National Small Business Association

Register for this Zoom event here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtceugrTovE9MMSomHNlpMWfxFB0liDHMZ Meet other Small Business owners, make new friends, clients, and alliances! No admission fees. Bring your own! Soda and water, alcoholic and snacks and light appetizers! Introductions. Bring your Small Business Owner friends! Casual agenda, relax and network. Face to Face Networking. All Small Business owners welcome! Freelance, Direct Sales, Retail, Service, Mom and Pop, Family Business, Individual reps, etc.. Anyone is welcome! Small Business Topics - you just never know what you might learn or who you might teach. Register in advance for this online Zoom meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtceugrTovE9MMSomHNlpMWfxFB0liDHMZ What is great about Zoom Networking events? -You don't have to leave your house -You can meet people that may not be in the immediate area -You can learn about what other small business are doing -We can still introduce each other and talk about our business -We can still have one-on-one meetups after the event using zoom, phone or other virtual sources After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \*\*\*This is not the only platform we are advertising this event. This is not an accurate count of attendees. \*\*\*

Bring Your Business Mondays is an online networking event in which businesses and entrepreneurs are invited to join us on Zoom share your links and your websites. Participate in a link sharing pool on Facebook. Businesses are committed to sharing each other's links and post

I am a business broker. I help my clients buy or sell a business at the best price possible and as quickly as possible. During our one-on-one private meeting, I will give you clear and concise answers to common questions like: Why do 75% of small businesses never sell? What happens to that 90% of an owner's total net worth that is tied up in the business? What does the buyer want as part of a transaction? What is my business worth? How long will it take to sell my business? What can I do to improve the value of my business and make it easier to sell? What are the benefits of using a business broker? What are the main steps in the actual buy/sell process? If you want the answers to these and other questions, sign up for my video conference! Business Broker's Biographical Profile -- Sal Acosta has over thirty years of business and financial experience, both as a small business entrepreneur and as a corporate executive for well-known global corporations. Sal knows first-hand the challenges of running a small enterprise because he has owned both an independent small business and a local service outlet for a national franchise. As an entrepreneur he has successfully started, bought, grown, and sold small businesses. As a corporate executive, he has been involved with multi-million-dollar sub-contracts, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Sal has an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Tulane University. In addition, he has traveled extensively for both business and pleasure and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

“I track my success to the people I know and can reach quickly. My business would not be possible without the quality of my personal network. “ -Dale Carnegie Here's what you will get: Access to the top female entrepreneurs in the South Bay. This group is women's only, but we have many other groups that are for men as well. Here's how it works: This select group meets each week to reconnect with the sole purpose of supporting each others businesses - specifically to give warm referrals. We give leads that are from highly trusted sources within our group of long term members. Here's what I want you to do next: Apply for the group on the link below. We will review your application and discuss it with the group to see if it is a good fit. The goal is to find entrepreneurs who are hungry to grow. You don't have to have a huge business, only the fierce burning desire to connect with South Bay businesses. We help you do this by offering tools to scale your business, implement new growth strategies, connect with subject matter experts and get your high level questions answered. Each week we meet to go over what we learned the previous week. You will meet the same people each week, get to know them and understand their business. This is an intimate setting for CEO's and business owners to get referrals, learn new information and get moral support. The CEO's journey can be lonely, this is a place to regroup and recharge. We are all supporting each other go grow our businesses, and the synergy created is greater than you could do alone. At the end of the meeting you will have a dozen new friends, ideas that will give your business a spark, and possibly new referrals that will be ideal for your business. Who knows, you may even get a million dollar idea, which is what Colleen had when she started this group. \*Note\* We need to talk or email with you before the meeting, please reach out to any of the admins to introduce yourself. We need your name and email. Then we will email you the meeting link. We regularly have 20+ people in the live meetings, which may not be reflected on this page.

We provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. For more information, contact Giovanna Jones at giovannajones46@gmail.com.

Calling all Sci-tech geeks. Check out our Sci-tech focused Toastmasters club. We talk about galaxies, music tech, big data, security, cloud computing and sometimes zombies and lattes... if you are not "Techie", come and learn helpful tips about Science or Technology while practicing public speaking. Easy Tech Toastmasters meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month between 7:30-8:30 PM virtually, on Zoom. Come visit us: Zoom link [https://bit.ly/easytechzoom](https://bit.ly/easytechzoom) http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/9/9/1/600_452607025.jpeg

• What we'll do Meet others in the business community. Have breakfast or coffee. Talk about your business. Make new friends. Hopefully learn something new. • What to bring Business Cards • Important to know Everyone will get a chance to talk about his or her business and how we can help each other grow. Please RSVP so that we can let the restaurant know how many to expect.

