Welcome to our latest curated list of events, contests and awards for small businesses, solo entrepreneurs and growing companies — below.
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
6 Steps to a Complete Customer Feedback Program
August 6, 2014, Online
Online survey software provider QuestionPro will present a one hour webinar to walk businesses through the process of collecting helpful customer feedback for themselves. A still-to-be-announced mystery guest from a small business will be walked through the process of setting up a feedback program. QuestionPro will then distribute templates for setting up a similar system to all small business owners in attendance. The templates will be tailored by industry.
HUSH HUSH IV – Secrets of the Ultra Wealthy – Excellent in Marketing Strategies
August 8, 2014, Kissimmee, FL
TAKE YOUR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Join us for an EPIC day of training by speakers who have spoken, coached, trained & authored with some of the greatest mind of their industries such as: The Trump Organization, Robert Kiyosaki, Tony Robbins & more. At this exclusive event you will learn the MARKETING secrets of the Ultra Wealthy…. Learn what the top 2% of all highly successful businesses do to be profitable. Learn how to hang outs into a cold hard cash making machine. Learn how to make even a startup company into a household name. Learn how to use LinkedIn to convert qualified sales leads. And much much more.
Who Gives a Fund Contest – Caribbean Cruise
August 29, 2014, Online
Create a short fun video using the phrase “Who Gives a Fund.” Share it on social. The video with the most views will win a round trip within the continental U.S. to beautiful Miami, and a 3-day cruise to the Caribbean, for two. See WhoGivesaFund.com for complete rules and details. Presented by eSmallBusinessLoan.com, to highlight that traditional bank loans are not the only source of money for your working capital needs in your business.
Hashtag: #WhoGivesaFund
Author Marketing Live!
September 08, 2014, Cleveland, OH
Do you want to write a bestselling book and learn from the most successful authors in the industry? Learn how to build a writing empire, how to write a best-selling book, insider secrets and much, much more from 11 all-star speakers on the topic.
Discount Code
CLE (Use the discount code “CLE” for $49 off when registering.)
Camp GLP (Good Life Project)
September 11, 2014, Rock Hill, NY
Camp GLP is one part summer camp and one part small biz accelerator. It is a way for entrepreneurs, makers and aspiring world-shakers to step out of their everyday reality, reconnect with people who are going through similar journeys, rediscover play and nature, experience moments of ease and joy and at the same time get a ton of real business value.
Camp GLP, short for Good Life Project, is a 3-and-a-half-day excursion to Iroquois Springs Camp in Rock Hill, New York. It offers the full summer camp experience for adults, including classes, crafts, and even bunks (though single rooms are also available). Campers have access to more than 20 business workshops covering topics like crowdfunding, visual branding, podcasting, and more.
Discount Code
SBT2014 (10% off if registering before August 16.)
More Events
- Facebook Fit Menlo Park (Bootcamp for Small Businesses)
August 05, 2014, Menlo Park, California - Gorilla Group Beach Bash for Entrepreneurs
August 05, 2014, Cleveland, Ohio - How Same Day Logistics Help To Lower Cost and Improve Service
August 05, 2014, Online - AM Business Networking Event
August 06, 2014, Scarsdale, NY - Connecting to Corporations: Developing the Value Proposition for Women-Owned Business
August 06, 2014, Minneapolis, MN, USA - Statistics for the Non-Statistician
August 07, 2014, Singapore, Singapore - Advertising and Promotional Requirements for Drugs and Medical Devices
August 07, 2014, San Diego, United States - Connecting to Corporations: Developing the Value Proposition for Women-Owned Business
August 07, 2014, Chicago, IL, United States - Creating Top-Notch Job Content
August 07, 2014, Online - The Power and Profit of Gaining Massive Visibility
August 07, 2014, Online - Connecting to Corporations: Developing the Value Proposition for Women-Owned Business
August 08, 2014, Milwaukee, WI, USA - HUSH HUSH IV – Secrets of the Ultra Wealthy – Excellence in Marketing Strategies
August 08, 2014, Kissimmee, FL - Grow Your Business with WBDC: An Intro to Services
August 11, 2014, Chicago, IL, United States - V2B: Veterans 2 Business
August 11, 2014, Chicago, IL, United States - NYC Business & Entrepreneur Grade-A Networking Mixer
August 12, 2014, New York city, NY/USA - Get Ready For the New HIPAA Audit Program
August 13, 2014, Online - How to Properly Handle HIPAA Security Incidents and Actual Breaches
August 13, 2014, Online - Summer Networking Bash for Business Owners
August 13, 2014, Toronto, ON - Appreciative Education
August 13, 2014, Online - Growing Out of Your Current Accounting System
August 14, 2014, Los Angeles, CA
More Contests and Awards
- Recognition of Android Malware Patterns (RAMP) Competition
August 24, 2014, Online - Small Business Influencer Awards 2014
August 29, 2014, Online
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Aira Bongco
I’m excited of what will come out of the Caribbean contest. I am also intrigued about the Customer Feedback event – this is a very important topic for all businesses.