FROM PROVIDER TO POWERHOUSE – How to Grow and Scale Your Childcare Business


Growing a childcare business takes more than adding children to your program. This training will cover practical ways to strengthen your business, increase capacity, manage staffing, and prepare for growth. You’ll learn how to identify opportunities to grow while making sure your business can support that growth. Whether you’re just starting to think about expansion (more…)

Rural Resources for the Small Business Owner


This session covers funding opportunities, technical assistance, networking resources, and strategies for overcoming common rural business challenges. Participants will leave with actionable insights and connections to programs that can help grow and sustain their businesses. (more…)

Manufacturing 103: Testing and Developing Products Customers Want


  •  September 29, 2026
     5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Growing a manufacturing operation often means moving beyond one-off jobs toward products and offerings you can repeat and sell. This session walks through a practical path from idea to a market-ready product, sized for a small team with limited time. You will learn how to test an idea, gather customer input early, and decide what is worth building. By the (more…)