04/28/2024
Next week kicks off National Small Business Week! 🎉
We encourage the entire community to shop local and support our local entrepreneurs and small business owners!
To celebrate, a week of events that include educational sessions to take small businesses to the level will take place Monday, April 29 to Friday, May 3, at no cost!
Monday, April 29 | 9:30 a.m.
Small Business Week Kickoff - 309 N. Water St.
Join us for the kickoff press conference! The United Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce and our Office of Economic Development will highlight the importance of small businesses in our community and share the exciting activities planned. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to network and mingle at our morning mixer, complete with delicious coffee and pastries to fuel your day.
Tuesday, April 30 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch & Learn: Securing the Future: Cybersecurity for Businesses - 10201 S Padre Island Drive
The Coastal Bend Business Innovation Center presents a lunch and learn focusing on the fundamental concepts of cybersecurity, understanding its crucial role in safeguarding sensitive data and operations. Explore the unique cybersecurity risks facing small and medium-sized businesses and uncover the potential impacts of cybersecurity incidents on organizational integrity and reputation.
Lunch is provided. Registration is required!
Wednesday, May 1 | 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Doing Business with the City - 1201 Leopard St.,
Join Assistant City Manager, Heather Hurlbert and Corpus Christi Branch Manager for U.S. Small Business Administration, Monica Stuber as they present an informational session covering the necessary steps you need to follow in order to start a business in Corpus Christi!
Thursday, May 2 | 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Entrepreneur Night - 7002 Yorktown Blvd., Culinary Arts Bldg., Rm #209
Come together with fellow entrepreneurs and community members to celebrate National Small Business Week! Join us for an evening of recognition and inspiration as we honor local entrepreneurs from the Coastal Bend area receiving Del Mar College Small Business Development Center awards and hear from guest speaker, Alyssa Barrera Mason, Executive Director for 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶. Enjoy dinner (paid for by our sponsors) and network with local business owners and business resource partners. Doors open at 5:30pm, program starts at 6:00pm
Friday, May 3 | 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Small Business Marketing Using AI Generated Content - Virtual Webinar
Are you curious about artificial intelligence (AI) content generation and how it works? Do you want to learn how AI can save you time and make your marketing efforts more effective? In this seminar, we’ll share tips to incorporate AI into your marketing and recommendations to ensure your messages are compelling to your audience. Presented by Rebecca Esparza, MBA; Director of Business Development for SCORE Corpus Christi.
Every day presents a new opportunity to grow and connect!
Visit https://cctx.info/44ykiqt to register for each event!
