List of Upcoming Events related to Business in the Des Moines Area #DMBizEvents for Tuesday, March 30, through Tuesday, April 7, 2015, PLUS “Save the Dates” for April:
Tune in every Monday evening at 5:15pm to “Insight on Business the News Hour” on AM radio station 1350 KRNT for our favorite picks from the crowd-sourced #DMBizEvents list of Des Moines area business events for the coming two weeks.
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Here are some of our favorite upcoming Des Moines Area Business Events from our list:
Events drawing visitors to Greater Des Moines, week of March 29 via The Business Record. Twitter @BusinessRecord
- Iowa High School Jazz Championships, expected to draw 5,000 attendees to Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center on Tuesday, March 31
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
WEEKLY: Iowa Business Connection (IBC), Des Moines Chapter – Coffee Meetup: Every Tues morning 8:00 – 9:00am at Smokey Row, 1910 Cottage Grove Ave. “Turn connections into contacts and contacts into friends. No fees, no dues, no mandatory meetings!” More info:http://www.iowabusinessconnection.com/ or call Matt Youngs at 515-201-8705 LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Iowa-Business-Connection-4603300/about
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
WEEKLY: 1 Million Cups Des Moines: The most innovative energy you’ll feel all week. Every Wednesday, 8am-9am, at Inspired Grounds Café (formally Green Grounds Café) – 117 5th St., West Des Moines (Valley Junction.) Entrepreneurs present to a savvy audience fueled by free coffee. More Information:https://www.facebook.com/1MillionCupsDSM/info Twitter @1MillionCupsDSM
CONFERENCE: National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) of Iowa 2015 Summit: “Women Mean Business® Summit” at Prairie Meadows Conference Center, Altoona, Iowa. A day-long program to educate, empower and connect women business owners to grow and succeed in business. Registration and information: http://www.nawbo-ci.org/summit/ Twitter @NAWBOiowa
Thursday, April 2, 2015
WEEKLY: Business Incubator Networking Group – Iowa (B.I.N.G. -IA): Free Weekly Lunch and Learn and networking group. Every Thursday at noon at the West Des Moines Incubator – 2829 Westown Parkway, Suite 220, West Des Moines. With FREE open co-working in the WDM Incubator from 1 to 5 PM. Information: http://businessincubatornetworkinggroup.com Twitter @JadeHandy
Friday, April 3, 2015
EVERY FIRST FRIDAY: Central Iowa Bloggers (CIB): Meets first Friday each month 7:00-9:30am at Panera Bread, 6740 University Ave, West Des Moines. Come chat about business, social media, cool apps, marketing, blogging and your plans for 2015 over coffee with cool peeps! Come and go as you are able. “#CIB: Discussing Kittens and other key components of the Internet the first Friday of every month” More information: https://www.facebook.com/CentralIowaBloggers
EVERY FIRST FRIDAY: Gravitate – Free Co-Working Day: Free co-working all day at Gravitate – 206 6thAvenue Downtown, Des Moines. Information: http://www.gravitatedsm.com/events/ Twitter @GravitateDSM
EVERY FIRST FRIDAY: Gravitate Community Happy Hour Presented by CenturyLink: 4:30 to 6:30pm – 206 6th Avenue Downtown, Des Moines. More information: http://www.gravitatedsm.com/events/ Twitter @GravitateDSM
Saturday, April 4, 2015
WEEKLY: Small Business Incubator (BING-IA SES) B.I.N.G. Sweat Equity Saturday Meetup group: 8am to Noon. Meet and help ambitious people who have businesses or business startup aspirations. Roll up your sleeves on a Saturday to launch or grow a business. Meet with your team, work on your next steps, help others with their tasks and challenges and/or just provide your expertise and time to others. This is a time and a place to get things done and make things happen! http://www.meetup.com/Small-Business-Incubator-Meetup-West-Des-Moines-Iowa/events/218852426/ Twitter @JadeHandy
Tuesday, April 6, 2015
SMALL BUSINESS CLASS: “Blogging Fundamentals,” 6-9:30p, DMACC Southridge Campus – $59 (3 1/2 – hours)
Are you considering starting a blog for a business or an organization? Do you want to share your personal expertise? Do you have a blog you would like to get more people to read? Blogging Fundamentals will take you through the mechanics of creating a blog and the content planning process. The course also provides blog-writing best practices, tools and tips for promoting a blog, and an overview of how blogging fits in an overall marketing or personal branding strategy. More information and to register: https://go.dmacc.edu/conteddesc/pages/ceregistration.aspx Instructor Twitter @AlaureMktg
LUNCH AND LEARN: Bring your own lunch and learn about “3 Market Realities Facing Entrepreneurs and Innovators.” Noon to 1pm at Gravitate, 206 6th Avenue, 6th Floor Conference Room
#DSM. Presented by Ryan Anderson, VP of Product at The Members Group. Register for FREE event: https://tikly.co/events/542 Twitter @GravitateDSM
SAVE THE DATES:
Thursday, April 9, 2015
NETWORKING: Technology Association of Iowa’s (TAI) TechBrew: 5-7pm at Gramercy Tap (400 Walnut Street, Des Moines). Join us for the Technology Association of Iowa’s TechBrew event, an informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders getting together to talk over a beer (social lubrication). Cocktails and networking will begin promptly at 5 pm! First drink FREE! RSVP here: http://www.technologyiowa.org/en/events_services/techbrew/ Twitter @TechnologyIowa
UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS: The Greater Des Moines Partnership Business Calendar: Consolidated list of all chamber of commerce events in the Des Moines area at https://www.desmoinesmetro.com/en/calendar/
The Des Moines Business Mixer 