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Small Business

The City of Scottsdale’s Economic Development Department is poised to meet the needs of the small business community by helping clients understand the entire process from start to finish. This is accomplished through early dialogue and interaction with staff whose main focus is working with new and existing Scottsdale Small Businesses.

Every small business is unique, so it is recommended that you discuss your project with Economic Development first to help navigate you through many city processes’. There are many advantages to contacting our Small Business professionals in order to ensure your business not only opens, but succeeds and expands in Scottsdale. Some of the advantages include:

  • Single point of contact
  • Tailored project schedule
  • Expedited timeline of services
  • Staff resources to achieve continued success

Small Business Training Series

This ten week spring program series is available to all existing or aspiring small businesses and entrepreneurs in Scottsdale. Each session will feature facilitation by Stealthmode Partners, tools and resources from Scottsdale Economic Development, and instruction from local business experts.

All training is held at:
1951 at ASU SkySong
1475 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 150
Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Past Workshops

The Increasing Pace of Change, AI, Robotics and the Future of Work
Speaker:
Mary Jesse
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
Advertising Strategies That No Longer Work
Speaker:
Ryan Smeets
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
Digital Health and Changes in Costs
Speaker:
Dan Munro
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Cryptocurrency and the Blockchain
Speaker:
Joe Snyder, NBDR
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
Setting Up To Get Paid Faster = Software for Billing
Speaker:
John Koloch, General Cents Accounting
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019
How Video is Taking Over the World
Speaker:
Ita Udo-Ema, View from Above
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Cybersecurity in Arizona
Speaker:
Joel Menk, Datashield
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Social Media for Marketing
Speaker:
Jeff Moriarity, social media strategist
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Leadership Strategies for Today
Speaker:
J'Lein Liese
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019
City of Scottsdale Resources for Small Businesses - Tourism and Economic Development
Speaker:
Karen Churchard - Tourism and Events Director
Josh Utterback - Economic Development Specialist
Date:
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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