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Cooperative Business Model Workshop Series

A six part workshop series to educate current and prospective small business owners about the benefits of a cooperative model business.

June 15, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from June 15, 2023, 3 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-15T18:30:00 - 2023-06-15T20:30:00

Thursday, June 8th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Opening and Welcome, Lay out of the Series

Co-op Intro: Definition, 2 main features, 7 principles, at least 3 people, majority unrelated What are the advantages of a co-op? Why do people start them? (Individual/Community Benefits) Examples of co-ops, What is different/the same about a co-op vs another kind of business?

Monday, June 12th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

How to create business model and financial projection Feasibility/Business Planning/Business Model Canvas Break Even Point, Sources and Uses

Thursday, June 15th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Democratic Management of co-ops and small businesses Working in teams, Communication Building a great team, managing conflict, Accountability w/o White Supremacy Culture

Thursday, June 22th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Legal and Tax Legal Structures for co-ops and small businesses Tax implications of co-ops small businesses

Monday, June 26th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Finding Financing Types of Financing: Grants, Equity, Debt What lenders/investors are looking for

Thursday, June 29th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Co-op Road Map Steps to startup Steps to conversion What can go wrong? (10 mistakes made by startup co-ops) Next steps

June 15, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from June 15, 2023, 3 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-15T18:30:00 - 2023-06-15T20:30:00
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Cooperative Business Model Workshop Series

A six part workshop series to educate current and prospective small business owners about the benefits of a cooperative model business.

June 12, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, starting from June 12, 2023, 2 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-12T18:30:00 - 2023-06-12T20:30:00

Thursday, June 8th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Opening and Welcome, Lay out of the Series

Co-op Intro: Definition, 2 main features, 7 principles, at least 3 people, majority unrelated What are the advantages of a co-op? Why do people start them? (Individual/Community Benefits) Examples of co-ops, What is different/the same about a co-op vs another kind of business?

Monday, June 12th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

How to create business model and financial projection Feasibility/Business Planning/Business Model Canvas Break Even Point, Sources and Uses

Thursday, June 15th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Democratic Management of co-ops and small businesses Working in teams, Communication Building a great team, managing conflict, Accountability w/o White Supremacy Culture

Thursday, June 22th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Legal and Tax Legal Structures for co-ops and small businesses Tax implications of co-ops small businesses

Monday, June 26th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Finding Financing Types of Financing: Grants, Equity, Debt What lenders/investors are looking for

Thursday, June 29th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Co-op Road Map Steps to startup Steps to conversion What can go wrong? (10 mistakes made by startup co-ops) Next steps

June 12, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
    Repeats weekly on Monday, starting from June 12, 2023, 2 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-12T18:30:00 - 2023-06-12T20:30:00
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Cooperative Business Model Workshop Series

A six-part workshop series to educate current and prospective small business owners about the benefits of a cooperative model business.

June 8, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Democracy Brewing
    35 Temple Place
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-08T18:30:00 - 2023-06-08T20:30:00

Thursday, June 8th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Opening and Welcome, Lay out of the Series

Co-op Intro: Definition, 2 main features, 7 principles, at least 3 people, majority unrelated What are the advantages of a co-op? Why do people start them? (Individual/Community Benefits) Examples of co-ops, What is different/the same about a co-op vs another kind of business?

Monday, June 12th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

How to create business model and financial projection Feasibility/Business Planning/Business Model Canvas Break Even Point, Sources and Uses

Thursday, June 15th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Democratic Management of co-ops and small businesses Working in teams, Communication Building a great team, managing conflict, Accountability w/o White Supremacy Culture

Thursday, June 22th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Legal and Tax Legal Structures for co-ops and small businesses Tax implications of co-ops small businesses

Monday, June 26th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Finding Financing Types of Financing: Grants, Equity, Debt What lenders/investors are looking for

Thursday, June 29th 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Co-op Road Map Steps to startup Steps to conversion What can go wrong? (10 mistakes made by startup co-ops) Next steps

June 8, 2023
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • Democracy Brewing
    35 Temple Place
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-08T18:30:00 - 2023-06-08T20:30:00
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Building Your Digital Brand

A five-part virtual workshop series to provide small business owners with knowledge + skills to improve their digital branding and marketing.

