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SUMMARY:Woostapreneurs Forum - May 3\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:The Massachusetts SBA Office and Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce are organizing for the 4th year\, an educational business event in observance of National Small Business Week.\n\nThe Woostapreneurs Forum intends to connect Greater Worcester to the entrepreneurship ecosystem and business resource providers in central Massachusetts. The conference is designed for existing business owners\, budding entrepreneurs\, veteran entrepreneurs\, millennial entrepreneurs\, women-owned businesses\, and other underserved entrepreneurs in search of business help. There will be a panel of business success stories\, a resource panel discussion\, as well as a keynote speaker and the opportunity for attendees to network with resource partners and supporters to learn more about the services they offer.\n\nWho Should Attend: New Businesses I Immigrant Entrepreneurs I Women-Owned I Minority-Owned I Veteran-Owned I Millennial-Owned I Budding Entrepreneurs\n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n7:30 - 8:00      Registration/Networking\n\n8:00 - 8:30      Welcoming Remarks\n\n8:30 - 9:20      Panel on Success Stories\n\n 9:20 - 9:30      Break\n\n9:30 - 10:15    Panel on Resources\n\n10:15 - 11:00  Networking with Supporters & Area Resources\n\n11:00 - 11:15  Break\n\n11:15 - 11:50  Keynote Speaker\, Donna Levin\, WPI Exec Director\, Innov & Entrepr\, co-founder of Care.com\, longtime social entrepreneur\, and MIT Entrepreneur-in-Residence\n\n11:50 - 12:00  Closing Remarks\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by:\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-sponsorship Authorization No: 19-0101-23. Participation in this co-sponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views\, opinions\, products or services of any co-sponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div benton="" helvetica="" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; color: rgb(102\, 106\, 115)\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="padding-top: 0px\;"><span style="padding-top: 0px\;"><span style="padding-top: 0px\;">The Massachusetts SBA Office and&nbsp\;</span>Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce</span>&nbsp\;are organizing for the 4th year\,&nbsp\;an educational business event in observance of National Small Business Week.</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div benton="" helvetica="" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 10px 0px 0px\; color: rgb(102\, 106\, 115)\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="padding-top: 0px\;"><span style="padding-top: 0px\;">The <strong>Woostapreneurs Forum</strong>&nbsp\;intends to connect Greater Worcester to the entrepreneurship ecosystem and business resource providers in central Massachusetts. The conference is designed for existing business owners\, budding entrepreneurs\, veteran entrepreneurs\, millennial entrepreneurs\, women-owned businesses\, and other underserved entrepreneurs in search of business help.&nbsp\;</span>There will be a panel of business success stories\, a resource panel discussion\, as well as a keynote speaker and the opportunity for attendees to network with resource partners and supporters to learn more about the services they offer.</span></span></span>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\;">Who Should Attend: </strong>New Businesses I Immigrant Entrepreneurs I Women-Owned I Minority-Owned I Veteran-Owned I Millennial-Owned I Budding Entrepreneurs</span></span></p>\n</div>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Schedule: </strong><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">7:30 - 8:00 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Registration/Networking</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">8:00 -&nbsp\;8:30&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Welcoming Remarks</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">8:30 - 9:20 &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; Panel on Success Stories</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">&#8203\;9:20 - 9:30&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Break</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">9:30 - 10:15&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Panel on Resources</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">10:15 - 11:00&nbsp\; Networking with Supporters &amp\; Area Resources</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">11:00 - 11:15&nbsp\; Break</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">11:15 - 11:50&nbsp\; Keynote Speaker\, Donna Levin\, WPI&nbsp\;</span><span font-size:="" myriad="">Exec Director\, Innov &amp\; Entrepr\,&nbsp\;co-founder of Care.com\, longtime social entrepreneur\, and MIT Entrepreneur-in-Residence</span><br />\n<span style="letter-spacing: 0.4pt\;">11:50 - 12:00&nbsp\; Closing Remarks</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<img alt="" height="230" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2083/Image/2019logowoostapreneurs.jpg" style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: arial\; font-size: 14px\; width: 400px\; height: 230px\;" width="400" /><br />\nCo-sponsored by:<br />\n<a href="www.worcesterchamber.org"><img alt="" height="81" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2083/Image/Chambernewlogohorizontal.png" style="width: 350px\; height: 81px\;" width="350" /></a><br />\n<a href="https://www.sba.gov/offices/regional/i"><img alt="" height="84" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2083/Image/SBAnewlogo.jpg" style="width: 302px\; height: 84px\;" width="302" /></a><br />\n<span style="color:#1F497D\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Co-sponsorship Authorization No: 19-0101-23. Participation in this <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt\;">co-sponsored</span> activity is not an endorsement of the views\, opinions\, <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt\;">products</span> or services of any co-sponsor or other person or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt\;"> entity</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt\;">.</span> All SBA <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt\;">programs</span> and services<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt\;"> ar</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt\;">e</span> extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt\;">requested</span> at least two weeks in advance.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Hogan Ballroom 3rd Floor\, Hogan Campus Center College of the Holy Cross
UID:e.2083.9417
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DTSTAMP:20260408T224054Z
URL:https://business.worcesterchamber.org/events/details/woostapreneurs-forum-may-3-2019-9417
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