Training & Events

Whether you’re looking for trainings to start or grow your business, opportunities to network and find new clients, or workshops to hone your skills; the District’s Small Business Ecosystem delivers.

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Event Calendar

Take a look at some of the upcoming small business-related trainings or events happening around DC!

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5:00 PM – Taller de Proyecciones Financieras

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9:45 AM – Free Legal Clinic for DC Small Businesses

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10:00 AM – Business Diagnostic Check – In Person Wednesday’s

11:00 AM – Insurance for Small Business

12:00 PM – Making Your Website More Accessible for Customers with Disabilities

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10:00 AM – Building a Resilient Financial Infrastructure

1:00 PM – How to Pitch Your Startup to Investors – A Step-by-Step Guide

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8:45 AM – Food Manager Certificate Course

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10:00 AM – Steps to Obtaining a Business License – 1:1 Call Session

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12:00 PM – Introduction to AI and Marketing

1:00 PM – Optimize Your Offerings

8:00 PM – Navigating Taxes as an Immigrant-Owned Business

9:00 PM – ITIN, ¿Quién lo necesita y cómo obtenerlo?

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8:00 AM – ChallengeHER

9:00 AM – Certified Business Enterprise in DC: One-on-One Counseling Session

11:00 AM – Introduction to AI and Marketing

2:00 PM – The Business Model Canvas

7:00 PM – Sole Proprietor versus LLC: Knowing the Difference

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12:00 PM – Ask the Expert: How the Anacostia Arts Center Can Help You

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10:00 AM – Steps to Obtaining a Business License – 1:1 Call Session

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11:00 AM – Cybersecurity and Your Small Business

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10:00 AM – Meet the Primes Networking Event

10:00 AM – Business Diagnostic Check – In Person Wednesday’s

12:00 PM – AI for Sales and Image Creation

4:00 PM – Sole Proprietor versus LLC: Knowing the Difference

4:00 PM – Accessing Capital as an ITIN Holder

5:00 PM – Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic

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3:30 PM – Coffee Hour- Cannabis Business Regulations

5:30 PM – Commercializing Your Food Idea Workshop

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10:00 AM – Fusion Festival 2024

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10:00 AM – Steps to Obtaining a Business License – 1:1 Call Session

9:00 AM – DC Start Up & Tech Week

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10:00 AM – License & Learn with MOLGBTQA

10:00 AM – ABC 101- Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis License

12:00 PM – Digitize Your GovCon Sales Process

8:00 PM – EIN and ITIN Basics

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10:00 AM – Business Diagnostic Check – In Person Wednesday’s

12:00 PM – Build Google Authority with Strategic SEO

12:00 PM – Using LinkedIn to Market and Grow Your Business

1:00 PM – Be Who You Are to Get What You Want

2:00 PM – Seasonal Strategies: How Retail Businesses Can Leverage Holiday Momentum

7:00 PM – Ask An Expert: Take Your Food Business to the Next Level

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10:00 AM – Financial Reporting for Informed Decision-Making

11:00 AM – Cybersecurity and Your Small Business

2:00 PM – The Lean Business Plan

2:30 PM – Service Contract Brief Advice Legal Clinic

7:00 PM – Developing Financial Projections for Your New Small Business

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9:30 AM – DCSBDC Small Business Resource Fair

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10:00 AM – Steps to Obtaining a Business License – 1:1 Call Session

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9:00 AM – The Digital Refresh Day 1- Website Engagement

9:30 AM – 2024 District Connect

10:45 AM – Legal Clinic for Small Employers: Hiring & On-Boarding D.C. Employees

12:00 PM – How to Become WBE Certified

12:00 PM – Perfect Your Pricing Strategy

12:30 PM – How I Built My Biz: Ayisha Thompson's Creative Marketing Journey

1:00 PM – Supplier Diversity 101

4:00 PM – Iniciar un negocio siendo titular de un ITIN

4:00 PM – Starting a Business as an ITIN holder

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10:00 AM – Business Diagnostic Check – In Person Wednesday’s

2:00 PM – Business Concept & Assessment Session

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12:00 PM – AI Tools for Productivity and Finalizing Your AI Strategy

12:00 PM – ReFashion Lunch & Learn- Leveraging The Power of VR and AI for Fashion

1:00 PM – How to Leverage Your Certification

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8:45 AM – Food Manager Certificate Course

9:00 AM – The Digital Refresh Day 2-Social Media Strategy

12:00 PM – Ask the Expert: Leveraging Resources Within Your Reach

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