{"id":43860,"date":"2023-10-16T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadfgim.org\/eemresources\/?p=43860"},"modified":"2023-10-16T12:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T16:50:11","slug":"business-events-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtgileadfgim.org\/eemresources\/business-events-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Events Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43860\" class=\"elementor elementor-43860\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466ca26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466ca26\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c76f26\" data-id=\"8c76f26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c9645 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09c9645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Events Calendar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95c9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95c9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7441ae\" data-id=\"d7441ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430e1a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"430e1a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mt. Gilead business owners need to stay in the know!\u00a0 To stay-up-to-date with what&#8217;s going on locally for business-centered events and training, please add this to your list of resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b87aa3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b87aa3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f11e19\" data-id=\"5f11e19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4725e50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-event-calendar\" data-id=\"4725e50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-event-calendar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-event-calendar-wrapper layout-calendar\"><div id=\"eael-event-calendar-4725e50\" class=\"eael-event-calendar-cls\"\n            data-cal_id = \"4725e50\"\n            data-locale = \"en\"\n            data-translate = \"{&quot;today&quot;:&quot;Today&quot;,&quot;tomorrow&quot;:&quot;Tomorrow&quot;}\"\n            data-defaultview = \"dayGridMonth\"\n            data-defaultdate = \"2026-05-24\"\n            data-time_format = \"\"\n            data-event_limit = \"3\"\n            data-popup_date_format = \"MMM Do\"\n            data-multidays_event_day_count= \"0\"\n            data-monthColumnHeaderFormat = \"\"\n            data-weekColumnHeaderFormat = \"\"\n            data-hideDetailsLink= \"\"\n            data-detailsButtonText = \"Event Details\"\n            data-location-display = \"\"\n            data-events=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:0,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Youth Entrepreneurship Tour Stop&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\\&quot;col-sm-12 gz-event-date\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;gz-details-hours\\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;March 29, 2023&lt;br \\\/&gt;10AM - 1:30PM&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;h5 class=\\&quot;gz-subtitle\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-43862\\&quot; 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target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;noopener\\&quot;&gt;http:\\\/\\\/www.thembl.org&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;col-sm-12 gz-event-contactInfo\\&quot;&gt;&lt;h5 class=\\&quot;gz-subtitle\\&quot;&gt;Contact Information&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alexa Lightfoot&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;a title=\\&quot;send an email to a.lightfoot2014@gmail.com with questions or to request additional information\\&quot; href=\\&quot;mailto:a.lightfoot2014@gmail.com?subject=Youth%20Entrepreneurship%20Program%20TOUR%20STOP\\&quot;&gt;Send Email&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;2023-03-29 10:00&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;2023-03-29 13:30:01&quot;,&quot;borderColor&quot;:&quot;#E8E6ED&quot;,&quot;textColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#5725ff&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/members.thembl.org\\\/events\\\/details\\\/youth-entrepreneurship-program-tour-stop-2603&quot;,&quot;allDay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;is_redirect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:[],&quot;location&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;event_link&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/members.thembl.org\\\/events\\\/details\\\/youth-entrepreneurship-program-tour-stop-2603&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;id&quot;:1,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Remarkable Women&#039;s Luncheon&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;h5&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;alignnone size-medium wp-image-43863\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.mtgileadfgim.org\\\/eemresources\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Remarkable-Womens-Luncheon-300x173.jpg\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;\\&quot; width=\\&quot;300\\&quot; height=\\&quot;173\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Date and Time&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thursday Mar 30, 2023&lt;br \\\/&gt;12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 30, 2023&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.\\u00a0&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fireside Chat with Joye B. Moore&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COVID-19 Guidelines&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bring proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or upload your card in advance by Monday,\\u00a0 \\u00a0 \\u00a0March 27th,\\u00a0here:\\u00a0&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/covidvacproof\\&quot;&gt;https:\\\/\\\/bit.ly\\\/covidvacproof&lt;\\\/a&gt; \\u00a0&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OR&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;\\\/u&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bring proof of a negative&lt;u&gt;professional&lt;\\\/u&gt;COVID-19\\u00a0&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PCR Test&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\u00a048 hrs.\\u00a0before event&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Location&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Boathouse Rockets Landing&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;br \\\/&gt;4708 E Old Main St, Richmond, VA 23231&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Fees\\\/Admission&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Members&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\u00a0| $40\\u00a0&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-members&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;\\u00a0| $60\\u00a0&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Website&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.thembl.org\\\/\\&quot;&gt;http:\\\/\\\/www.thembl.org&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Contact Information&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;p&gt;Darricka Alexander&lt;br \\\/&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;mailto:dalexander@thembl.org?subject=Remarkable%20Women%27s%20Luncheon%20March%2030%2C%202023\\&quot;&gt;Send Email&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a style=\\&quot;font-weight: 400;\\&quot; href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/members.thembl.org\\\/events\\\/register\\\/2576\\&quot;&gt;Register&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;h5 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Set a Reminder&lt;\\\/h5&gt;&lt;h3 style=\\&quot;font-weight: 300;\\&quot;&gt;Description&lt;\\\/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;\\u00a0&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;\\&quot;What goes on at the Remarkable Women&#039;s Luncheon STAYS at the Remarkable Women&#039;s Luncheon\\&quot;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&lt;\\\/b&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Each luncheon includes a fireside chat featuring influential woman in business. These quarterly luncheons are designed to provide professional development and networking opportunities for women professionals through open dialogue and full