Tag: Dallas

  • DFW Business Owners: Let’s Talk Strategy

    DFW Business Owners: Let’s Talk Strategy

    DFW business owners unite in one room with one mission: to explore financial strategies to improve their businesses. One month, business is good. Customers are coming in, sales are happening, and you’re feeling confident about what you’re building. Now you’re wondering where your next customer is coming from, how much money your business will bring in, and how you’re going to cover expenses while still finding ways to grow. And when an opportunity comes along to expand your business, you might need funding. But what happens when the bank says no? What if there are financial strategies available to business owners that you’ve never been introduced to? Now, let me tell you something about Walt Disney. Before Disneyland became one of the most recognized attractions in the world, Walt Disney faced the challenge of financing his vision. In 1954, Walt Disney and his wife secured a $60,000 loan using his cash value policy as collateral. That financing was one part of what helped bring Disneyland to life. And in 2025, Disneyland Park in California welcomed an estimated 17.4 million visits. Walt Disney isn’t the only example of life insurance being used as a financial tool. For decades, American businesses have used corporate-owned life insurance as part of their financial strategies. And we’re not just talking about small businesses. These are recognizable businesses operating across the country. Businesses you shop with, purchase products from, or use for services. Their size raises an important question: What financial strategies are established companies using that smaller business owners may not even know exist?

    Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dfw-business-owners-lets-talk-strategy-tickets-2004468303655

  • SFRT: Why Good Firms Lose Good Projects

    Please RSVP to Brad Russell via email by clicking the red “RSVP” button above and using the subject line “RSVP for November 13″ The presentation will begin promptly at 12:00 PM and conclude at 1:00 PM. ABOUT THE PROGRAM Most pursuits are decided long before the RFP arrives. Learn the three habits that separate the firms that win from the firms that were simply qualified. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Identify the three pre-RFP milestones that most influence a client’s decision — establishing the relationship, shaping the need, and positioning the firm — and recognize when they have already been missed. Apply a client-first interview approach that opens with the client’s goals, constraints, and definition of success rather than firm credentials, history and portfolio. Distinguish a “program-first” approach from a “problem-first” approach and articulate the client’s underlying problem in a single sentence before design work begins. Evaluate an in-progress pursuit against relationship timing, interview framing, and problem definition to find where it is exposed and set next steps before the next milestone is missed. 1.0 LU ABOUT THE PRESENTER With 30 years in architecture and interior design, Maryanne Hewitt has excelled in design, firm ownership, and business development. She understands what it takes to win work consistently, and shares practical strategies that help firms turn strong capabilities into won projects.

    Source and tickets: https://www.aiadallas.org/event/sfrt-why-good-firms-lose-good-projects/

  • Pink Steps to Business Success

    Pink Steps to Business Success

    Learn what actually drives sales, identify what’s limiting growth, and leave with a practical 30-day sales action plan for your business. Join us for Pink Steps to Business Success at the Rowlett Area Chamber & Visitors Center . This Women focused in-person event will take place on September 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM (Central Time) . This event offers a valuable opportunity to engage with fellow professionals and explore key steps toward achieving business success. Enjoy a complimentary lunch with other business women while learning about systems and approaches that guarantee results.

    Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pink-steps-to-business-success-tickets-2003030818097

  • Dallas Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event

    Dallas Speed Networking | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event

    Speed Networking works a lot like ‘Speed Dating’ without the ‘Dating’. A structured opportunity to meet accomplished professionals just like yourself, face to face, one business professional at time. Whether you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, legal or medical professional, in the finance, real estate or entertainment industry – our events offer the perfect occasion to expand your business, social or enterprise contacts. All in a setting and speed – just your style. Devoid of typical business networking event staples – we have done away with whistles, bells and over-the-top event trimmings. We feel building business relationships should be a comfortable, sophisticated and relaxed venture. An opportunity to create opportunities. Our hosts will assist you with your NetworkNite ‘Connect-Card’. After being shown to your table, you will move from business professional to business professional every 5-6 minutes. Simply mark down whom you would be interested in connecting with again on your NetworkNite ‘Connect-Card’ and we’ll take care of the rest. You also always have the option of exchanging business cards should you feel so inclined. For those whom garner connections, you will be notified via e-mail within 24 hours of the event with your ‘Connect-Card’ results. Once the Speed Networking has completed and all participants have had the opportunity to meet each other – you are welcome to stay and mingle. All we need are the ‘Connect-Cards’ to determine your business connections.

    Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dallas-speed-networking-networknite-business-professionals-event-tickets-2004043501059

  • Speed Networking in Dallas | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event

    Speed Networking in Dallas | NetworkNite | Business Professionals Event

    Speed Networking works a lot like ‘Speed Dating’ without the ‘Dating’. A structured opportunity to meet accomplished professionals just like yourself, face to face, one business professional at time. Whether you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, legal or medical professional, in the finance, real estate or entertainment industry – our events offer the perfect occasion to expand your business, social or enterprise contacts. All in a setting and speed – just your style. Devoid of typical business networking event staples – we have done away with whistles, bells and over-the-top event trimmings. We feel building business relationships should be a comfortable, sophisticated and relaxed venture. An opportunity to create opportunities. Our hosts will assist you with your NetworkNite ‘Connect-Card’. After being shown to your table, you will move from business professional to business professional every 5-6 minutes. Simply mark down whom you would be interested in connecting with again on your NetworkNite ‘Connect-Card’ and we’ll take care of the rest. You also always have the option of exchanging business cards should you feel so inclined. For those whom garner connections, you will be notified via e-mail within 24 hours of the event with your ‘Connect-Card’ results. Once the Speed Networking has completed and all participants have had the opportunity to meet each other – you are welcome to stay and mingle. All we need are the ‘Connect-Cards’ to determine your business connections.

    Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speed-networking-in-dallas-networknite-business-professionals-event-tickets-2003504557063

  • Mind & Machine at SMU: The Economics of AI

    A special edition built around what enterprise AI actually costs: FinOps, token and model consumption, infrastructure economics, governance and ROI. The keynote comes from Amy Chaney, SVP and technology COO for global technology, cybersecurity, risk and control at Citi. A panel moderated by Single Fin CEO Zack Tembi brings together Palo Alto Networks, TAHO Labs and Slalom on agentic workloads, compute utilisation and scaling AI without scaling waste. Capacity is capped at 200.

    Source and tickets: https://dallasinnovates.com/events/mind-machine-smu-2026-11/

  • Dallas Business Networking & Collaboration Exchange

    Dallas Business Networking & Collaboration Exchange

    Meet Dallas-area professionals in person, swap ideas, and spark collaborations that help your business grow. Dallas Business Networking & Collaboration Exchange is an in-person event for making connections and exploring collaboration. Come meet fellow business-minded people and exchange ideas! Business networking works better when there is a reason to keep talking. You can meet twenty people in one evening and still leave with no idea who is actually relevant to your work. THE WORKING CONNECTION | DALLAS is designed to make that easier. Before the event, paid attendees complete a short Working Connection Brief. The organizer uses that information to prepare most table placements in advance. what you can credibly contribute to someone else. The goal is not to meet every person in the room. to recognize where professional relevance is real and leave with a practical reason to continue the conversation.

    Source and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dallas-business-networking-collaboration-exchange-tickets-2003697579398