June 5, 2023
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Repeats daily, starting from June 5, 2023, 5 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-05T14:00:00 - 2023-06-09T16:00:00

Workshop 1: Crafting Your Brand Story: Connecting with Customers in the Digital Era

Workshop 2: Maximizing Your Online Presence through Website Optimization and User Experience 

Workshop 3: Social Media Marketing and Best Practices: Leveraging the Power of Social Media to Build Your Brand and Analyzing Social Media Trends

Workshop 4: Social Media Management: Conducting a Social Audit and Optimizing Your Posting Schedule for Maximum Engagement"

Workshop 5: Building a Winning Digital Strategy: Bringing It All Together for Long-Term Success

June 5, 2023
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
    Repeats daily, starting from June 5, 2023, 5 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-05T14:00:00 - 2023-06-09T16:00:00
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Building Up Your Fitness and Gym Business

A six-part workshop series to support small business owners involved in the physical fitness/gym industry.

May 18, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from May 18, 2023, 6 times
  • TBA
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-05-18T18:00:00 - 2023-05-18T20:00:00

The Boston Fitness & Wellness Enterprise Growth Program is a 6-week cohort-style program designed to support existing fitness and wellness businesses build a strong and sustainable business post-pandemic. In this program, businesses will walk away education and support to grow their fitness and personal training businesses.

Specific contracted support will include:

  • Expert-led workshops
  • 30 hours of individualized coaching

This program will consist of 6 in-person and virtual training sessions to support and engage entrepreneurs. The proposed 6-week program will be executed as follows:

Week 1 – Kick Off & Business Model Framework (in-person)

During this workshop, participants will get the opportunity to learn about the program and participant expectations. After the program introduction, participants will start the business planning and growth plan development process by building a Business Model Canvas.

Week 2 – Diversifying Your Fitness Business – Learn New Age Fitness & Wellness Business Models (Virtual)

In this workshop, participants will explore new market trends and customer insights for the fitness & wellness industry and how to capture new audiences by diversifying their business. Together we’ll explore new wellness business models that can be implemented post-program.

Week 3 – Accounting for Fitness & Wellness Businesses (virtual)

In this workshop, participants will learn basic bookkeeping and accounting strategies for fitness and wellness businesses, including customer relationship management systems and bookkeeping systems specifically targeted for Personal training and fitness businesses.

Week 4 – Marketing & Social Media Management for Fitness & Wellness Enterprises (virtual)

In this workshop, participants will learn best practices for marketing their fitness and wellness businesses through advertising, marketing, public relations, communications, and social media.

Week 5 – Building a Growth Strategy (virtual)

In this workshop we’ll use all the knowledge developed in previous workshops to develop a strong growth strategy for their business.

Week 6 – Putting your Growth Plan into Action (in-person)

This workshop will culminate the cohort by discussing ways to execute their growth strategy over the next several months.

May 18, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Thursday, starting from May 18, 2023, 6 times
  • TBA
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-05-18T18:00:00 - 2023-05-18T20:00:00
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Personal Care and Salon Industry Small Business Workshop Series

A six-part workshop series to support small business owners involved in the personal care, beauty or salon industry.

May 16, 2023
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday, starting from May 16, 2023, 6 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office Of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Posted:
2023-05-16T10:00:00 - 2023-05-16T12:00:00

Calling all hair stylists, nail techs, waxing professionals, massage therapists, makeup artists, beauticians, estheticians, and more - this series is FOR YOU!!!

May 16, 2023
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday, starting from May 16, 2023, 6 times
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Office Of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Posted:
2023-05-16T10:00:00 - 2023-05-16T12:00:00

Workshop 1

Date: Tuesday, May 16 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Running Your Personal Care Business

Presenter: Leyanis Diaz, Major

Workshop Summary: Small business owners need to understand and manage various operational aspects of their business in order to ensure that it runs smoothly and efficiently. During this workshop, we’ll provide an overview of the activities involved in the regular operation of your personal care business.

During this workshop, we’ll cover:

● Supply chain management

● Inventory management

● Production and manufacturing

● Logistics and distribution

● Quality control

● Cash flow management

● Human resources

● Sales

● Order fulfillment

Workshop 2

Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Own Your Future: Design Your Business Model

Presenter: Sherina McKinley, Boston Program Director

Are you on your entrepreneurship journey and looking for some support? Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative has you covered. In this Own Your Future workshop, we’ll provide some resources to help you take an early look at your business model, chart your path forward, and build wealth with your business.

A business model is a framework that describes how your product or service creates, delivers, and receives value. Before you can create a plan and financial forecast, you need to understand your business model. The business model canvas is a great tool for developing new or documenting existing business models. It is a visual chart with elements describing your business model and assists you in aligning your activities by illustrating potential trade-offs.

Workshop 3

Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Own Your Future: Budgeting Basics

Presenter: Sherina McKinley, Boston Program Director

A budget is an essential part of any business’ roadmap. It can help established business owners gauge the financial health of their companies, measure progress and identify new investment opportunities. A well-designed budget should align with your business’ mission and vision and serve as a representation of your business’ values. The best budgets are those which can scale with your business.

