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At Venture Café we connect innovators to make things happen all over the world. MAKE THINGS HAPPEN Venture Café Providence connects a community of innovators, entrepreneurs, and small businesses through free, high-impact programming and events. CONNECT Learn more about and attend our connective programs. LEARN Videos, podcasts, & content to engage and educate any day of the week. SHARE Get involved. Share your insights, ideas and innovations with the innovation community. CONNECT UPCOMING EVENTS June 16, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Black Business Expo & Resources June 16, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from Black owned breweries and wineries from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! June 16, 2022 Black Business Expo Thursday Gathering - Black Business Expo & Resources June 16, 2022 Black Business Expo Join the Black Business Expo that’s part of Venture Cafe’s Thursday Gathering program. Learn about the organizations and startups these Black entrepreneurs, creatives and innovators are leading here in Rhode Island.Tabeling organizations:A Sweet CreationGoldman Sachs 10,000 BusinessesRI Women in the TradesThe Black Leaf Tea & Culture ShopDOA – Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (DEDI)Rhode Island Black Business AssociationFab Living RealtyKin Southern Table + BarEnergy in MotionDistant RelativesOthers To Be Announced!The Black Business Expo is being co-created in partnership with The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop, Ann Clanton Communications and Fab Living Realty. June 16, 2022 Forum: Running a Business While Black - Analyzing the Obstacles Thursday Gathering - Black Business Expo & Resources June 16, 2022 Forum: Running a Business While Black - Analyzing the Obstacles Join this forum to learn more and discuss the challenges of running a business while Black. The forum will feature presentations from local organizations that offer resources to business owners and creatives that are telling impactful stories.Agenda:The history of Juneteenth presented by Keith Stokes.Screening of Don Mays short firm “These Truths”A panel discussion with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business alumni moderated by Karina Wood and featuring Zae Reyes of ZaeCo PHI, LLC and Sterling Clinton-Spellman of Incred-a-BowlThis session is co-created in partnership with Ann Clanton Communications and Fab Living Realty June 16, 2022 Fireside Chat: Creating Community Thursday Gathering - Black Business Expo & Resources June 16, 2022 Fireside Chat: Creating Community Join this Fireside Chat to hear from a panel of speakers leading different organizations here in Greater Providence. Learn about how they have found success in creating community and the challenges that they have faced.Panelists include: Juan Wilson Jr., Melaine Ferdinand-King, Dr. Matthew Anderson, and Dr. Yvorn AswadModerated by Amber Jackson of The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop. June 23, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Artists and Entrepreneurs of Providence June 23, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! June 23, 2022 Artists of CIC Popup Art Gallery Thursday Gathering - Artists and Entrepreneurs of Providence June 23, 2022 Artists of CIC Popup Art Gallery We invite you to join the CIC, Venture Cafe and Greater Providence community at Venture Cafe for the Artist of CIC Popup Art Gallery.10+ artists that exhibit their work in the halls of 225 Dyer Street and will have their artwork present. Register for this session so our artists know that you’ll be coming to meet them! June 23, 2022 Workshop: Exploring Your Creative Mission Thursday Gathering - Artists and Entrepreneurs of Providence June 23, 2022 Workshop: Exploring Your Creative Mission What creative pursuits are you currently engaged in? Art, cooking, business development? No matter what they are, Exploring Your Creative Mission takes a deep look at where you are putting your energy and what lies ahead in your creative path. Through nature photography, writing prompts, and guided feedback, the session opens the door to how you are fulfilling your creative mission and how to re-direct if you are offtrack. Bring a willingness to discern new ways forward.About Midori CreativityMidori Creativity, founded by Midori Evans, is building a nurturing ecosystem, promoting the power of creativity in everyday lives through unique workshops,coaching, community-wide projects, business development for creatives, and a shared language. June 23, 2022 Workshop: Expressive Art for Entrepreneurs Thursday Gathering - Artists and Entrepreneurs of Providence June 23, 2022 Workshop: Expressive Art for Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship thrives on creativity and thinking outside the box. Yet so many of our actions and strategies push us to rely on logic, procedures, and drive. Come join this fun and interactive session on Expressive Arts to get your energy flowing, your creativity in the driver’s seat, and silence that inner critic!In this session, you’ll ground in, move your body (a bit!), and open up the right hemisphere of your brain to really tap into the inner artist and create intentions and momentum for your life and/or business. This workshop will include a brief grounding/meditation, minimal body movement, and good old-fashioned drawing! June 28, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (6/28) June 28, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. June 30, 2022 BuildSell30 