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SUMMARY:Hospitality Industry - Returning to Work: One Step at a Time
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nPrior to reopening your restaurant or hotel\, consideration needs to be given to a host of human resource and workplace legal issues. This webinar will review the status of employees post shutdown; startup/onboarding issues; wage and hourly liability; avoiding discrimination lawsuits; accommodating disabilities and minimizing legal risks. \n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n Carolyn Richmond is Co-Chair of the Hospitality Practice Group for Fox Rothschild\, LLP. She counsels employers in the hospitality industry. Ms. Richmond has extensive experience litigating wage and hour class actions\, restrictive covenants and employment discrimination cases. In 2019\, Cornell University’s ILR School awarded her the Judge William B. Groat prize\, the school’s highest honor.\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Bogdan is a labor and employment attorney with Fox Rothschild\, LLC and has  worked with clients in a wide array of industries including hospitality. He represents small businesses as well as national and international clients in all aspects of labor and employment law\, including wage-and-hour\, discrimination and sexual harassment litigation.  He works closely with clients to advise them on compliance with local\, state and federal laws regarding hiring and termination\, discipline\, discrimination\, retaliation and wages and has significant experience drafting labor and employment handbooks and policies and procedures. \n\n\n[clearfix]
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/hospitality-industry-returning-to-work-one-step-at-a-time-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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SUMMARY:IT Considerations for Small Businesses Post COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nInformation technology (IT) can sometimes be a last thought for your business—I mean\, it IS JUST a computer/phone. This thinking can hurt the small business under normal circumstances\, but post-COVID your business needs to confront the change in its business environment and the issues of the Restart. We will explore and identify ways your business may need to respond to these changes. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nRoy 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.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/it-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200608T140000
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SUMMARY:How Social Media Can Help Reset Your Business
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nLearn to identify the right social platform to reach your target audience and use Instagram and Facebook to increase your business impact.\nThis is a 2-hour webinar\, in the first hour\, we will address: \n\n\nHow social media can help you get the word out as we slowly get back to business – in ways that differ from other marketing channels\n\nWhich social platforms will be the most effective use of your most precious commodity – time – depending on who you are trying to reach\nWe’ll look at several NYC businesses that have used social media successfully to stay in business during the crisis and how – and why – they did it\, and the kind of attention and positive feedback and customer loyalty that generated for them.\n\nIn the second hour\, we’ll look at concrete\, actionable “organic” ways you can grow your followers on instagram and Facebook. We’ll talk about how to attract the most valuable kinds of followers by providing value to them.  Specifically\, you will learn how to: \n\nIdentify the specific followers that will help you grow your business\nUse smart strategies to get your brand\, messaging\, or content in front of them\nLeverage partner\, affinity and influencer accounts to get your name and content in front of their networks\nIdentify the pros and cons of Facebook and Instagram advertising\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nCatherine Ventura is a Social Media Branding and Content Strategist with over 20 years of experience in visual\, written\, and filmed communication. She specializes in helping small businesses\, organizations\, nonprofits\, and individuals focus their social media marketing efforts on reaching the right target audience with the right branding and messaging so that social media outreach consistently supports their overall marketing goals. \nHer clients have included non-profits\, entertainment companies\, major retailers\, communications companies\, political candidates\, small businesses\, artists and authors\, and start-ups.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/social-media-reset-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T140000
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SUMMARY:Workplace Hygiene Post COVID-19: Tips from a Professional
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nAs you reopen a small office you need to ensure it is safe for both employees and clients by fully understanding what needs to be cleaned and sanitized on an ongoing basis. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nLyla Mansoor has eight years of experience managing and running the daily operations of dental offices in New York City. Dentistry by its very nature falls into one of the highest exposure risk groups. In this webinar\, she will provide a breakdown of workplace hygiene and its importance\, a priority in every small office.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/workplace-hygiene-post-covid-19-tips-from-a-professional-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T140000
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SUMMARY:Reimagine Your Business Finances Using the Profit First Method
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nThere is a better way to keep more profits in your company instead of spending it all on bills!  Based on the best-selling book\, Profit First\, this webinar will lead you through a series of steps designed to help you achieve larger gains in a shorter time frame. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nMalla Haridat is an award-winning author and founder of New Designs for Life Training and is a contributor to Black Enterprise\, HuffingtonPost and other media. Her training strategies have been used at organizations such as Columbia University\, Con Edison\, NYU\, and the Black Enterprise Magazine’s Entrepreneurs Conference. Ms. Haridat has a degree from Columbia University.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/reimagine-your-business-finances-using-the-profit-first-method-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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SUMMARY:Collaborative Negotiation: Working Successfully  with Landlords\, Suppliers and Customers
