TUES/ 9.22- East Brainerd Council Meeting
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Car Barn: 6721 Heritage Business Court
Speaker: James McKissic. Meeting cost $10
WED/ 9.23- An Hour with My Attorney
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd, First Floor, 37405
Speakers: Charles G. Fisher, Grant Konvalinka & Harrison, P.C.
Free. Business Owners, let the attorney know your area of interest and become informed! Legal topics to be covered: Leases, Contracts, Corporate Formation, Business Transactions, Debt and Equity Funding, and other business related legal topics.
Registration required online. www.tsbdc.org/chscc Scroll & Click =View Upcoming Training, *Topic = Business Basics
WED/ 9.23 – Chamber Diversity Series Lunch & Learn
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Olivet Baptist Church Kingdom Center: 730 East ML King Blvd.
IT MAY NOT BE RISKY … BUT IS YOUR BUSINESS BANKABLE?
The Chattanooga Chamber invites small business owners to a FREE Lunch & Learn. A panel of experts will discuss: ways to improve your chances of getting a loan to start, grow, make renovations to, purchase equipment for, and generally improve your business. This interactive seminar will answer questions about the common mistakes made during a loan application, as well as introduce financing options for different stages of business, including alternative vs. traditional loans, a new micro loan program, crowd funding, equity investing, angel funds and venture capital. Contact 423.763.4338 or mnoel@chattanoogachamber.com. Entrance and parking in the rear of the building.
WED/ 9.23- Experience Talks: Crowd Funding
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Camp House, 149 E. ML King Blvd, 37402
Speakers: Alex Lavidge, CO.LAB; Abby Garrison, Causeway; Rick Hitchcock, Chambliss Startup Group, Leslie Jensen Inman, Center Centre; George Yu, Variable Inc.
Free. Lunch Provided. Experience Talks is a speaker series that provides emerging entrepreneurs with firsthand business knowledge from other successful founders. Each installment is designed to foster strategic connections among established business owners and rising founders who are working to move their companies forward. Join us for part 3 of a 3-part series, for this session, we will describe crowd funding and discuss the benefits/disadvantages. Lunch will be provided to registered participants at no charge with the help of our event sponsor, Citizens Tri-County Bank. Experience Talks is hosted by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) and The Company Lab (CO.LAB). Registration: Required online. www.tsbdc.org/chscc . Scroll & Click =View Upcoming Training, *Topic = Managing a Business
THURS/ 9.24- Enterprise Gateway Council Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Hospice of Chattanooga: 4411 Oakwood Drive
Speaker: Ryan Henn with TSBDC Meetings cost $10
THURS/ 9.24- Small Business Orientation
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd, First Floor, 37405
Speakers: Ryan Henn, SBDC Small Business Advisor
Free. The counselor discusses basic business planning including financial projections and legal entity. You will receive an information packet containing phone numbers and addresses for information about business licenses and taxes and other start-up materials.
Registration: Required online. www.tsbdc.org/chscc. Scroll & Click =View Upcoming Training. Topic: Startup Assistance
THURS/ 9.24- Find Your Funding
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
TN Small Business Development Center, 100 Cherokee Blvd, First Floor, 37405
Speakers: Ryan Henn, SBDC Small Business Advisor and Jacqueline Merritt, SBA- Nashville District Office
Free. Learn of ways to fund your business. Topics to include, Bootstrapping, Crowd Funding, Angel & Venture Capital Funding, Financing options such as HUD 108, SBA 504, SBA 7a and others.
Registration: Required online. www.tsbdc.org/chscc . Scroll & Click =View Upcoming Training, *Topic = Financing
FRI/ 9.25- International Business Council Meeting
8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
The INCubator: 100 Cherokee Blvd.
Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce International Business Council and TN-China Network invite you to a Panel Discussion Event. Strengthening the Chattanooga-China Connection: Creating Jobs through Trade and Investment
Elizabeth Rowland, Executive Director of TN-China Network, will moderate a discussion with the following esteemed panelists: Tom Zhu, Project Manager of Yanfeng Chattanooga Facility/ Chris McKee, Executive Vice President for Marketing and Sales at McKee Foods/ Leslie Alexander, International Director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development/ Charles Wood, Vice President for Economic Development at the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce. Meeting Cost $10
FRI/ 9.25- Ribbon Cutting for Expedia Cruise Ship Centers
11:00 a.m.
2260 Gunbarrel Rd. Suite 204, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Join the Chattanooga Chamber for a ribbon cutting for Expedia Cruise Ship Centers- Chattanooga. ** Located in the shopping center with Fresh Market- next to Jersey Mikes & Panda Express.
FRI/ 9. 25- YPAC Luncheon
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Chattanooga Chamber: 811 Broad St.
Offered the last Friday of each month, YPAC Professional Development luncheons feature networking and a keynote discussion from a local leader on topics related to the career development of the area's young professionals. Topics regularly include leadership skills, workplace dynamics, career advancement, community involvement and other subjects of interest. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and programming at noon. Admission is $10 for YPAC members, $13 for non-members