November 5, 2018

Lakewood Business Brainiac

Congrats to Marin Adkisson with Mile High Hearing who was the winner of last week’s trivia question. The highest-grossing movie of all time is Avatar.

The holidays are upon us. When is the Lakewood Lights tree lighting?

To answer, please reply to this email. If you have won in the past year, please give other businesses the opportunity to win. 

State of Small Business
Wednesday, November 7, 7 - 9 a.m.
Join the Colorado Small Business Development Center for the State of Small Business. Start the morning off with networking with hundreds of businesses, receive a download on the small business economic forecast and discuss future business trends in automation with a panel of experts. Visit the website for more and to buy tickets.

Growth Strategies for 2019: A Mastermind Lunch
Friday, November 9, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Calling business owners and members of the C-Suite from businesses with 15-50 employees. Come with an open mind and an empty belly and collaborate with other businesses in the Lakewood community. You’ll come away with actionable ideas for your own 2019 growth initiatives. This event is limited to 15 attendees in order to maximize our time, resulting in clear and beneficial takeaways for everyone involved. Visit the website for more information and to register.

Employee Retention
Wednesday, November 14, 5 - 7 p.m.
Join the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center for this HR Toolkit Track on employee retention. Gain a toolkit for HR success through group discussion and in-class work and facilitation. Gain information to hire, manage and engage employees in a safe and satisfying work environment. Visit the website to register and learn more.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses
If you own a small business, you know it’s critical to protect your business from cyber threats. Federal Trade Commission just launched a new set of cybersecurity resources for small businesses – you’ll find them at https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/small-businesses/cybersecurity. The new materials include fact sheets, videos and quizzes on many relevant Cybersecurity topics. The simple format delivers information in a way that will make it easy to talk about cybersecurity with employees, vendors and others involved in the business. These resources are all free. Use them. Share them. Link to them from your own website. Make cybersecurity part of your business routine.

SAVE THE DATE: Minority Business Enterprise and Diversity Summit is January 29, 2019

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