from India to San Francisco via New York. Having worked with world-class leaders and hosted a variety of climate change talks\, she pivoted her career to building a conscious and sustainable planet starting with Nama Water.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ask-me-anything-sus-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220125T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220125T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20220110T160733Z
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything (AMA) for Tech Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:This will be a fun and candid conversation between tech founders and a pure founder exchange of best practices\, experiences and stories.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIf you’re a tech founder building a consumer or enterprise software startup\, you definitely do not want to miss this event. It’s a great opportunity to connect with these two tech founders and ask them any questions you may have. Make sure you read their stories below before submitting your question on the registration page. Or just ask them in the LIVE event. \n\nSpeakers:\nVictor Hunt – Co-founder and CEO of Astorian. \nAstorian is a B2B real estate tech marketplace intended to improve residential and commercial efficiencies. Victor started the company in 2018\, right after he graduated from Yale University. Their customers own and manage over 2\,000 buildings in New York and they are venture backed by First Round Capital\, Bessemer Venture Partners\, and Village Global. You can ask Victor a variety of topics from building a enterprise tech company\, B2B selling to fundraising\, hiring\, building a team etc. \nDarren Lin – Co-founder of Foodini \nFoodini is an app that empowers you to try new foods while giving restaurants an affordable platform to drive traffic. Current apps lack crucial knowledge for users\, and Foodini solves this by providing the tools and support along the food journey so that customers feel confident trying a new dish or cuisine. \nDarren is currently beta testing the app. “Having gone through the startup journey once (and failed) a year prior\, I knew that in order to turn Foodini into a successful venture\, I needed the right team to execute it.” Darren was able to bring in three team member who are software engineers and have experience in the restaurant space. You can ask Darren anything from building a consumer app to building a team.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ask-me-anything-ama-for-tech-entrepreneurs-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065546
CREATED:20211210T155142Z
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UID:17477-1641906000-1641909600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything (AMA) for Community-Based Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:This will be a fun and candid conversation between founders and a pure founder exchange of best practices\, experiences and stories.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIf you’re a community or service-based entrepreneur\, especially if your business has a storefront\, you definitely do not want to miss this event. It’s a great opportunity to connect with three successful entrepreneurs in the same space and ask them any questions you may have. Make sure you read their stories below before submitting your question on the registration page. Or just ask them in the LIVE event. \n\nSpeakers:\nAshley Cavadas and Hannah Lokken – Co-owners and lead teachers of Art Strong \nArt Strong is a Long Island City based Arts Studio founded by NYC Art Teachers Ashley and Hannah. Art Strong brings exploratory art making practices including drawing\, painting\, printmaking\, sculpture\, and much more to children 2 to 16 years old. The inspiration behind this studio stems from the founders’ never-ending passion for the arts\, creativity\, and getting messy. \nAshley and Hannah met in grad school at Teachers College Columbia University and through their first teaching jobs they quickly realized how much art education is lacking in NYC schools. They began by doing classes and camps on weekends and when schools were closed for holidays and eventually picked up momentum and started to grow a following. After 3 years they finally found our own studio space and started to run the business full time and have programming 7 days a week. \n  \nThuy Petersen – Owner of House of Playful Soul \nHouse Of Playful Soul or HOPS as we affectionately call it\, is a children’s learning and development play center located in Forest Hills. HOPS was purpose built to use play as the conduit for children and families to deliver on our founding principles to cultivate learning\, connect with others\, and serve our community together. We call this Play With Purpose \nThuy is a mom of three\, has a full time job and still managed to start a business because she wanted to start a space for young families that nurtured development\, connection and service to the community. HOPS was officially launched in March\, 2020\, right before the pandemic shutdown. The timing couldn’t get any worse. They have to close the space right away for several months. “We’ve had enormous challenges during Covid. But the silver lining is that it forced us to think about the business differently how we can serve our community. Recognizing all the concerns from the parents\, we built our Pre-school program from the ground up and launched it in September 2020. We also launched a series of Play School classes in the beginning of 2021.” Fast forward to now\, HOPS has been growing steadily and has become a community driven sustainable business.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ama-community-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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SUMMARY:Ask Me Anything (AMA) for Food and Beverage Founders
