Thursday, November 1
Location: 1600 E. Roseneath Rd. Date/Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Event Type: Meetup, networking Price: Free
Description: Come show off a project, socialize, or just hang out. If you’re thinking about becoming a member, come on in. Hack RVA is a member run nonprofit makerspace located in Scott’s Addition. In our space you’ll find people into electronics, robots, woodworking, embedded software, metalworking, music, art, video, photography, 3D printing, sewing, textiles, virtual reality, gaming, lasers and much more.
Monday, November 5
Entrepreneurial Women RVA November Network & Learn
Location: Location to be provided to attendees Date/Time: 6:30 p.m. Event Type: Meetup, networking Price: Free
Description: Are you a female that has started your own business—or is considering it? Let's get together to share our experiences and support each other. The group is also open to women in a corporate position of leadership, as entrepreneurial skills are used in many roles.
Tuesday, November 6
Certificate Course # 9 – Design Your Pitch Deck
Location: 1717 Innovation Center, 1717 E. Cary St. Date/Time: 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Event Type: Workshop, networking Price: Free
Description: In the final workshop of Startup Virginia’s certificate series, John Polk of John Polk & Associates will talk about presenting a business plan to secure partners, investments and customers. Participants will learn to tell a clear story that effectively influences stakeholders, distill a business plan into a clear pitch deck, visualize data to effectively support conclusions and ensure key points are clear and supported by “the why.”
Thursday, November 8
Betting Big On Tech: Second Annual Charity Casino Night
Location: Hippodrome Theater, 528 N. 2nd St. Date/Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Event Type: Fundraising, networking Price: $75
Description: Betting Big On Tech brings Richmond’s technology community together to support the future of the industry. Now in its second year, this annual event has evolved into a collaboration of two dozen Richmond-based technology companies coming together to support a cause important to the present and future of Richmond’s tech community. All proceeds will support CodeVA.
Thursday, November 8
Location: 1717 Innovation Center, 1717 E. Cary St. Date/Time: 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Event Type: Informational session, networking Price: Free
Description: Join us for an overview and tour of Startup Virginia to find out what we’re all about. Whether you’re a prospective member, mentor, investor or simply someone interested in learning more, this is an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Startup Virginia. Topics covered will include different memberships, mentors and programs available, and a tour of the workspace will be offered. Registration is required.
Friday, November 9
Location: Richmond Public Library Main Branch, 101 E. Franklin St. Date/Time: 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Event Type: Workshop, outreach Price: Free
Description: Join Virginia’s First Lady, Pam Northam, and CodeVA for Family Code Night at the Main Branch Library in Richmond, VA. Presented by CodeVA in partnership with California-based nonprofit Family Code Night, parents pair up with their children to do their first hour of coding together. Family participation can change the trajectory of a child’s computer-science learning, resulting in a powerfully mobilized community and new momentum and direction to drive future computer science learning.
Friday, November 9
“How to Start Your Own Small Business” Workshop
Location: Better Business Bureau of Central Virginia, 720 Moorfield Park Drive, Suite 400 Date/Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Event Type: Workshop, networking Price: $90
Description: In this full-day interactive small business startup workshop presented by SCORE, local small business owners and experts will teach you startup basics. Topics will include legal issues, bookkeeping, insurance, funding, Internet marketing, crafting a business plan and more. Peer networking and free follow-up coaching from experienced SCORE mentors will also be available.
Saturday, November 10 – Sunday, November 11
Location: CodeVA, 300 E. Broad St. Date/Time: 11 a.m. November 10 – 11:30 a.m. November 11 Event Type: Workshop, outreach Price: $10
Description: Students of all ages—from middle school to college—and levels of expertise are invited to participate in the worldwide Code Day event, where student programmers, artists, musicians, actors, and everyone in between come together for 24 amazing hours of building apps and games. Workshops and mentors will be available throughout the weekend. This event is offered by snrd.org in partnership with CodeVA.
Tuesday, November 13
40+ Smart Marketing Tactics for Under $500 Each
Location: Meadowdale Library, 4301 Meadowdale Blvd. Date/Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Event Type: Workshop Price: $25
Description: SCORE Richmond hosts this session on the best way to promote your small business and generate sales. A veteran marketing executive will share more than three dozen smart ideas you can test to find those that will work for you.
Tuesday, November 13
C-Suite Conversation: Richard Wintsch
Location: University of Richmond Robins School of Business, 102 UR Dr. Date/Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. Event Type: Workshop Price: Free
Description: This third session of the Robins School of Business’s 2018–19 C-Suite Conversations will welcome Richard Wintsch, executive director of Startup Virginia, to the stage for an unscripted, hour-long discussion with Dr. Richard Coughlan on leadership, decision-making, strategy and other areas that contribute to the organization’s success. C-Suite Conversations are designed to highlight the challenges, opportunities and decision-making processes of leaders in an engaging and educational format.