audience participation in a small, intimate setting. Topics in the past include effective communication conflict management, assertiveness, self-fulfillment,&lt;br \\\/&gt;and upward mobility. &lt;\\\/em&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;2023-03-30 12:00&quot;,&quot;end&quot;:&quot;2023-03-30 14:00:01&quot;,&quot;borderColor&quot;:&quot;#E8E6ED&quot;,&quot;textColor&quot;:&quot;#ffffff&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;#5725ff&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;allDay&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;is_redirect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:[],&quot;location&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;category&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;event_link&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;custom_attributes&quot;:&quot;&quot;}},{&quot;id&quot;:2,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Future of Virginia Entrepreneurship&quot;,&quot;description&quot;:&quot;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;w-full mt-0 lg:mt-8\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=\\&quot;w-full\\&quot; src=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/secure.meetupstatic.com\\\/photos\\\/event\\\/8\\\/d\\\/a\\\/5\\\/600_511716261.webp?w=750\\&quot; srcset=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/secure.meetupstatic.com\\\/photos\\\/event\\\/8\\\/d\\\/a\\\/5\\\/600_511716261.webp?w=384 1x, https:\\\/\\\/secure.meetupstatic.com\\\/photos\\\/event\\\/8\\\/d\\\/a\\\/5\\\/600_511716261.webp?w=750 2x\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Future of Virginia Entrepreneurship\\&quot; width=\\&quot;375\\&quot; height=\\&quot;210\\&quot; data-nimg=\\&quot;1\\&quot; \\\/&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;px-6 sm:px-4 xl:px-0 md:max-w-screen w-full mt-5\\&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;flex justify-between\\&quot;&gt;&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;font-semibold text-xl mb-5\\&quot;&gt;Details&lt;\\\/h2&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;break-words\\&quot;&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;What is the future of entrepreneurial activity in Virginia? Which emerging opportunities best play to our economic advantages? How can founders take advantage of the STEM \\\/ R&amp;amp;D trends?&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Meet Carl Knoblock. Carl is District Director for the Small Business Administration, serving 92 counties of Virginia. The office provides:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul class=\\&quot;pl-5 list-disc mb-4\\&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Funding Programs&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Counseling&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Federal Contract certifications&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Disaster Recovery&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Referrals&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;There are an array of economic advantages that play to Virginia\\u2019s strengths. The primary areas include inward migration, science and technology, arts and culture, and functions of our geography.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Virginia Advantages play a structural role in positioning the Commonwealth as a location with clear advantages for firms in the following sectors:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul class=\\&quot;pl-5 list-disc mb-4\\&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Research &amp;amp; Development&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Additive Manufacturing&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Advanced Logistics&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data Centers &amp;amp; Data Science&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Life Sciences &amp;amp; Health Care Technology&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Carl Knoblock, prior to his current role, served as district director for the Western Pennsylvania SBA district office. He has served as a C-Level executive for innovative startups, and prior to joining the agency, Knoblock founded a venture in the manufacturing sector. He was a foster parent for over 10 years, and served in the U.S. Navy.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Hear from Carl Knoblock and Dale Fickett, on the new opportunities for entrepreneurs:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul class=\\&quot;pl-5 list-disc mb-4\\&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;STEM&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Re-shorting Manufacturing&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Product Design&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Research &amp;amp; Development&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;SBIR \\\/ STTR Funding&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Critical and Emerging Technologies&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;The following resources, provide helpful context for this important discussion:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul class=\\&quot;pl-5 list-disc mb-4\\&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;March 2023 \\u2013\\u00a0&lt;a class=\\&quot;text-viridian\\&quot; href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/pulse\\\/inflation-continues-opportunities-entrepreneurs-dale-fickett-mba\\\/\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;noopener ugc\\&quot;&gt;\\u201cInflation Continues &amp;amp; The Opportunities for Entrepreneurs\\u201d&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;March 2023 -\\u00a0&lt;a class=\\&quot;text-viridian\\&quot; href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.sba.gov\\\/district\\\/virginia\\\/doing-business-virginia-district\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow noopener ugc\\&quot;&gt;Doing Business in the Virginia District&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;February 2023 \\u2013\\u00a0&lt;a class=\\&quot;text-viridian\\&quot; href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.whitehouse.gov\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/02-2022-Critical-and-Emerging-Technologies-List-Update.pdf\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow noopener ugc\\&quot;&gt;Whitehouse - Critical and Emerging Technologies&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Spring 2022 \\u2013\\u00a0&lt;a class=\\&quot;text-viridian\\&quot; href=\\&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.sba.gov\\\/sites\\\/default\\\/files\\\/2022-04\\\/national-resource-guide-2022_0.pdf\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; rel=\\&quot;nofollow noopener ugc\\&quot;&gt;SBA Small Business Resource Guide&lt;\\\/a&gt;&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;The Discussion. 1 Million Cups is a national entrepreneurship program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which promotes peer learning and professional connections that assist entrepreneurs. Since 2014 and over 380 meetups, 1 Million Cups - Richmond has been pioneered by RVA Works. At each 1 Million Cups, business founders as guest speakers share about their ventures and discuss the challenges that they are facing during the development process. Participants can learn from the speakers\\u2019 experiences, discuss valuable insights and make connections within an audience of peer entrepreneurs.&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Logistics. Meet entrepreneurs, learn from peers, contribute to the conversation:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;ul class=\\&quot;pl-5 list-disc mb-4\\&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Wednesday, April 5th&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;8:30am EST - Coffee &amp;amp; Connection&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;9\\u201310am EST - Presentation &amp;amp; Discussion&lt;\\\/li&gt;&lt;\\\/ul&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;No pre-registration is required. Join us:&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Robins School of Business&lt;br \\\/&gt;102 UR Drive, iLab Room 123&lt;br \\\/&gt;University of Richmond, VA 23173&lt;\\\/p&gt;&lt;p class=\\&quot;mb-4\\&quot;&gt;Parking. Free parking is available in the U5 and U6 lots immediately adjacent to the Robins School. 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