THE CENTER OF GRAVITY FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN TEXAS
Startups + Entrepreneurs! MassChallenge Texas is visiting Dallas Fort-Worth!
Join MassChallenge Texas at Capital Factory – Dallas to learn about the #MCTX19 startup accelerator and competition. This is the second year for not-for-profit, no equity, startup accelerator program in Texas, during this info session you’ll hear more about the program’s resources, community, and how you can compete for up to $500,000 in equity free cash prizes.
Mix and mingle with the MassChallenge Texas team, get your questions answered, and engage with the community! Snacks and beverages will be served.
Ever said something you wish you could take back? Well, Git is your coding time machine. Mistakes in your code are inevitable. Join us to learn how Git allows you to roll back to when our code was still working and avoid making the same mistake twice. It is truly your coding safety net.
Suggested Experience Level:
Beginner – some coding experience will be helpful
What to Bring:
Laptop – this will ensure you get the most out of this workshop
Water bottle
How to find us: Capital Factory + The DEC
The event will be held at Capital Factory + The DEC located at 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., The Centrum Building, Dallas, TX 75219. There is a parking garage below, which is $3/hr and it caps out at $12. Capital Factory recommends that guests to visit the coffee shop across the courtyard, Mudsmith, to get a coffee for $2 and they will validate parking. There is also street parking a couple of blocks away.
Sponsored by Thinkful:
This workshop is proudly sponsored by Thinkful, the #1 rated coding boot camp on CourseReport. Thinkful is a new type of school that brings high-growth tech careers to ambitious people everywhere. Thinkful provides 1-on-1 learning through its network of industry experts, hiring partners, and online platform to deliver a structured and flexible education. To join the Thinkful network, visit thinkful.com
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For many small and mid-sized businesses, QuickBooks has been the preferred choice for financial software in the organization’s early days – and for solid reasons. QuickBooks is well-known and easy to use, and it offers the basic functionality that almost any business can use to get off the ground. Unfortunately, virtually every growing business also soon realizes that QuickBooks ultimately presents limitations such as inflexible, processes, data accessibility issues, inadequate security, and primitive reporting.
In this presentation, we’ll discuss how to overcome these Top Five Limitations of QuickBooks
- Over-Reliance on Spreadsheets to Support Financial Processes and Reporting
- Excess Manual Data Entry and Re-Entry
- Limited Access to Reports and Information to Drive
- Difficulty in Adapting to New Business Requirements Decision-Making
- Inadequate Controls Around Financial Processes
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Presentation Topic:
Branding Basics from A-Z: Brand Building With the End in Mind
About Our Speaker:
Feleceia Benton, Author, Speaker, Performer, and Founder at Zoe Communications Agency
As a single mother of a little girl born with Down syndrome, Feleceia has learned to believe in the power of perspective. Beauty can be formed from the most difficult situations. Her love for writing inspired her to not only author her first book, Lessons from Five Fingers: 21 Life Lessons from the Book of Zoe, but also led her to found Elisia Magazine, a quarterly digital lifestyle magazine that celebrates the diverse voice of the American woman. After an unsuccessful four-month search for looking for a job, she created her own. Founded in 2012, the Zoe Communications Agency is a creative content and brand management company that builds strategic marketing solutions for cities, communities and businesses like the City of DeSoto, the City of Hutchins, RISE Clothing, and the Midlothian Chamber of Commerce.
An accomplished award-winning singer and performer, Feleceia has performed on almost every professional theater stage in Dallas/Ft. Worth, and has been a teacher, choreographer and director for schools, churches and stages around the Metroplex for the last 15 years.
Ms. Benton holds two degrees from Texas Christian University, a graduate of the Leadership Southwest program, and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Leadership at UNT-Dallas. She also sits on a number of non-profit boards in Southern Dallas County. Feleceia is ultimately passionate about spreading her inspirational message of creativity, spirituality and empowerment through faith, hope and action.
Agenda:
Networking: 6:00-6:30
Training: 6:30-7:00
Q&A Session: 7:00-7:30
Networking: 7:30-9:00
Ronald McDonald’s House of Dallas:
Ronald McDonald’s House of Dallas (https://rmhdallas.org) will be on-site at our February event for attendees who are interested in donating and/or learning how to get involved. The mission of this nonprofit is to keep families together, inspire strength, and give love and support to families whose children are receiving essential medical care.
Founders Stories is a monthly series open to all entrepreneurs. From idea to exit or somewhere in the middle – we’ll talk with startup founders about what it takes to start a successful company.
Every month we’ll choose one founder to give their story – their successes, failures, and everything in-between.
This month, you’ll hear from Craig Cummings and Joseph Kopser!
AGENDA
4:00pm – Tour of Capital Factory
4:30pm – Introduction
5:00pm – Questions & Networking
Come talk about your startup, ideas, challenges, experiences, etc. Get feedback and advice from experienced entrepreneurs. Also, every month we invite an Austin startup to share their experience from their startup journey.
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Truth is, rarely is our data exactly how we want it. This workshop will teach you the powerful features in JavaScript that will help you understand and manipulate your data, a critical skill for any developer.
Suggested Experience Level:
Intermediate – familiarity with JavaScript basics will be helpful
What to Bring:
Laptop – this will ensure you get the most out of this workshop
Water bottle
Sponsored by Thinkful:
This workshop is proudly sponsored by Thinkful, the #1 rated coding boot camp on CourseReport. Thinkful is a new type of school that brings high-growth tech careers to ambitious people everywhere. Thinkful provides 1-on-1 learning through its network of industry experts, hiring partners, and online platform to deliver a structured and flexible education. To join the Thinkful network, visit thinkful.com.
No Appointment Necessary
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