DESCRIPTION:This will be a fun and candid conversation between founders and a pure founder exchange of best practices\, experiences and stories.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\nIf you’re a food or beverage founder at the early stage of growing your business\, you definitely do not want to miss this event. It’s a great opportunity to connect with two successful entrepreneurs in the same space and ask them any questions you may have. Make sure you read their stories below before submitting your question on the registration page. Or just ask them in the LIVE event. \n\nSpeakers:\nTara Merdjanoff and Jeremy Bohen – Cofounders of QNSY \nQNSY is a New York State-based beverage alcohol start-up. They produce sugarbrew-based\, premium\, natural\, sparkling Ready-To-Drink (RTD) craft cocktails in 12oz sleek aluminum cans and sixtel (5.16 gallon) kegs. They currently offer three flavors: Cosmo\, Margarita\, Mojito. All flavors have 150 calories per serving\, with 11g of sugar and 5% ABV. \nTara and Jeremy are two native New Yorkers who love this town almost as much as they love each other. They spent 20 years as actors\, entertaining all over NYC. Along the way\, they worked at some of the best bars and restaurants in the world. When the pandemic kept them from doing what they love\, they focused their passion for pleasing people on a project they’d been working on “back-stage” for the past few years: QNSY Sparkling Cocktails. \nQNSY was officially launched in September 2021. Within the first two months\, they secured a contract with a distributor and got into several Trader Joe’s locations in New Jersey. They are now in 200+ stores in the tri-state area. \n  \nSutta Saraphum – Founder and CEO of SD Sauce \nSD Sauce is a Thai hot sauce brand. Their products are unprocessed\, preservative-free\, and use only the freshest ingredients. In doing so\, they capture the most exciting elements from authentic Thai cuisine. It’s the perfect Dipping Sauce for any type of food. They currently offer three flavors: The Original\, Ginger Vegan and Thai BBQ. \nSutta was born and raised in Thailand. She grew up learning how to make traditional Thai dishes by cooking with her mother and working in the country’s most popular restaurants. “When you enjoy a dish in Thailand\, it’s usually accompanied by Nam Jim sauce – one of the many spicy dipping sauces. When I moved to the United States in 2011\, I couldn’t find anything that tasted as good.” Sutta said. \nShe began making Thai sauces from scratch using Thai bird chili peppers\, lime juice\, garlic and fresh herbs. She started by serving the sauce at dinner parties and the guests couldn’t get enough. “Sutta\, can you make extra so that I can bring some home and enjoy it during the week?” These requests multiplied after each and every gathering. Fast forward two years later\, she’s now selling in hundreds of stores nationwide\, including many Whole Foods locations in NYC. \n  \n**You will receive a Zoom link the day before the event.\nThe AMA Series is part of the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to join this event. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2022 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: Queensstartup.org
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ask-me-anything-ama-for-food-and-beverage-founders-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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SUMMARY:A Live Financial Projections Session with a CPA - For Tech Startups
DESCRIPTION:Do you know how a CPA helps his/her startup clients prepare the financial projections for potential investors? Do you want to learn the thought process behind all the numbers? During this workshop\, we’re excited to have Akshay to do a LIVE demo of financial projection with a real startup business. \nAttendees will get a unique insight into the inner-workings of a CPA who specializes in working with startup business and entrepreneurs. \nThis workshop is particularly helpful for those who are considering applying for the 2022 StartUP! Competition and having an opportunity to win a 10K grant for your business.  \nThis is one of the workshops in the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to take this workshop. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2021 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: www.queensstartup.org.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/su4-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T140000
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UID:17426-1638882000-1638885600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:A Live Financial Projections Session with a CPA - For Consumer Startups
DESCRIPTION:Do you know how a CPA helps his/her startup clients prepare the financial projections for potential investors? Do you want to learn the thought process behind all the numbers? During this workshop\, we’re excited to have Akshay to do a LIVE demo of financial projection with a real startup business. \nAttendees will get a unique insight into the inner-workings of a CPA who specializes in working with startup business and entrepreneurs \nThis is one of the workshops in the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to take this workshop. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2021 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: www.queensstartup.org.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/su3-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211102T140000
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UID:17425-1635858000-1635861600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:What is Website Usability and How it Can Boost or Kill Sales
