SCORE: Using Due Diligence To Make Smarter Business Decisions
In today's fast-changing business environment, informed decisions are the foundation of sustainable success . Whether you are evaluating a new partnership, investment opportunity , acquisition, supplier, or customer , effective due diligence helps you identify risks, uncover opportunities , and make confident data driven decisions.
Join our Webinar to discover how a structured due diligence process can strengthen your business strategy, reduce uncertainty , and support better business outcomes.
SCORE: Unlock the Key to Sustainable Growth & How Networking Fuels Growth
Trish Hendrikson, founder of Moxie36Marketing, focuses on practical, sustainable approaches that grow with your business, so your marketing actually drives results, not just activity.
Sector 67: Monthly Meeting
Meetings are a great time to visit the space, feel free to stop out even if you’ve never been by previously. Meetings are always formatted as a 7 minute show and tell, anyone can bring in a project they’ve worked on to present to the group. After presentations conclude, everyone in the room gives a short overview of their interests/why they’re here, and lastly a tour of the workshop is offered at the end of the presentations.
1 Million Cups: Weekly Meeting
Scott presents the Economic Impact Report: a snapshot of StartingBlock's influence on Madison's entrepreneurial landscape.
The numbers are in. Scott's Economic Impact Report shows exactly what we've been building, and it's bigger than we thought. Whether you're a founder wondering if Madison's got the infrastructure to support your ambitions, an investor evaluating the market, or someone curious whether StartingBlock actually moves the needle, this is the data that answers that question.
SCORE: Secure AI at Any Size: A Practical Governance Playbook for Businesses
As small and mid-sized businesses adopt AI tools for everything from customer service to operations, they're often unaware of the security and compliance risks that come with them. This session breaks down the real-world threats — data leakage, vendor risk, shadow AI use — in plain language, without requiring a technical background. We'll cover a simple framework for evaluating AI tools before adoption, questions to ask vendors, and low-cost governance practices any small business can implement immediately. Drawing on experience building AI security programs for federal agencies and private companies alike, this talk translates enterprise-grade practices into steps a five-person shop can actually use.
