The key to successfully using LinkedIn is building a strong, intentional, effective network. Connecting with the right people on LinkedIn can help you find highly qualified prospects. To take advantage of LinkedIn's incredible power, you need to build your network with purpose by looking for quality connections and building strong relationships. In this 2nd of the 5-part series, you will determine: • Your networking philosophy • Who you will and won't connect with • How to build strong relationships •…

The Basics of Homeschooling: The What, the Why, and the How-- This is the basic workshop for those who know little-to-nothing about homeschooling and want to learn more. It is a great beginning if you are considering educating your own children at home. Join us for a fun afternoon of food, drinks, games, and lots of information!

NEIdeas is a program that celebrates existing businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park by rewarding those with the best ideas for growth with cash awards. NEIdeas will grant a total of $400,000 to more than 20 existing businesses in 2017 through the $10k Challenge and the $100k Challenge. Learn more about this opportunity and get help applying at an NEIdeas Info Session & Workshop on Tuesday, May 30, 6-8 p.m. at TechTown (440 Burroughs St., Detroit, MI 48202). NEIdeas…

This is an opportunity for small and start up nonprofit organizations to connect, share resources and make Detroit an even stronger launching pad for change makers. Lite snacks are served. This event is free but please RSVP! http://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-nachos-nonprofits-tickets-34030221308 Parking is available on the street nearby Bamboo. Please note are brand new location: 1420 Washington Blvd, Suite 301. Lots of parking all around us on washington blvd.

DESCRIPTION Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training, but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for this info session to find out if this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

#Engage #Connect #Thrive Mark your calendars for //TechThursday and join us on June 1st, 2017, from 4.30pm–6.00pm in the East Lansing TIC! • Not just another networking event • We live in an active, savvy community. The Greater Lansing Area offers plenty of opportunities for those who live to network. At //TechThursday, we concentrate on bringing together entrepreneurs, technologists, researchers, and area partners: Our team is about connecting people. Need talent? Resources? Looking to access the Michigan State University powerhouse…

Retail Boot Camp is an intense, highly customized program that prepares serious entrepreneurs with strong retail concepts for the successful launch of their brick-and-mortar business in a Detroit commercial district. The program enables an entrepreneur’s success not only through training, but also through access to critical start-up capital, affordable space and ongoing business support. Register for this info session to find out if this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

What if I told you there are ways to attract your ideal clients and have them come to you? How would that change your prospecting game? The fact is that LinkedIn has over 450 million business professionals interested in connecting with other professionals. If your profile isn’t designed to attract them, why even have one? - When I started my business, I had no list, no online following, and I hadn’t signed a single client. Fast forward to today: I…

It's been a long few months but Bamboo is full at our new location inside the beautiful Julian C. Madison Building. We'd like to celebrate and invite you to network with our board of leaders and entrepreneurs from across the city. This party is a special thanks to all the help they've given us to help Bamboo grow fast and strong into the start of 2017. We'd also like to give a special thank you to those on the board…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…

TheMobileBusinessSchool.com in association with the Bamboo Detroit is presenting the introductory "Do What You Love" Workshop! This three-hour workshop is designed to take participants from the basics of identifying a customer need in the market to building a business model that banks will finance and investors want to pursue. By the end you will understand: - How it's possible to gain more clients but have less time & money - How to determine what your business is worth - How…

The Ponyride Market is so many things. It functions as a business incubator for Southeast Michigan’s maker community, as well as being a driver of economic development and creative entrepreneurship for Detroit's neighborhoods. It's a vibrant city event, celebrating the diversity and creativity Detroit has to offer. We strongly believe that when you bring together people with strong passions and rooted beliefs in one place, magic will happen. And it has for this dreamy community called Ponyride. Our Events Summer…

Join us for a special workshop with Dale Carnegie going over strategies and insights to grow your network as a leader. 1. Introduction a. Congratulations, Howard Shultz Example b. Introduction of Performance Coach and Trainer c. Teach tool called Pause Part Punch, have participants introduce themselves d. Introduce Dale Carnegie, discuss importance of soft skills before hard skills 2. Importance of Relationship building a. Share stories of successful individuals using HR principles (Andrew Carnegie, Abraham Lincoln, even Bill Clinton) Warren…

Join us for our next Lunch & Learn, sharing tips and insights into perfecting your HR practices. We're excited to host Miche Rayment, who is founder of the Hire Efect, helping to build high performaing teams and culture that will help your company grow. Please join us and come with questions. RSVP so we can get your lunch: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-learn-hiring-building-strong-teams-tickets-34595278409 M. Miche Rayment Miche Rayment has been designing human systems for change since the late 80s, starting at Chevrolet’s Customer Assistance…

Artist + Businesswoman As a creative artist, Michelle has spent her life visualizing the next steps of her business, personal life, and future by using tools like vision boarding to get the ideas out of her head and on to paper. Let this inspirational local businesswoman guide you to the simple process of vision boarding in this easy, fun, relaxing workshop. This isn’t the time to figure out the how or when, rather, it’s just the time to get ideas…

New to this year’s A2 Tech Trek is Tech Talk. Tech Talk is modeled after TED events. Speakers will each have seven minutes to talk about their innovations, what they see happening in the world of tech, and what they foresee for the future. Tech Talk attendees will also have the chance to submit questions for the speakers to answer.