Budgeting Basics. In this interactive workshop, we will help you get started on your business’ budget. You will gain a basic understanding of the key components of a budget, including the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. And, you will learn how to build a budget from the ground up.

Workshop 4

Date: Tuesday, June 6 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Building & Marketing Your Personal Care Brand

Presenter: Leyanis Diaz, Major

Workshop Summary: Building a brand from the ground up that stands out and acquiring and retaining customers are no easy tasks. During this workshop, participants will learn how to build a strong brand identity for their business and how to develop a marketing plan to reach, engage and convert target prospects into profitable customers.

During this workshop, we’ll cover:

● Branding

● Marketing Plans

● Marketing Strategies

● Marketing Tactics

● Target Market

Workshop 5

Date: Tuesday, June 13 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Own Your Future: Am I Ready for Funding?

Presenter: Sherina McKinley, Boston Program Director

Do you feel like you don’t have any bootstraps left to pull on? Are you worried what will happen if you were to take on funding for your business in order to take your business to the next level?

Before you decide to go out and look for funding, you need to figure out if you are ready. This means having the right pieces in place in your business and being emotionally prepared to enter into this process.

In this interactive workshop where you will be able to network with other entrepreneurs, assess your own readiness to go out and seek the resources you need.

Workshop 6

Date: Tuesday, June 20 2023 at 10:00am

Title: Growing Your Personal Care Business

Presenter: Leyanis Diaz,

Major Topic Areas: Growth & Scaling

Workshop Summary: Getting your business off the ground is challenging. Continuing to grow your business once it’s established is just as difficult. During this workshop, participants will walk away with proven methods to continue growing their businesses.

During this workshop, we’ll cover:

● Growth strategies

● Goal setting and planning

● Hiring

● Risk mitigation

● Technology integration

● Research and development

● Customer service

● Professional development

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How to Sponsor low-wage Immigrant Workers

Employer Information Session

June 12, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Immigrant Advancement
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-12T18:00:00 - 2023-06-12T19:30:00

The Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, Boston Public Library, and Pathway for Immigrant Workers are hosting an information session for employers about how to sponsor a low-wage immigrant worker for a green card. An immigration lawyer will give a presentation and answer questions. The information session is on Monday, June 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Commonwealth Salon of the Central Library in Copley Square.

Registration is encouraged but not required.

Register Here

Interpretation and disability accommodations are available upon request by emailing immigrantadvancement@boston.gov.

*This event was originally on Thursday, June 1 but has been rescheduled to Monday, June 12. 

Flyer for Employer Info Session on June 12 from 6-7:30pm at Central Library in Copley Square. It is for How to sponsor low-wage immigrant workers. Please register at the link on the website.

June 12, 2023
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Immigrant Advancement
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-12T18:00:00 - 2023-06-12T19:30:00
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Webinar: Empower Your Teen To Work This Summer

Interested in getting your youth a paid summer job?

June 7, 2023
2023-06-07T18:00:00 - 2023-06-07T20:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement for an informational webinar on the 2023 SuccessLink Summer Employment Program. 

The SuccessLink Summer Jobs program connects Boston youth ages 14-24 to a variety of unique job opportunities across all neighborhoods in Boston.

June 7, 2023
2023-06-07T18:00:00 - 2023-06-07T20:00:00
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Webinar: Empower Your Teen To Work This Summer

Interested in getting your youth a paid summer job?

May 16, 2023
2023-05-16T18:00:00 - 2023-05-16T20:00:00

Join the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity and the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement for an informational webinar on the 2023 SuccessLink Summer Employment Program. 

The SuccessLink Summer Jobs program connects Boston youth ages 14-24 to a variety of unique job opportunities across all neighborhoods in Boston.

May 16, 2023
2023-05-16T18:00:00 - 2023-05-16T20:00:00
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Caring for Our Care Workers

A Panel on Care Work and the Racial Wealth Gap in Massachusetts

June 8, 2023
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Central Branch of the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon Community Room
    700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Worker Empowerment
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-08T13:00:00 - 2023-06-08T14:00:00

Join us for a conversation on the future of care work in Massachusetts moderated by Commissioner Emily Shea of Boston's Age Strong Commission. The panel will discuss the racial wealth gap, organizing efforts, and ways to support care workers across the state! Panelists will include union representatives, labor organizers, and care workers.

To request translation services, interpretation services, or both, please contact workers@boston.gov by Thursday, May 25, 2023.

June 8, 2023
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • Central Branch of the Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon Community Room
    700 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA
  • Contact:
    Worker Empowerment
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2023-06-08T13:00:00 - 2023-06-08T14:00:00
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