Women's Venture Fund

PPP Loan Forgiveness Webinar
2020-06-04 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
This webinar will take place on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 11:30 AM-12:30 PM EST, via Zoom. Interested participants should register below.
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The Power of Publicity
2020-07-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Webinar
If you want to know how to get publicity for your business at no   or low cost, then this is the session for you. Join other small  business owners to learn how to increase brand awareness to  take your business to the next level. A communication expert will share strategies and tools to put the power of publicity to work for your enterprise.    What you will cover:

The role of publicity and how it can help your business.
Do-it-yourself PR: How to pitch to the media.
Developing your list of media contacts.
Media targets: Shooting for the moon, attainable reaches and low-hanging fruit.
Creating the story vs. getting the story in the media.
Using social media as a powerful media platform.
Enabling publicity through word-of-mouth marketing.
Measuring the impact of your PR efforts

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Your leader is Lea Byrd:
Lea Byrd is a highly regarded publicist who has led and participated in successful media campaigns in film, music, fashion, sports, lifestyle and politics. In 2000, Lea launched her own consultancy with media projects including John Singleton’s Baby Boy, the late August Wilson’s play King Hedley II, and the film G by independent film producer Andrew Lauren. Her clientele includes luxury brands such as POLISH Nail Emporium and Pieces, a fashion boutique co-owned by Latisha and Colin Daring.
As for politics, Lea served as Press Secretary for Assemblyman Roger Green in Brooklyn’s 57th District. She has launched media campaigns for Jini Thornton, Envision Business Management Group, entertainer David Banner’s 2014 Gatorade World Cup commercial, Black&Sexy.TV (an online network studio), Nefertite Nguvu’s film entitled In The Morning, and Broadway diva N’Kenge of Motown: The Musical.
Lea also worked closely with C3S NYC Coalition of Community Charter Schools, building brand awareness and media relations for the organization.
Lea consistently partners with April Silver, President and Founder of Akila Worksongs, Inc., on various projects. These have included the Brooklyn Museum’s exhibition: The Rise of Sneaker Culture, the 44th Annual International African Art Festival, Craig Harris’ God’s Trombones, a musical theatre production at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African American Studies Black Girl Movement Conference (April 2016). She and April are currently collaborating on marketing and communications for the 15th National Black Writers Conference to be presented this fall by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.

Digital Marketing to Grow Your Business
2020-07-28 17:30 - 19:00 | Online Webinar
…Even in a Pandemic
Is succeeding at digital marketing eluding you? Or, you just don’t know where to start to make an impact? We have an expert who will tell you how to create a successful plan and execute proven tactics to take your business to the next level.
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Whether you are looking for increased brand recognition, new leads or more purchases from existing customers, you’ll walk away from this training knowing how to:

Set an effective strategy and achievable goals.
Identify your key customer groups.
Manage the leading social media platforms.
Add value for customers with content marketing: Newsletters, blogs, videos, and more.
Ensure marketing is mobile compatible.
This session covers social media marketing and how to manage it without losing your mind.
Learn about the technology behind retargeting ads, benefits of content marketing, and other techniques to keep prospects engaged.

Your session leader is Valerie Williams-Sanchez.   Valerie, Communications Officer at Columbia University Medical Center, is also the principal consultant at Valorena Online LLC offering strategic marketing communications solution for small businesses. She is a 20-year veteran of integrated marcom planning and execution. Valerie is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and is currently a doctoral student in literacy at St. John’s University. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.

Email Marketing Tips and Techniques
2020-09-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
In uncertain times, it is imperative to stay in touch with your customers who want to know: How are you safely reopening? Is there virtual access to your business? New services or products? Any special offers or discounts available?
Join us to learn the power of email marketing to stay engaged with existing buyers and even attract leads to nurture. During this interactive session, we will discuss best practices for building deep customer relationships. Coverage will include…

Setting goals for an email marketing strategy.
How to grow your contact list.
What types of content to deliver: newsletters, promotions, alerts, etc.
How to create compelling subject lines.
The basics of retargeting and automation.

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After registering with PASSPORT, join the webinar here.
How to register:
To save time we have set up PASSPORT registrations. Simply sign up once via PASSPORT and you will be able to attend all of our Fall WEBINARS. Click here to register on PASSPORT form. Then, follow details that are sent to you and jump on board for the webinars of your choice.

Social Media Marketing: How to Build Your Brand
2020-09-29 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
Learn how to build a simple yet powerful marketing strategy for your business to keep customers, attract new business and drive sales.
Coverage includes…

Understanding the customer’s journey.
Planning a social media schedule.
Optimizing your social media platforms.
Managing content – Videos, blogs, newsletters, and more.
Measuring and monitoring your metrics.

REGISTER NOW on PASSPORT!
After registering with PASSPORT, join the webinar here.
How to register:
To save time we have set up PASSPORT registrations. Simply sign up once via PASSPORT and you will be able to attend all of our Fall WEBINARS. Click here to register on PASSPORT form. Then, follow details that are sent to you and jump on board for the webinars of your choice.