WHO: Everyone. Seriously, everyone - students, adults, professionals, jobseekers, and families! WHAT: 60+ downtown Ann Arbor tech companies are opening their doors to the public! Tour their spaces, see demonstrations of their current innovations, eat food, and win prizes! WHERE: Downtown Ann Arbor - Register and you wil recieve a map of all company's locations at one of the check in locations. Ann Arbor Tech Trek is a free community event and a terrific opportunity to see the real gems…

Join us for a fun night of photography, friends, and cocktails while Photo Sensei explores the art of cellphone photography. Capture amazing images of the city's landscapes at our happening downtown location and win prizes while you and your friends battle it out for the best photograph. Complementary cocktails and light refreshments will be served. Tickets are $35. $20 Early bird special starts May 29 - June 9th

Docker 101 for beginners. Learn how to install, integrate, and run Docker in a working environment. Attendees will gain basic knowledge of the Docker platform, and will be able to create, deploy, and run applications using container software.

Metro Detroit's best chefs will battle it out for the title of "Best Burger" at this special culinary event. Each will be given a chance to grind their own special meat blend on-site, grill up their creations and face a panel of judges who will determine the winner. Guests are invited to watch Detroit's best chefs throw down, eat burgers and enjoy Historic Eastern Market.

This is an opportunity for small and start up nonprofit organizations to connect, share resources and make Detroit an even stronger launching pad for change makers. Lite snacks are served. This event is free but please RSVP! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/june-nachos-nonprofits-tickets-34594044719 Parking is available on the street nearby Bamboo. Please note are brand new location: 1420 Washington Blvd, Suite 301. Lots of parking all around us on washington blvd.

Our partners and legal experts from Howard and Howard Law are back again this year to present key information every entrepreneur and small business needs to know. Class size is intentionally kept small so you can ask the questions you need answers to. H+H attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and highly qualified, but present the topics in an easily approachable way--they're happy to help! Protecting an invention requires a broad spectrum of knowledge concerning U.S. and global intellectual property law –…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…

Our partners and legal experts from Howard and Howard Law are back again this year to present key information every entrepreneur and small business needs to know. Class size is intentionally kept small so you can ask the questions you need answers to. H+H attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and highly qualified, but present the topics in an easily approachable way--they're happy to help! Learn what is important to negotiate and what terms should and should not be included in a…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Join us or our fourth annual celebration of all things entrepreneurial: Toast of the Town. It's a party that'll get you energized and inspired—and you know a Detroit party never stops! Enjoy a fabulous strolling dinner, signature cocktails and musical entertainment. Meet some of our stand-out entrepreneurs in the Marketplace—yes, you can shop! Win prizes in the Tip Jar Raffle. Snap a photo with friends and grab some swag. It’s the most fun you’ll have networking. Ever. The Salute Awards…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…

Trivalent Group, The BBB Serving Western Michigan, the West Michigan Cyber Security Consortium, and the Michigan SBDC present: The Fourth Annual Michigan Cyber Security Conference JW Marriott | Grand Rapids Thursday, October 19, 2017 8:00AM-2:00PM

Our partners and legal experts from Howard and Howard Law are back again this year to present key information every entrepreneur and small business needs to know. Class size is intentionally kept small so you can ask the questions you need answers to. H+H attorneys are extremely knowledgeable and highly qualified, but present the topics in an easily approachable way--they're happy to help! Every entity is governed by a particular set of documents. For LLCs, the operating agreement not only…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

Are you interested in starting a food business? Does your existing food business need expert feedback and advice? FoodLab Detroit invites specialty food & beverage producers, caterers, bakers and other food entrepreneurs to stop by and meet with FLD staff members to address questions you may have about starting & operating a food based business in the Detroit metro area. RSVP to info@foodlabdetroit.com. **FoodLab's 2017 Office Hours will be held on the First and Last Fridays of the month from…

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program for any one working in the food industry. The course discusses foodborne illnesses, including information on specific foodborne pathogens and biological toxins, contamination, and major food allergens. Prevention is also covered, with information regarding purchasing and receiving guidelines, food preparation, holding, and serving guidelines, food safety management systems, sanitation guidelines for facilities and equipment, as well as food safety regulations. Note: This is an 8 hour course that includes…