Orlando Entrepreneurs

FREE COWORKING DAY @Downtown
2019-07-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-06-19 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-15 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Join us every 3rd Wednesday of the month for FREE Coworking Day! Whether you are an aspiring business owner, entrepreneur, remote worker, or just want to leave the office for a day, we want to invite you into our space and community.

1 Million Cups - Orlando Weekly Meetup
2019-07-17 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-07-10 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-07-03 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-06-26 08:00 - 10:00, 2019-06-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Rollins College, Bush Auditorium, E Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park,, FL, us
If you love & support entrepreneurship and small business, there’s no better place to be on Wednesday mornings! Participate in our “Guppy Tank”, with the best coffee and breakfast pastries in the world served! Everything is FREE (including the parking)!
Created by the Kaufmann Foundation (one of the largest philanthropic, entrepreneurial & venture capital organizations in the world), we host a weekly educational meetup, where entrepreneurs educate us about their business ideas for 6 minutes, and we educate them with our wisdom for 20. It is the most valuable use of your time, if you’re interested in learning about how to be successful with your business, available in Central Florida. Why?
1) Network weekly with our audience of seasoned entrepreneurs, investors & service providers;
2) Learn from their questions & comments;
3) Listen to the latest business (& tech!) ideas to come out of Central Florida; and,
4) You never know who you’ll meet at our events – potential partners, vendors, advisors, employees, suppliers and/or investors.
Keep up-to-date with our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/1millioncupsOrlando/) & our YouTube account ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBrciZBkRTGz-Hy41n1HCDQ ). If you love entrepreneurship, this is one Orlando event you cannot miss!
Networking starts at 8:00a, presentations start at 9:00a. See you this Wednesday!

Orlando Open Coffee Club
2019-07-16 09:00 - 10:00, 2019-07-02 09:00 - 10:00, 2019-06-18 09:00 - 10:00, 2019-06-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2019-05-21 09:00 - 10:00 | Catalyst Spaces, 1 South Orange Avenue Suite 502, Orlando, FL, us
Orlando Open Coffee Club is about good coffee, entrepreneurs, ideas, and conversation. We believe that when entrepreneurs, startups, creatives, freelancers, and those associated with them meet, collisions of ideas lead to great things happening. Every two weeks join us and enjoy complimentary coffee and bagels while we discuss the latest community news and upcoming events and network in Orlando’s newest coworking space, Catalyst.

FAVOB Lunch Talk
2019-07-11 12:00 - 13:30, 2019-07-04 19:00 - 21:00 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
The number of resources available to veterans, entrepreneurs, and small business owners is quite incredible. Some people aren’t aware of these resources while others can’t sort through them all effectively to know which ones are best for them. One of FAVOB’s primary objectives is to “inform”, so join us for this next Lunch & Learn as our Executive Director, Barron Mills, provides a laundry list of resources and opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners. The presentation will provide details on many of them so that you can utilize the ones that best fit your needs.
Barron Mills is a retired Marine Corps infantry officer. During his 20-year military career, he tackled numerous projects that required the assimilation of unique and disparate information in order to properly frame the problem and put the best team and plan in place to solve it. He continues to look for problem solving opportunities through both for-profit and nonprofit opportunities. In addition to serving as FAVOB’s Executive Director, Barron is a consultant and serves on a half-dozen Boards and Councils as a veteran advocate and business connector in Central Florida.

Orlando Tech Meetup - Second Tuesday of Every Month
2019-07-09 18:00 | Church Street Exchange, 101 South Garland Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Every month the Orlando Tech Meetup brings together entrepreneurs, creatives and technologists in the Orlando Regional Tech community for a conversation about developments in technology relevant to growing our community
Schedule:
6:00 pm Social Mixer
6:30 pm Presentations by our featured guests
7:15 pm Q&A
8:00 pm Program Wrap & Continue the conversation
Parking available in the Garland lot between Pine St and Central Ave or in the Garages on Central across from the FireHouse and at 55 West on Pine St.
**SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE** For more information contact: events@orlandotech.org
Although there is no charge for attending, we gently encourage a $10 donation to help support this program.
If you like our monthly meetups, please consider joining Orlando Tech Association.

