BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261017T140000Z DTEND:20261017T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Fall 2026 Week 3 Dreams to Dollars Academy DESCRIPTION:Dreams To Dollars will be a 4-week\, in-person Saturday morning 10 AM - 12 PM EST experience across six cities in partnership with six HBCUs.\n\n\nEach Saturday will include:\n\n10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | National Session\n\nA live-streamed session organized by the National Center featuring subject matter experts covering the topic of the week.\n\n11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Local Activation\n\nLocal cohort leads will curate a follow-up experience based on the week's topic. This can include an additional speaker\, hands-on activity\, facilitated discussion\, networking\, or connections to local resources.\n\nThe goal is for participants to gain shared knowledge during the first hour and then connect that knowledge to the people\, opportunities\, and resources within their local entrepreneurial ecosystem.\n\n\n\nWe invite you to sign up for all four sessions or choose the sessions that work best for you.\n\n\n\n** Participants must register for each session individually**\n\nWeekly Topics:\n\nWeek 1: Trademarks\, Licensing & Commercialization\n\nWeek 2: AI Tools for Entrepreneurs\n\nWeek 3: Business Credit\, Bookkeeping & Taxes\n\nWeek 4: How to Legally Set Up Your Business For Success X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Dreams To Dollars will be a 4-week\, in-person Saturday morning 10 AM - 12 PM EST experience across six cities in partnership with six HBCUs.
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Each Saturday will include:
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | National Session
\nA live-streamed session organized by the National Center featuring subject matter experts covering the topic of the week.
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Local Activation
\nLocal cohort leads will curate a follow-up experience based on the week'\;s topic. This can include an additional speaker\, hands-on activity\, facilitated discussion\, networking\, or connections to local resources.
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The goal is for participants to gain shared knowledge during the first hour and then connect that knowledge to the people\, opportunities\, and resources within their local entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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\nWe invite you to sign up for all four sessions or choose the sessions that work best for you.
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\n** Participants must register for each session individually**
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Weekly Topics:
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Week 1: Trademarks\, Licensing &\; Commercialization
\nWeek 2: AI Tools for Entrepreneurs
\nWeek 3: Business Credit\, Bookkeeping &\; Taxes
\nWeek 4: How to Legally Set Up Your Business For Success
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\n LOCATION:Virginia State University Reginald F. Lewis College of Business - Auditorium Suite 120 UID:e.9156.6998 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260929T065807Z URL:http://thembl.memberzone.com/events/details/fall-2026-week-3-dreams-to-dollars-academy-6998 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR