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Featured Events, Contests and Awards
Overcoming Small Business Financing Hurdles
September 30, 2014, Online
Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic group in the U.S., and they are among the most entrepreneurial of all groups. There are more than 3 million Latino-owned companies, and the figure is predicted to double in five years. Overall, Latino companies are now generating an estimated $500 billion in annual sales. However, Latino entrepreneurs face steeper challenges than others in securing financing and are more likely to borrow money from high interest, non-bank lenders. In conjunction with National Hispanic Month (September 15 – October 15, 2014), Biz2Credit has assembled a panel on Tuesday, Sept. 30th at 3:00 p.m. (EDT) that brings together some of the nation’s top experts in Latino business growth, entrepreneurship, and small business financing.
COSE Small Business Convention 2014
October 22, 2014, Sandusky, OH
The 9th annual Small Business Convention is the premier event for small businesses in the Mid-West. Networking, education and continuing education credits. Produced by Council of Smaller Enterprises.
Hashtag: #smallbizcon
Small Business Summit
October 22, 2014, New York, NY
The 9th Annual Small Business Summit Takes place in New York City at the CUNY Graduate Center.
The Summit is an oasis where small business owners and entrepreneurs have a unique experience where they can learn and network.
The Small Business Summit is the only Summit of its kind – BY small businesses and FOR small businesses.
More Events
- SM2 Mobile Innovation Summit
September 30, 2014, Online - Reinventing the Career Conversation in a Time Starved World
September 30, 2014, Online - IRS Voluntary Disclosure – A Safe Haven?
September 30, 2014, Online - How to Stand Out and Attract New Customers: Simple Strategies for Getting Your Business Found Online
September 30, 2014, Online - Leader’s Voice Open Programme
October 01, 2014, London, United Kingdom - Business Gets Personal in NYC: Spend A Day With Seth, Gary And Dave
October 02, 2014, New York City, United States - Seth Godin, Gary Vaynerchuk & Dave Ramsey for 1 Day Only in NYC. Business Gets Personal
October 02, 2014, New York, NY - Business Gets Personal in NYC: Spend 1 Day With Seth Godin, Gary Veynerchuk & Dave Ramsey
October 02, 2014, New York City, NY - How to Decide which HIPAA Policies You Need to Adopt
October 02, 2014, Online - Russian Affiliate Congress & Expo
October 03, 2014, Moscow, Russia - “I Have a Great Idea” Business Workshop
October 04, 2014, Moon Township, PA - 3 Psychological Principles behind Human Experience: Create Sustainable Mental-Emotional Wellness and Performance Improvement
October 07, 2014, Online - HIPAA Enforcement – Focus on Breaches and Random Audits
October 07, 2014, Online - The International Conference on Information Security and Cyber Forensics (InfoSec 2014)
October 08, 2014, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia - OSHA Inspections: Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes
October 08, 2014, Online - Audits In The Health Care Industry – Getting Ready for an Outside Audit
October 08, 2014, Online - Be Prepared for a HIPAA Security Audit
October 09, 2014, Online - Planning the Growth of Your Small Business
October 09, 2014, Vienna, Virgina - Introduction to Conversion Rate Optimization – with Tim Ash
October 10, 2014, Las Vegas, Nevada
More Contests
- SAP Conference for Enterprise Performance Management
October 14, 2014, Chicago, United States
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