An Overview of the Made in America Manufacturing Initiative
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | ONLINE
America’s manufacturing renaissance is underway—and small businesses are leading the charge. This workshop provides an overview of the new manufacturing initiative and introduces participants to powerful new onshoring manufacturing portals that give small businesses the tools they need to thrive in a changing global economy. Designed to reduce reliance on overseas production, these platforms make it easier than ever to connect with U.S.-based manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers. By leveraging this technology, small businesses can shorten supply chains, mitigate global risk, and bring production back home—supporting American jobs and revitalizing local communities. Whether you’re a manufacturer, product developer, or small business owner looking to reshore your operations, this workshop offers the knowledge and resources to make onshoring a reality—and a competitive advantage.

Oklahoma Women's Business Summit
2025-09-18 08:00 - 14:00 | Great Plains Technology Center, 4500SW Lee Boulevard Bldg 600, Rm 656, Lawton, OK, 73505, United States
On September 18th, we will be in Lawton for the Women’s Business Summit of Southwest Oklahoma. We have a fantastic lineup for the day and an amazing keynote speaker! This event continues to grow and get better each year.

ChatGPT and Canva: The Perfect Team For Fast, Fabulous Content Creation
2025-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
Creating content doesn’t have to be stressful or time-consuming. In this fun and practical session, you’ll learn how to combine the creative power of Canva with the time-saving magic of ChatGPT to create engaging social posts, polished flyers, blog drafts, and short videos—quickly and easily.
We’ll show you how to:

Use smart prompts in ChatGPT to generate copy and ideas
Design professional visuals using Canva templates
Script short videos—even if you’re not a video expert

Perfect for solopreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders who want to market with confidence, consistency, and creativity—without the overwhelm.
This webinar is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Canva or ChatGPT.

Business Smart
2025-09-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-10-16 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
If you’re looking to start a business and have questions on where to begin, this workshop covers those first steps. Maybe you have a business idea and need to answer a few questions to give the idea more structure. Have you thought of a clever name, registered your business, or opened a bank account? Now what? In this workshop, we will be covering the following topics: Market Feasibility Key sections of a business plan Factors to consider when determining legal structure Where to find funding Key resources for your business The goal of this workshop is to provide direction to new entrepreneurs and introduce you to the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center. Attendees will have a better understanding of initial steps to starting their business.

Maximize Your Website Potential & Drive More Business
2025-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
Ready to take your online presence to the next level? Join us for an informative webinar focused on strategies to maximize your website’s potential. Gain insights into proven techniques that can elevate your online presence and drive business growth.
During this session, we will delve into optimizing your website for better search engine visibility, improving user experience, and boosting conversion rates. By applying these strategies, you’ll be better equipped to attract more visitors, engage effectively, and ultimately enhance your business success.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn and implement actionable steps that can make a real difference for your website and business. Register now and take the first step toward unlocking your website’s true potential.

12 QuickBooks Online Tips & Tricks
2025-09-23 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
QuickBooks Online -If you are a novice or a seasoned pro, learn some valuable time saving tips and tricks from the people that use it every day. After presentation, we have set aside time to answer your QuickBooks questions.

HR Basics for Small Business
2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Wes Watkins Technology Center, 7892 Highway 9, Wetumka, 74883, United States
Hiring and managing employees can be challenging for small business owners. This workshop offers a practical overview of key HR essentials, including hiring best practices, employee classification, compliance with labor laws, basic policies and procedures, and recordkeeping. Whether you’re hiring your first employee or refining your current processes, this session will help you build a solid HR foundation and avoid common pitfalls.

