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JANUARY
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All month
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National Mentoring Month
Financial Wellness Month
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1st week
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National Thank Your Customers Week
Women’s Self–Empowerment Week
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Jan. 13
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Make Your Dream Come True Day
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Jan. 16
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day #MLKDay
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Jan. 17–19
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U.S. Conference of Mayors @usmayors #USCM2017
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Jan. 17–20
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting #wef
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Jan. 19–22
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U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference @USASBE #USASBE2017
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Jan. 19
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Get to Know Your Customer Day
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Jan. 19
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Thank Your Mentor Day #ThankYourMentor
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Jan. 25–28
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Workforce Development Institute #comm_college
(American Association of Community Colleges)
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Jan 29–31
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* International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Leadership Summit
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Jan. TBD
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Battle of the Brands Webinar for Affiliates
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FEBRUARY
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All month
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Black History Month
Youth Leadership Month
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Feb. 11
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National Inventors Day #nationalinventorsday
International Day of Women and Girls in Science #womeninSTEM
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Feb. 18–25
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National Entrepreneurship Week #NEW2017
(Consortium for Entrepreneurial Education)
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Feb. 28–Mar. 2
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Sustainability, Ethics & Entrepreneurship Conference #SEEConf2017
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MARCH
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All month
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National Women’s History Month
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Mar. 8
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International Women’s Day #internationalwomensday
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Mar. 10–18
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SXSW Conference #SXSW
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Mar. 12
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Daylight Saving 2017
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Mar. 11–15
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National League of Cities Congressional City Conference
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Mar. 10-16
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* South by Southwest (Tech Industry and Government) #SXSW
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Mar. 14–17
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Global Entrepreneurship Congress #GEC2017
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Mar. 21–23
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* California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) Conference
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Mar. 23–25
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VentureWell 21st Annual Conference #VWopen
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Mar. 26–28
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* EDA University Meeting
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Mar. 26–29
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* 31st International Conference on Business Incubation (InBIA) #ICBI31
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Mar. 29
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National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
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APRIL
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First Week
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National Library Week #nationallibraryweek #librariestransform
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TBD
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Shop Local Webinar for Affiliates
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Apr. 4–7
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Skoll World Forum #skollwf
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Apr. 11
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National Library Workers Day #NLWD17
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Apr. 30–May 3
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Milken Institute Global Conference
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MAY
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All month
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
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First Week
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National Small Business Week #DreamSmallBiz
(U.S. Small Business Administration)
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May 1–3
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Main Street Now Conference #NOW17
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May 17–20
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Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Summit #BESummit
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May 19
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The Startup Conference #startupconf
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May 21
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Armed Forces Day
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May 29
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Memorial Day
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May 31–June 2
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National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations Conference
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JUNE
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All month
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual Pride Month
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2nd Week
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Families in Business Week
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June 4–6
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International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Economic Future Forum
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June 4–7
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National Association of Regional Councils Annual Conference
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June 7–10
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Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
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June 20–22
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WBENC National Conference & Business Fair (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
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June 21–23
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Mid–America Economic Development Council Best Practices Conference #MAEDC
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June 22–23
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Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Summit
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June 22–24
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Global Entrepreneurship Summit #GES2017
(U.S. Agency for International Development)
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JULY
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July 4
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Independence Day
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AUGUST
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All month
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National Inventors Month
Diversity Awareness Month
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Aug 9–12
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Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Convention #ACCE17
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Aug. 20–22
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* Southern Economic Development Council Conference
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Aug. 21
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World Entrepreneurs’ Day #TwentyFirstAugust
(Alliance of International Business Associations)
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Aug. 25–26
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Last Best Conference #lbcon
(Montana Enterprise Center)
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Aug. 26–29
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National Urban League Annual Conference #saveourcities
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TBD
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Global Entrepreneurship Week Webinar for Affiliates
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SEPTEMBER
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All month
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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Sept. 4
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Labor Day
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Sept. 17–20
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* International Economic Development Council Annual Conference
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Sept. 26–27
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The N.C. Rural Center Assembly
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Sept. 27–29
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CEO for Cities National Meeting #cbusceo
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Sept. 29–Oct. 1
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Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference #GCEC2017
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OCTOBER
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All Month
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Women’s Small Business Month
National Home–Based Business Week
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1st week
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Customer Service Week
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Oct 1–3
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* Northeastern Economic Development Council
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Oct. 8–11
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National Association of Community College Entrepreneurs Conference
#NACCE2017
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Oct. 9–12
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Association of University Research Parks International Conference
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Oct. 16–19
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* University Economic Development Association Annual Conference
#uedasummit
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Oct. 18–20
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Texas Economic Development Council Annual Conference #txedc17
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Oct. 30–Nov. 3
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National Veterans Small Business Week #MyVetBiz
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NOVEMBER
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All Month
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National Entrepreneurship Month
American Indian Heritage Month
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TBD
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Shop Local Webinar for Affiliates
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Nov. 1–3
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* SSTI Annual Conference #SSTI2017
(State Science & Technology Institute)
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Nov. 1–3
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National Rural Economic Developers Association Annual Conference #NREDA
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Nov. 9–11
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NRETA Job Creation Summit
(North East Regional Employment and Training Association)
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Nov. 11
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Veterans’ Day
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Nov. 13–19
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Global Entrepreneurship Week #GEW
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Nov. 15–18
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National League of Cities Summit #NLCSummit17
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Nov. 19
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Day #choosewomen
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Nov. 25
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Small Business Saturday
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Nov. 28
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Giving Tuesday
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DECEMBER
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All month
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Shop Local, powered by SourceLink
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Dec. 1–2
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Mayors Conference on Entrepreneurship
(Kauffman Foundation)
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Dec. 5–7
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BALLE Leadership Summit #BalleSummit17
(The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies)
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