Throw out that 30 page business plan template you’ve been staring at on your desktop! It’s okay, you never have to get to it. Today’s businesses need to be nimble and responsive to the ever-changing needs of our clients and customers.

The reality is, all you really need is a one-page business plan to get started. Whether you’re just starting your business or you’ve been doing this for a while, going through our See Change One-Page Business Plan together will give you the tools and insight to know your business is headed in the right direction before you hunt for your first or next customer.

We were all hit hard by the pandemic, but Black-owned businesses were hit the hardest. 41% of Black owned businesses shut down at the beginning of the pandemic vs. 17% of White owned businesses. POC businesses overall have a harder time accessing capital (including those PPP loans), less savings reserves, and are more likely to have funding gaps. The pandemic exposed the racial wealth divide in all aspects of our economy, especially our small businesses. Small business owners are some of the most creative and resilient folks out there. You know because you’re one of them. Through a generous grant, Brunch & Budget has partnered with GA to offer a small business workshop series designed to help POC build financially resilient businesses that can weather the most uncertain times.

The workshops include: Workshop 1: The One-Page Business Plan (10/21)

Workshop 2: Organize your Business like a Machine (11/18)

Workshop 3: The Road to Your First Hire (12/16)

Sign up for one, two, or all three of the workshops. The information is cumulative but you can jump in at any time and find past recordings on brunchandbudget.com/events.

About This Event

General Assembly's “Asian American Womxn’s Voice” is bringing together the top minds in creative industries. We're creating a space for us to learn together so we can go into the world with a deeper understanding of our Asian culture, womxn’s struggles, one another’s stories, and of course, technology.

In “Loud & Proud”, we will discuss how to celebrate ourselves and each other with leaders in the marketing industry.

Have you ever been told you were "too much"? Or "too loud"?

We will gather womxn from our community who manage marketing campaigns in their careers and we will see how they got there and how they leveraged their voices to achieve the success they have today. The truth is, many Asian Americans are expected to be subservient and quiet - even if it went against their beliefs, mission, or passion. Let's explore how they manage both their careers and their personal lives authentically and with JOY!

Any fans can agree, your playlist is gold and its recommended songs list doesn’t fall short either. But, despite how personalized it feels, it’s not your best friend pouring hours into this hyper-curated mixtape. It’s data science — algorithmically connecting the infinite data points between songs you like (and dislike), artists your friends like, and so on to forecast what you will like. With every skip, save, and share, more data is collected to make smarter recommendations — and keep you listening.

In this webinar, you'll learn from industry experts who have mastered the art of using data to deliver an exciting and unique experience of music en masse. You'll walk away with a better understanding of where data is taking the future of music, how data is empowering artists as well as listeners, and how music uses data to give you a personalized online music experience.

According to Payscale, the largest uncontrolled pay gap is for American Indian and Alaska Native women, black or African American women, and Hispanic women. These women earn $0.75 for every dollar a white man earns, which improved by $0.01 from 2019. In other words, American Indian, Alaska Native, black and Hispanic women earn 25 percent less than white men when data are uncontrolled for all compensable factors. It's estimated that the wage gap won't be closed until 2186. We believe we can change it all. The first step? By speaking up.

Please join GA and Public.com as we host a panel of BIPOC financial leaders for a candid conversation about money: how to get more of it, how we can be more comfortable talking about it, and ways to support one another in our fight for wage equality.

Getting eyeballs on your business or brand is often helped by press opportunities. With no idea of where or how to start, this can often seem like a daunting and discouraging task. From how to find the right reporters, to brainstorming relevant, engaging, and newsworthy angles, this workshop will help you up your PR game and take your PR skills from zero to successful overnight. Students will walk away with knowledge of how to craft a PR pitch, research and target the correct outlets, and learn invaluable techniques for how to find relevant angles to appear in the media on a monthly basis.

Takeaways

• Learn how to write an effective press release
• Learn how to research and find relevant reporters and media outlets
• Learn how to send a pitch (from conception to following-up)
• Learn how to brainstorm relevant angles to get you (and your business) in the news, regularly!

About This Event

Join us for an evening with some of New York's legendary food & beverage industry rule breakers, creators and innovators and find out how to make it in New York City.

What's on the menu?

• Talks and a panel discussion with local businesses
• Brews on the good folks at GA

Come along, learn how the world of food, brews, innovation and entrepreneurship collide and be inspired by all of the great things happening right here in New York.

Preparation

None!

Global app entrepreneurs come together for this mastermind group to help push their app businesses to new heights.
About this Event

*Tickets are $150 or you can apply for a free ticket here. Free applications are limited and entry is not guaranteed.

Who is the mastermind group for?

* Mobile app entrepreneurs who have launched and are making at least $1,000 MRR
* Mobile app entrepreneurs who have been recently funded
* Mobile app entrepreneurs who want insights on their own app from an experienced community
* Mobile app entrepreneurs who want to benefit from sharing their own experiences and who want to learn from others experiences
* If you are willing to share your knowledge and insights with others

Who is this mastermind group not for?

* People with unpublished apps making no money
* Hobbist developers who are not taking a business-first approach
* People who are not developers and who do not have funding who are interested in making apps
* If you are not willing to share your knowledge and insights
* Freelancers or solicitors

What will we do?

* Meet monthly to discuss current app wins and losses
* Follow an organized mastermind structure that is moderated to make sure equal time is given and the flow of the meeting continues
* Have a roundtable where we use the power of the group to help solve your current problems
* Resources and insight sharing
* Provide a community of expert mobile app entrepreneurs
* Provide a private chat group
* Sometimes have guests from well-known and tremendously successful app businesses.

What we will not do

* Share confidential information outside the group
* Solicit or sell the group
* Be unhelpful
* Not participate in helping others grow

Tickets are $150 or you can apply for a free ticket here. Free applications are limited and entry is not guaranteed.

About This Event

Gearing up for Small Business Saturday, join us for an evening with some of New York's legendary small business rule breakers, creators and innovators to find out how they developed their product or brand, but most importantly how do they make it in New York City.

Each speaker will share their tips on how to create a unique product, service or brand that's pushing the boundaries of what we all thought was possible or one that is just downright good for New York.

What's on the menu?

• Talks and a panel discussion with local businesses
• Brews on the good folk at GA

Join us for this virtual event series created by NY Tech Alliance and Grasshopper Bank as we spotlight founders and leaders that are adapting their businesses to make it work during this time of so much uncertainty. We ask them to share practical knowledge, tools and guidance that we hope will answer many of your questions and provide a bit of inspiration.

Jumpstart your tech career! Get training in entry level technical support and IT operational roles while you prepare for the industry CompTIA A+ certification exam. You will learn to install, configure and maintain PCs, mobile devices and software for end users; explore basics of networking and security forensics; properly and safely diagnose, resolve and document common hardware and software issues; and discuss basics of scripting, virtualization, desktop imaging and deployment. General topics include hardware and network troubleshooting,
operating systems, operational procedures, security, virtualization and cloud computing, and software troubleshooting. (Cost of textbook, virtual lab and exam voucher included in course fee.)

Prerequisite: IT Fundamentals (ITF+) or passing of an equivalency exam (https://www.laguardia.edu/ITStest). 

Payment Plan Available. 

Saturdays

Dec 5,2020 - July 10,2021 (24 sessions/120 hours)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm A05TIA002A

https://www.laguardia.edu/ce/pages/career-skills-and-training/it-support-specialist-certificate-program/