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nAs we enter a new business environment post COVID-19\, negotiation skills have never been more important. Rather than being compliant or competitive\, working in collaboration to solve problems provides the best results to maintain relationships and create value in any negotiation. Learn the skills necessary to help you move ahead successfully. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n Eirik Davey-Gislason is a negotiation instructor\, speaker\, coach and real estate professional in New York City. He is the Instructor for the Certified Negotiation Expert courses at the Real Estate Board of New York and teaches across the Northeast United States.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/collab-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T140000
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SUMMARY:How to Keep Customers—And Even Add New Ones—When Your Business is in Quarantine
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nLearn how to engage your customers (and find new ones) in the downtimes. In this webinar\, we will address the new reality of your customers\, how to use your current skills in new and different ways to be more relevant and how to  use marketing to build loyalty. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nAdrienne Wax has extensive experience as a marketing professional for many major corporations.  She also successfully marketed her own small business\, a company dedicated to helping professional women learn to play and use golf successfully in their business careers.  She currently works as a marketing consultant for the Queens Economic Development Corporation.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/how-to-keep-customers-and-even-add-new-ones-when-your-business-is-in-quarantine-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T230000
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CREATED:20200513T210417Z
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SUMMARY:Legal and HR Advice as You Reopen Your Small Business.
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nUse this time before you reopen to plan ahead. Human resource needs\, contracts\, labor laws and record keeping need to be re-considered in the new reality post-COVID-19. This may include updating your company’s policies\, evaluating relationships with vendors\, and consulting OSHA and CDC guidelines for re-opening. Being prepared and knowing the facts will help in making informed decisions going forward. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nThomas Farrell graduated from St. John’s University Law School in 1995. Early in his career\, he practiced Corporate and Securities law\, including serving as General Counsel to two publicly-traded companies. For 12 years he was General Counsel to a niche recycler in Eastern Long Island until opening his own practice in Queens. He focuses on assisting the diverse community of small business owners by providing sophisticated legal services to small-and medium-sized businesses at reasonable rates.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/legal-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T140000
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SUMMARY:Smart Money Moves for Small Business Owners to Make During Uncertain Times
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nIn this workshop\, small business owners will learn simple yet effective  strategies for managing their personal finances and keeping their business afloat during uncertain times and help to maintain those practices once COVID-19 dissipates. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nKara Stevens is the Founder of the award-winning website The Frugal Feminista \, author of three financial self-care books\, and creator of the 60 Days to Slay Sallie Mae course. She is also a Money+Career columnist for ESSENCE magazine.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/smart-money-moves-for-small-business-owners-to-make-during-uncertain-times-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T140000
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SUMMARY:Credit: An Essential Building Block for Your Business
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nThe foundation of every  business is built on credit.  Good credit can open doors\, while a bad one can haunt you forever.  In this era it is crucial to understand how credit works to grow and manage your business. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nCharles Antonucci is a retired banker and entrepreneur. He has over forty years experience in the finance business. He has been a consultant with the QEDC since March 2019.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/credit-an-essential-building-block-for-your-business-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200527T100000
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SUMMARY:Finding Hidden Markets: Growing Your Business Amidst Uncertainty
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nEven during challenging times\, there are always opportunities to stand out  and grow your business. The webinar will review easy-to-use tools and strategies  to leverage hidden markets in these turbulent times of economic disruption.\n \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nMalla Haridat is an award-winning author and founder of New Designs for Life Training and is a contributor to Black Enterprise\, HuffingtonPost and other media. Her training strategies have been used at organizations such as Columbia University\, Con Edison\, NYU\, and the Black Enterprise Magazine’s Entrepreneurs Conference. Ms. Haridat has a degree from Columbia University.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/finding-hidden-markets-growing-your-business-amidst-uncertainty-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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SUMMARY:Workplace Health & Safety During COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:About the Webinar:\n\nKnow the facts so you can protect yourself and your staff. This webinar will help you assess the risks\, make a plan and communicate better with your employees now and in the months to come. \n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nJoshua Bloom\, MD\, PhD is an emergency physician working at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside Hospitals. A graduate of Hofstra University and the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research\, he has taught multiple college level classes and has published numerous scientific papers.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/workplace-management-during-covid-19-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Comes Back
