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If you're a business owner that feels bored, bottlenecked, burned out, or buried by bureaucracy... You'll want to attend this week's free/virtual Founder Friday session with author Jenny Blake! Register now at lu.ma/FounderFridays We'll give away 100 copies of the book!

Just when the pandemic was over, here comes an economic slowdown that is being foreshadowed by high inflation and supply chain complexities. Find the important tips on how entrepreneurs and small businesses can prepare for a recession here buff.ly/3znelyC

Strategic storytelling will build brand loyalty, provide a better customer experience and power an evolution in your company. Learn how to harness the power of storytelling to transform your business for the better buff.ly/3hNC8Oj

This lesson sheds light on how marketing teams craft their messaging, and how market knowledge, competitive intelligence and the inner workings of your sales cycle can strengthen it to become more about helping and less about selling. Learn more buff.ly/3AzMxI5

This afternoon from 1pm at the @InnovationRodeo, six newest tech startup founders from Calgary’s technical upskilling programs (EdgeUp, EvolveU and Lighthouse Labs) compete in a crowd favorite pitch competition. Join in-person or virtually, visit buff.ly/3wyQAim

Tomorrow at 12:00, join Adam Berk and learn how to design a startup program that delivers results. 100 copies of Adam’s book Startup Program Design will be given away to in-person participants of this session. Details visit: buff.ly/3GXx3yI

This afternoon from 12:00pm, global innovation leader, Tapiwa Dzingai from Chicago, Illinois, will share how to use Prototype Thinking, a revolutionary method for experimentation, to help you build and scale with confidence 10x faster. Details visit: buff.ly/3GXx3yI

50 copies of Jake Knapp’s book SPRINT will be given away to in-person participants of TOMORROW's keynote: Design Sprint led by @joshdmiller at Innovation Rodeo at Platform Calgary. For more details, visit buff.ly/3GXx3yI

This Afternoon from 3:45-4:30pm, some of the most promising first-time Entrepreneurs from Alberta’s publicly-funded colleges, universities, and polytechnics compete for daily cash prizes of $2,500 in the Student Entrepreneur pitch competitions. Details - buff.ly/3GXx3yI

From Tuesday to Thursday at the Innovation Rodeo, participants have the opportunity to form teams of up to four and win $2,000 cash by coming up with the best way to apply a speaker’s content to a local early-stage startup. Detail visit: buff.ly/3afMre6

Are you ready for the 7th Innovation Rodeo next week? Join the event virtually or in-person at Platform Calgary to experience and upskill yourself through keynote speeches, workshops, Innovation challenges and pitch competitions. Get tickets here buff.ly/3PFKAPB

Are you struggling starting your business? Here is the Ash Maurya's Lean(er) Canvas template to help you build your business with a detailed video that explains how to complete it - buff.ly/3wxeJsT

50 copies of Colleen’s book The Story Compass will be given away to in-person participants on July 12th during the @InnovationRodeo - Keynote: Creating stories that inspire. Tickets at buff.ly/3PFKAPB, are FREE for virtual attendance and start at $15 for in-person

Having trouble gaining traction for your business? Here is 6 ways you can try to get your first 100 customers to your startup - buff.ly/2ZxAoh

The 7th Innovation Rodeo takes place over five days between July 11th-15th with keynote speeches, workshops, Innovation Challenges and pitch competitions to support the entrepreneur and startup ecosystem. Details visit: buff.ly/3wyQAim

Join the brand owner and content strategist - Ksenia, tells us the 7 mistakes beginner entrepreneurs make in this interview with All Top Startup. Link here: buff.ly/3ltCVG9

Join the associate professor of management of the University of Pennsylvania in understanding the pros and con of the Lean Startup method, the key to a successful startup, pioneered by Stave Blank and Eric Ries. Details here: buff.ly/2BwT3ji

The 7th annual @InnovationRodeo helps its participants build new connections and learn how to commercialize new ideas. FREE tickets for all virtual attendance and in-person attendance tickets start at $15: buff.ly/3PFKAPB

Learn the skills to run a start up - buff.ly/3szaV7l

This free 2.5 minute training from Foundr shows you some quick tips in turning an "owner reliant" into a system-driven business for a much time-saving operation. Discover how: buff.ly/3sNX8KW