We’re back with another weekly list of small business events, conferences, webinars, contests, competitions and awards. These are high quality events and opportunities designed specifically for small business teams and entrepreneurs. What are you waiting for? Sign up for one today!
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
Rule Breaker Awards
March 31, 2014, Online
The RuleBreaker Awards will honor and celebrate those entrepreneurs who have succeeded by doing it their way. Some have created whole new industries; others have revolutionized industries that have existed for hundreds of years. Nominate yourself or another business. Valuable prize package, including lifetime phone service from Nextiva.com!
Google Hangout: Best Small Business Books
April 02, 2014, Online
Too much to read, too little time! Join the Book Review Team of Small Business Trends on a Google Hangout for a discussion about their picks for the best business books of 2013 and the trends and lessons small businesses can take away from them.
Small Business Book Awards 2014
April 11, 2014, Online
The Small Business Book Awards honor the best business books published in 2013, and book resources (such as cover design, copy editing and more). No fee required. Get the recognition your book or resource deserves. Nominate now through April 30, 2014!
Hashtag: #BizBookAwards
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
- Speeding Up Sales
April 02, 2014, Online - Social Media Trends, Best Practices, and Compliance for Healthcare Professionals
April 03, 2014, Boston, MA - Danville Area Business and Culinary Showcase
April 03, 2014, Danville, CA - Wellness Programs; Understanding the Why, Knowing How and Making it Work
April 03, 2014, Online - Establish and Maintain an Effective Supplier Qualification Program
April 03, 2014, Online - SPREE 2014 – Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference
April 08, 2014, Las Vegas, NV - Tax Form 941 for 2014: All You Need to Know
April 08, 2014, Online - NYC Business & Entrepreneur Grade-A Networking Mixer
April 08, 2014, New York City, NY - LinkedIn for Government Contractors
April 08, 2014, Columbia, MD - Government Marketing Best Practices
April 08, 2014, Columbia, MD - HIPAA 101
April 08, 2014, Online - Web 2.0/Social Networking in the Government Market: What Works
April 09, 2014, McLean, VA - LinkedIn for Government Contractors
April 09, 2014, Columbia, MD - Digital Information Processing, E-Business and Cloud Computing
April 09, 2014, Dubai, UAE - Real Estate Secured Loans: The Various Facets of Personal Property Collateral
April 09, 2014, Online - WBDC-MN Procurement Meeting
April 09, 2014, Minneapolis, MN - Spring Networking Mixer (Cocktails & Conversations)
April 09, 2014, White Plains, NY - Financial Night Out: Mergers and Acquisition
April 09, 2014, Chicago, IL - International Conference on Computing Technology (ICCTIM2014)
April 10, 2014, Dubai, UAE
More Contests
- Project Small Biz $5,000 Contest
March 30, 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.
Thanks for sharing these, Laura.
Looking forward to the Rule Breaker Awards round the corner, and the Small Business Book Awards :-).
Joel Libava
Thanks for this list, Laura.
The hits just keep on coming.
Tons of things going on in April.
Must be a Spring thing.
The Franchise King®