Search Engine Marketing 101:Optimizing Your Website
2020-10-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Online Webinar
Continue what you now know about SEO and learn how to optimize your website with a simple plugin. Utilizing your new skills, power up google ads for increased conversions at lower costs.
Coverage includes…

Revisiting your website to build a solid SEO foundation.
Finding profitable keywords.
Optimizing your online business listings (Google My Business, Yelp, and more.
Keeping up with competitor intelligence.
Building backlinks to improve website ranking on search engines.
Tracking and measuring SEM.

REGISTER NOW on PASSPORT!
How to register:
To save time we have set up PASSPORT registrations. Simply sign up once via PASSPORT and you will be able to attend all of our Fall WEBINARS. Click here to register on PASSPORT form. Then, follow details that are sent to you and jump on board for the webinars of your choice.
Once registered with PASSPORT, join this webinar here.

Transform Your Website Into A Lead Generating Power Tool
2021-04-13 14:00 - 15:00
Whether you are selling services or tangible products your website is the gateway to profitability. Make it work hard for your business with lead-generating content and a strong call-to-action. Let us show you how to enhance or build web pages that clearly and effectively tell visitors what is on offer. You can register here

How to Earn Publicity to Grow Your Business
2021-05-11 14:00 - 15:30
During these challenging economic times, you need to think about maintaining brand awareness (or creating it) to sustain and grow your business. What can you do to garner free publicity–‘earned publicity you generate with the right story, the right pitch, the right media contact. You can register here

Digital Marketing Overview: The Five Customer Behaviors You Need to Know
2021-07-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Online Webinar
Session 1: Digital Marketing Overview – The Five Customer Behaviors You Need to Know
Whether you’re B2B or B2C, the rise of customer networks has given much more power, independence, and influence to consumers. Therefore, small business owners need to change the way they think about customers’ buying behaviors.
We will navigate five customer behaviors resulting from the digital era and how to build marketing strategies to address those behaviors. At the end of the session, you will receive a self-assessment toolkit for evaluating your marketing strategies. This toolkit can become the basis of your one-on-one consultation in early fall.
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How to Apply for the NY Small Business Recovery Grant (in Albanian Language)
2021-07-28 18:00 - 19:00
For Albanian entrepreneurs in New York:
You can still apply for the NY Small Business Recovery Grant. We are here to assist you with the submission of the application. Let’s meet and discuss how you can successfully apply for the grant.
We will discuss
• Who is eligible for the grant? And who does not qualify for the assistance?
• How can you apply for the grant (we will demonstrate the portal)?
• What are the documents required for the grant?
• Why should you work with the Women’s Venture Fund as you apply for the grant?
And many more.
Once you attend our FREE webinar, we will reach out to you in case if you need more assistance with the grant application.
We are here to help!
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Digital Marketing Mix: Components of Your Messaging Strategy
2021-08-03 17:30 - 19:00 | Online Webinar
Session 2: Digital Marketing Mix: Components of Your Messaging Strategy
What kinds of communications will inspire loyalty, advocacy, and word-of-mouth in a world of customer networks? What tools and solutions can you use to create a more effective messaging strategy in this session? We will focus on building and sustaining a long-term messaging system that heightens brand awareness and resonates with your customer base. We will provide a toolkit to help you develop the messaging strategy for your business.
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Digital Marketing Mix: Selecting Your Key Channels
2021-08-10 17:30 - 19:00 | Online Webinar
Session 3: Digital Marketing Mix: Selecting Your Key Channels
With so many channels available, how can you find the one that works the best for you? Where do you have to be to reach potential leads? How do I avoid annoying customers with a bombardment of messages?
Selecting only the channels critical to your business avoids audience fatigue across all channels. We will show you the importance of planning and scheduling your content and share tools to make the task easier. You will also learn how to track and measure response—and how to put important insights to work for your business.
Be ready to speak about your firm; we will use your input to showcase which channel(s) make the best sense for which type of business.
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Digital Marketing Mix: Selecting Your Key Channels
2021-08-17 17:30 - 19:00 | Online Webinar
Session 4: Digital Marketing Mix: Basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Good SEO practice is a must to attract more visitors to your website. An expert facilitator will break down the principles of SEO, beginning with how Google Search Engines work. You will learn how to improve your website’s search ranking using simple SEO tools to create new, highly targeted, and competitive keywords. Build a basic, DIY SEO plan that will also enable you to collaborate with your web developer to put more sophisticated tactics to work for you.
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Learning to Love Your Money!
2021-09-21 14:00 - 17:00
In this 3-hour session, we will cover three key topics – Managing Cash Flow, Profit and Loss Statements, and Demystifying Sales Forecasting

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Speakers: Lin Truong and Mandy Sherman
Facilitator: Dorina Patuzi

Managing the Accounting Process
2021-09-22 14:00 - 17:00
In this 3-hour course we will cover Pricing Strategies to Grow (and Start) Your Business; How to Become Creditworthy; Taxes and Credits; and Your Business Structure, Tax Liabilities, and Savings Options.
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Speakers: Winnie Yu and Mandy Sherman
Moderator: Linh Truong

