Small Business Playbook Events

Since the start of the pandemic, small businesses have played a pivotal role in keeping the economy afloat, but the landscape has changed in unexpected ways. Futurist Scott Steinberg shares insight into trends, predictions for the road ahead, and strategies on how to future-proof your business and adapt to disruption to create a competitive advantage.

With optimism currently at its lowest level in over a decade, inflation continues to pose major challenges for small business owners across America. The head of the Small Business Administration discusses assistance programs and resources available to help owners weather these economic headwinds and share stories of entrepreneurs she's met all over the country.

For fifteen seasons, she's helped entrepreneurs take their businesses to the next level on "Shark Tank". Now, Barbara Corcoran, who built her own small business into a billion-dollar corporation, joins us to talk tips on how you can set your business up to succeed in the new year, and answer your questions.

To become a WNBA all-star and Olympic gold medalist, it takes grit, preparation, goal setting, and the ability to embrace competition while overcoming adversity. Now, 2-time MVP Elena Delle Donne shares her playbook on applying those same skills to entrepreneurship, and how she's turned two off-the-court passion projects into full-fledged businesses.

Employees are the lifeblood of every organization, yet recruiting and retaining top talent continues to be a major challenge for small businesses. Justin Su'a, a organizational performance specialist draws on his work with championship caliber pro sports teams to offer key strategies to increase trust, collaboration, commitment, and productivity to create a higher-performing workplace and culture in 2024.