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SUMMARY:Lunch With the Experts: Business Model Canvas: A Snapshot of Your Business Success
DESCRIPTION:Lunch with the Experts: Business Model Canvas: A Snapshot of Your Business Success\nTuesday\, July 11\, 2023\n12:00pm ET\nPlease join WBEC Metro New York and Subject Matter Expert Dr. Drena Valentine for an in-depth workshop to increase your competitive business with better decision-making\, strategy development\, and business growth. The workshop will utilize the Business Model Canvas\, a dynamic visual tool that encapsulates the key elements of your business model in a single\, easy-to-understand diagram. \nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOChpjwsHdepBQnpOYk74s87-1KVmAYS \nPresenter Info\nDr. Drena Valentine is a visionary\, author\, advocate\, growth strategist\, and Strategic and Operations Management Expert with over 30 years of experience strengthening and transforming businesses through leadership and management skill development. Dr. Valentine is adept at analyzing and improving processes and setting strategic and management priorities to align activities with their goals and objectives. She is a results-oriented leader with exceptional business acumen skills and strategic vision resulting in operational excellence. With a passion for working with Black\, minority\, and women business owners\, Dr. Valentine tirelessly works to improve procurement opportunities for these entrepreneurs. Receiving accolades from clients and community leaders\, Dr. Valentine has been awarded the Maryland Black Chamber’s Champion for Change\, the 2022 Women Making History\, from the Montgomery County Commission for Women and Montgomery Women Organization. Dr. Valentine holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting\, a Master’s in Business Administration\, and a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership. \nEducation: Dr. Valentine holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting\, a Master’s in Business Administration\, and a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership.\nDissertation: Strategic Planning in Nonprofit Organizations \nCertifications: MBE\, DBE\, SBE\, WBE\, WOSB\, MD LSBRP\, WSSC SLMBE\, GRCP\, PTIN
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/business-model-canvas-a-snapshot-of-your-business-success/
CATEGORIES:Lunch with the Experts,WBEC Greater DMV Events
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SUMMARY:Lunch With the Experts: Cybersecurity for Small Business
DESCRIPTION:Lunch with the Experts: Cybersecurity for Small Business\nThursday\, July 13\, 2023\n12:00pm–1:00pm ET\nCybersecurity is vital for organizations of all sizes. Based on the latest Verizon Data Breach Incident Report\, small and medium-sized businesses experienced almost 700 confirmed security incidents and over 380 data breaches in 2022. Including direct and residual impacts\, the average cost of a breach was over $9M in the U.S. \nAttendees at this “Cybersecurity for Small Business” presentation will learn about industry-recognized best practices they can put in place to protect businesses\, assets\, and customers from cyberattacks. They will be provided with actionable next steps to improve their company’s security posture. They will have an opportunity to learn from and ask questions of a cybersecurity expert and practitioner with over 20 years in the field. \nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsc-2qrTojEtPGLLzEPRJcPPq0QSoAuXAD \nPresenter Info\nTina C. Williams-Koroma\, Esq.\, CISSP\, PMP\, is a serial entrepreneur – Founder/CEO of TCecure\, CySkills\, and CyDeploy. She is a Maryland-licensed attorney and possesses a BS in Computer Science\, an MS in Management\, and a JD. This cybersecurity expert started her career with large companies like Lockheed Martin and Unisys\, before transitioning to running her own small businesses. Tina sees entrepreneurship as a way to contribute to and nurture the community\, specifically by providing learning and experience opportunities to individuals who are underrepresented in the technology field. She has and continues to partner with local institutions and several boards including CAMI\, TEDCO\, UMBC\, and others.
