Published Jan 23, 2015
by SourceLink Administrator
At the end of every year (and again at the end of each quarter), we here at U.S.SourceLink sit down and map out our calendars. What conferences should we attend? What conversations should we follow? And how can we best and better raise the visibility for our affiliates, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship?
Here’s the short list we came up with this year. Below, you’ll see just a few of the business- and entrepreneurial-related events we celebrate (or create) throughout the year. These events help us shine the national spotlight on local entrepreneurs and on those on-the-ground resources that make local economies and their entrepreneurial ecosystems vibrant and vital.
By no means do we create a full-blown campaign out of everything on this list, but we do use it as a foundation (a post, a tweet) to help our communities and entrepreneurs stay abreast of the national conversations happening around entrepreneurship. (This list does not serve as an endorsement for non-U.S.SourceLink events.)
What events, conferences and conversations do you follow?
| JANUARY | |
| All month | National Mentoring Month Financial Wellness Month |
| 1st week | National Thank Your Customers Week Women’s Self-Empowerment Week |
| Jan. 13 | Make Your Dream Come True Day |
| Jan. 17 | Customer Service Day |
| Jan. 19 | MLK Day |
| Jan. 20 | Get to Know Your Customer Day |
| Jan. 20 or 22 | Annual Report Webinar for Affiliates |
| Jan. 22–25 | U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference |
| Jan. 26 | Thank Your Mentor Day |
| Jan. 27 | Battle of the Brands Webinar for Affiliates
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| FEBRUARY | |
| All month | Black History Month Time Management Month Youth Leadership Month |
| Feb. 1 – Feb. 20 | Battle of the Brands Nominations |
| Feb. 9-11 | Startup Grind #StartupGrind |
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| Feb. 16 | President’s Day |
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| Feb. 21-28 | National Entrepreneurship Week |
| MARCH | |
| All month | National Women’s History Month
Battle of the Brands, powered by U.S.SourceLink |
| March 7–11 | SXSW Interactive #SXSW |
| March 8 | International Women’s Day |
| March 16–19 | Global Entrepreneurship Congress #GEC2015 |
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| March 29 | National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day |
| APRIL |
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| TBD | Shop Local Webinar for Affiliates |
| Apr. 22 | Earth Day |
| April 29-30 | Bridging Communities: U.S.SourceLink Conference
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| MAY |
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| All month | Shop Local, powered by U.S.SourceLink |
| May 4-8 | National Small Business Week #SBW2015 |
| May 14 | The Startup Conference
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| JUNE |
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| 1st Week | National Business Etiquette Week |
| 2nd Week | Families in Business Week |
| June 10–12 | BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference |
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| JULY |
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| All month | National Recreation and Parks Month National Culinary Arts Month
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| AUGUST |
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| All month | National Inventors Month |
| TBD | Global Entrepreneurship Week Webinar for Affiliates
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| All month | Hispanic Heritage Month |
| Sept 15–18 | Dreamforce/Salesforce Conference |
| Sept 27–30 | University Economic Development Association Annual Conference
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| OCTOBER |
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| All Month | National Book Month Women’s Small Business Month Diversity Awareness Month National Home-based Business Week |
| Oct. 4–7 | International Economic Development Council Annual Conference |
| Oct. 5 | National Customer Service Week Financial Planning Week |
| Oct. 11–14 | National Association of Community College Entrepreneurs |
| Oct. 12 | Improve Your Home Office Week |
| Oct. 16 | World Food Day |
| Oct. 24 | National Make a Difference Day National Businesswomen’s Week |
| Oct. 26-28 | SSTI, State Science and Technology Institute |
| Oct. 29–31 | Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
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| NOVEMBER | |
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| TBD | Shop Local Webinar for Affiliates |
| Nov. 2-6 | National Veterans Small Business Week #MyVetBiz |
| Nov. 16-22 | Global Entrepreneurship Week #GEW |
| Nov. 20 | Global Business Angels Day |
| Nov. 20 | Women’s Entrepreneurship Day |
| Nov. 27 | Plaid Friday |
| Nov. 28 | Small Business Saturday
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| DECEMBER | |
| All month | Shop Local , powered by U.S.SourceLink |
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