Startup Challenge BuildSell30 Startup Challenge (Kick-Off June 30th!) June 30, 2022 BuildSell30 Startup Challenge For the month of July, Venture Cafe Providence will be partnering with BuildSell30 and Sparrow to run a hybrid startup challenge. BuildSell30 is an online, global startup cohort where first-time founders build real-world businesses to win the challenge. The challenge is to build an online business (i.e. SaaS) from scratch, earn $100 in revenue from it and sell it on the 30th day (if wanted).Through the Venture Cafe partnership, BuildSell30 will be running a cohort in a hybrid model for the first time ever with half of the cohort participating online and the other half participating in real life at Venture Cafe Providence during the weekly Thursday Gathering program.Want to Participate? Joining is free. Pre-Register for this session so we know to count you in for the 30-day cohort starting in July. From there, someone from the Venture Cafe team will reach out with additional details.Note: Weekly BuildSell30 cohort check-in required to be eligible to win the challenge. BuildSell30 Anticipated Agenda Thursday, June 30 – Virtual Kick-Off!Due to the 4th of July weekend, we will be hosting the BuildSell30 Kick-Off 100% virtually5:00 – 6:00 PM: Venture Café and BuildSell30 provide an overview of the programming for July.Cohort members introduce themselves and what they will be working on for the month.Q/A to clear up any questions, comments or concerns from all parties participating.Thursday, July 7th – Idea Validation5:00 – 6:00 PM: Sparrow special guest will speak to the principles needed to build online products that customers will love. Additional topics will include how to effectively find ideas to work on and how to quickly validate if a product is needed by the market and how to find co-founders for your business.6:00 – 7:00 PM: Cohort goal setting for the next week. Discuss your project with cohort mates.Thursday, July 14th – Go-to-Market Strategies5:00 – 6:00 PM: Sparrow special guest will teach how to successfully launch an online product / service. Additional topics will include real-world examples of how the special guest did it in the past, how to focus on the right customer acquisition channels and things to avoid when launching online.6:00 – 7:00 PM: Cohort goal setting for the next week. Discuss your project with cohort mates.Thursday, July 21st – Customer Discovery 5:00 – 6:00 PM: Sparrow special guest will show strategies and tactics to find your first 10 customers. Additional topics will include real-world examples of how the special guest did it in the past, how to increase chances of finding beta users/champion customers within weeks and how to design/iterate a product based on customer reviews.6:00 – 7:00 PM: Cohort goal setting for the next week. Discuss your project with cohort mates.Thursday, July 28th – Marketing Basics5:00 – 6:00 PM: Sparrow special guest will walk through the absolute basics of successfully marketing a product / service online. Additional topics will include real-world tactics of how the Lecturer scaled their business, habits to stick to / avoid for marketing, how to spend time effectively when growing from 10 to 50 customers and how to personally grow as a founder.6:00 – 7:00 PM: Cohort wrap-up. Discuss the future of your startup.Bring your idea and help us continue to grow the startup ecosystem here in Providence!Any questions? Please email [email protected] July 7, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Idea Validation July 7, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! July 7, 2022 Workshop: How to Validate Your Startup Idea with Sparrow Thursday Gathering - Idea Validation July 7, 2022 Workshop: How to Validate Your Startup Idea with Sparrow A special guest from Sparrow will speak to the principles needed to build online products that customers will love. Additional topics will include how to effectively find ideas to work on and how to quickly validate if a product is needed by the market and how to find co-founders for your business.About SparrowSparrow is a service that facilitates mentorship calls with founders who built, scaled and sold their own startups for millions. They help founders gain results at a fraction of the cost of an agency or growth hire. July 7, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup Thursday Gathering - Idea Validation July 7, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup This session is for BuildSell30 startup challenge participants to meet with one another to talk about the startups they are working on. Cohort members will leave this meetup with a goal of what they are going to work on over the next week.About BuildSell30BuildSell30 is an online, global startup cohort where first-time founders build real-world businesses to win the challenge. The challenge is to build an online business (i.e. SaaS) from scratch, earn $100 in revenue from it and sell it on the 30th day (if wanted). July 14, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Go-To-Market Strategies July 14, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! July 14, 2022 Workshop: Best Go-To-Market Strategies with Sparrow Thursday Gathering - Go-To-Market Strategies July 14, 2022 Workshop: Best Go-To-Market Strategies with Sparrow A special guest from Sparrow will speak on how to successfully launch an online product / service. Additional topics will include real-world examples of how the special guest did it in the past, how to focus on the right customer acquisition channels and things to avoid when launching online.About