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Gorbea to focus on business services at upcoming webinar THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & ENTERPRISE will be holding a webinar featuring R.I. Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, who will provide information and resources for small-business owners. She will be joined by Kristen Cordeiro, the agency’s deputy director of business services. Participants will learn the basics of business planning, regulatory requirements, corporate taxes, state-level trademarks, and how to navigate the corporate database.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, NOON TO 2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/8x15lk
Shaping security TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar about shaping a company’s security system to maximize effectiveness and improve vulnerability management and remediation processes, a task requiring cybersecurity professionals to actively keep up with developments in the threat landscape, business environments, intelligence, services and technology solutions. During this interactive webinar, FireEye Chief Security Officer Steve Booth will address lessons learned from his years in the business: how chief information security officers adapt to rapidly changing priorities and get the best value out of their security teams as they pivot on information technology and security priorities; how to make intelligence actionable to save critical response time and money; and what’s on the horizon for security professionals and leaders for the rest of 2020 and into the future.
TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 1-2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/28ox6x
Discuss analytics TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar to explore how the combination of modern analytics platforms, licensing structures and creative data-wrangling can create solutions that are economical, easy to use and give tangible benefits to organizations. Kyle A. Mueller, who is a data professional with experience in higher education, clinical trials and nonprofit leadership, will provide awareness of how organizations with a limited budget, data, or time can still take part in the data renaissance and leverage their existing resources to gain a competitive advantage. This webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams and includes a Q&A forum.
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, NOON TO 12:30 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/y0zdgd
Building a web app THINKFUL PROVIDENCE is holding a webinar that is designed to provide participants with information about building a web app using JavaScript and jQuery. Participants will learn jQuery concepts such as manipulating the document object model and using event listeners to update an app in real time, as well as how to use JavaScript and jQuery, what jQuery is, how to work with jQuery event listeners, and use jQuery to transverse the HTML DOM. JavaScript is the language of the browser used in building websites, with interaction powered by the jQuery library.
MONDAY, AUG. 24, 9-10:30 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/iesv0x
Exploring resources THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & ENTERPRISE is hosting a webinar with the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss the resources and information that are available through the SBA to aid businesses during the pandemic. This workshop will be presented by a member of the SBA Rhode Island team and is designed to help entrepreneurs understand the various SBA programs and services available to help them to start or expand a business. Topics include: the SBA’s Technical Assistance Program, SBA Loan Guarantee Program, 8(a) Business Development Program, the Historically Underutilized Business Zones Program; and government contracting opportunities.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13, 8:30-10:30 A.M. Free
Online webinar.
INFO AND REGISTRATION:
rb.gy/mvkxwm
Ethical hacking TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a 40-hour virtual workshop that will prepare participants for the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants Exam. This workshop covers how to work with internet network systems to find out where their weaknesses or vulnerabilities are, and how to identify and reinforce gaps to thwart hacking attempts. Ethical hacking is where an information technology professional uses the techniques that malicious hackers utilize to protect a company’s systems from an attack. By the end of the workshop, participants will know how to use the tools necessary to conduct an ethical penetration test. Manuel Lobao, a senior manager of information security at Carousel Industries of North America Inc., will host the program.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 3:30 P.M. TO TUESDAY, NOV. 17, 7:30 PM. $1,500/corporate members; $2,500/nonmembers. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/wi3p7w
Tell your story right TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar about the telling of your story and how importance it is to tell it right, and about putting yourself in the driver’s seat at work, with your career and with your relationships. Spartina Consulting co-founder Jen Hetzel Silbert, a group facilitator and executive coach, will provide participants with practical skills for changing their outlook to be a catalyst for a positive impact. Silbert will teach participants the practice for reframing a problem to provide opportunity; three easy steps for turning believing into attaining; and the tips and tricks of successful influencers and how to tell their story for influence, impact and inspiring others.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 4-5 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/qapmnl
Project agility TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar aimed at providing information to companies and business owners about leveraging Agile to build the right products and features through a continuous flow between product discovery and delivery. Agile is an iterative approach to project management and software development that helps businesses deliver value to their clients and customers faster and with fewer problems. Dan Gallagher, an industry professional with over 30 years of experience, will explain why shifting toward product agility is critical for long-term success; which organizational shifts in mindset are critical to remove friction and enable the continuous cycle between product discovery and delivery; how to approach prioritization differently to quickly identify products and features that will have the highest impact; and how to accelerate a transition to the product agility cycle.
TUESDAY, OCT. 20, 6-8 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION: rb.gy/c1tl3j
