Education & Conferences

Mar
10

Idea to Action! Your 3-Week Roadmap to Self-Employment

Are you considering making the leap to self-employment? Got a business idea but not sure if the entrepreneurial life is for you? Join the Women’s Small Business Program at Mercy Connections for Idea to Action, a three-week course on preparing for life as an entrepreneur, and find out! DATES: Thursdays, April 2nd, 9th and 16th (must […]

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Mar
05

Breaking the Silence Habit with Sarah Beaulieu

Hello, you’re invited to a special event on March 17th! In partnership with VT Women’s Fund, Champlain College, and our generous sponsors, we are bringing top consultant, author, and TEDTalk Speaker Sarah Beaulieu to Vermont. In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Sarah will be teaching us how to respond to the pervasiveness of sexual harassment. Sarah Beaulieu […]

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LEARN ABOUT INSURANCE BASICS FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS

LEARN ABOUT INSURANCE BASICS FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS Thursday, March 5, 2020 10am — 12pm * CVOEO, Burlington * FREE Meet Travis Spencer of Kinney Insurance Agency. He will share his knowledge about insurance and will explain what coverage a small business should have, how to go about shopping for the coverages you need, and […]

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Feb
14

VBSR Virtual Workshop: Messaging Your Mission

Click here to register for this workshop   Join VBSR and member presenters for an interactive virtual workshop covering strategies and best practices for messaging and communicating your company or organization’s socially responsible values. Flip the concept of ‘greenwashing’ on its head with theory, insights, and innovative strategies for marketing your sustainable and socially responsible […]

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Feb
14

Building Employee First Workplaces: HR Policies & Handbooks

  Join us, for the first workshop in our Measure What Matters series: Building Employee First Workplaces: HR Policies & Handbooks Tuesday, June 2nd 9:00 am – 3:00 pm This workshop will take place virtually via Zoom Meeting.   This workshop will take a deep dive into the ins and outs of creating, improving, and […]

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Feb
04

Cooperative Decision-Making for Distributed Teams

Remote collaboration is critical to the future of work. Join our collective decision-making webinar and learn to leverage the power of your team – aligning and clarifying decisions that improve your team’s performance. Tangible Tools to Take to Your Team – A step by step decision-making process you can start using immediately – A method […]

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Feb
03

Selling to the Employees: A Path for Business Succession — St. Johnsbury

Starting to think about ownership succession for your business? This FREE seminar offers the opportunity to learn about the possibility of selling to the employees! Presented by the Vermont Employee Ownership Center and the Cooperative Fund of New England, attendees will get an overview of the two most common forms of broad-based employee ownership used […]

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Feb
03

Vermont Cannabis and Hemp Convention

New England’s largest cannabis convention series returns to Vermont for the 3rd Annual Vermont Cannabis and Hemp Convention, May 30-31, 2020 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, Vermont. In Vermont, interest in cannabis and hemp continues to grow, as evidenced by the explosive growth of the CBD sector, and its supporting ancillary businesses. […]

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Jan
22

Money Date Night – Build a stronger relationship with healthy financial conversations

Join us for a post Valentine’s Day roundtable discussion with Executive Coach and Podcast Host Lindsey Lathrop. You will learn about how a “Money Date Night” can change the way you approach financial conversations with your partner and yourself. Are there tools that you can use as a couple to help make money conversations easier? […]

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Commercial Solar Info breakfast with SunCommon

Please join SunCommon for an informative look at solar for Vermont’s business and real estate development community. Our commercial project consultants will walk you through state and federal tax incentives, design considerations, Group Net Metering arrangements, financing options, and the permitting, installation and monitoring of rooftop and parking lot solar arrays. Our case studies include […]

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