Village Voices: Speed Networking and Community Connection

Get ready to kick-start your day at Village Voices on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024. This is your opportunity to connect, collaborate, and energize your professional network with fellow Carlsbad Village business owners and residents.

One invaluable but overlooked benefit of networking for small businesses is the advice they get from fellow entrepreneurs that can help them sharpen their competitive edge. Another often overlooked benefit is the opportunity to learn and expand perspective. The business landscape is constantly changing, and if a business owner never gets out and talks to other people, it is easy to fall into a rut using the same tactics day in and day out. And let us never forget the connections that are made; people like to recommend businesses they know and trust.

Join us at the Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, 2787 State Street from 8:00am - 9:30am. From 8:00am to 8:30am enjoy casual networking over complimentary coffee and donuts. It’s the perfect opportunity to chat and make new connections. From 8:30am to 8:45am CVA staff and board members will guide you through a fast-paced networking experience designed to forge new relationships and spark future collaborations, before the speaker program starts. Program highlights include:

• Hear from the folks behind Barons Market, downtown’s newest specialty neighborhood grocery coming to the Village in the next several months.
• Learn all about the two-day New Orlean’s style Jazz Festival hosted by St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Church taking the Village by storm in September.
• Hear from the Homeless Outreach Team regarding new homeless encampment laws and how that will affect small businesses downtown.
• Learn about a wide variety of small business resources available through Carlsbad’s Economic Development Department.

Village Voices is free to attend for those who live, work, and play in Carlsbad Village. While it is designed for Carlsbad Village small business owners and residents, if you have a heart for downtown Carlsbad, we welcome you to join us and get to know this incredibly special community of ours.