If your looking for online business events, this week could be particularly busy one. The new year is well under way and there are lots of events coming up to keep you busy. Lots will also be happening in locations as different as New York and even in Israel for those interested in events they can attend in person. First have a look at some of our featured events over the next few months listed 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
SXSW Interactive
March 13, 2015, Austin, Texas
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences that take place early each year in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. The event is broken into three events beginning with SXSW Interactive on March 13–17. And then the Film portion on March 13–21 and it ends with the Music portion on March 17–22.
AM DAYS Affiliate Management Days Conference
March 30, 2015, San Francisco, Calif.
The Affiliate Management Days San Francisco 2015 conference is an event for marketing managers and those responsible for their company’s affiliate marketing strategy, management and operations. Whether you have an existing affiliate program or you’re creating a new initiative, AM Days provides insight into how others are successfully implementing and managing their affiliate programs. Receive 10% off a full conference registration with the discount code: SBIZSF15!
ICON15
March 30, 2015, Phoenix, Ariz.
ICON is the signature small business event of Infusionsoft, for its customers, partners and in general, for passionate entrepreneurs, small business owners and industry experts to gather for three days of networking, education and inspiration. Over 4,000 are expected to attend in 2015.
Moz Con
July 13, 2015, Seattle, Wash.
Not your average stuffy networking event, MozCon features three days of forward-thinking, actionable sessions in SEO, social media, community building, content marketing, brand development, CRO, the mobile landscape, analytics, and more. MozCon speakers share advanced advice on everything from building a loyal community to making data-driven decisions in your marketing.
BlogHer
July 16, 2015, New York, N.Y.
A conference celebrating women who blog. The mission is to create opportunities for women in social media to gain community, education, exposure and economic empowerment. The event will be co-hosted along with SheKnows Media in New York City at the New York Hilton.
Adobe Max
Oct. 03, 2015, Los Angeles, Calif.
MAX provides strictly unplugged, old-school inspiration with a mix of people from creative leaders, designers, broadcast and video pros, tech and business strategists, photographers, and more. This shared energy and passion sparks new ideas, drives new partnerships, and breaks new ground every year. MAX attracts inspirational and iconic speakers that share their personal stories. GRAMMY-award winning band Kings of Leon will be there and you can connect with 5,000 other creatives at daily social events.
Dreamforce
Oct. 13, 2015, San Francisco, Calif.
Whether you’re a company of five or a Fortune 500, you’ll learn a lot of innovative ways to improve your business at Dreamforce. With over 1,400 sessions and thousands of live solutions from the world’s largest cloud ecosystem, Dreamforce has tailored content specific to your business size and type, for any role in your company.
World Business Forum New York 2015
Nov. 12, 2015, New York City, N.Y.
In 2015 the World Business Forum will present two days of powerful stories; of individuals who face shocks – both personal and organizational – and who use those shocks to achieve the extraordinary. Speakers include Sir Richard Branson, Jim Collins, a former faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Walter Isaacson, once the 14th editor of TIME magazine in 1996 and named Chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, Adam Grant, author of the New York Times bestseller Give and Take and Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD.
More Events
- 10th Annual Future Contact Center Summit
Jan. 26, 2015, ChampionsGate, Flor. - Speak Up and Speak Out: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Jan. 26, 2015, New York, N.Y. - SMX Israel
Jan. 26, 2015, Jerusalem, Israel - Changing Payroll Frequencies: How It Can Be Done
Jan. 27, 2015, Online - NYC Business & Entrepreneur Grade-A Networking Mixer
Jan. 27, 2015, New York, N.Y. - NYC Business & Entrepreneur Networking Mixer
Jan. 27, 2015, New York, N.Y. - Mentoring: Learning Appropriate Expectations
Jan. 27, 2015, Online - GameDevHacker “Past Trends and Future Bets”
Jan. 28, 2015, New York, N.Y. - 2015 Goal Setting Results Using Microsoft Outlook
Jan. 28, 2015, Online - Avoid Workplace Litigation and Non-Compliance Fines
Jan. 29, 2015, Online - Give Performance Feedback and Gain Employee Cooperation, Not Defensiveness
Jan. 29, 2015, Online - GrowthWheel Series: How Well Do You Know Your Customer?
Jan. 30, 2015, Online - Email Evolution
Feb. 02, 2015, Miami, Flor. - 15th Annual Talent Management Strategies Conference
Feb. 03, 2015, Online - Social Media Strategies Summit
Feb. 03, 2015, Las Vegas, Nev. - Content Growth Hacking, with Neil Patel, Co-founder of KISSmetrics
Feb. 03, 2015, San Mateo, Calif. - 7 Hottest Tips to Fire Up Your Accounting Profits
Feb. 04, 2015, Online - Business Accelerator Inner Circle
Feb. 05, 2015, Online - Moz LocalUp Advanced
Feb. 07, 2015, Seattle, Wash. - Click Z Live London
Feb. 09, 2015, London, U.K.
More Contests
- America’s Small Business Summit 2015
Feb. 02, 2015, Washington, D.C. - Shorty Awards for Brands and Agencies
Feb. 15, 2015, Online
This weekly listing of small business events, contests and awards is provided as a community service by Small Business Trends and SmallBizTechnology.
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So many events happening. I am glad to see lots of training there. This would definitely help a lot of small business owners.