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You’ve surely heard of the old saying: too busy working IN your business to work ON your business. Don’t let that be you or your team. Set aside some time to work ON your business, by attending a conference, webinar or other event.
Skills can atrophy if you don’t exercise them. Be sure to keep your business skills sharp, and stay up to date on the latest developments in your industry.
And while you’re at it, check out the contests and awards listed below. All are hand chosen to appeal to your needs as a small business owner, manager or entrepreneur.
To see a full list or to submit your own event, contest or award listing, visit the Small Business Events Calendar.
Featured Events, Contests and Awards
Affiliate Management Days San Francisco 2014
March 19, 2014, San Francisco, CA
AM Days is the must attend event for affiliate managers who are responsible for their company’s affiliate marketing strategy, management and operations. Whether you have an existing affiliate program or you are creating a new initiative, AMDays offers you valuable insight into how other online retailers are successfully implementing and managing their affiliate programs. Topics include: Affiliate program set up; Affiliate recruitment techniques; Affiliate marketing fraud; M-commerce; and much more.
Hashtag: #AMDays
ICON14 by Infusionsoft
April 23, 2014, Phoenix, AZ
#ICON14 is the eighth annual conference for small business, hosted by Infusionsoft (previously called Infusioncon). Over 3,000 attendees expected. Confirmed speakers include Seth Godin, JJ Ramberg and Peter Shankman.
Hashtag: #ICON14
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More Events
- Healthcare Marketing: Beyond the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Regulations
February 05, 2014, Online - Building Your Business Boot Camp Launch
February 05, 2014, Chicago, IL - Understanding Self-employed Sales Agents
February 05, 2014, Online - Hands-On Marketing Plan Workshop
February 06, 2014, Englewood, NJ - Taking the Mystery out of Federal 8(a), WOSB & Other Small Business Certification Criteria
February 06, 2014, Chicago, IL - Breakfast Briefing: Regional Development
February 07, 2014, Pittsburgh, PA - QS World MBA Tour at the Hilton Hotel
February 09, 2014, New York City, NY - Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT)
February 10, 2014, Las Vegas, NV - Business Makeover 2014 Online Summit
February 11, 2014, Online - Expecting the Unexpected: Why is Small Business Risk Education Important for You?
February 11, 2014, Chicago, IL - February Business & Entrepreneur Grade-A Networking
February 11, 2014, New York City, NY - Payment Issues- How Can Companies Minimize The Risk Of Duplicate, Fraudulent, And Late Payments?
February 11, 2014, Online - The Role of HIPAA in an Increasingly Unregulated and Under-Regulated World of Devices and Obamacare
February 12, 2014, Online - Social Media Marketing Made Simple
February 12, 2014, Coraopolis, PA - Top 10 Factors Self-employed Sales Agents Consider when Choosing to Work with a New Company
February 12, 2014, Online - How to do a Risk Analysis – Webinar By MentorHealth
February 13, 2014, Online - BRANDING 101 – Workshop for New Entrepreneurs
February 15, 2014, Chicago, IL - WNFP Speed Networking After 5
February 18, 2014, Online - Solo PR Summit
February 19, 2014, Atlanta, Georgia - Recruiting Self-employed Sales Agents: Interview Questions & Etiquette
February 19, 2014, Online
More Contests
- DREAM BIG Small Business of the Year Award
February 03, 2014, Online - Fedex $50,000 Small Business Grant Contest
February 09, 2014, Online - Recognition of Android Malware Patterns (RAMP) Competition
August 24, 2014, Online
This weekly listing of small business events, contests and awards is provided as a community service by Small Business Trends and SmallBizTechnology.
One excellent way to reach our business’s full potential is to work on ourselves first. Following Brian Tracy’s advise on investing about 10% of profit on skill development is something we hope to commit to. It makes sense that investing in ourselves first will eventually lead us to reaping more profits in the future.
That’s true. You cannot be merely contented with just being stagnant especially if it concerns your skills. The business landscape will forever be changing so it is very important to get on top of things by always investing on training.