Want to start? Seem to just not be able to get going? Here's help! Whether you are a business owner, or you want to be a business owner, or you are an employee or volunteer, if you want to launch something new, join us here in Denver any Friday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. the hard workers can then return to their work, others can take off early for the weekend. If you or any of your associates are visiting Denver, be sure to visit us. If you like the meeting we can help them start something similar in your hometown in cooperation with their local chamber or service club and community newspaper. We say it's 1X because if we are successful you will be too busy to come back the next week! _________________________________________________ WE need your help to help YOU! Starting now each Online IDEA Circle will be NEW, we will keep it fresh by using the dynamic Socrates Cafe format (thanks Chris Phillips), but limiting the focus to topics having to do with startup, a one time meeting where anyone can bring their startup problems and opportunities for a Fresh Thought Hunt (FTH,) for more about FTH see the HBR Press book "Just Start." We start and end with a meeting of the whole, the Fresh Thought Hunt itself will take place in groups of 3 through the magic of computer science. RSVP here now to make sure we save a seat for you. ' The NEW IDEA Circle is free and open to anyone and everyone who is starting something new, a new business prior to the first sale, or an established business or an individual who wants to start in a new direction. The only requirement is a clear statement of what you want the Fresh Thought Hunt to focus on for you. The first 10-minutes of each NEW IDEA Circle will be recorded and will be posted on our YouTube Channel for SBCC that has been inactive from it's founding long ago. (On YouTube search for Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. or via Facebook/SmallBizChamber.) We encourage each of our SBCC fellow members to join us at a Socrates Cafe Online, Fridays, Saturdays, 1st Sundays, and Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Denver time, 8:30 p.m. Eastern, 5:30 p.m. Pacific, suggest the topic of startup or whatever topic might help you the most, and to eventually form a similar Socrates Cafe and New IDEA Cafe in your local library, coffee shop, or other public meeting place with the sponsorship of one of your local chambers of commerce and your local community newspaper. For more see our Facebook Page via www.SmallBizChamber.org and "Visit Group" to join while it's still free. Once you have started a Socrates Cafe or a NEW IDEA Circle, you will be invited to JOIN OUR NEW SBCC WREN COLLEGE and a FACULTY PEER GROUP, see https://WrenCollege.org for online application for being a faculty member and a student, and to request help starting your new Socrates Cafe. Questions about this are answered each week at our Monday Noon Newcomers workshop. ____________________________________________ We encourage you to: Watch one; Lead one; Start one! Be a startup catalyst for your community by starting an IDEA Cafe with your local community newspaper. Starting in a new direction? No matter what you want to start, a new career, a new project or campaign, or a new business, we can help you start faster, cheaper, and with less risk. The Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Inc. and our free, open meetings and peer groups are inspired by the clubs that formed in London during the English civil war that resulted in Sir Christopher Wren giving the first talk in a Franklin Circle type meeting that eventually became the Royal Academy. GROUND RULES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY that has been developed over the last 20+ years is freely shared. You are welcome to take any of our procedures, forms, methods, and techniques to use for your own purpose, there is no charge. CONFIDENTIALITY We ask everyone to keep who attends and what is said by participants confidential, but there is, of course, no way we can be sure of this so protect your own anonymity by only using your last name, not giving anyone your contact information, etc. until you decide to be in our membership directory. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY No RSVP ever is required and most don't until they decide to be an active member and to be in our published SBCC Denver Membership Directory. Next plan to publish a printed membership directory soon. SBCC Startup Method: The Practices of Imagine, Think, and Learn; to Start, Grow, and Flourish. OODA Loop. John S. Wren MBA founder Small Business Chamber of Commerce Inc, see http://www.SmallBizChamber.org or call (303)861-1447 Written by John Wren, see https://www.JohnWren.com Daring Might Things-- The Simplest Way to Start Personal Psychodynamic Processing-- My Experience.