Digital Whiteboard for Ideas and Brainstorming
2019-07-09 12:00 - 13:30 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Isabella is the owner of Pivot Business Consulting. Services include preparation of business plans, documenting processes, and facilitating workshops and training in leadership, team communication, and process improvement. for small/medium sized companies and nonprofits. She is also the founder and owner of Intern Pursuit; a startup HR platform for employers that work with interns. The platform saves employers time, money, and effort to recruit, assess, and manage intern talent to yield a higher ROI.
She graduated from Rollins College with a BA in English, holds a MBA from Belhaven University, and completed PhD coursework in leadership development with a specialization in Human Resource Development from Barry University.
Isabella’s community roles include:
President of GOOD Network (Greater Orlando Organization Development Network)
Member of TEDxOrlando Leadership team
Member of FAVOB (Florida Association of Veteran Owned Businesses)

Pitch Night @ StarterStudio Downtown
2019-06-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2019-05-28 18:00 - 20:00 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 S Garland Ave, Suite 108, Orlando, FL, us
Hello Orlando entrepreneurs!
Join us for a fun night of pitches from some of Orlando’s most exciting startups! There will be light food and refreshments and time for networking before the event.
Here’s the rundown:6:00pm: Doors open for networking, light food and drinks6:45pm: Pitching kickoff8:00pm: Event wrap up
Interested in pitching your awesome startup to the local community? Email casey@starterstudio.org for more details!

3rd Thursday Art Hop
2019-06-20 17:00 - 19:30, 2019-05-30 17:00 - 19:00 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Join us every 3rd Thursday of the month to celebrate the arts and creativity in our community. We will have a new local artist featured every month!
What is 3rd Thursday?On the third Thursday of every month, thousands of visitors converge Downtown to celebrate art, music and business. Along the way, people partake in an evening of sights, sounds, food, shopping and cosmopolitan living. Continue your evening out in downtown Orlando by attending the official Gallery Hop After Party from 9-11 pm at Wall St. Plaza‘s Hooch.http://www.3rdthu.com
If you want to feature your art, please contact Casey at casey@starterstudio.org!

Salesforce.com Intro Workshop
2019-06-19 18:00 - 20:30 | Starter Studio, 101 S Garland Ave #108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
***This is a space is limited event, with a required RSVP!We want to provide the opportunity to as many people as possible but you must RSVP at the link below.
RSVP Here:
https://trailblazercommunitygroups.com/events/details/salesforce-orlando-fl-administrators-group-presents-bam-be-a-multiplier-salesforce-intro-workshop-with-black-orlando-tech/?fbclid=IwAR0-n2E6-o7VO1nfdvTQqxNU0pNzxXNmMJvJ0KM-Xa6sSUTPljnx2z42ZKE#/
More About This Workshop:
Salesforce skills lead to competitive salaries!!!
3.3 million jobs will be created in the Salesforce ecosystem by 2022.2 of the top 10 best jobs are Salesforce-specificOn average, jobs with Salesforce skills pay more than $70,000 per year
Come out to learn which Salesforce career could be right for you. Learn more at: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/career-path AND Learn how to build an app with NO CODE! (bring a laptop please)
This event will be held with the community group Black Orlando Tech aka BOT (www.blackorlandotech.org). BOT is an all-inclusive safe space for minorities to be trained and inspired by tech. One of BOT’s goals is to train and inspire 10,000 minorities to enter tech by 2025 and I believe the Salesforce community can help!Come network and learn from local Salesforce professionals!
*Please bring a laptop
*Refreshments will be available

Launch Now Bootcamp: 4 Week Program @Downtown
2019-05-31 13:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-24 13:00 - 16:30, 2019-05-10 13:00 - 16:30 | StarterStudio, 101 S Garland Ave #108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Do you have an idea that you’ve always wanted to launch? The next big technology breakthrough? A problem you’re dying to solve?
Join us for our four week bootcamp series at StarterStudio Downtown.
Please follow the link to register on Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-now-bootcamp-by-starterstudio-tickets-60157568908
Select the May 10th date and continue through the registration promptings- this will register you for all 4 weeks (May 10,17,25,31).
What will you receive?-Four weeks of stellar programming-Lean Startup model materials-Mentorship from industry experts-Tour of a local startup space– and Much much more!
Interested in being a part of one of our accelerators? This is a great place to start.
Email casey@starterstudio.org with any questions.

