Center for Women Entrepreneurs E-News || September 2020

September 2020

Calling All Women Entrepreneurs!

In partnership with Stoke, the Center for Women Entrepreneurs recently announced Denton's first startup incubator program for women entrepreneurs.

AccelerateHER is designed to help early-stage companies develop and test their ideas and grow their businesses with a hands-on focus by the program manager, mentors, and partner networks.

The application deadline is September 14th and the program is set to start on October 1, 2020.

Apply

Small Business Crisis Management Plan

Who: Expert panel

When: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, 8:00-9:00 AM

Where: Virtual meeting

Small business owners should develop a crisis management plan soon after they write their business plan. Whether it be a natural disaster, lawsuit, pandemic or serious illness of the business owner or family, or any other crisis, the smart business owner is prepared. This panel will discuss what business owners must have in place if they want to keep their business running in spite of the unexpected.

Learn the steps and processes you need to take to insure your business, your employees, and your customers are taken care of during any disaster situation.

What is a small business management plan and what is it for?
Who should be involved in the planning?
What areas of operation should you look into
Best way to communicate the plan to employees and customers

Panel Includes:

Toni Harris Taylor, Moderator

Rita Bonner, Business Consultant

Helen Montgomery, Commercial Insurance and Cybersecurity Specialist

Suzette Cotto - Digital Marketing Expert

Brian Silver - CPA, Financial Expert

You must register to get the event link. If you are unable to attend the workshop live, you can still register and receive the replay link via email.

WATCH ON DEMAND

WomenRISE, featuring Nancy St. Jacobs

Watch a recording of our latest WomenRISE, featuring Nancy St. Jacobs, Community Business Development Officer and Vice President at BB&T, now Truist. Nancy led an exciting session on how cultivating a long-lasting relationship with your banker could earn you sound financial and growth advice.

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Save the Dates!

September 10: 5:30-7:00 pm/After Hours Special Event: Is Your (Virtual) Networking Not Working? with Toni Harris Taylor, Dramatic Results Training

October 13: 8:00-9:00 am/WomenRISE: Innovative Pivots For Your Business with Dr. Dewaynna Horn, TWU Associate Dean/Associate Professor of Management in College of Business

November 10: 8:00-9:00 am/WomenRISE: Going Remote: A Behind the Scenes Look at Digitizing Your Business with Alicia Butler Pierre, Founder/CEO, Equilibria, Inc.

December 8: 8:00-9:00 am/WomenRISE: Positioning Your Business for Long-Term Growth with Shirley Staten

Know Where to Focus Your Time and Energy

As an entrepreneur, you probably find yourself dreaming of and envisioning the next big move for your business. The downside is that you can get distracted and lose energy and focus. The important thing is to know where to focus your time and energy.

Here are a few tips to help you stay energized and focused.

1. Make a list of things to do: Each morning, or the night before, make a list of things you want to accomplish for the day.

2. Schedule your time: Find freedom in scheduling your time. Look at your list of things you want to accomplish and put those on your schedule. Here's a tip inside of the tip. Make sure you give yourself enough time to complete your tasks. It's okay if it takes a little longer to get it done.

3. Don't multi-task: There is extensive research that indicates that you don't get as much done when you try to multi-task. Pick a task and get it finished so you can move on.

4. Know what obstacles and barriers will prevent you from getting things done: It is essential to know what triggers you. Maybe you are an overachiever perfectionist, and when a task gets difficult, you tend to procrastinate by scrolling through social media. That is important for you to know. And even more critical is putting some methods into place to help you through those obstacles and barriers and back on task.

By focusing on the tasks at hand and not allowing external thoughts or distractions to get in the way, you will get more accomplish and feel better about how you spent your time.

CWE Team

Shannon Mantaro

Senior Director, Operations & Entrepreneurial Leadership

Tracy Irby

Associate Director

Jody Rodriguez

Manager of Events & Student Programs

Dr. Donalisa Stinyard

Program Coordinator

Samantha Farmer

Senior Secretary

The Center for Women Entrepreneurs is part of TWU’s Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership. The JNIWL is dedicated to preparing women to take on successful roles in business and public service to ensure women have the education to establish careers as successful C-suite executives, the skills for building entrepreneurial businesses and the framework needed to run for public office.

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