Aug. 12 6-9 p.m. At the Orpheum. The little mountain town of Flagstaff erupts in an evening of music story and song as they celebrate the Poore Free Medical Clinic and remember how a community cares for it’s own. Dr. Henry Poore and his wife Nina are the hosts and Tony Norris is your Em Cee. Look for exciting musical performances and stories and support the clinic that supports you. This evening of entertainment is for the benefit of the Poore Medical Clinic. And like everyone else … [Read more...] about Poore Clinic Fundraiser
Business Calendar
Startup Weekend
Aug. 10-12 For people who have wondered about starting a business, this weekend will provide valuable information. Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are founding startups and launching successful ventures in a lean, rapid and exciting way. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. People around the globe come together for weekend long workshops to pitch … [Read more...] about Startup Weekend
Flagstaff Independent Business Alliance
FIBA Aug. 13. The topic discussed at August's meeting will be the nonprofit sector. Russ Yelton of NACET, Carol Bousquet of SEDI, and Scott Neuman of Coconino County will discuss working with nonprofits. … [Read more...] about Flagstaff Independent Business Alliance
Understanding Website Traffic
July 18th, 6:00 p.m. at Kickstand Kafé This discussion will be all about reviewing your website statistics to see how well your online marketing is going. This is one of the most under used benefits of having a website. No other form of marketing can give you so much information like: how many visitors have you had, how many pages have they looked at, where did they find you, what search words did they use to find you... We will be looking at a number of webstat programs that are standard on … [Read more...] about Understanding Website Traffic
July 4th Parade
July 4 The Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce hosts the city's most attended event. This year, the parade will feature the Navajo Code Talkers. The first ever Downtown Mile race will be sponsored by Team Run Flagstaff. The parade begins at 9:00 in downtown Flagstaff. … [Read more...] about July 4th Parade
Creating Business Success
June 28 at NACET. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 Sociocultural Anthropologist Jenean Perelstein will present on the topic of success through behavior changes. She will discuss changing beliefs which may be holding you back and committing to lasting change. Lunch will be provided. … [Read more...] about Creating Business Success
American Invents Act
June 21, 11:30-1:00 at NACET. Most in the innovation and business communities have heard something about the coming U.S. patent law changes brought by the passage last year of the America Invents Act.As implementing regulations are being published and major aspects of the Act are now nine months or less away from coming online, this seminar will focus on updated considerations, tips, and strategies for dealing with the "first to file" change on priority to inventions and definition of what … [Read more...] about American Invents Act
Exhibit Opening
June 17th 9:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton: Artist and Advocate. In addition to the exhibit opening, there will be s silent auction and curator's talk. More information is available at musnaz.org … [Read more...] about Exhibit Opening
Discover FIBA Meeting
June 21. 5:30 p.m. Welcome to Summer Meeting--Find out what FIBA is all about. This free meeting is open to anyone who wants to learn more about FIBA, or the Flagstaff Independent Business Alliance. Held at Thomas Byers Guitar Studio at 12o N. Beaver Street. … [Read more...] about Discover FIBA Meeting
Guide to Outsourcing
June 7th 11:30-1:00 This lunch seminar is geared for semi-technical business owners and startup founders seeking to delegate and automate aspects of their business via outsourcing. Sean will cover all aspects of the outsourcing process from identifying opportunities to selecting optimal candidates through completion of your first project. Sean will demo the suite of project management and communication tools he uses to keep Shortsaleopedia a two-person company. Attendees will leave with a … [Read more...] about Guide to Outsourcing