Session 1: Your Business Wellness Check-Up
2022-01-25 14:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 1: Your Business Wellness Check-Up
We will discuss what it is to be and think like an entrepreneur, and establish a foundation for your business growth.
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Session 2: Small Business Tax Strategies for 2022 Tax
2022-02-22 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 2: Small Business Tax Strategies for 2022 Tax

Business Tax-related and tips for 2021 tax returns
Choosing the right structure for your business and tax implications

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Session 3: Business Agility - What It Means and How to Achieve It
2022-03-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Online Webinar
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series

What is agility in small and micro businesses?
Agility and Resilience to keep operations running
Advantages of small businesses (and sole proprietors)
Opportunity for better communication and collaboration

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Session 4: Love Your Money - Mastering Cash Flow Management
2022-04-26 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 4: Love Your Money – Mastering Cash Flow Management

Navigating your cash flows
Think Strategically about Cash Flow
Cash Flow Basics
Maximizing Cash In; Minimizing Cash Out
Make Cash Work for You

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Session 5: Are you Loan-Ready? What You Need to Know
2022-05-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Webinar
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 5: Are you Loan-Ready? What You Need to Know

Does your business need to borrow
Why are you a good investment
What financial data is important
What are your credit options/ building your credit
Types of financing (include SBA loans)

Importance of business plan
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Session 6: Become a Certified Minority Business Owner
2022-06-28 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 6: Become a Certified Minority Business Owner
Cover both federal/state/local government certification and corporate certifications to secure SBA loans and government contracts.
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Session 7: How to Tell a Compelling Business Story
2022-07-26 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 7: How to Tell a Compelling Business Story

Storytelling and Messaging Strategy
What kinds of communications will inspire loyalty, advocacy, and word-of-mouth in a world of customer networks?

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Session 8: Improve Your Marketing Channels: Tactics and Tips for Success
2022-08-30 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 8: Improve Your Marketing Channels: Tactics and Tips for Success

The importance of planning and scheduling your content and sharing tools to make the task easier.
How to track and measure response—and how to put important insights to work for your business.
How to find the one that works the best for you?

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Session 9: Hiring and Team Building for Small Business Owners
2022-09-27 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 9: Hiring and Teambuilding for Small Business Owners

Small business team building ideas
Hiring for small businesses (contractors, freelance, full-time, or part-time employees)
What to maintain for accurate tax records and how to keep track of withholding taxes

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Session 10: Consultative Selling and Business Development for Small Businesses
2022-10-25 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 10: Consultative Selling and Business Development for Small Businesses

Art of Consultative Selling
How to build and cultivate client/ customer base
How to ask and close the deals?
Partnerships and alliances as part of business development

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Session 11: Retirement Planning and Saving Strategies
2022-11-29 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 11: Retirement Planning and Saving Strategies

401 K for your business
Wealth Management

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Session 12: Holidays Get Together
2022-12-27 15:00 - 16:00
This is part of the Women & Wealth Workshop Series
Session 12: Holidays Get Together
Holidays Happy Hour (virtual or in-person celebration) – Reviewing 2022, where we are, and what we should cover in 2023
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Why Your Website Is Not Creating Sales...And How You Can Fix It
2024-05-22 18:00 - 19:15
Feature Speaker

Toni Coleman Brown
Author, digital marketing expert,
Founder of The Network for Women in Business, and motivational speaker.

The Art of Business Storytelling
2024-06-26 18:00 - 19:15
Storytelling is not just another marketing buzzword but an effective branding tool to jumpstart a business, retain customers, and attract new strong leads. Join us to learn and discuss…

the basic elements of business storytelling.
how to create a compelling story.
how to collaborate with a writer to tell your story.
where (and when) to place your story to reach your audience.

Feature Speaker
Lea Byrd who launched her own PR consultancy to work on media projects including iconic film maker John Singleton’s Baby Boy and the late August Wilson’s ground- breaking play, King Hedley II. Since then, her clientele has become very diverse including luxury brands such as POLISH Nail Emporium and Pieces, a fashion boutique. Lea was Press Secretary for Roger Green, the assemblyman in Brooklyn’s 57th District. She has launched media campaigns for Black & Sexy, TV and film maker Nerfertite Nguvu (In The Morning) and N’Kenge (Motown: The Musical) …

INFO SESSION: JP Morgan Chase's Coaching: Build Your Small Business
2024-07-17 17:30 - 18:30
Attend the Information Session
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
5:30 – 6:30 pm

You do not have to be a JP Morgan Chase customer to receive coaching!

Register here today for the info session!

WVF is proud to bring you a unique opportunitiy to receive expert business advice on building your business. If you are on track to achieve $100,000 or more this year and have been in business for at least two years, then sign up now!
Info Session leader…

Jumoke “Joy” Fagbayi-Butts is JP Morgan Chase VP-Senior Business Consultant. She was an honoree at the Greater New York Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Women’s History Award Ceremony and has 16 years of financial consulting experience She led the highly successful Women and Wealth webinar series sponsored by WVF in 2022. As a financial expert with a passion for community outreach, Joy is a frequent speaker and has been featured on NBC’s Chasing the Dream series.