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200526T090000
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SUMMARY:2020 Queens StartUP Final Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Join Queens StartUP! for our annual business competition and watch 9 finalists pitch their startups and compete for $30K cash prize. \nAbout this Event\nThis is an online event. You will receive Zoom instructions post registration.\nWe’re excited to host the final pitch for the 14th Annual Queens StartUP! Competition. 9 finalists from three categories (Technology\, Sustainability and Community) will pitch to a panel of judges and compete for the $30\,000 cash prize. \nAgenda:\n9:00 am – 9:20 am: Event and Judges Intro \n9:20 am – 10:05 am: Technology Category Pitch \n10:10 am – 11:00 am: Sustainability Category Pitch \n11:00 am – 11:10 am: New Judges Intro \n11:10 am – 12:00 am: Community Category Pitch \nThis event is brought to you by Queens StartUP! It is a signature program at Queens Economic Development Corporation and funded by Resorts World NYC. The program is focused on providing entrepreneurship education\, one-on-one start-up assistance\, mentoring and $10K seed funding to help businesses get off the ground. The program mission is to drive innovation through entrepreneurship in the most diverse borough in the world. We believe that inclusion is an economic imperative and entrepreneurship is open to everyone\, regardless of your gender\, race or birthplace.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2020-queens-startup-final-pitch-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200511T080000
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URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/3622-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Elevate your Elevator Pitch!
DESCRIPTION:Your elevator pitch is your introduction to your business. Learn helpful tips and tricks to put your best foot forward to attract clients and partners!
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/webinar-elevate-your-elevator-pitch-2/
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SUMMARY:Pitch & Presentation
DESCRIPTION:How to Ace Your Startup Pitch and Tell a Unique Story\n\n\n\n\nThis free webinar is part of Queens StartUP Competition. Join the finalists and our presentation expert on how to best tell your stories.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nThis workshop will be hosted online. You will receive a link to access the webinar one day before the event starts. \nJoin the Queens StartUP Program to learn how to most effectively pitch to the investors and potential customers. You will learn: \n\nUse storytelling techniques in startup presentations\nCreate an emotional connection with your audience\nPitch engaging and exciting content\n\nWe will likely to select one volunteer from the audience to give a short pitch and the speaker will give feedback. \nSpeaker:\nDave Byrne is passionate about helping startup founders to improve their presentation and storytelling skills. He is currently Director of Strategic Trade Relations at TikTok\, where he is focused on building trustworthy and safe creative environments for everyone. Previously\, Dave worked as a Global Solutions Lead at Google\, where he was also president of Google NYC Toastmasters. Outside of work\, Dave performs stand-up comedy and is a movie fanatic.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/pitch-presentation-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200414T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Getting Savvy with Social Media
DESCRIPTION:With our very own Erika Campoverde teaching\, learn about how you can use popular social media channels like Facebook and Twitter to help your business.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/webinar-getting-savvy-with-social-media-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200407T140000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Resources from the SBA
DESCRIPTION:With our very own Erika Campoverde teaching\, learn about how you can use popular social media channels like Facebook and Twitter to help your business.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/webinar-resources-from-the-sba-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200312T190000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation About Richmond Hill Small Businesses
DESCRIPTION:Learn about and provide feedback on the preliminary findings of the commercial district needs assessment. Meet other local merchants and learn about resources to grow your business.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/a-conversation-about-richmond-hill-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200306T200000
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneur Space's '9 is Divine' Birthday Party
DESCRIPTION:Our Entrepreneur Space\, a food-and-business incubator\, will turn nine years old in divine style with food\, networking\, and high spirits. Attendees to the anniversary bash will sample delicious products in the very place where they’re made\, the E-Space. They will also get to meet the diverse makers (aka “foodpreneurs”)\, hear the stories behind their recipes\, and check out the 12\,500-sq.-ft. facility that features a fully equipped commercial kitchen\, offices\, and classrooms.\n \nMultiple foodpreneurs will be there\, offering everything from rice bowls to spicy sauces to toffee. This is the only night guests are allowed to visit the food incubator to sample and buy. Don’t miss out! \nAdmission is free. Upon arrival you will be able to enter a raffle to win a basket filled with local products. \nAbout the Entrepreneur Space: Operated by the Queens Economic Development Corporation\, the Entrepreneur Space officially opened on January 19\, 2011. The 12\,500-sq.-ft. hub features a fully equipped commercial kitchen\, offices\, and classrooms. To date\, it’s helped more than 600 small businesses\, generated more than $8 million in revenue\, and created more than 120 jobs.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/entrepreneur-spaces-9th-birthday-party-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T100000
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SUMMARY:Get Business From New York City and State Government
DESCRIPTION:Learn about getting certified as a Minority/Woman Business Enterprise with NYC & NYS\, what you will need to do to obtain government contracts\, and how you can leverage your certification to get more business. 