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/lunch-with-the-experts-cybersecurity-for-small-business/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T120000
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SUMMARY:Lunch With the Experts: Small Business Development & Financial Literacy
DESCRIPTION:Lunch with the Experts: Small Business Development & Financial Literacy\nTuesday\, July 18\, 2023\n12:00pm–1:00pm ET\nSmall Business Development Centers (SBDC) provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with the Small Business Association (SBA) to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion. \nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0udeyhrzMpEtfRStJnHLwWvXaCJgi8NPgo \nPresenter Info\nCarl Brown is the State/Executive Director of the District of Columbia Small Business Development Center (DCSBDC) on the prestigious campus of Howard University. He has a wealth of small business development knowledge with over 25 years of experience. His subject matter expertise is in the following areas: human resources\, sales\, marketing\, procurement\, and government contracting. Additionally\, he is the host of the popular radio talk show “The Small Business Report” airing on Sirius XM Channel 141 every Thursday\, Friday\, and Tuesday. \nCarl has held executive positions in Telecommunications\, Consumer Goods\, and Transportation. His public sector experience includes Federal\, state\, and local government where he was a warranted contract officer. In recent years\, he was the executive producer of the popular television series “Emerging Business Report” as well as the on-air host of “Growing Pains – Taking Your Business to the Next Level.” Carl has been a guest on numerous radio and TV shows and interviewed by national media outlets including History Channel\, the television show “Food that built America\,” Wall Street Journal\, MSNBC.com\, news programs\, magazines\, and newspapers on economic development and small business issues. He holds a BA from Howard University and an MGA from University of Maryland University College. Carl is a Certified Contract Compliance Administrator and a Sherpa Executive Coach.
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/lunch-with-the-experts-small-business-development-financial-literacy/
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SUMMARY:Lunch With the Experts: Contracting with the Government
DESCRIPTION:Lunch with the Experts: Contracting with the Government\nThursday\, July 20\, 2023\n12:00pm–1:00pm ET\nI. Understand the Department of the Air Force (DAF) and what drives its decision-making process\nII. Operational imperatives\nIII. Performance metrics\nIV. Top 10 NAICS and PSC codes\nV. For the start-ups or those brand new to working with the DAF – initial steps you need to take \nRegister in advance for this meeting: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwkc-utpjIoHNEOv32S8SIG0-Z7JUIKo5hW \nPresenter Info\n \nRonald Saville – Policy Chief Championing Small Businesses at the Pentagon\nIn October 2020\, Mr. Saville was promoted to Senior Procurement Analyst with Department of the Air Force Office of Small Business Programs (SAF/SB) where he is the Chief of Policy for USAF and USSF Small Business. His latest achievements were drafting Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive 1-30\, Director\, Small Business Programs and Department of the Air Force Policy Directive 90-18\, Small Business Programs\, obtaining for both the Secretary of the Air Force’s signature on the documents\, and managing their publication. His ongoing project is a rewrite of Air Force Instruction 90-1801\, Small Business Programs. \nMr. Saville started his Air Force civilian career as a COPPER CAP Outstanding Scholar intern in Contracting. During his four years on the program\, he worked in Depot Maintenance at Robins AFB\, GA. Of those years as an intern\, he spent two of them in Special Ops Contracting working on the Gunship team. He also earned two Master’s degrees\, one in Administration/Logistics Management and another in Logistics Systems. Upon graduating the COPPER CAP program\, he went to Hanscom AFB\, MA where he worked as a Contract Specialist on the U.S. team of the AWACS Contracting office. Later he would work on a large Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program\, before he was promoted to Contracting Officer (CO) with an unlimited warrant. He was the CO on an Interim Contractor Support effort for the Battle Control System Fixed program\, a major automated information system. The last effort he worked at Hanscom was the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR)\, a major defense acquisition program. Upon RFP release he was off to Air Command and Staff College where he received his third Master’s in Military Operational Art & Science. From there he went to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC) at Kirtland AFB\, NM where he worked a number of Advisory & Assistance Services (A&AS) and Systems efforts. In 2016\, after a little over 21 years of Air Force acquisition\, he became the Contracting Resource Manager and Subject Matter Expert for the Directorate\, as well as the Director of Small Business Programs. In 2019\, he was made the Center Small Business Director full-time. His duties also included work as the AFNWC Services Acquisition Lead supporting the Deputy Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Strategic Systems\, the Center Executive Director\, and the Commander. He worked in that position until moving to the Pentagon.
URL:https://wbecnydmv.org/event/lunch-with-the-experts-contracting-with-the-government/
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