Sparrow:Sparrow facilitates mentorship calls with founders who built, scaled and sold their own startups for millions. Gain results at a fraction of the cost of an agency or growth hire. July 14, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup Thursday Gathering - Go-To-Market Strategies July 14, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup This session is for BuildSell30 startup challenge participants to meet with one another to talk about the startups they are working on. Cohort members will leave this meetup with a goal of what they are going to work on over the next week.About BuildSell30BuildSell30 is an online, global startup cohort where first-time founders build real-world businesses to win the challenge. The challenge is to build an online business (i.e. SaaS) from scratch, earn $100 in revenue from it and sell it on the 30th day (if wanted). July 19, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (7/19) July 19, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. July 21, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Customer Discovery July 21, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! July 21, 2022 Workshop: Importance of Customer Discovery with Sparrow Thursday Gathering - Customer Discovery July 21, 2022 Workshop: Importance of Customer Discovery with Sparrow A special guest from Sparrow will show strategies and tactics to find your first 10 customers. Additional topics will include real-world examples of how the special guest did it in the past, how to increase chances of finding beta users/champion customers within weeks and how to design/iterate a product based on customer reviews.About SparrowSparrow helps facilitate mentorship calls with founders who built, scaled and sold their own startups for millions. Gain results at a fraction of the cost of an agency or growth hire. July 21, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup Thursday Gathering - Customer Discovery July 21, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup This session is for BuildSell30 startup challenge participants to meet with one another to talk about the startups they are working on. Cohort members will leave this meetup with a goal of what they are going to work on over the next week.About BuildSell30BuildSell30 is an online, global startup cohort where first-time founders build real-world businesses to win the challenge. The challenge is to build an online business (i.e. SaaS) from scratch, earn $100 in revenue from it and sell it on the 30th day (if wanted). July 21, 2022 Architectural Thinking For Startups – From Business Vision to IT Realization Thursday Gathering - Customer Discovery July 21, 2022 Architectural Thinking For Startups – From Business Vision to IT Realization As a startup you are likely considering your MVP. However it’s not too early to consider the future product. In the early days, considering your ultimate tech architecture is essential. Making wrong moves early in your product can cause a lot of pain and expensive rework! Ronen Siman-Tov will explore how to connect early business thinking with essential considerations for your ultimate tech architecture. There is a methodology for this!The TOGAF® Standard, a standard of The Open Group, is a proven Technology Architecture methodology and framework used by the world’s leading organizations. Ronen will discuss how to apply this methodology on a real example and demonstrate how the different architectural views were derived. Following this session you will be provided with some tools that will help you avoid some of the common mistakes experienced by others.This session has been co-created in partnership with RIHub July 28, 2022 Innovation on Tap Thursday Gathering - Marketing Your Venture and Yourself July 28, 2022 Innovation on Tap Innovation can take many forms. Sometimes in the form of a craft beverage!Enjoy a curated selection of beer and wine from the Venture Cafe team while connecting and engaging with members from the innovation ecosystem here in the Greater Providence area. Non-alcoholic options will be available as well. Remember, Venture Cafe is for everyone! July 28, 2022 Workshop: Effective Marketing Strategies with Sparrow Thursday Gathering - Marketing Your Venture and Yourself July 28, 2022 Workshop: Effective Marketing Strategies with Sparrow A special guest from Sparrow will walk through the absolute basics of successfully marketing a product / service online. Additional topics will include real-world tactics of how the Lecturer scaled their business, habits to stick to / avoid for marketing, how to spend time effectively when growing from 10 to 50 customers and how to personally grow as a founder.About Sparrow:Mentorship calls with founders who built, scaled and sold their own startups for millions. Gain results at a fraction of the cost of an agency or growth hire.  