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/get-business-from-new-york-city-and-state-government-13-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200226T090000
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SUMMARY:Taller de Taxes para Pequeños Negocios
DESCRIPTION:El contenido de este taller esta diseñado para ayudarle a entender y conocer los impuestos obligatorios para su pequeño negocio. Aprenda sobre los siguientes temas: \n\nImpuestos federales y su negocio (incluye nuevas actualizaciones).\nQué necesita saber sobre el Anexo C y otros impuestos comerciales.\nQué necesita saber sobre impuestos federales al contratar un empleado.\nQué necesita saber cuando administra su negocio desde su hogar.\nComo presentar y pagar sus impuestos electrónicamente.\n\nPANELISTA DIGNA CUETO \nDigna Cueto\, nacida en la República Dominicana\, dueña de la franquicia ATAX-Elmhurst\, Licenciada en Negocios y Contabilidad\, 20 años de experiencia en el manejo financiero de presupuesto corporativo\, preparador acreditado por el IRS para preparar impuestos personales y de pequeños negocios incluyendo organizacion de los libros de contabilidad y nómina de personal.  Especializada en manejar casos difíciles y controversiales que muchos individuos llevan con el IRS\, sea por auditorías causadas por mala práctica de preparadores anteriores o por no haber llenado sus impuestos anualmente. \nComo siempre tendrán la oportunidad de hacer nuevas conecciones y disfrutar de un desayuno. \n                     \n 
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/impuestos-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20200210T142152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200210T142152Z
UID:17319-1582221600-1582228800@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Ready? Set. Go!
DESCRIPTION: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.  The workshop is taught by a small business expert\, a lawyer\, and a financier. \n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nSeth Bornstein is the director of the Queens Economic Development Corporation with over forty years’ experience in helping entrepreneurs start or grow their own small businesses. While working at the QEDC\, his accomplishments include: the opening of the Entrepreneur Space\, a commercial kitchen business incubator in Long Island City; MiQ ™ (Made in Queens) that helps local artisans market their products; specialized programs for immigrant\, minority and low-income entrepreneurs; and the expansion of the Queens Tourism Council. \nThomas 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.  
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ready-set-go-5-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T103000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20200115T151354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T151354Z
UID:17315-1581496200-1581503400@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Women's Power Networking Breakfast: Personal Finance for Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:Offered in partnership with Kara Stevens from The Frugal Feminista\, this event is designed for aspiring or newly-established women entrepreneurs. The interactive workshop will cover: \n\n\nMoney Mindset\nCash flow and budgeting in personal finances\nDebt management and borrowing\nPlanning for retirement\n\n\nParticipants will learn about how these areas of their personal finances impact their ability to start\, expand\, or scale their businesses through worksheets\, table talk\, and crowdsourced feedback.\n\nPlus\, an opportunity to network and enjoy some free breakfast.\nAbout the Speaker\n[one-fourth-first] \n \n[/one-fourth-first]\n[three-fourths] \nKara Stevens\nSpeaker\, Author & Founder \nThe Frugal Feminista \nM/WBE certified business \nKara is the founder of the award-winning website\, The Frugal Feminista\, and author of three financial self-care books\, and creator of the 60 Days to Slay Sallie Mae course. She is also a Money +Career columnist for ESSENCE magazine. \n[/three-fourths]
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/pnbfinance-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200205T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20200116T145253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T145253Z
UID:17316-1580923800-1580931000@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Free Legal Assistance for your Business
DESCRIPTION:Do you have questions about: \n\nGetting a trademark or copyright for your business?\nA business contract you received from a client?\nWhat things are negotiable in a contract?\nDifferentiating between an employee and an independent contractor?\nA commercial lease?\nHow to set up your business legally?\nThe difference between an LLC and a C-corp/ S-Corp?\n\nSign up for a free 30-minute appointment with a pro-bono attorney to discuss pressing legal issues. If you need more time\, you can schedule follow-ups and continue to work with them.  \nThis clinic is a partnership between the Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC)  and the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project (NELP). With only 16 slots available\, call the QEDC office at 718-263-0546 to book your slot ASAP!
