Upcoming Workshops
Practical workshops for established Warren business owners who want to strengthen how they run, manage, and grow their business.

Pay Yourself First
Owner Pay, Retirement, and Your Financial Future
Take a closer look at how you pay yourself and prepare for retirement. Understand how your business structure, cash flow, and business obligations affect those decisions, and identify a practical next step.
What you’ll leave with
- An Owner Pay Snapshot to help you examine your current approach
- A better understanding of owner pay and retirement planning considerations
- One financial action you choose to take within 30 days
For owners of businesses physically located within the City of Warren, Ohio, with at least three years in operation.
No cost to eligible participants.
This workshop provides general financial education and does not provide individualized investment, tax, or legal advice.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Venue details provided to registered participants.
Mood Board Workshop
Clarify Your Brand Direction for 2027
This hands-on, two-hour workshop is back after a great December 2025 event. This year-end workshop gives you space to reset your brand direction or define it for the first time as you prepare for 2027.
Create a physical mood board that captures how you want your brand to look, sound, and feel in the year ahead.
What you’ll leave with
- A completed brand mood board
- Three to five words that describe your brand’s personality
- Clear direction for the tone, images, and visual style you use to connect with customers
Open to all business owners and nonprofits.
Participation fee: $25
Supplies, light food, and refreshments provided
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
5:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Urban Tap & Distillery, Warren, Ohio

Make Your Service Easier to Buy
How to Help Customers Understand, Trust, and Value What You Offer
Are you spending too much time explaining your service and still hearing, “I’ll think about it”?
In this two-hour working session, focus on one service you already sell. Improve how you explain its value, support your claims, and address questions that can keep customers from moving forward.
What you’ll leave with
- A clear statement of the value your service provides to customers
- Proof points that help customers trust what you offer
- A revised service explanation that addresses customer questions and uncertainty
- One action to complete within 30 days
Open to all businesses and nonprofits
Participation Fee: $99
Light food and refreshments provided.
Thursday, January, 14, 2027 (Tentative)
Time Being Determined
Venue details provided to registered participants.
Registration Coming Soon
Past Workshops

Canva for Busy Business Owners
Spend less time starting from scratch. Learn a repeatable way to create business content, keep your designs consistent, and organize your Canva work.
What you’ll leave with
- One completed piece of customer-facing content
- A reusable Canva design you can update
- A clear approach to naming and organizing your files
For owners of businesses physically located within the City of Warren, Ohio, with at least three years in operation.
No cost to eligible participants. Required exercises use Canva Free.
