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SUMMARY:🖥️ Find Your Ideal Customer (East Bay) (7/15/26)
DESCRIPTION:The more you understand your ideal customer\, the easier it is to market your business with confidence. In this hands-on workshop\, you’ll create a customer persona you can use to improve your messaging and attract the right audience. \n\n\n\nLEARN HOW TO: \n\n\n✔ Identify your ideal customer \n✔ Create a detailed customer persona \n\n✔ Improve your marketing message \n\n\n✔ Make smarter marketing decisions \n\n\n✔ Reach the customers most likely to buy \n\n\n\nA Simple Customer Persona Workshop for Small Businesses \n\n\nStop Marketing to Everyone. Start Reaching the Right Customers. \n*************************************************************************** \nInterested in joining this event? \nAll clients must register for classes via your client portal account. Here’s how you can do it. \n\nAlready a Renaissance Client?  \nLog in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen \nNew to the Renaissance Community? \nGet started by filling out a client interest form and attending an orientation.  \n*All clients must complete an interest form and attend orientation before signing up for classes.*
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CATEGORIES:Marketing Workshops,Skill Building Workshops
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SUMMARY:🖥️Payments Made Simple: A Small Business Guide to Payment Acceptance (WBC 7/15/26)
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and Visa \nJoin Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and Visa & Main (Visa’s small business program) for a practical webinar designed to help small business owners confidently navigate today’s payment landscape. When major moments in your city\, such as global sporting events\, bring increased customer foot traffic\, having a fast\, seamless payment experience in place is key to helping you meet the moment. \nWhether you’re accepting customers’ payments online\, in store\, or on the go\, this session will break down how payments actually work. You’ll learn what’s involved in every transaction\, what happens behind the scenes\, and which tools can help you get started with digital payments. \nWe’ll cover fundamentals every small and local business should know\, including topics like: \n\nThe key players in payment processing—and what they each do\nHow payments move from customers to your bank account\nWhat payment gateways and merchant accounts are—and why they matter\nWhat to look for when choosing payment tools for your business\nHow modern payment technology can support business growth\, security\, and ease of use\nHow Visa and its partners support local businesses with education\, tools\, and tailored resources\n\nFacilitator: Rachele Trigueros  \nPlease use the link below to register directly for this webinar: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P_-OP9RQQ6akUwQU8kq5vw \nNote: Our services and programs are open to all entrepreneurs. All Renaissance WBC/SOMA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. \n\nAll clients  must register for classes via your client portal account. Here is how you can do it.\n \nAlready a Renaissance Client?  \nLog in to your client portal and access the calendar at the top of your screen \nNew to the Renaissance Community? \nGet started by filling out a client interest form and attending an orientation. \n*All clients must complete an interest form and attend orientation before signing up for classes.* \n \n  \nRenaissance WBC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the SBA. All SBA programs or cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made\, if requested\, at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: Women Business Center wbc@rencenter.org\, (415) 894-9779.
URL:https://rencenter.org/event/%f0%9f%96%a5%ef%b8%8fpayments-made-simple-a-small-business-guide-to-payment-acceptance-wbc-7-15-26/
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CATEGORIES:Finance Workshops,Professional Development Workshops
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