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For more information, visit pikespeaksbdc.org/sbw

2020 Small Business Week for the Pikes Peak Region | July 27 - 31

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A LICENSE TO EATDue to the impact of COVID-19 on the community, the popular Food Truck Cook-Off is now A License to Eat, your guide to the vibrant food truck community of the Pikes Peak Region. For $25, you can support local small businesses and get a listing of 24 participating food trucks operating in our area along with special offers, including a free meal ($10 value)! Savor the local flavor and taste a variety of cuisines while supporting small businesses in our community (discount offers good through April 2021). Plus, you can vote for the People’s Choice Award via our online voting system.

Visit PikesPeakSBDC.org/sbw to purchase your guide!

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JULY 29WEDNESDAY

AVOIDING BURNOUT IN TURBULENT TIMES Free Virtual Broadcast from 3 E’s Comedy Club | 9:00-11:00 AMEmployers and employees are experiencing increasingly stressful environments due to the recent pandemic. As they strive to keep up with increasing business demands of working longer hours, worrying about income, balancing work with family and poor lifestyle choices, this can increase the risk of chronic conditions. Stress can have a negative effect on your employees’ lives and make it harder to be productive, lead to more sick days, and can increase workers’ compensation costs. The good news is that business owners

are uniquely positioned to influence their employees and lead the charge of being healthier.

Join us for how health can be a business strategy and how you can avoid burnout. You don’t want to miss this session! Join us for a sneak peak of the brand new 3E’s Comedy Club Join us for comedians who will keep us healthy by teaching us why Laughter is the Best Medicine, and hear from Tom Carter, Vice President of Kaiser Permanente’s Workforce Health Consulting Group and Kaiser Permanente On-the-Job®.

OFFICE HOURS WITH A BANKER: PPP FORGIVENESS / MAIN STREET LENDING PROGRAM / SBA INITIATIVESFree Virtual Broadcast | 1:00-2:00 PMU.S. Bank panelists, Brian Lipp, Business Banking Manager; Joanna Abrot, Business Banking Relationship Manager; and Joe Hemmel, SBA Business Development Officer, will give a 15-minute presentation on these COVID-19 relief programs available to small businesses then open up the platform to answer your questions about them.

DAY 1JULY 27

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DIGITAL MESSAGING & MARKETING DURING A PANDEMIC Free Virtual Broadcast | 9:00-11:00 AMMarketing drives your message, fuels your sales and communicates your purpose. With new challenges, and an ever-changing business environment, it is more important than ever that businesses get their marketing message right. These are turbulent times for businesses and the marketing messages seem to be changing weekly.

We are facing unprecedented challenges in our community and many businesses are having to change how they deliver products or services to customers. Whether your service offerings are changing, providing alternative delivery options, changing your hours or availability, or simply messaging how you support your community, you need to make that message clear across all your digital channels. Consumers are looking to digital messaging more than ever before and you need to make smart investments with clear messaging so that it makes it easier for customers to do business with you. You must also alter their expectations, so they’re less likely to be upset if you cannot deliver the experience they’ve had in the past.

Join us as we have a discussion from leaders in the marketing world as they hit the reset button on your marketing trends and expectations for 2020 and beyond.

DAY 4JULY 30 THURSDAY

SUPPORTING MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSFree Virtual Broadcast | 9:00-11:00 AMMinority business owners are critical to the success of American businesses. 72,132 businesses in Colorado are owned by self-employed minorities contributing much-needed diversity to the business landscape. This panel will discuss:How you as a consumer can:• Support these businesses in your local community• Contribute through supplier diversity initiatives

How you as a minority-owned business can:• Learn about the opportunities to grow your business through certifications• Find the opportunities utilizing the Minority Business Office of Colorado

Be a part of the conversation! There are a host of ways for you to get involved, support minority-owned businesses, and grow your minority-owned business.

DAY 2JULY 28

TUESDAY

OLYMPIC CITY USA - EYE ON THE PRIZE Free Virtual Broadcast from the New United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum with Panel and Tour | 9:00-11:00 AMThe Olympic rings remain one of the world’s most widely recognized symbols and as Olympic City USA completes its goal of building the soon-to-be iconic United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum, many local businesses are excited! The museum, along with the power of the Olympic brand, will attract more business, tourists and young talent and will enhance a sports-ecosystem that will help our economy rebuild. Come take a look

behind the scenes of the new museum and learn about the economic impact that this one-of-a-kind building and universal brand will have on our local economy.

There will not be another chance to catch this, so join us for this exciting and exclusive event as we go inside the third most anticipated building in the world!

DAY 5JULY 31

FRIDAY

SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS CELEBRATIONFree Virtual Broadcast | 3:00-5:00 PMJoin our thriving business community on Friday, July 31 for the VIRTUAL Small Business Week Celebration and Awards Banquet, where the winners in the following five categories will be announced:

• Small Business Person of the Year

• Small Business Champion of the Year

• Young Entrepreneur of the Year

• Family-Owned Business of the Year

• Veteran Small Business Owner of the Year

Best Food Truck of the Year – People’s Choice, will be announced during the banquet.

Expect great entertainment, special guests, and networking at this highly anticipated annual event.

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