OUR Lunch & Learns

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Each year Venture Portland hosts trainings to build the capacity of business district leaders. Venture Portland trainings address all aspects of business district operations such as great promotions, membership campaigns, marketing and running a successful business association. RSVP via Google or email us and learn best practices with other business district participants and help your business district thrive.

Lunch & Learns are quick practical introductions to common topics that affect business districts. You’ll leave with new knowledge and easy-to-use samples to share with your district. RSVP today!

Upcoming

Lunch & Learns

November 13 – District Design and Marketing Made Easy with Canva

Branding is everything when it comes to marketing your business district. Graphic design and visual communication that accurately reflects the culture and identity of your district is so important, but hiring a professional designer isn’t always in the budget. Luckily there are options available to make amateur design look eye-catching and professional. Join us in this webinar where we will go over graphic design tips and tricks, do a basic Canva tutorial and cover best practices. Sign up today!

November 20 – Leadership Skills & Volunteer Recognition

Leading a business district association (BDA) requires a different type of leadership compared to running a small business where there’s a hierarchy, more formality, and support. BDAs have limited bandwidth, scarce resources, and high turnover. Leaders who thrive in this volunteer-driven, long-term, and peer environment all share similar core traits which we will be discussing during this Leadership Skills & Volunteer Recognition Lunch & Learn. We will also talk about the importance of volunteer recognition and how little things can make a big difference when it comes to retaining the talent on your team, especially during the holiday season! Sign up today!

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Resources

Venture Portland’s YouTube channel has multiple years of webinar recordings on topics ranging from business association governance, marketing, events, and city partners. Check out the most popular videos here or explore more on our channel.