Notes from the Navigator

Your next handshake, that one chat with someone, that key lightbulb moment could be just what your business needs to move forward.

But YOU have to make it happen. So I've crafted this latest newsletter to make it easy for you to get connected and take that next step.

Here we go ...

Find out how technology can help you connect with customers and protect against data breaches at the Small Business Boot Camp from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sept. 27 with Square One Small Business Services by Mid-Continent Public Library.

Discover small-business lending programs and free business resources at the Alliance for Economic Inclusion Conference from 8 a.m. - noon Oct. 1 with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

If you’re looking to grow your side-hustle but aren’t sure what steps to take, check out the first event in this series, Bluford Business Series: Legal Workshop and Panel Discussion, from 5 - 8 p.m. Oct. 2 with the Kansas City Public Library in KCMO.

Learn about the food industry and franchising or see how developing customer loyalty can help your business at Thirsty Thursdays: Quench Your Entrepreneurial Thirst from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. Oct. 3 with the Entrepreneurial Innovation Center at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Eat, drink, network and learn your way through innovation hot spots in the Crossroads Arts District during Startup Crawl KC 2019 from 5 - 8:30 p.m. Oct. 4 with the Kansas City Startup Foundation.

Get a glimpse of how the KC tech industry uses artificial intelligence as you eat and drink at Tech on Tap: Artificial Intelligence from 4 - 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 with the KC Tech Council.

Want more? Browse the full calendar for more ways to learn, grow and connect.

Hope to see you around!

Chanté Keller
Network Navigator, KCSourceLink