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You are ready to grow your business, but need to find an equity investor. How do you do it? Come listen to experienced Entrepreneurs, Investors, and other Venture Professionals give you the tools to get started. It is always a different set of presenters - so even if you have been to one of our seminars before, you will learn something new by attending again. We will kick off the seminar with a presentation of the do's and don't's as well as best practices in raising your investment round. We will then open a Q&A session with a panel made up of an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and service provider. We hope to see you there!

The USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office invites you to Part II of the series: The Path to a Patent. In this module, we will discuss the benefits of searching, how to perform a prior art search using keywords and the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) system, and how to build a search strategy. This is a teleconference session where the instructor will be broadcasting live to our sponsor site. Attendees will be able to ask questions of the instructor and participate as if they were live in the room. This session will not be recorded and attendees must come to a sponsor site.

In this workshop you will: Define branding and its relevance to revenues Describe the difference between marketing strategy and tactics Provide resources to develop a marketing plan for your business Explain how marketing, public relations, sales, and customer service work together to build and sustain the success of your brand Provide an overview of marketing tools including websites, social media, newsletters and more Registration: Email idresources@zionsbank.com or call 208-501-7573 to reserve your seat Seating: Limited to 18

The Rocky Mountain Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), in collaboration with other partners located across the region (see available locations below), will host an interactive session with experts from the USPTO's Trademark Assistance Center (TAC), which is based at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. During this program, TAC experts will provide an introduction to trademark basics and discuss the trademark application process.

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If you are a new entrepreneur or are thinking about starting a business, this workshop is for you! In this two-hour workshop, you will receive the tools to: Determine if your business idea is viable Understand how to formalize your business Identify key resource partners Create a funding plan Registration: Email idresources@zionsbank.com or call 208-501-7573 to reserve your seat Seating: Limited to 18

The USPTO Rocky Mountain Regional Office invites you to Part III of the series: The Path to a Patent. In this module, we will discuss how to file your patent application online using the EFS-Web system and managing your application using the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. The presentation will consist of an interactive tutorial, description of various assistance resources such as the Inventor’s Assistance Center (IAC) and the Patent Electronics Business Center (EBC). This is a teleconference session where the instructor will be broadcasting live to our sponsor site. Attendees will be able to ask questions of the instructor and participate as if they were live in the room. This session will not be recorded and attendees must come to a sponsor site.

Participants in the hands-on workshop will be taught lessons on the following topics: • Analyzing Financial Data • Setting up Inventory • Tracking and Paying Sales Tax • Doing Payroll with QuickBooks • Tracking Time • Estimating and Progress Invoicing • Customizing Forms and Writing QuickBooks Letters

The Eagle Saturday Market is a handmade market located in the heart of downtown Eagle in Heritage Park. Stroll through the park and find an array of arts and crafts along with local produce, herbs and flowers, woodwork, specialty food items and freshly prepared food. Every Saturday, from May 4 - October 5, 2019, the park comes alive with the melodious sounds of local musicians and community members coming together to support local micro-producers. Join the market on the 1st Saturdays for special guests, 2nd Saturdays with the Eagle Public Library, 3rd Saturdays with Saturday Market Strides and Eagle Parks and Recreation, 4th Saturdays for Fitness Pop Ups and giveaways on the 5th Saturdays in June and August!

This 10 week intensive course takes start up and early stage entrepreneurs through the essentials of how to model a business. We create small groups of entrepreneurs that meet every week in focused learning sessions to test their business ideas using the Business Model Canvas. Participants will thoroughly review and test the nine main areas of a small business through customer discovery. The final component is the opportunity to pitch to a seasoned panel of business professionals. The course covers: Business Model Generation Value Proposition and Customer Segment Matching Creating a Hypothesis and testing it Creating a Minimum Viable Product Customer Creation Organization Building

The Eagle Saturday Market is a handmade market located in the heart of downtown Eagle in Heritage Park. Stroll through the park and find an array of arts and crafts along with local produce, herbs and flowers, woodwork, specialty food items and freshly prepared food. Every Saturday, from May 4 - October 5, 2019, the park comes alive with the melodious sounds of local musicians and community members coming together to support local micro-producers. Join the market on the 1st Saturdays for special guests, 2nd Saturdays with the Eagle Public Library, 3rd Saturdays with Saturday Market Strides and Eagle Parks and Recreation, 4th Saturdays for Fitness Pop Ups and giveaways on the 5th Saturdays in June and August!