DESCRIPTION:Website usability\, also known as user experience (UX)\, stands for how people view and interact with your site. Users should be able to immediately recognize the main message of your page\, easily figure out how to get from point A to point B and be able to achieve the goal they set out to accomplish. Good UX design is essential for your conversion. And one of the main reasons a website doesn’t attract or convert is due to poor web usability.  \nTo learn about the basic principles of web usability and how to improve it\,  we’re excited to have Sharea Gibbs to lead the workshop. Sharea is the founder and CEO of She Design\, Interactive Designer at Google and 2021 Queens StartUP! Winner in the Tech Category.  \nThis is one of the workshops in the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to take this workshop. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2021 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: www.queensstartup.org.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/su3-3/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211026T140000
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SUMMARY:October Group Office Hour – Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, StartUP! Participants will be able to meet with 2-3 advisors to discuss their progress around the specific topic we have that month. Our October topic is marketing. Each entrepreneur/team has 10-15 mins to talk about whatever is the most urgent marketing question right now. The rest of the attendees can listen and share their experiences and ideas too. \nOctober Mentors\nAdrienne Wax is a marketing professional with extensive experience both with small and large businesses. Working for large ad agencies and as a consultant\, she led the marketing efforts for major corporations in categories including healthcare and packaged goods\, among others. She also successfully marketed her own small business\, a company dedicated to helping professional women learn to play golf and use golf successfully in their business careers. She currently works as a marketing consultant for the Queens Economic Development Corporation. \n  \n[clearfix] \n  \nKim Robinson\, Founder of 3pts\, is a 15+ year marketing professional and coach with a passion for helping self-funded creative entrepreneurs achieve their goals. He loves to create tools\, space and infrastructure for growth and provide it to those who would most benefit from it. Previous works: Red Bull\, Complex Media\, The Fader and various high-level marketing agencies. Linkedin: @kimrobinsonjr. \n  \n[clearfix]
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/october-group-office-hour-marketing-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211019T130000
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SUMMARY:Instagram Page Audit
DESCRIPTION:More details to come! \nThis is one of the workshops in the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to take this workshop. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2021 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: www.queensstartup.org.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/su2-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T130000
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UID:17423-1633438800-1633442400@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Go-to-Market Strategies for Startups
DESCRIPTION:How to create a successful launch plan to reach your target customers? \nYou’ve finally built the product and are ready to present it to the customers. But how? It’s tough to get the product to the right customers at the right time. That’s why it’s important to have a plan. A good product launch plan will help you reach the target market\, generate some buzz and maybe even get some press.  \nTo learn more about planning your startup launch and go-to-market\, we’re excited to have Sharon Lee Thony back to share her knowledge and experience with us.   \nThis is one of the workshops in the 2022 Queens StartUP Competition Program. This workshop is open to everyone. You do not need to be a StartUP participant to take this workshop. However\, if you’re looking to participant in the 2021 StartUP program\, you are required to take minimum four workshops in order to be qualified to compete and an opportunity to win 10\,000 grant award. Learn more at: www.queensstartup.org.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/su1-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210430
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SUMMARY:2021 Queens StartUP! Competition Final Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Join 2021 Queens StartUP! Competition and watch 12 finalists in four categories pitch their startups and compete for $40\,000 in cash prizes.\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout this Event\n\n\nQueens is the most diverse borough in the world\, so as our founders. The 2021 Queens StartUP! Final Pitch kicks off on April 27\, Tuesday at 10AM EST and you’re invited to take part in the 3-day event. \n\nEvent Agenda:\nDay 1: April 27\, 10am – 12:30pm | Tech + Sustainability Category \nDay 2: April 28\, 10am – 12:30pm | Community + Food Category \nDay 3: April 29\, 12pm – 1pm | Four Winners Announcement \nYou will receive a Zoom link one day before the event.\n  \nFinalist Team Line-Up\nTechnology Category: \n\nKids Break Ground: An Ed-Tech startup that helps children discover what they may want to be when they grow up\nFoodini: An application that empowers people to try new foods while giving restaurants an affordable platform to drive traffic\nShe Designs: a startup that provides online UI\, UX classes\, mentorship and career coaching services for women of color\n\nSustainability Category: \n\nKon.incense: sustainable plant-based Incense in refillable containers\nWeetasCositas: a marketplace for sustainable-driven fashion brands\nTerrart NYC: unique innovative sustainable plants arrangement inside terrariums\n\nCommunity Category: \n\nOpen Border Books: a bookstore and event space that serves the fabulously multiethnic and LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Jackson Heights\, Queens.