Online Event
Resources & Strategies for Underrepresented Business Owners to Thrive in the Post-COVID Future
Learn About How Early-Stage Companies Can Recover from COVID-19
Date
May 20, 2020
Time
04:30 pm - 06:00 pm
Address
Online Event
COVID-19 has significantly impacted every business in some way, but the owners of small and medium-sized businesses have been affected more than most. On this live and interactive online event, we will discuss the challenges, resources, and opportunities available to SMBs led by women, minority, immigrant and veteran founders with Elizabeth Gore (Co-Founder and President of Alice, Emeritus Chair of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, Partner of Portfolia Fund, and one of the world's "Most Creative People in Business” according to Fast Company). Don't miss this opportunity to learn about various resources available to small businesses to survive and thrive during these unprecedented times.
About the speaker
Elizabeth Gore serves as co-founder and president of Alice (http://helloalice.com), a smart technology that connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to curated resources, experts, opportunities, events and communities to help them launch and grow their companies. Previously she served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Dell Technologies. Elizabeth advises the growth of purpose-driven companies, is an investing limited partner with the Portfolia fund. She is the emeritus chair of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, and previously served the UN for nearly a decade as the first ever entrepreneur-in-residence for the foundation, as well as the vice president of global partnerships, where she founded strategic grassroots efforts like Nothing But Nets, Girl Up, and Shot@Life. Elizabeth is a former United States Peace Corps volunteer for which she served in Bolivia. Elizabeth has also led organizations like the Points of Light Foundation, Share Our Strength, and the Texas A&M Foundation. People magazine named her one of its “Top 100 Extraordinary Women,” Fast Company called her one of the “Most Creative People in Business,” and she was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Women to Watch.” She has been covered in media outlets like ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox Business, Fortune, Glamour, and Time.
Who Should Attend?
Elizabeth Gore serves as co-founder and president of Alice (http://helloalice.com), a smart technology that connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to curated resources, experts, opportunities, events and communities to help them launch and grow their companies. Previously she served as entrepreneur-in-residence at Dell Technologies. Elizabeth advises the growth of purpose-driven companies, is an investing limited partner with the Portfolia fund. She is the emeritus chair of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, and previously served the UN for nearly a decade as the first ever entrepreneur-in-residence for the foundation, as well as the vice president of global partnerships, where she founded strategic grassroots efforts like Nothing But Nets, Girl Up, and Shot@Life. Elizabeth is a former United States Peace Corps volunteer for which she served in Bolivia. Elizabeth has also led organizations like the Points of Light Foundation, Share Our Strength, and the Texas A&M Foundation. People magazine named her one of its “Top 100 Extraordinary Women,” Fast Company called her one of the “Most Creative People in Business,” and she was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Women to Watch.” She has been covered in media outlets like ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox Business, Fortune, Glamour, and Time.
Who Should Attend?
- Founders who were impacted by COVID-19
- Anyone building a startup to build the post-COVID-19 world
What are some of the Topics?
- How businesses can adapt to recover from the pandemic
- How entrepreneurs can make themselves more attractive to investors
- Resources that are available to veteran founders
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