July 28, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup Thursday Gathering - Marketing Your Venture and Yourself July 28, 2022 BuildSell30 Cohort Meetup This session is for BuildSell30 startup challenge participants to meet with one another to talk about the startups they are working on. Cohort members will leave this meetup with a goal of what they are going to work on over the next week.About BuildSell30BuildSell30 is an online, global startup cohort where first-time founders build real-world businesses to win the challenge. The challenge is to build an online business (i.e. SaaS) from scratch, earn $100 in revenue from it and sell it on the 30th day (if wanted). July 28, 2022 Panel: Finding a Co-Founder with RI Hub Thursday Gathering - Marketing Your Venture and Yourself July 28, 2022 Panel: Finding a Co-Founder with RI Hub Join Annette Tonti from RI Hub and other special guests to learn why you need a co-founder for your startup and how should consider going about finding one.The panel will be comprised of current entrepreneurs to speak to how they found their co-founder and investors on why they like investing into ventures that have more than one founder.About RI Hub RIHub’s not-for-profit mission is all about driving economic transformation by helping entrepreneurs and startups more effectively focus and apply their ingenuity and innovation to reach their goals. August 23, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (8/23) August 23, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. September 27, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (9/27) September 27, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. October 13, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (10/13) October 13, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. November 15, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (11/15) November 15, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. December 13, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI (12/13) December 13, 2022 Community Coffee with MassChallenge RI Register for this session so we know to save you some coffee for this monthly Community Coffee meetup with MassChallenge alumni and members from Greater Providence’s innovation community here at Venture Cafe Providence.About MassChallengeMassChallenge is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration and development. We have more than a decade of experience accelerating startups, industry, and innovation ecosystems. We work across sectors to drive a stronger future through collaborative innovation. BROWSE CALENDAR 2020 IN A NUTSHELLOUR COMMUNITYEVENTSINNOVATORSEDUCATIONAL SESSIONS CONNECT PROGRAMS BUILDSELL30 COHORT BUILDSELL30 COHORT COMMUNITY COFFEE WITH MASSCHALLENGE RI COMMUNITY COFFEE WITH MASSCHALLENGE RI THURSDAY GATHERING THURSDAY GATHERING You may have a great business idea but without relationships and the latest insights your chances of launching a successful business in isolation are low. Each week Venture Café’s Thursday Gathering connects creators, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, corporates, students and visionaries to build a strong, inclusive and equitable business and innovation ecosystem. Learn News June 24, 2021 The Accidental Entrepreneur: When Life Hands You Lemons... June 24, 2021 The Accidental Entrepreneur: When Life Hands You Lemons... Being your own boss is potentially one of the most rewarding and liberating experiences. However, passion and a great idea are not enough to guarantee success; the likelihood of achievement is significantly enhanced with deliberate forethought and planning. When Elaine Dickson embarked on her entrepreneurial journey it was in response to an unpleasant and unexpected life event. Looking back there are critical enablers that could have made her startup journey less bumpy. Join us as Elaine shares her story and some of the building blocks that were crucial to her success. June 24, 2021 Startup Story: Jaia Robotics June 24, 2021 Startup Story: Jaia Robotics Join us for a Startup Story featuring Ian Estaphan Owen, Co-Founder of Jaia Robotics! Startup stories showcase local innovators, startups and small businesses with their own session dedicated to sharing what they've learned with the Venture Café Community. June 24, 2021 The Future of... FinTech Data Analysis June 24, 2021 The Future of... FinTech Data Analysis Suraj Sait and Morgan Prior currently intern at Marstone, Inc., a leading provider of digital investing solutions. During their internship, they chose to analyze trends in user behavior related to risk tolerance questionnaires using a variety of statistical tools. Using their analysis, they then explored classification of users by persona and built a predictive model for classifying users by risk level. In this presentation, Suraj and Morgan will highlight their key findings, as well as the data science concepts which underpin them. June 24, 2021 Thursday Gathering: The Future of FinTech Data Analysis (06/24) June 24, 2021 Thursday Gathering: The Future of FinTech Data Analysis (06/24) June 17, 2021 Startup Story: USEFULL June 17, 2021 Startup Story: USEFULL USEFULL is on a mission to help colleges, corporate offices, campuses, and communities design plastic out of the day-to-day, starting with single-use cups and containers. USEFULL is a Boston-based circular solution that partners can implement. USEFULL provides the technology and inventory - returnable stainless steel cups and containers - to take the place of single-use to-go options. Watch the recording of their story below! June 17, 2021 SeaAhead BlueGreen Innovation Challenge Finals June 17, 2021 SeaAhead BlueGreen Innovation Challenge Finals Join SeaAhead as they celebrate the Finalists from the 2020-2021 Blue Green Innovation Challenge. Finalists pitched their concepts and answered questions from the audience about their innovations. Looking back at 2020 with our impact report46 Thursday Gatherings, 3455 visits locally, 645 presenters, 400 sessions, and 100.000 visits globally! CONNECT. LEARN. SHARE.Sign up to receive a community update each Monday! © 2021Privacy PolicyVenture Café Global InstituteVenture Café ♥ CIC We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. 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