Events
Data Analysis With Excel Dashboards
Track key data points and monitor performance measures at a glance, with Excel Dashboards. Learn how to use this powerful tool to keep your enterprise moving forward. The class will be held Mondays from 6 to 9 pm from February 17 until March 9. To register and pay for an Individual Continuing Education course, call […]
Virtual: “Meet the Author” The Incredible Joy of Collecting African American Art: My Journey from Frog Town
Patrick Diamond's multilayered debut memoir describes the tremendous impact of a grandmother's love and how art educated one young child about his own history and culture. The author will discuss what he and his wife Judy learned over the course of four decades of collecting art; a question and answer session will follow. Diamond is […]
Virtual: Reynolda House Museum of American Art Members Book Club
Join Reynolda House staff over a five-week period (Wednesdays at 11 a.m.) for an exploration of America’s origin story through fine art. Three of the five featured artists in Paul Staiti’s "Of Arms and Artists: The American Revolution Through Painters’ Eyes"–Charles Wilson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and John Singleton Copley–are represented in the Museum’s collection. The […]
Virtual: Capital Raise INFORM Workshop
Join us for our 2-part Capital Raise INFORM Workshop Series led by Hal Eason and Will Johnson. This series will introduce the various methods and strategies for raising capital from angel, to Kickstarter to institutional investing. This is a two-part series where each session will cover different sets of topics surrounding capital raise. Register here […]
Virtual: Marketing Outside the Box: Rewriting the Rules of Retail
To kick off our 4th quarter marketing series, we'll explore why and how brick-and-mortar & digital retailers will need to bend and break traditional marketing rules to successfully make it through the last quarter of 2020.
Virtual: Small Business Success Stories
Join this conversation about best practices to develop and maintain successful businesses. This has been particularly challenging during the pandemic. This panel discussion will explore how we are making it happen nonetheless. The purpose of the Small Business Center is “Increasing Business Success” and we will explore ways to do this during each roundtable. Register […]
Cobblestone Farmers Market
Cobblestone Farmers Market vendors are increasing accessibility to fresh, local food by expanding pre-order capabilities, on-farm pick-up, home delivery services and expanded CSA memberships. All Cobblestone Market activities will take place at 1001 S. Marshall Street until further notice.
Other Sun’s Urban Farmers Market
Head to the Urban Farmers & Vendor Market every Thursday for farm-fresh veggies, fruit and produce! Local business owners featuring African clothing, jewelry, makeup and more will also be present. Seniors are allowed to shop from 12:30-1:00 pm. Strict COVID-19 guidelines will be followed, so please grab your mask and wallet and come support these […]
Virtual: Grant Seeking 101
This seminar is designed for small business owners interested in gaining the fundamentals of grant seeking. Through the sharing of best practices, you will learn how to identify prospects, how to establish relationships with prospective funding organizations and individuals, how to structure a grant proposal, and how to meet deadlines while delivering the best possible […]
Virtual: Press 53 Book Book Launch Reading with Terri Kirby Erickson
Register now at ZOOM to attend this free event. Join us for a free launch reading and discussion on ZOOM with Terri Kirby Erickson to celebrate her sixth collection of poems, A Sun Inside My Chest. To help support the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Terri and her husband Leonard will donate […]
Liberty Street Urban Farmers Market
The Liberty Street Urban Farmers Market is open from 4 to 6 p.m. every second and fourth Friday. Customers can use their SNAP EBT cards to make purchases in addition to other payment methods accepted by vendors. The process will be similar to the SNAP EBT transactions at the Fairgrounds Farmers Market, where customers can […]
Downtown Late Night Vendor Market
Want more downtown shopping options, into the evening and the late-night? Join Hempress Farms, LLC and Ma'ati Spa every Friday night from 7 pm until midnight to enjoy tastings and samples of products at their store, along with many other local vendors as well! FREE FOR ALL GUESTS! The entire spa-like location with a rooftop […]