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Urban League of Louisiana Small and Emerging Business Development Program Roundtables

The Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Roundtables, based on a shared value for peer-to-peer learning, seek to help members grow in their business and personal capabilities through monthly roundtable meetings that adhere to PeerSpectives protocols and engage every member fully. The purpose the SEBD Roundtables is to: -To develop the roundtable members’ abilities to make excellent decisions in the areas of their business and personal lives. -To develop roundtable members’ abilities to make progress in the areas of their lives that lead to exceptional growth—both personally and professionally. Our roundtable will use the language protocol as follows: -Speak from experience rather than give advice -Ask clarifying questions—no interrogation or “telling” others what to do -During experience share, speak from experience The program includes a commitment of 10 roundtable meetings between August 2021 and June 2022. 15-18 SEBD certified businesses will be accepted into the program. Sessions will take place online on Wednesdays, 1:00pm-4:00pm. Sessions will be held on the following dates: Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Wednesday, January 26, 2022 Wednesday, February 23, 2022 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Wednesday, June […]

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Best Practices in Corporate Contracting

Learn How to Become a Vendor of Choice for Major Corporations!Join the Urban League of Louisiana's Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation for its 3-part, signature series, the "Best Practices in Corporate Contracting" sponsored by Chevron. This series will provide entrepreneurs who are seeking corporate clients with best practices for building the financial and operational capacity required to do business with medium- to large-sized corporations. Tuesday, August 3 | 10:00am-11:30amFacilitator: Lakeisha Robichaux, Lakeisha Robichaux, LLC As small businesses set their site on growth, it is imperative that capacity building strategies be deployed to ensure that your firm can effectively and efficiently manage larger contracts. Access to these larger contracting opportunities is important, but the benefit is null and void if you do not have the capacity to meet the expectations of larger, more complex opportunities. During this session, learn specific strategies for building financial and operational capacity, including:  Attracting and retaining high-quality workers Controlling operating costs and scalability Improving internal controls such as financial systems, inventory and human resource management platforms Wednesday, August 4 | 10:00am-11:30amFacilitator: Nenette Lusk Gray, Lemonade Creative Marketing During Part 2 of “Capacity Building for Corporate Contracts”, participants will gain insights into additional strategies for building financial […]