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In this Must Know…
- Celebrate Independent Entrepreneurs on Independence Day
- Join CALED’s Gig Economy webinar on July 10, 2019, at 1:00 pm.
- Join our Third Thursday Webinar, “Your Webinar Success: Speak to Engage Virtually” on July 18, 2019, at 2:00 pm.
- 25 Reasons to Value CAMEO – Reason #15: CAMEO brings you the latest trends and capacity building through our monthly webinar series.
- This week’s Goodie highlight is the Women and Minority Equity Investment Act recently introduced in the Senate.
Celebrate Entrepreneurs on Independence Day
For the 9th year in a row, our friends at Emergent Research and MBO Partners published “The State of Independence in America,” a comprehensive look into the country’s independent workforce – a group of 41 million people who work as consultants, freelancers, contractors, temporary, or on-call workers. The findings of this year’s study show that, despite a strong job market and the lowest unemployment in decades, independent work remains not only increasingly viable as a choice for working-age Americans, but is steadily becoming a more profitable, sophisticated, and satisfying career path. Read more about the report and its conclusions on our latest blog post.
CALED Webinar: Gig Economy
Join CALED’s Gig Economy webinar on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at 1:00 pm.
Heidi Pickman, Emergent Research’s Steve King, and Samaschool’s Aurelie Douret will share their thoughts on entrepreneurial ecosystems and discussing data, trends, and opportunities surrounding the gig economy.
Third Thursday Webinar: Speak to Engage Virtually
Join “Your Webinar Success: Speak to Engage Virtually” on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at 2:00 pm.
How do you keep your webinar audience engaged, while they face distractions like e-mail, social media, needy pets, and mischievous children? Public speaking coach Lisa Braithwaite will share her tips and best practices to become an engaging speaker and bring success to your webinar program.
The Goodies
Professional Opportunities
- Join Asset Funders’ Network webinar, “Unlocking the Assets Being Held in Women-Owned Businesses” on July 18, 2019, at 1:00 pm PT.
- Prosperity Now’s Camp Prosperity is a 3-part virtual learning session to develop new skills as an advocate for your community. Camp begins on July 23, 2019.
New Resources
- Complete Small Business Majority’s survey to share your feedback on how access to capital impacts small business.
- Senators Cantwell and Rubio introduced the Women and Minority Equity Investment Act of 2019, which could spur more women- and minority-owned equity firms.
For Your Clients
- Firestarter is Fundera’s free toolkit for entrepreneurs launching their business.
- CAMEO is co-sponsoring JEDI’s webinar on “How to Get Started and Succeed as a Freelancer” on July 24, 2019, at 5:30 pm.
Other Goodies
- New Infographic: “The Racial Wealth Gap” by ABPN.
- New Report: “Building Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Communities of Color” by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City.
- Jobs: MCISC, the Aspen Institute, and WEV announced new jobs recently. See who else is hiring!