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/free-legal-assistance-for-your-business-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200201T133000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20191226T143356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191226T143356Z
UID:17314-1580549400-1580563800@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:2020 Queens StartUP! Competition One-Day Qualifier
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide you with the framework to make financial projections and qualify you for a chance to win 10K for your startup!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nDon’t have time to attend all required workshops but still want a chance to compete for the 2020 StartUP! Competition and win 10K cash award for your startup? \nWe get you! This workshop will fast track and get you qualified in just 4 hours! \nIn this workshop\, we will provide the framework and tools to help you make financial projections. \nSpecifically\, we will address: \n\nThe value of building a financial model\nUnderstanding financial statements: basics of Income Statement\, Cash flow statement and break-even analysis\nRevenues and costs assumptions\nDifferent startup valuation models\n\nWe will also provide an overview of the StartUP! application and answer any questions you may have. \nMore info about Queens StartUP! Competition: queensstartup.org \nLight breakfast will be provided \nAbout the space \nSpaces NYC is the new Executive Suites and Coworking Center in the Falchi Building located in one of the most vibrant business communities in the city and largest manufacturing centers in the state. Spaces NYC supports a high-octane\, international community of doers with European inspired design and private offices constructed with glass walls. The building’s unique design along with its tailored service concept makes Spaces NYC an energetic\, inspiring and unique working environment. \nPlease note that street parking is available.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/2020-queens-startup-competition-one-day-qualifier-2/
CATEGORIES:Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20190801T185154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190801T185154Z
UID:17272-1580378400-1580385600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Get Business From New York City and State Government
DESCRIPTION:Learn about getting certified as a Minority/Woman Business Enterprise with NYC & NYS\, what you will need to do to obtain government contracts\, and how you can leverage your certification to get more business. 
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/get-business-from-new-york-city-and-state-government-12-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200125T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20190821T192628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190821T192628Z
UID:17298-1579948200-1579955400@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Queens StartUP! Entrepreneurial Financing
DESCRIPTION:This workshop focuses on providing financial model templates to help early-stage entrepreneurs with forecasting so they can be equipped to submit the application for the StartUP! Competition. \nThe Queens StartUP! Business Competition assists and awards start-up entrepreneurs with a grant worth up to $10\,000 in funding and services to help make their business successful. Visit the StartUP! Website for more info.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/queens-startup-entrepreneurial-financing-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20191218T191453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T191453Z
UID:17313-1579802400-1579809600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Ready? Set. Go!
DESCRIPTION: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.  The workshop is taught by a small business expert\, a lawyer\, and a financier. \n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\nSeth Bornstein is the director of the Queens Economic Development Corporation with over forty years’ experience in helping entrepreneurs start or grow their own small businesses. While working at the QEDC\, his accomplishments include: the opening of the Entrepreneur Space\, a commercial kitchen business incubator in Long Island City; MiQ ™ (Made in Queens) that helps local artisans market their products; specialized programs for immigrant\, minority and low-income entrepreneurs; and the expansion of the Queens Tourism Council. \nThomas 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.  
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/ready-set-go-4-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200118T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021725
CREATED:20190821T192035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190821T192035Z
UID:17290-1579343400-1579350600@services.queensny.org
SUMMARY:Queens StartUP! Testing Your Business Model
DESCRIPTION:Do you know the key elements in building a successful business? How can you plan your business at a very early stage while maintaining contact with customers? This workshop focuses on using Business Model Canvas to run experiences and help you figure out how your startup creates and delivers value. \nThe Queens StartUP! Business Competition assists and awards start-up entrepreneurs with a grant worth up to $10\,000 in funding and services to help make their business successful. Visit the StartUP! Website for more info.
URL:https://services.queensny.org/event/queens-startup-testing-your-business-model-4-2/
CATEGORIES:Women's Business Center,Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge
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