A One-Day Gathering for Women/Womxn Service-Based Small Business Owners.
AMPLIFY. SUPPORT. CONNECT.
A One-Day Gathering for Women/Womxn Service-Based Small Business Owners.
As a small business owner in the Bay Area for the past few years, I've noticed a lack of structured community for women/womxn who are running service-based small businesses. This event is my desire to build that community. We all know how lonely it can be to run a business so let's get together and amplify each other, support our businesses and build a thriving referral network.
This event is for diverse women/womxn and diverse businesses.
Join us as we:
- Learn business topics from other women/womxn business owners (bookkeeping, marketing and self-promotion, making business decisions with confidence and building in boundaries for self-care, etc)
- Build a referral network through structured networking, including a directory of all the event participants and their business, ideal clients and contact information
- Inspire each other about how we run our businesses - we'll have lightning talks on tools, pricing models, weekly structure, etc
Who should attend?
- One (or few) woman/womxn owned service-based businesses (therapists, bookkeepers, photographers, coaches, accountants, fitness/health professionals, doulas, event planners, health practitioners, etc)
- Women/womxn with an existing service-based small business
- Women/womxn who are looking to get more clients for their business
Agenda:
- 9:30-9:45am - Welcome and introductions
- 9:45-11:45am - Structured networking
- 11:45-12:30pm - Lunch break
- 12:30-2:30pm - Four presentations from business owners
- 2:30-3:00pm - Lightning talks
- 3:00-3:30pm - Wrap-up
Speakers:
Kenya Moses is a Wealth & Well-Being Strategist dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in creating thriving businesses while maintaining focus on their physical and emotional well-being. She has been featured in a number of media outlets including Thrive Global, Essence Magazine, Livestrong and PopSugar.
Kenya will be speaking on Inspiring Well-Being: Self-Care as Business Owners and how the stresses of business ownership and entrepreneurship can take a toll on the mind and body. Finding the time and energy to create and maintain a self-care regime can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be that way. With a few strategic modifications, self-care can become a welcomed addition to your busy life.
Ivellisse Morales is the founder & CEO of bombilla creative, a San Francisco-based marketing consultancy for socially conscious startups, nonprofits, and small businesses. She is a conscious and creative communicator who brings nearly a decade of experience helping Fortune 500 companies and major nonprofits use the power of marketing and design for social good.
Ivellisse will lead Storytelling for Business Success, an interactive session designed to help you harness your story as a way to meaningfully and authentically connect with customers. You'll walk away with the clarity and confidence you need to unlock your brand with your best business asset: you.
Michelle Florendo is an executive coach for Type-A professionals. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Decision Engineering for Everyday Life, served on the very first coaching team for Seth Godin's altMBA, guest-taught on decision making in Stanford's famous Design Your Life course, and is a founding member of the Forbes Coaches Council.
Michelle will be presenting on Decisions not Doubts. In the dynamic and changing world of entrepreneurship, the ability to make smarter decisions faster is critical to success. Michelle will share frameworks and tools from the field of decision engineering that will help you make decisions with confidence.
Books in Harmony was established in December 2017 by Serah Blackstone-Fredericks, the CEO & founder. Serah grew up in the Bay Area, alternating time with her father who owned a historic African American Art Gallery and her mother who worked in Tech. Seeing the polarity in her parents' spending habits ignited an interest in developing healthy financial habits. Today, Books in Harmony is a small women-run bookkeeping firm that operates out of San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles.
Serah will be presenting on Bookkeeping Apprehension Uncovered, an in-depth look at our emotional ties to managing our business finances, and how to sift through emotions to create a solid system and file accurate and timely quarterly taxes.
Partners:
Snacks will be provided by local and women-owned business LeCupboard (www.lecupboard.com)
Stay tuned for more partner information!
Location:
Please use public transportation to access The SF LGBT Center. Limited street parking available. The SF LGBT Center is accessible by MUNI J,K,L,M,N or F, as well as bus lines 6,7,61,71. Please be considerate of our neighbors and do not block driveways or park in blue, yellow or white zones.
Directory:
I'll be creating a directory of all the attendees' businesses to facilitate the creation of a referral network. Please make sure you fill out the questions in the order form if you'd like to be included!
Cost:
The ticket fee is covering the event costs - venue rental, speaker fees, catered snacks from a women-owned business, childcare, conference app that facilitates networking and comped tickets for any business owners lacking funds.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out!
The event will provide childcare. If anyone is lacking funds and wants to attend, please reach out to Lindsay at [email protected].
The event will have a casual and collaborative feel that focuses on creating a community of diverse women/womxn with diverse businesses and we welcome any partners who want to support this community.
For any questions or interests in sponsoring the event, please email Lindsay at [email protected].
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