Verizon Small Business Digital Ready provides exclusive networking opportunities and digital skills training, from courses to live coaching sessions to personalized learning plans.
Interested? If you have not yet joined the Digital Ready program (it’s free and easy), you can do that here. That’s your first step.
The program also provides $10,000 small business grants at certain times of the year. Though the latest grant period has ended, stay tuned for news on when a new round will open up in 2025. Even if you don’t secure a grant, joining Digital Ready and taking advantage of the tools and resources the program provides is a smart investment in your future.
These events and courses are for the rest of March. They are just a sample of the program’s benefits.
Small business chat: Lotus Rosery
- March 19 | 2:00 – 3:00PM ET
- This session features Anwar Dougsiyeh from Lotus Rosery, a festival owner that will focus on digital marketing.
- Enroll for free
Building a sustainable business: Strategies for prioritizing wellness and well-being
- March 20 | 12:00 – 2:00PM ET
- Learn essential strategies for time management, stress reduction, and work-life balance to build a sustainable business while prioritizing your well-being, avoiding burnout, and boosting long-term success.
- Enroll for free
Launch and scale through strategic planning
- March 20 | 3:00 – 4:30PM ET
- Learn actionable items to create a strategic plan that ensures your business growth, ultimately leading to increased leads and sales. Turn this seemingly complex topic into an exciting and doable next step for your business!
- Enroll for free
Safe capital to keep your business secure
- March 31 | 1:00 – 2:00PM ET
- Learn to navigate various capital options for your business and identify safe lenders while avoiding predatory, high-interest ones.
- Enroll for free
From creating personas to using them
- March 31 | 3:00 – 5:00PM ET
- This session with The Brand Amplifiers covers messaging, tone, and aligning your campaigns with audience needs. Learn how to implement messaging strategies for engagement, create campaigns that align with persona insights, and match tone and voice to audience expectations.
- Enroll for free
Peer to Peer Check-in Series
A dynamic, interactive series designed to help small businesses stay on track and break through roadblocks. Connect with a community of like-minded individuals bi-weekly in either the morning and/or the evening to share your goals and receive guidance and encouragement from your fellow Digital Ready small business peers. Join us to tap into the collective power of community accountability.
- What can you expect to take away from a peer to peer review?
- Define your small business check-in focus/goals (Marketing, Social Media, Operations etc)
- Share updates on your progress and celebrate small wins
- Address pain points, troubleshoot obstacles, and brainstorm solutions with the group
- Lean on your peers for advice, motivation, and accountability
- March dates and times:
- March 12 | 9:30 – 10:30AM ET
- March 12 | 4:00 – 5:00PM ET
- March 25 | 9:30 – 10:30AM ET
- March 25 | 5:00 – 6:00PM ET
- Register for free
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