100% ZOOM VIRTUAL \*\*\*The Link to join each week is here: [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998294298?pwd=czZuVTZBczh5dW4wbGVubFUzWWFwdz09](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998294298?pwd=czZuVTZBczh5dW4wbGVubFUzWWFwdz09) All members and guests can attend via a ZOOM/virtual meetup. The meeting will commence at the regular time, only through each of your own computers/ desktops / laptops or phones. • Zoom.us is the video conference website that’s very easy to use. • Go there today and setup a free account. • You simply follow the steps to login to the meeting. • NO password required, WAITING ROOM is turned OFF, so you will be admitted directly into the meeting. • Have your video and audio on, so you can be seen and heard • DURING the meeting, mute yourself so background noise won’t be a problem • During the meeting, you can unmute yourself to give your commercial, and obviously, the “Speaker(s) of the day” will unmute during their time. • Upper RIGHT of video screen has VIEW OPTIONS. • Choose gallery view, so all members present are shown. • When any person speaks, their frame will be highlighted… this is a much easier viewing option versus having every person who speaks pop up and dominate your viewing space. \*\* NOTE \*\* In this unprecedented time, due to the online environment of Video Conferencing, please note that unprofessional behavior will not be tolerated in any way. This is a category-protected, paid/membership organization. Guests who do not apply common sense and present themselves as professionals will be removed from the Zoom call. If you are interested in membership, please visit PNAnw.com/MembershipApplication

Tune in to our BNI Podcast Discussion via Zoom and earn 1 CEU! This is a casual event for our chapter members only. Feel free to join in while going for a walk, relaxing on your couch, cooking... or doing whatever floats your boat. We mean it - joining via video is optional! What you should expect: We will listen to a BNI podcast together for about 15mins. We will then have an open discussion for about 45mins. We will all be part of the discussion, so make sure you can join us via audio. The Zoom link will be emailed to the chapter prior to the event. All podcasts can be found at https://www.bnipodcast.com/ Have a favorite podcast? Let us know, and we'll make sure to include it next time!

100% ZOOM VIRTUAL UNTIL PHASE 4 MINIMUM ***The Link to join each week is here: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73282942967 *** All members and guests can attend via a ZOOM/virtual meetup. The meeting will commence at the regular time, only through each of your own computers/ desktops / laptops or phones. • Zoom.us is the video conference website that’s very easy to use. • Go there today and setup a free account. • You simply follow the steps to login to the meeting. • NO password required, WAITING ROOM is turned on, where you will remain until the meeting starts. • Have your video and audio on, so you can be seen and heard • DURING the meeting, mute yourself so background noise won’t be a problem • During the meeting, you can un-mute yourself to give your commercial, and obviously the “Speaker(s) of the day” will unmute during their time. • Upper RIGHT of video screen has VIEW OPTIONS. • Choose gallery view so all members present are shown. • When any person speaks, their frame will be highlighted… this is a much easier viewing option versus having every person who speaks pop up and dominate your viewing space. ** NOTE ** In this unprecedented time, due to the online environment of Video Conferencing, please note that unprofessional behavior will not be tolerated in any way. This is a category-protected, paid/membership organization. Guests who do not apply common sense and present themselves as professional will be removed from the Zoom call. If you are interested in membership, please visit PNAnw.com/MembershipApplication

Once RSVP'd, I will send you our Zoom Meeting ID. BNI Power Alliance in Huntington Beach is looking for Business owners large or small who are interested in growing their business through referrals from other local businesses. This group has referred over $1 Million in Thank You for Closed Business in one year!! We meet for breakfast every Tuesday morning at 7am at Buon Gusto Italian Restaurant. Once you are accepted into the Chapter, your category is immediately locked out from any competition to join. Click the following link if you are interested in visiting: https://bit.ly/2HlRfOi Here are some of the categories we are looking for: Payroll Chiropractor Website/eCommerce Hair Dresser Plumber Contractor Property Manager Acupuncturist Massage Therapist Family Law Attorney Handyman Housekeeper Notary Electrician Painter Carpet Cleaner Senior In-Home Care Commercial Real Estate Agent Nutritionist Yoga Instructor We currently have 20 members with the following categories: Personal Injury Attorney Residential Real Estate Agent Residential Mortgage Broker Bookkeeping Services CPA Fitness Podcaster Non-Profit - HB Reads Financial Advisor Estate Planning Attorney Life Insurance Agent Dentist Health Insurance Agent Skin Care Property and Casualty Insurance Printer Physical Therapist Supplemental Insurance Solar Specialist

