Join the Business Resource Center's free lunch & learn seminars! Each seminar will focus on a sole topic that is essential to running your small business and feature local expert guest speakers.
List of Services
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2025 Lunch-and-Learn Seminars
Mark your calenders! The Business Resource Center at Valley Partners is hosting monthly educational seminars to help you elevate your small business. Check out the topics to be discussed below, and register early to secure your spot!
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Entrepreneurship | Lunch-&-Learn
Thursday, April 17th, 2025
The Raymond John Wean Foundation
147 West Market St
Warren, OH 44481
Western Reserve Room
1 pm - 3 pm
Join Valley Partners for a FREE class to learn the roadmap from the startup of your business to the funding of your project. To register, click here.
The use of the conference room
neither constitutes an endorsement nor recommendation by The Raymond John Wean Foundation
of any organization’s beliefs, policies or programs.
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Protect Your Online Business | Lunch-&-Learn
Thursday, May 15th, 2025
4319 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, OH 44505
1 pm - 3 pm
With eCommerce businesses on the rise, ensuring your online information is protected is of most importance. Learn how to keep your eCommerce business safe by attending May's seminar during National Small Business Week! Information will be shared from Ford Technologies, eCommerce experts, insurance agents, and more. Register here.
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Strengthen Customer Experience + Expand Your Team
Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
305 Wick Ave
Youngstown, OH 44503
11 am - 1 pm
As your business grows, so should your team. Not only that, but maintaining high-quality customer service should become even more essential to your business as the company continues to grow. Therefore, you are invited to learn the tools, practices, and strategies necessary to expand your team & strengthen your customers' experience with Valley Partners' business resource advisors, Tanay Hill and Ayana Beulah! Strategies include defining the key roles necessary for scaling, hiring and retaining top talent, personalizing the services offered to your customers, expanding your customer support team, and more. Click here to register.
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Business Growth Strategies | Workshop
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
Location TBD
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Discover & learn strategic ways to grow your business with Valley Partners! Topics include strong marketing principles, strategic partnerships, the importance of networking & more. Register here!
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Leadership | Lunch-&-Learn Seminar
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Location TBD
1 pm - 3 pm
Come learn about strong leadership principles from one of the region's most valued voices! Register here!