TAB | Orlando Tech and Beer
2019-05-30 17:30 - 20:00 | FL
Orlando’s #1 Tech Community Networking Event!!
Event details to come………

Performance And Accountability Conversations
2019-05-28 12:00 - 13:30 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 S Garland Ave, Suite 108, Orlando, FL, us
Do you have an employee problem that needs to be handled? Behavior is just as important as performance. In some cases, behavior has a greater impact on the company as a whole. A company culture is built by what the worst behaving or performing employee can get away with. Below are 6 tips to address performance or behavior issues.
1. Identify behavior or action (or lack of)2. Identify the impact on the team, bottom line, etc.3. Identify the change expected (be detailed and specific; make no assumptions)4. Identify a deadline for change (yes it can be immediately)5. Identify a consequence if change does not happen6. Celebrate the change, or implement the consequence – including termination
All verbal conversations should also be communicated in writing. This written communication can be an email recapping your verbal conversation regarding the six steps. Many people do not take verbal warnings seriously, but a written documentation signals their brain that the conversation was serious. Also, you want to cover your assets when, and if, the time comes that you have to terminate this employee. Most HR or legal experts will also tell you to get the employee to sign it. I am telling you at a minimum, have the conversation with the person and then document it with that person (not just in an isolated binder of secret complaints).
Wendy Sellers, MHR, MHA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP http://www.thehrlady.com Connect on LinkedIn

Launch Now Bootcamp: 4 Week Program @Downtown
2019-05-17 13:00 - 16:30 | 4855 L B McLeod Rd, 4855 L B McLeod Rd, Orlando, FL, 32811, us

What The Fresh Prince And Martin Teach Us About Technology (And Brand Loyalty)
2019-05-15 18:00 - 20:30 | CREDO Conduit, 1001 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801, United States
What The Fresh Prince And Martin Teach Us About Technology…(And Brand Loyalty)
Speaker: Dr. Marcus AlexanderDigital Marketer
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019Time: 6:00pm-8:30pmLocation: Credo Conduit (FREE Parking)1001 N. Orange Ave.Activities: Food – Networking – Presentation
About The Speaker:Multiple #1 International bestselling author Marcus “Dr. A.” Alexander consults, mentors and advises across the spectrum of UX, entrepreneurial leadership, and digital marketing topics with a focus on getting good traffic and converting them to customers. Marcus has a strong passion for mentoring young men of diverse backgrounds.
After simultaneously earning his Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction and his MBA in Marketing & MIS from Iowa State in 2008, Marcus founded his own digital marketing agency, Social MarQui which specializes in innovative, multimedia marketing solutions and systems for businesses and brands.
As a speaker and business owner, Marcus is humbled by the honor and privilege to share his vision and message of enlightenment, encouragement, and empowerment in genuine hope that more people will share their unique light with the world by pursuing and realizing the optimal potential of their dreams.
Follow Marcus on Facebook/Instagram/YouTube/LinkedIn @SocialMarQui
Sponsored By: Tek Systems

IoT the Complete Journey
2019-05-08 18:30 - 20:30 | StarterStudio Downtown, 101 South Garland Avenue Suite 108, Orlando, FL, 32801, us
Shane Wooten helps give a birds-eye view into how to shepherd a full-scale IoT project from start to finish. This includes how to find value and how to go-to-market. Shane has designed a global IoT system from end-to-end for a Fortune 50 company, and he’s able to give the ins-and-outs of the business side of IoT.
Shane possesses an extensive knowledge of innovation, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, product/project management, Internet of Things (IoT), social media, agile development, and marketing. First and foremost, he is an innovator. The term comes from a Greek word that means “cutting fresh into.”
https://www.meetup.com/iot-orlando/events/260672801/