Leveraging AI and ChatGPT In Digital Marketing
2025-09-23 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
This comprehensive webinar, “Leveraging AI and ChatGPT in Digital Marketing: Unleashing the Power of Conversational AI,” is designed to elucidate how state-of-the-art AI tools like GPT-4 can revolutionize your digital marketing strategies. The webinar offers in-depth insight into the integration, utilization, and benefits of AI and ChatGPT in improving customer experience, personalizing content, and enhancing marketing effectiveness. Throughout this webinar, participants will learn:
1. The fundamentals of AI and the GPT-4 model
2. The role of AI and ChatGPT in digital marketing
3. Practical applications of AI and ChatGPT
4. Implementation Strategies
Whether you’re a digital marketer looking to optimize your strategies, a business owner seeking to enhance customer interactions, or an AI enthusiast wanting to understand the practical implications of GPT-4 in marketing, this webinar provides a platform to equip you with the knowledge and skills to stay at the forefront of the digital marketing revolution.
Join us to navigate the AI-powered digital landscape and unleash the full potential of your marketing strategies. Discover the transformative power of AI and ChatGPT in digital marketing, and start reaping the rewards of this technological revolution today!

ESOP 101: A Conversation About Employee Ownership
2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
Join us for an engaging conversation on Employee Stock Ownership Programs (ESOPs). We’ll explore what ESOPs are, the benefits they can offer both employers and employees, how they work, and strategies for managing them effectively. Whether you’re new to the concept or ready to explore implementation, this session will equip you with the knowledge you need to make informed decisions about employee ownership.
We are proud to partner with Shamrock Bank, an employee-owned institution, to bring real-world insight into how ESOPs can transform businesses, inspire employees, and build long-term success.
Come discover why ESOPs are more than just a retirement benefit — they’re a powerful tool for growth, succession planning, and creating a thriving workplace culture.

Fund Your Business With Sponsors
2025-09-24 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
Would You Like To Do What You Love and Have Someone Else Foot the Bill?
Have You Ever Thought Corporate Sponsors for Your Business, Show, Book, Charity, Speaking or Events?
America’s most successful companies partner with sponsors. Why not you?
Linda Hollander can help you. She is the author of the #1 best-selling book, Corporate Sponsorship in 3 Easy Steps and the CEO of Sponsor Concierge.
Linda has consulted with many entrepreneurs to help them profit from the awesome power of corporate sponsors and has 20 years of experience in business.
Her corporate sponsors have included Microsoft, Wells Fargo, Epson, Citibank, Fed Ex, Health Net, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America, Staples, American Airlines, Wal Mart and IBM.
Here’s what you’ll discover:
* How to identify your potential sponsors
* How to attract your sponsors
* The biggest mistakes most people make
* Creating your sponsor proposal to get big bucks
* Spotlighting your assets
* Know how much money to ask for (Don’t sell yourself short)
* Getting your sponsors to renew again and again
Who Should Attend:
* Speakers
* Business Owners
* Authors
* Event Producers
* Social Influencers
* Non-Profit Charities
This presentation is only for people who want success now. Those afraid of rapid business growth need not apply.

Preparing for Capital and Exploring Funding Options for Your Business
2025-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
Whether you’re a startup founder, a growing business owner, or simply exploring how to better position your company financially, this session is designed to give you actionable insight into securing the right kind of funding to support your goals.

We’ll begin by covering the fundamentals of understanding and preparing for capital, followed by strategies for managing and approaching business debt effectively. We’ll also explore the current state of business lending—what’s changing, what lenders are looking for, and how to stay competitive in today’s market.

Content Batching 101: How to Create a Month of Marketing In a Day
2025-09-25 10:00 - 11:00 | ONLINE
Tired of scrambling to post on social media or send out marketing content? In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to plan and create a full month of marketing content—all in one focused session. Discover how to organize your ideas, write captions quickly, and use tools like Canva and ChatGPT to design visuals and streamline your process. You’ll walk away with a repeatable system that saves time, reduces stress, and keeps your business visible online. Perfect for busy small business owners, solopreneurs, and nonprofit leaders who want to stay consistent without being overwhelmed.

From Service to Success: Veteran Business Support
2025-09-25 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
Are you active military, national guard or reservists interested in starting a business or growing your existing one? Join OKSBDC for a virtual conversation designed specifically for veterans. In this interactive session, we will explore the wide range of free and confidential resources available to you through the Oklahoma SBDC. We’ll cover essential steps for launching your business and strategies for pivoting successfully if you are called to active duty. In addition, we will discuss the Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) — a program that can provide financial support to small businesses when an essential employee is called to active duty. Whether you’re just getting started or preparing for the unexpected, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate your business journey with confidence.

