Happy Earth Day! 🌎
It's the 50th anniversary of the eco-friendly holiday. I'm sure you've already been celebrating wildly since midnight, right? Maybe not, but there's still time! Minneapolis and St. Paul have some cool events going on that'll help make our environment a bit cleaner and let you show a little extra appreciation for our amazing planet.
Saturday, April 23 — Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board
This year’s cleanup takes place throughout the City of Minneapolis and is a collaboration between the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) and City of Minneapolis Solid Waste and Recycling.
Saturday, April 23 — Great River Coalition
Earth Day 5K Bee Run/ Walk, Boom Island Park, Minneapolis, in the only National Park offering scenic views of the Mississippi River!
Saturday, April 23 — LiveTV Events
In honor of Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd, 2022, we invite you to finish your spring cleaning by bringing your old, gently used clothes to this local clothing swap.
Alrighty! Back to our regularly scheduled startup programming. 🌎
Saturday, April 25 - May 23 — UMN Venture Center
The University of Minnesota MIN-Corps program is proud to work with Launch Minnesota, an initiative of MN-DEED, to help early-stage technology entrepreneurs translate their innovations to a fundable, high-growth ventures.
This webinar is a short-form guide to the Lean Startup (also called Lean LaunchPad) approach, a structured process to quickly assess and refine business concepts, thus avoiding costly mistakes and accelerating progress to market launch.
Wednesday, April 27 — Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
Join Jodie Burke, Food Licensing Liaison with the MN Department of Agriculture, to learn about food licensing for your small business!
Thursday, April 28 — BETA
FuckUp Nights (or FUN) is a global movement and event series that shares stories of professional failure. FuckUp Nights Twin Cities has hosted a few of these events already, and the featured speakers wowed by sharing vulnerable stories of their professional missteps. This event promises to be no different.
Guests:
Sean Higgins — CEO, BetterYou
Elyse Ash — Growth Manager, Cloudburst SBC
Tyrre Burks — Founder/CEO, Player's Health
Thursday, April 28 — WE Forum
How does the creative community find their audience and price their products? For more information on the We Forum’s monthly topics or speakers, you can follow them on their Facebook page HERE or their website HERE.
Featured Speakers:
Michelle Fagan — Fagan Studios
Naura Anderson — Threshold Arts
Annie Mack — Singer/Performer
