Department of Commerce hosts leading professionals for virtual sessions to help spur new small business starts and inspire entrepreneurship



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nov. 20, 2023

Free Entrepreneurship Expo Nov. 30 wraps up Global Entrepreneurship Month training sessions

"*Department of Commerce hosts leading professionals for virtual sessions to help spur new small business starts and inspire entrepreneurship statewide*"

OLYMPIA, WA --- The Washington State Department of Commerce will wrap up its annual Global Entrepreneurship Month activities on Nov. 30 with an online *Entrepreneur Expo. *?The free virtual Zoom session [ [link removed] ] will cover a wide range of topics for current and prospective startups and small business owners, including artificial intelligence, funding opportunities, and Gen Z in the workplace. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. online.

Global Entrepreneurship Month logo with small business images

Anyone interested can sign up for the free Entrepreneur Expo event [ [link removed] ] through Nov. 29.

This is the eighth year Gov. Jay Inslee has proclaimed November Global Entrepreneurship Month in Washington. Commerce hosted a special series of training and education opportunities across Washington to help residents start and operate a successful business. Events are inspired by and build upon Global Entrepreneurship Week [ [link removed] ] (Nov. 13-19), an international event that hosts entrepreneur activities around the world.

Entrepreneurs may also want to check out Commerce?s Entrepreneur Academy [ [link removed] ], a series of 11 courses covering everything from ideation to avoiding common mistakes in building a business. Courses begin in December. Learn more about the Academy and more resources for small business on the StartupWashington webpage [ [link removed] ].

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