\nWomen’s Weekend Film Challenge: a social impact organization that works for gender equity by creating opportunities for women to bring their talents\, leadership and stories to the forefront of the film industry.\nHouse Of Playful Soul: a children’s learning and development play center in Forest Hills\, Queens\n\nFood Category: \n\nPrince Abou’s Butchery: an online retailer specializing in local halal meats from small\, family-run farms just a few hours from our city operating out of one centralized location in Queens\, NY\nQNSY is a New York State-based S-corp beverage alcohol start-up that produces sugarbrew-based\, premium\, natural\, sparkling Ready-To-Drink (RTD) craft cocktails in 12oz sleek aluminum cans and sixtel (5.16 gallon) kegs.\nGloburrito is a catering business that brings Internationally-inspired burritos\, rice bowls and fries to the multi-cultural\, adventurous eaters of Queens\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nAbout the Queens StartUP!\nThe StartUP! Competition is a 4-month program for Queens-based startup founders and small business entrepreneurs who are at the early stages of developing their businesses. The program is run by Queens Economic Development Corporation. We believe that inclusion is an economic imperative and entrepreneurship is open to everyone\, regardless of your gender\, race or birthplace. This program is funded by a grant from Resorts World Casino New York City\, with support from the Srivastava Technology Fund. \n \n \n 
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2021-queens-startup-competition-final-pitch-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210414T130000
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SUMMARY:How to Pitch Your Startup With a Compelling Story
DESCRIPTION:This free webinar is part of 2021 Queens StartUP! Program. Join the finalists and the instructor on how to best tell your startup stories.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nJoin the Queens StartUP! Competition program to learn how to most effectively pitch to the investors and potential customers. \nYou will learn: \n\nUse storytelling techniques in startup presentations\nCreate an emotional connection with your audience\nDeliver your content that resonates\n\nWe will select one volunteer from the audience to give a short pitch and the instructor will give feedback live. \nYou will receive a Zoom link one day before the event starts. \n  \nSpeaker: \nCalum Handley is a successful serial entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in building and working with Fortune 500 brands and startups. As a marketing consultant at Human Ventures\, he has helped several portfolio companies develop their brand story and marketing strategies. Calum is passionate about people and culture\, a mixed-race human raised in Hong Kong and New Zealand.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-pitch-your-startup-with-a-compelling-story-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210331T130000
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CREATED:20210325T181634Z
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UID:17430-1617192000-1617195600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:StartUP! Finalists Announcement
DESCRIPTION:Come join us as we announce the twelve finalists for this year’s StartUP! Business Plan Competition!
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/startup-finalists-announcement-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210223T140000
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UID:17390-1614085200-1614088800@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Learn from the Winners! The 2020 StartUP! Awardees Discuss Their Businesses
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nEmily Wazlak of Shine Registry\, Dianna Rose of Jars of Delight and Kristin Westbrook of Calm City each won $10\,000 in the 2020 QEDC Start UP! Business Competition. As we approach the deadline for the 2021 competition you’re invited to join a conversation with guests from Resorts World NYC\, sponsor of the competition\, and gain insight on how they pursued their entrepreneurial dreams. Joining the discussion will be Anita Srivastava of Biscuit & Chai\, our newest sponsor\, and Sarah Liu of the QEDC. \nLearn more about the StartUP! Business Competition here.\n  \nSponsored By\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/lftw-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210302
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UID:17428-1612483200-1614643199@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:2021 StartUP! Competition - Win $10K
DESCRIPTION:The StartUP! Competition is a 4-month program for Queens-based startup founders and small business entrepreneurs who are at the early stages of developing their businesses. The program is run by Queens Economic Development Corporation. We believe that inclusion is an economic imperative and entrepreneurship is open to everyone\, regardless of your gender\, race or birthplace. This program is funded by a grant from Resorts World Casino New York City and supported by the Queens Public Library and Srivastava Technology Fund.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2021-startup-competition-win-10k-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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