Tuesday, November 13
Erasing Institutional Bias: An Evening with Dr. Tiffany Jana & Ashley Diaz Mejias
Location: The Broad, 209 N. Foushee St. Date/Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Event Type: Book reading, workshop, networking Price: Free
Description: The Broad will welcome Richmond-based and internationally renowned inclusivity expert Dr. Tiffany Jana for an evening celebrating and exploring her new book with Ashley Diaz Mejias, Erasing Institutional Bias. They will share key learnings from their research, give readers practical tools to build organizational trust to challenge implicit biases and answer audience questions on this important topic. Beverages will be provided and books will be available for sale by Fountain Bookstore!
Tuesday, November 13
From Concept to Market: The Road to Legalizing Your Product
Location: 1717 Innovation Center, 1717 E. Cary St. Date/Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Event Type: Workshop Price: $40
Description: Have you dreamed of bringing your recipes to the marketplace? Now’s the time to make it happen! This workshop, presented by the Apple Cart Company and Hatch Kitchen RVA as part of the Appleseed Series, will explore the essentials of launching a food business, finding your place in the market and scaling up the business. We’ll talk about how to play to your strengths and hire for your weaknesses and share tips and tools to make your dreams actionable and profitable.
Thursday, November 15
Fall 2018 HYPE Innovation Series: Cap Tech
Location: CapTech, 7100 Forest Ave., #100 Date/Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Event Type: Speaker, workshop, networking Price: Free for HYPE subscribers; $20 for nonsubscribers
Description: The finale of Chamber RVA’s Innovation Series focuses on how businesses in Richmond are truly embracing innovation both with their clients and with internal employees. This event will highlight CapTech, which not only embraces the innovative spirit with its clients, but uses internal innovation and collaboration to foster a unique and dynamic culture that makes people want to stay long-term.
Tuesday, November 20
Startup Virginia Backstage Pass: Brian Powers and James McGoff
Location: 1717 Innovation Center, 1717 E. Cary St. Date/Time: 5:30 p.m.– 7 p.m. Event Type: Talk, workshop, networking Price: Free for members, $20 for nonmembers
Description: SVA Backstage Pass is designed to help educate, inspire and connect anyone interested in growing Central Virginia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Each month, featured entrepreneurs share their story on what worked, what didn’t and what they’ll do differently next time. This month’s speakers will be Brian Powers and James McGoff, two of the co-founders of TemperPack.
Tuesday, November 20
RVA Data Hackers November Meetup
Location: 804RVA, 1657 W. Broad St., Unit 3A Date/Time: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Event Type: Meetup, workshop, networking Price: Free
Description: RVA Data Hackers is a community of data professionals and enthusiasts who meet regularly to develop skills and learn about tools and techniques for working with data. We discuss how to find, organize, understand and serve data sets large and small. We'll cover anything related to “big data”—machine learning, artificial intelligence and architectures to scale data processing for the Internet. Topics vary from basic concepts to demonstrations of real-world implementations and everything in between. Our mission is to foster a local community of experienced, practicing experts.
Tuesday, November 27
A Marketing Plan in Action: Creating and Implementing Your Marketing Plan
Location: 1717 Innovation Center, 1717 E. Cary St. Date/Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Event Type: Workshop Price: $40
Description: Every business needs a marketing plan, and few business owners grasp what this entails. In this hands-on workshop presented by the Apple Cart Company and Hatch Kitchen RVA as part of the Appleseed Series, we’ll work together to set the foundation for your marketing plan. You’ll leave with clear goals and objectives for setting your plan in place with confidence.
Tuesday, November 27–Wednesday, November 28
Location: Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N. Boulevard Date/Time: 9 a.m. Tuesday – 6 p.m. Wednesday Event Type: Workshops, networking, conference Price: $25 for a two-day pass
Description: Two days of lively content & education sessions focused around the data-driven needs of founders. Panels will address topics such as “ ‘Why Richmond?’ Stories from Entrepreneurs/Business Leaders Who Aren’t from Here, but Choose to Be Here” and “Show Me the Money: Raising Money with Debt in the Capital Stack.”
Tuesday, November 27
Richmond Inno’s Top 25 Under 25 Celebration
Location: Virginia Museum of History and Culture, 428 N. Boulevard Date/Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Event Type: Celebration, networking Price: Free
Description: Richmond Inno will host its celebration of the local ecosystem’s “Top 25 Under 25” as UpRiver’s official happy hour. Attendees can unwind after a day of workshops and panels while they meet these vibrant leaders and learn how they’ve launched their careers and are changing Richmond’s startup environment.
Tuesday, November 27
“How to Price Products and Services” Workshop
Location: Stratford University, 11104 W. Broad St, Glen Allen Date/Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Event Type: Workshop Price: $25
Description: Nothing is more critical to your small business’s success than your pricing decisions. This session hosted by SCORE Richmond covers tips and tools you can use to improve your pricing and profitability.
