Venture Call

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2020-01-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Joe Allen’s BBQ, 301 S. 11th St., Abilene, TX, United States

SECOND MONDAY LUNCH
2020-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2020-01-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Rosa’s Cafe, 1026 Judge Ely Blvd., Abilene, TX, 79601, United States

NO ASC LUNCH THIS WEEK
2019-12-30, 2019-12-23

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-12-16 00:00 - 13:00, 2019-10-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-09-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-09-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-08-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2019-08-19 12:00 - 13:00

SECOND MONDAY LUNCH
2019-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
The second decade of the 21st Century is almost over. What are you going to do with the next one? Come to our December 9th special meeting where Ron Davis, a long time member of the Abilene Startup Community and local personal and business mentor, with lead a free workshop on how to make good goals and accomplish them.
Here’s what you’ll learn:

How a Desired End State gives you a vision of where you want to be.
How to make your goals SMART.
Using Why to help you persist in your goals.
Preparing for the reality of No.
How to take action with steps, habits and streaks.
Using Who to take your goals to the next level.

This workshop will give you the road map you need to make 2020 and beyond the best it can be.
If you want more information about goals and Ron, you can get it at www.distinctionsforlife.tv/goalgetting.

1 MILLION CUPS
2019-12-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2019-10-23 09:00 - 10:00
1 Million Cups (1MC) is based on the notion that great ideas are discussed over a million cups of coffee. 1MC is not a pitch platform, nor is it a networking event. It’s simply a chance for presenting entrepreneurs to tap into the knowledge and experience of the local community in a focused and encouraging environment. The Abilene 1 Million Cups community meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at McMurry University Center for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, located in the Walter F. and Virginia Johnson School of Business.
During each event, entrepreneurs have just 20 minutes to present their company or business idea (from newly formed up to 5 years old) to a room full of community members; followed by the next 30 minutes where the audience will ask questions, provide helpful feedback, and share similar experiences or support. Every 1 Million Cups event concludes with a question posed to the entrepreneur: “What can we as a community do to help you?” This cultivates the intention that 1 Million Cups chapters are created by the community for the community.

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Firehouse Subs, 3858 Ridgemont Drive, Abilene, 79606, United States

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-11-25 12:30 - 13:00 | McAlister’s Deli, 849 N. Judge Ely Blvd, Abilene, TX, 79601, United States

GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP LUNCH
2019-11-18 11:30 - 13:30
Presenting four key relationships that every business needs to consider cultivating. Practicing professionals will discuss the value of connecting with their industries’ services in order to maintain a healthy, growing business. There will be no pressure to use these specific vendors, but business owners need to be aware of the benefits of (a) legal, (b) banking, (c) accounting, and (d) insurance advice. (Scroll down to see agenda and guest speakers.)

BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL - INVITATION
2019-11-14 15:00 - 17:00

REGENERATIVE WELLNESS SEMINAR
2019-11-13 18:00 - 20:00

BUY AND SELL A SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR
2019-11-12 18:00 - 20:00
David M. Smith, CPA, will presenting a two hour seminar on buying and selling a small business. He will discuss the ins and outs of negotiating a successful purchase or sale of a small business. David is a CPA and has over thirty years of experience as a tax partner with a large regional firm in Abilene. David has been involved in the mergers, acquisitions, purchases and sales of dozens of businesses. Bring your ideas, questions, and “what ifs” so that you have a working knowledge of this critical area of business planning.
The Small Business Development Center has been providing confidential business assistance for over 30 years with NO CHARGE to the client. Open to all – No affiliations, No qualifications required for service.

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-11-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Grandy’s, 401 Westwood Dr. , Abilene, TX, 79603, United States

ACTIVE LISTENING & CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
2019-11-06 12:00 - 13:00
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – FREE EVENT
Presenter: Paul Pottinger
A retired clinical psychologist with 40 years of business experience ranging from a business make-over of a $1 billion national corporation to developing a company that kept at-risk youth in school.
When: Wednesday, November 6th, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Where: Tx Roots Salon & Spa, 1917 South 20th Street, Abilene, TX 79602
Bring: Your lunch
Join the Tx Roots Team to learn from the best!

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-11-04 12:30 - 13:00 | Subway – Pine, 1542 Pine, Abilene, TX, 79601, United States

SECOND MONDAY LUNCH
2019-10-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
OUR GUEST SPEAKER:
Serial entrepreneur Leland Harden is the author of 5 books and a driving force in the startup of multiple businesses. Previously, he was Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, where he was a leader in introducing cutting edge marketing techniques to the world of higher education. He has written numerous articles for leading industry trade publications, has been featured regularly on national and international television and radio, and speaks frequently on issues and techniques surrounding web marketing. An internationally recognized authority on online marketing, he was a founder of Cybernautics and later senior partner in USWeb’s Audience Development practice. He was a founder and executive vice president of strategy and business development of GiftCertificates.com, a private company that achieved more than $130,000,000 in annual revenue.

ABILENE STARTUP COMMUNITY LUNCH
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Schlotzsky’s, 1018 N. Judge Ely Blvd., Abilene, TX, United States

SECOND MONDAY LUNCH
2019-09-09 12:00 - 13:00 | Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
“Every day, your business revolves around the successful storage and exchange of information, but the computers and programs we use to process this information are far from secure.” – Jason Spatero

On September 9th 2019, Venture Call LLC will be hosting a forum for business leaders to learn about key issues in information security, and how to respond to them by enforcing best practices to keep assets secure. This is not a technical presentation. Join us for a C-level discussion, where we ask questions, strategize next steps, and take a risk management approach tailored to the information needs of your organization.

NO LUNCH DUE TO HOLIDAY
2019-09-02

2ND MONDAY LUNCH
2019-08-12 11:30 - 13:30 | Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, 79605, United States
If we are honest with ourselves, all of us are “recovering” from something – bad decisions, unhealthy relationships, horrible eating habits, poor education, etc. Yet, we admire OVERCOMERS who have beat the odds and found a way to succeed at their endeavors in life. THE ENTERPRISE EXCHANGE is hosting an extended lunch to bring several of these stories directly to you from the ones living those stories…ordinary people doing some extraordinary things in building businesses and enterprises. From some you will hear about their recovery journey from and through addictions, broken relationships and life-altering decisions as they continue “On the Road of Recovery to Prosperity.” We will discuss the meaning of “prosperity” and identify common characteristics needed to stay on that road. Join us as we connect the RECOVERY COMMUNITY with the BUSINESS COMMUNITY to showcase the entrepreneurial spirit in Abilene. This is a free event open to the public. You need only to purchase your own lunch, as we meet at Potter’s Pizza, 3802 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX.