The Alliance is part of the Greater Central Ohio Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. We are an all-voices chorus dedicated to providing an inclusive environment for all those who love to sing, regardless of their race, gender identity, sexual orientation or musical background. The Alliance is the first and only all-voices barbershop chorus in Central Ohio. **Who:** Anyone with a passion for singing at a high level. Previous barbershop chorus/quartet experience not required. **When:** The Alliance rehearses weekly on Thursdays from 7pm-10pm. **Where:** Lord Of Life Lutheran Church: 2480 W Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH 43235 To become a full member of The Alliance, we welcome you to start by visiting us for a few rehearsals to experience the group and sing with us! Then, you may begin the 2-part audition process for membership: the assessement, and audition. We strive to make our auditions as stress-free as possible to help you let your best singing self shine.

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

**Confidence & Connection: Using Your Authentic Truth to Find Your People** Confidence isn’t just about believing in yourself, it’s about knowing where you belong and who you can grow alongside. In this April Confidence Lab Happy Hour, we’ll explore how living in your authentic truth helps you find your people, build meaningful collaborations, and create spaces where vulnerability is met with respect rather than risk. Together, we’ll reflect on what it looks like to advocate for yourself with clarity and care, and how confidence deepens when it’s rooted in connection rather than comparison. Featured speaker **Lachandra Baker**, founder of **[LBB Edutainment](https://www.lbbedutainment.com/)** and author of *Your Own Biggest Cheerleader*, will share reflections on authenticity, psychological safety, and the power of community over individual achievement. Drawing from personal stories—including the significance of turning 53—Lachandra will invite us into a conversation about showing up fully, being seen, and choosing relationships that support who you truly are. Expect a warm, welcoming atmosphere with space for reflection, shared insight, and intentional connection—plus drinks, light bites, and the kind of conversations that remind you you’re not meant to do this alone. Come as you are. Leave feeling clearer about your voice, your people, and the confidence that grows when both are aligned. **What is Confidence Lab?** Confidence Lab is a monthly community experience for bold, thoughtful leaders building confidence from the inside out. Whether you’re launching a business, leading a team, navigating change, or simply striving to show up more fully—you belong here. Our work demands clarity, courage, and conviction—but the pace of daily life can erode our sense of self. Confidence Lab creates space to reflect, reconnect, and grow with others doing purpose-driven work. It’s designed for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, creatives, corporate professionals, activists, and anyone ready to lead with authenticity and impact. ***Please note:*** *All are welcome! If cost is a concern, please use promo code PUBLIC to access a free ticket—we want you to join us.*

At Evolve Synergy Sessions, you'll be part of a supportive mastermind where we share challenges, brainstorm solutions, and inspire one another to take bold steps in our businesses. Grow your network, gain fresh perspectives, and build meaningful relationships with like-minded women who are committed to success. Whether you’re looking to move the needle in your business or simply need a space to connect and recharge, this is the perfect place to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. [Add Event to Calendar](https://evolvecolumbus.eventcalendarapp.com/) \*\* Please note, we will be arriving around 8:15a for open networking! Get there early and get connected! Contact Alexis Morley at [alexis.morley@edwardjones.com](mailto:alexis.morley@edwardjones.com) or Terri Lawson at [terri.lawson@e-merge.com](mailto:terri.lawson@e-merge.com) for more information.

**Connected Westerville Night of Networking** *April Edition: The Introduction Economy* You've been to the networking events. You've done the small talk. Collected the cards. Forgotten the names. And walked out feeling like you just wasted two hours of your life. The problem isn't you. It's the format. Most networking events put you in a room and tell you to figure it out. So everyone defaults to elevator pitches and business talk, and nothing real gets built. Here's the truth about networking that most people miss: Your network isn't just who you know. It's who thinks of you when they're talking to someone else. *That's* The Introduction Economy. And it only works when relationships are real. There's a reason people who come once keep coming back. It starts with seven minutes that feel nothing like networking. Then we open it up. Free networking. More conversations. More momentum. This is a room full of corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives, and career builders in the Westerville and Columbus area. The mix is the magic. You might never do business with everyone you meet tonight. But someone in this room will think of *you.* **By name**. So, the next time someone needs exactly what you do, you get the recommendation. **April 14th. RSVP now.** **When:** Tuesday\, April 14th \| 6:15 PM \-\- 8:00 PM **Where:** Vineyard Community Center \| 6000 Cooper Rd\, Westerville\, OH 43081