Calendar for the week of July 3
JULY 5
WEDNESDAY
$10,000 Best Pitch Contest, 1-5 p.m., Slover Library, 235 E. Plume St., Norfolk. Black BRAND is hosting a pitch contest for B-Force Accelerator graduates to help with funding to execute their business ideas. Thirty businesses have the chance to pitch. Blackbrand.biz.
JULY 11
TUESDAY
Retailpreneur Series, 8:30-9:45 a.m., Zoom. The Retail Alliance is hosting Nichole Payne, vice president of Pixel Financial Group, for a three-part workshop series on cash flow. Skilled in budgeting, analytical skills, fixed assets, bank reconciliation and account reconciliation, she will cover managing, projecting and nailing cash flow. $40-$60. Register at retailalliance.com.
July Member Meetup, 8-9:30 a.m., Ikea, 1500 Ikea Way, Norfolk. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting a networking event. Free. Register at hrchamber.com.
JULY 12
WEDNESDAY
Peninsula Home-based Business Network Lunch & Learn, noon-1 p.m., Zoom. The Peninsula localities are partnering to host the speaker series. Jolie Spiers of the Small Business Development Center will cover having a living business plan. Free. Register at peninsulahbb.com/lunch-and-learn/.
Military Recognition Reception, 3-5 p.m., Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St., Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting an event to honor military personnel from local commands who excelled in performing their duties. $30-$60. Register at hrchamber.com.
JULY 13
THURSDAY
Managing Your Financial Health, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 11850 Merchants Walk, Newport News. The Peninsula Chamber is hosting Tonya Young, vice president and workplace solutions relationship manager at Atlantic Union Bank. $10-$15. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.
2023 HRACRE/CREW Beach Bash, 6-9 p.m., The Shack on 8th, 712 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach. The joint event is hosted by Hampton Roads Association for Commercial Real Estate and CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) and is a popular event with nearly 400 in attendance in 2022. $75-$85. Buy tickets at hracre.org/event/BB23.
JULY 18
TUESDAY
2023 Rising Tide, 7:30-9 a.m., Holiday Inn, 980 Omni Blvd., Newport News. The Peninsula Chamebr and Christopher Newport University are hosting William M. Donaldson, director of CNU’s Small Business Institute, for a talk on accelerating the regional economy. $40. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.
JULY 19
WEDNESDAY
The Art and Science of Leadership, noon-1:30 p.m ., Virginia Wesleyan University, Brock Commons, 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting Bob Pizzini, managing partner and CEO of iFly in Virginia Beach, on elevating your leadership. Learn how to craft your own unique leadership brand from a palette of leadership styles, power types and core traits. $40-$80. Register at hrchamber.com.
JULY 20
THURSDAY
Virginia African American Cultural Center Golf Tournament, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Cypress Point Country Club, 5340 Club Head Road, Virginia Beach. The Virginia African American Cultural Center Inc. is holding a fundraiser to support various projects, programs and historical content. The center is planning to build a center to preserve, interpret, inform and celebrate Virginia’s African American history, culture and community. $125. Register at vaaccvb.org.
Summer Sizzle Sales Acceleration Bootcamp, 9 a.m.-noon, online. The Van Syckle Group in Virginia Beach is hosting a webinar on qualified lead generation. $199. Register at bit.ly/3r4tRxs.
Business Connection After Hours, 4:30-6 p.m., Sentara Family Medicine Old Hampton, 200 Eaton St., Hampton. The Peninsula Chamber is hosting a networking event. $0-$10. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.
JULY 21
FRIDAY
Small Business Resource Day, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., ODU Chartway Arena, 4320 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk. Old Dominion University’s Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting a day of sessions on funding your business, contracting, marketing, business insurance, taxes, risk management, accounting, certifications and more. It’s open to active duty, reserve, veterans and their families and friends. Free. Register on Eventbrite.com.
JULY 25
TUESDAY
Business Social, 5:30-7 p.m., Bonchon, 1637 Hilltop West, Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting a networking event. Free. Register at hrchamber.com.
JULY 26
WEDNESDAY
Military Recognition Reception, 3-5 p.m., Norfolk Waterside Marriott, 235 E. Main St., Norfolk. The Hampton Roads Chamber is hosting an event to honor military personnel from local commands who excelled in performing their duties. $30-$60. Register at hrchamber.com.
JULY 28
FRIDAY
First Citizen of Virginia Beach Award Banquet Honoring Cheryl McLeskey, 6-9:30 p.m., Southside Marina, 516 Southside Road, Virginia Beach. The Virginia Beach Jaycees are hosting the 71st First Citizen event to honor McLeskey’s engagement with the community. $200. Register on Eventbrite.com.
AUG. 2
WEDNESDAY
39th Annual Employment Law Update, 8:30-4:30 p.m., Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton. Kaufman & Canoles is hosting sessions throughout the day for human resources professionals called “The Workplace is Not a Sitcom. Effective HR Keeps it That Way.” Learn about freqently encountered employment laws, including new Virginia laws. Learn about protected leave for the modern family and new requirements of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and PUMP Act. Learn how to avoid discrimination in the interviewing and hiring process, get the latest on cybersecurity issues, discipline and discharge and unemployment compensation. Learn how to deal with toxic employees. $375. Register at kaufcan.com/events/seminars/39th-annual-employment-law-update/.
AUG. 8
TUESDAY
Coffee Connection, 8-9 a.m., Chicken Salad Chick, 2850 Kilgore Ave., Hampton. The Peninsula Chamber is hosting a networking event. $0-$5. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.
AUG. 10
THURSDAY
“The Authenticity Advantage,” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 11850 Merchants Walk, Suite 101, Newport News. The Peninsula Chamber is hosting Jeanne Fiocca of Cookie Text for its Pink Bag Luncheon. $10-$15. Register at virginiapeninsulachamber.com.
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