Digital Foundations: A Solid Base to Launch or Grow Your Business
2025-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE
In Digital Foundations we cover the basic tech you need if you are just starting your business or have been in business for up to 5 years. Your marketing strategy should start before you open for business but that doesn’t happen for most people. The presentation is intended to help you launch or focus your systems if you are already open.
There are 3 simple basics: everyone needs to have the best chance of success in business, no matter what the industry. We cover the 3 basics, why they are needed, and how to use them to launch and grow to your next level. These 3 basics are: A website (services and ecommerce), Client Relationship Management System (CRM), and Social Media Platform.
Takeaways:
1. Why the website is your foundation to online success even with only referral business.
2. Why building a solid operation is key to your business growth.
3. Why a marketing strategy focused only where your ideal client helps reduce stress.
These tools will help you create your marketing strategy to attract and engage your ideal client.
This is a Level One class for beginners or with some knowledge of the topic.

AI + YouTube – Build Trust & Get Found in Video-First Search
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
YouTube is the second-largest search engine—and it’s now feeding AI tools directly. Learn how to create trust-building, searchable video content that boosts authority, leads, and visibility.
What You’ll Learn:
How AI pulls video content into search results and overviews
The structure of a trust-rich YouTube channel
Smart topics and titles that support visibility and authority
Easy repurposing workflows for long-form and shorts
How to tie video into your SEO and visibility system
– Built for:
• Business owners, educators, and marketers who want to expand visibility using AI-optimized video content on YouTube

Marketing Strategies for the Holidays
2025-10-01 11:00 - 12:30 | Choctaw Nation Chahtapreneur Center, 1423 E. Washington, Suite 1, Idabel, OK, 74745, United States
Are you ready to maximize your marketing during the holidays? Are you wondering how your brand will keep up with the new hustle and bustle habits? Make plans to join Oklahoma SBDC Business Advisors as they walk through marketing strategies for this upcoming holiday season. Attendees will walk away with immediate strategies to ensure you maximize success during the holidays, along with a copy of the presentation and valuable handouts.

OKC Women’s Business Breakfast
2025-10-02 08:00 - 10:00 | REI OKC Conference Center, 218 East Main Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, United States
REI Oklahoma invites you to join us for the OKC Women’s Business Breakfast – a monthly networking and business-building event. This opportunity enables you to interact with other women in business and potential customers, build your network and market your business!
Each month this exclusive networking meeting for women business owners, professionals and small business resource partners will cover a topic relevant to small business management and include a time of introductions so participants come away with new contacts and resources.

Microsoft Excel – Pivot Tables
2025-10-02 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE
A PivotTable is a powerful tool to calculate, summarize, and analyze data that lets you see comparisons, patterns, and trends in your data. This workshop will show you how to properly format pivot tables, teaching you how to apply basic formatting, rename pivot table fields, and format numbers.
We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the session!

Durant: She Means Business Brunch
2025-10-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Choctaw Nation Chahtapreneur Center, 1423 E. Washington, Suite 1, Idabel, OK, 74745, United States
Join us for a fun-fueled business brunch for Women Who Mean Business! This is a great opportunity to meet others, exchange ideas and build meaningful relationships in a supportive and inspiring environment. Whether you’re just starting your career, growing a business or leading a team, we hope you’ll join us to build your network!

Psychology of Money
2025-10-08 09:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE
Each person has a money personality that influences their spending and saving decisions. Learn how to recognize negative financial habits and attitudes and change them into productive ones.

Microsoft Word – How to Create & Simplify Documents
2025-10-09 10:00 - 11:30 | ONLINE
Whether you use Word for work, study or leisure, this workshop will help you transform that blank page into a professional looking document. You’ll learn how to create a consistent and repeatable look in Word using styles, themes, and templates.
Topics to be discussed:
Formatting with styles
Applying a new theme
Creating your own templates
We’ll have plenty of time for Q&A with the presenter at the end of the session!

