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 Following is a Sample of workforce development related events

Start Date Title Tags
Nov 16, 2026 05:00 PM BioLabs Ribbon Cutting Reception ('DMC', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 14, 2026 06:00 PM Work Smarter with AI ('Entrepreneurship',)
Oct 13, 2026 02:00 PM All Things SBDC - 2026 ('commerce', 'networking', 'community engagement', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 22, 2026 05:30 PM SBDC: A Practical Guide to Selling to Your Ideal Customers ('cmrc', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 15, 2026 02:00 PM Small Business Support Series: Financials - Debts, Dollars, Decisions ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 08, 2026 02:00 PM Small Business Support Series: Marketing that works ('Entrepreneurship',)
Sep 01, 2026 02:00 PM Small Business Support Series: Introduction and Mini Financial Workshop ('Entrepreneurship',)
Jun 13, 2026 10:00 AM Preparing for a loan - Spanish Language ('education', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jun 04, 2026 06:00 PM MN Paid Leave ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 28, 2026 09:30 AM DMC 2026 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25) ('housing', 'dmc', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
Feb 28, 2026 12:00 PM Black Excellence Expo ('diversity', 'education', 'NAACP', 'Entrepreneurship')
Dec 06, 2025 02:00 PM Keenan Jones' Children's Book Reading and Activity ('commerce', 'community engagement', 'workforce')
Oct 22, 2025 06:00 PM How to Start a Business - In English ('diversity', 'community engagement', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 21, 2025 08:30 AM 2025 Entrepreneurs First (E¹) Summit & Expo ('Entrepreneurship',)
Oct 16, 2025 06:00 PM SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 2 ('diversity', 'health', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 14, 2025 02:00 PM Four Types of Intellectual Property and the Benefits of Federal Protection ('Entrepreneurship',)
Oct 10, 2025 08:30 AM 2025 Weaving a Wider Community ('diversity', 'Diversity', 'workforce')
Oct 09, 2025 06:00 PM SBDC - Foundations of Effective Marketing Part 1 ('diversity', 'health', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 23, 2025 06:00 PM (Spanish) How to Start a Business from Scratch ('networking', 'diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 17, 2025 05:00 PM Hispanic Business Resource & Networking Event ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Sep 16, 2025 06:00 PM SBDC - Financial Literacy ('diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Jul 16, 2025 05:30 PM Healing in Community: From Grieve to Grounding ('Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'leadership', 'Asian', 'education')
Jun 21, 2025 01:00 PM Certification Workshops ('city', 'DMC', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship')
May 22, 2025 12:00 PM 2025 DMC Collaborative Session ('EDA', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
Apr 16, 2025 09:30 AM DMC 2025 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25) ('housing', 'dmc', 'key', 'Entrepreneurship')
Mar 25, 2025 05:00 PM Collider Cup & Expo 2025 ('commerce', 'diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship', 'collider')
Mar 01, 2025 12:00 PM BLACK EXCELLENCE EXPO ('diversity', 'NAACP', 'Entrepreneurship')
Nov 13, 2024 12:00 PM Equity Alliance Equity Series - Power of Community Benefits Agreement ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship', 'key', 'latino')
Oct 30, 2024 05:30 PM Financial Liberation Workshop ('NAACP', 'education', 'Diversity', 'Entrepreneurship')
Oct 09, 2024 12:00 PM Equity Alliance Equity Series Equity Eats: Reviving Roots, Restoring Ecosystem Economies Through Indigenous Foodways ('DMC', 'Diversity', 'latino', 'Entrepreneurship')
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