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SBDC: Pricing for Profit - Build a Price That Supports Your Business (and Your Life!)

In this practical, hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how pricing communicates value, brand position, and customer expectations while also learning the financial foundations behind sustainable pricing decisions. Through guided activities, you’ll begin building a pricing approach that aligns with your goals, customers, and costs.

When: Mon November 16 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Where: Online

SCORE: Marketing Content Planning-Ideas to Execution

Patty will cover:

· How to set marketing priorities for the year (so you don’t try to do everything)

· What to plan first: offers, seasons, campaigns, and monthly themes

· How to align your marketing with what you actually have time to execute

· How to use the content calendar to map social + email + blog ideas

· A realistic weekly routine to stay consistent without burning out

· A simple review process to adjust your plan as the year unfolds

When: Tue November 17 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Online

StartingBlock: HER Network with Kari, Jenny and Nancy

Kari Mysker is the founder of Ether Wellness, a women’s health and fitness studio in downtown Madison. Through strength, movement, nutrition, stress management, and whole-person coaching, she helps women build realistic, sustainable wellness practices that work with their bodies and the lives they’re actually living, not against them.

You’ll walk away with a list of possibilities for setting your body goals for 2027.

When: Wed November 18 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: StartingBlock

SCORE: Search Engine Optimization

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a powerful way for you to help more potential customers find out about your business. We will cover many SEO concepts & techniques this workshop. This workshop is for beginners and advanced users of SEO.

When: Wed November 18 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Where: Online

Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Ryan Browne

Come hear entrepreneur and former brewery owner Ryan Browne share the real story behind launching—and eventually exiting—a $1.2M Madison startup. From passion to pitch decks, COVID pivots, financial risks, and unexpected lessons, Ryan brings honest insight into what building a business actually takes. Join us for a candid, funny, and practical look at entrepreneurship

When: Wed November 18 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Where: Grainger Hall