Business Start Up
2025-10-10 10:30 - 12:00 | ONLINE
It’s back to basics! If you want to start a business but aren’t sure where to begin, then this class is for you. In this workshop, our SBDC professionals will address many of the questions you should ask yourself before beginning the process of starting a new business. Attendees will learn about legal business structures, small business tax basics, best management practices, basic marketing strategies and market research. We will also talk about how to write a business plan and the importance of financial statements. After attending, you will have the opportunity to connect with one of our SBDC Business Advisors to get assistance in moving through the stages of your business venture. Attendees will receive a copy of the presentation along with helpful handouts, and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Trademark Filing Considerations
2025-10-14 14:00 - 15:00 | ONLINE
Every business has intellectual property needs. Even if your business doesn’t have any unique/proprietary technology, or creative expressions worth protecting, or even valuable trade secret information, your business at least has a name. And even if you have no desire to strengthen your rights in your business name by seeking a state or federal trademark registration, you should still determine whether anyone else is already using the same or a confusingly similar name before you go to market. In other words, even if you don’t want to spend the time or money protecting your company’s intellectual property assets, you should at least take the time to better ensure that you have “freedom to operate,” so that you don’t get hit with any surprise “cease & desist” letters after you go to market.

Trademarks play a key role in building brand loyalty and a strong customer base. As such, prioritizing trademark protection is just as important for start-ups and solo entrepreneurs as it is for enterprise businesses. This presentation will cover topics including types of trademarks, strength of trademarks, how to perform a clearance search, how to create a description of goods/services, and how to file a federal trademark application.

Live Business Mentoring & Learning: AI-Powered Marketing on a Budget
2025-10-14 18:30 - 20:00 | ONLINE
Learn how to create eye-catching images and videos that drive sales. Discover how small business owners can use free to low-cost AI tools to create professional marketing content that drives sales.
In this interactive demo, you will see how to:

Turn ideas into ready-to-post ads in minutes.
Write copy, generate visuals, and add music & voice-overs.
Use AI to boost your brand without breaking the bank.
Walk away with a step-by-step workflow you can apply to your business today!

Reserve your spot now and start creating like the big brands—on a small business budget.

Building Business Credit
2025-10-15 09:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE
Maintaining and reporting good personal credit is at the heart of building credit for your small business and it can affect how lenders and other businesses view your business. Learn how to better leverage your business credit by using credit reporting services.

Ecommerce Excellence: Unlocking Revenue Streams and Reach
2025-10-15 11:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE
This training provides ecommerce businesses with the strategies and tools to increase revenue and expand their reach. Topics covered include website optimization, effective marketing campaigns, social media engagement, customer service and retention, and data analytics. This training is designed to help ecommerce businesses thrive and succeed in a competitive online marketplace. Attendees will receive a copy of the presentation materials.

Prepare Financial Projections for Your Business Plan
2025-10-15 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE
Bob will cover topics related to setting up and operating your business finances, hiring professionals, forecasting financial information, and looking at sources of capital. In addition to use for lenders and investors, your financial forecasts will provide the knowledge that your business can be a success.
Bob Manza is a Board Member of the SCORE Association, an SBA funded organization supporting small businesses throughout the U.S. Bob is a SCORE certified mentor in Austin and is a volunteer leadership member with Foundation Communities.. Bob’s broad experience in finance includes: strategic and business planning; business optimization and investment; international business development; acquisition evaluation and integration; and accounting and control activities. Prior to PepsiCo, Bob worked with PWC in Detroit, New York and Madrid, Spain. Bob holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Detroit Mercy.

Mastering Intentional Goals: A Success Blueprint for Entrepreneurs
2025-10-15 12:00 - 14:00 | ONLINE
Kickstart 2026 with a powerful new approach to goal setting. This workshop helps small business owners create a comprehensive blueprint for success, emphasizing the need for intentionality and adaptability. Learn the art of setting precise, actionable goals and developing a roadmap with scalable milestones, ensuring you achieve both personal satisfaction and professional triumph in the upcoming year.

AI-Driven Business Hacks - Work Smarter, Not Harder
2025-10-16 11:00 - 12:30 | ONLINE
AI isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the ultimate productivity partner. This workshop will show you the best tools to streamline your workflow, boost creativity, and save time on tasks you didn’t even know could be automated.
Key Takeaways: AI tools for content creation, decision-making, and time-saving hacks that free you up to focus on the big picture.
