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Reopening and surviving during coronavirus pandemic SCORE RHODE ISLAND is hosting a webinar about reopening and remaining open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Suzanne McGrath, a SCORE mentor with over 15 years of experience as a retailer, restaurant owner and event developer, will offer guidance to business owners to learn from the experience they had over the summer. Participants will learn to create a pro forma profit and loss statement; minimize costs and maximize revenue through market positioning; develop strategies for dealing with capacity limits; and consider how to plan for a potential second wave and long-term changes in consumer behavior.
THURSDAY, AUG. 6, 1-2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Discuss how credit works THE CENTER FOR WOMEN & Enterprise is hosting a webinar workshop to discuss how credit works and what it means for your business. Participants will learn how to maintain a positive credit score, understand credit and know how to correct errors on a credit report to help with making sound financial decisions. This will be a bilingual workshop in both English and Spanish, meaning both languages will be mixed during the presentation.
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 10 A.M. TO NOON. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
rb.gy/hvyuo3
Improving leadership THE GREATER NEWPORT Chamber of Commerce is hosting a webinar providing information and advice for becoming a more effective leader using coaching skills. Heidi Werther, a leadership coach and consultant, will host the workshop, explaining how building trust is an essential communication tool used by a leader. Participants should be prepared to shine a light on their personal challenges related to leadership and the challenges facing their business, enterprise or organization. The webinar will touch on anything new that has arisen as a result of changing how work is conducted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, NOON TO 1 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Managing projects TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar to discuss an overview of project management models. Denise Arruda, an information technology professional with over 30 years of experience, will host the workshop, and provide a basic understanding of project management models, which provide a system of practices, techniques, procedures and rules to complete a project. During this workshop, Arruda will explain what project management models are and why they are used, and provide an overview of the most common models: waterfall, iterative and agile.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1-2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Learn how to use Microsoft Azure TRUVS IS HOSTING a webinar to teach developers how to create end-to-end solutions in Microsoft Azure. During this webinar, participants will be provided information on how to implement Azure compute solutions, create Azure Functions, implement web applications, develop solutions utilizing Azure storage, implement authentication and authorization, and secure solutions by using KeyVault and Managed Identities; connect to and consume Azure services and third-party services, and include event- and message-based models in their solutions; and monitor, troubleshoot and optimize Azure solutions.
SATURDAY, JULY 25, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. $1,500-$1,800. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
rb.gy/3geoq6
Accepting credit to pay for goods TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the process and compliance associated with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard so business operations can accept credit for payment of goods, services and products. Doug Gerth, a security-related sales professional with over 24 years of experience in the field, will explain what business proprietors need to do in order to be in compliance and accept credit for payment. This webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams.
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 10:10-10:40 A.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
rb.gy/nxq2zw
RPA training TRUVS IS HOSTING a webinar designed to provide participants with the knowledge to implement robotic process automation for their business. Robotic process automation is a form of business process automation technology based on metaphorical software robots or on artificial intelligence/digital workers. This class will cover basic concepts of robotic process automation, including user interface automation concepts; building workflows using robotic process automation; several types of data inside a workflow; desktop; web automation; debugging a workflow; reusing automation that invokes workflow and templates; and how to organize a real-world workflow automation project.
TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. $400-$500. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Shaping security transformation TECH COLLECTIVE is hosting a webinar to discuss different ways for business owners to improve security processes and systems, including how to upgrade vulnerability management and remediation processes. Steven Booth, the chief security officer of FireEye, will explain how chief information security officers adapt to rapidly changing priorities and get the best value out of security teams as they make decisions about information technology and security priorities; the value of intelligence; how to make intelligence actionable to save critical response time and money; and what is on the horizon for security professionals and leaders. This webinar will be held on Microsoft Teams.
TUESDAY, AUG. 18, 1-2 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
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Pricing products SCORE RHODE ISLAND is hosting a webinar to provide information and resources for pricing products in the fashion business. Yemi Sekoni, president of Donahue Models & Talent LLC, Rhode Island’s oldest modeling agency, will host the webinar and explain a three-module program that is designed to address the needs and issues for apparel and accessory designers. The program consists of three two-hour sessions, with this program discussing defining your business model; learning how to price and capture your value; setting goals; and developing a plan to scale products for conducting business.
THURSDAY, AUG. 20, 3-5 P.M. Free. Online webinar. INFO AND REGISTRATION:
rb.gy/we6xbe
Interested in having your business-related event included in What’s Happening? Contact PBN Researcher Cassius Shuman at (401) 680-4884 or Shuman@PBN.com.