In today’s competitive market, a strong personal brand can set you apart and help drive your business forward. By learning to leverage self-promotion and establish a brand foundation, you'll see the real impact of personal branding on business growth.

Join our expert presenter, Ramon Ray, as we cover the elements of personal branding and how to build an authentic, effective brand that resonates with your audience. By the end of this session, you’ll be equipped with actionable steps to elevate your personal brand without breaking the bank.

Key Takeaways:

• How to leverage email and social media marketing for brand growth
• The importance of consistency and frequency in brand building
• How mindset plays a crucial role in branding success
• Effective self-promotion strategies that attract and engage

Live attendees will receive the slide deck and a link to this webinar recording.

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Are you thinking about launching a small business? Not sure what is involved? Unsure if you have a viable business idea? Join this introductory presentation to break down the nuts and bolts of what is needed to start a business.

Attendees will be able to:
- Recognize steps to starting a business
- Utilize a business concept analysis to understand the viability of their business concept
- Understand differing legal structures
- Learn how to decide if starting a business is right for you!

Target Audience:
- Start-up businesses
- Individuals in the ideation and research stages
- Individuals preparing to launch their business
- Intermediate businesses looking for refreshers

Isabel Krome, a Start-Up Consultant at Temple SBDC, will be presenting this webinar. She brings over eight years of small business development experience. Her work has been wide ranging, including business model planning, market research, business formalization, accessing capital, strategic planning, diversity certifications and more. When she isn’t working with entrepreneurs, Isabel enjoys drinking coffee, rock climbing, and watching her daughter boss around her cats.

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Do you feel comfortable talking about your business? Would you like to develop your "pitch"? Join this workshop to hone your idea and create your own Pitch Deck! This is a great first step to developing your business plan.

Attendees will be able to:

Describe their business idea and its market feasibility
Refine their pitch and become comfortable promoting their business
Practice their pitch and receive feedback from peers

Target Audience:

Preventure businesses
Start-ups
Existing businesses

Note: this event will be held in-person, location TBD

Erika Tapp Duran, a Temple SBDC advisor, will be presenting this webinar. Erika provides consulting services to pre-venture and start-up businesses as well as teaching the center’s business planning courses. Erika is also part of the faculty of the Social Enterprise Program at the Villanova School of Business working with teams of students providing pro bono consulting for social enterprises. She came to Temple with a decade of experience in community and economic development in Philadelphia. Erika earned her EMBA at Villanova University, her MA at the University of Pennsylvania, and BArch at Cornell University.

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