Be Bankable: The Truth About Building Business Credit While Reducing Personal Risk
2024-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online
Would you like to learn how to become bankable and be much more attractive to lenders and issuers of credit while simultaneously protecting your personal credit and assets? In this webinar, you will learn about building true business credit through completing the necessary four legs to the bankable table! Become more educated on the fundamentals of business credit, learn how best to grow and develop your business credit profile and score, and how business credit can be leveraged to your advantage. Learn how to: • Establish and increase business credibility and business fundability • Always have access to business capital when you need it • Never be denied for business capital • Never place your personal credit or family assets at risk • Reduce the need for personal credit inquiries or guarantees • Acquire business credit limits 10x-100x versus personal credit limits • Untangle business credit and personal credit
Speaker(s): Geoff Suval, President & Managing Director, Xceleran Business Funding Solutions, Inc., https://member.xbizfunding.com/
Co-Sponsor(s):
The webinar login will be provided to registrants the day of the webinar.

Make Better Business Decisions with Analytics
2024-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Online
Learn best practices and analyze trends about how customers engage with your business online, then turn these insights into well-informed, actionable decisions. In this session we’ll cover: • An introduction to Google Analytics • Creating and understanding reports • Making goals • Using Analytics with other Google tools
Speaker(s): Mr. Sterling McKinley, DMV Digital Coach
Co-Sponsor(s): Google

How to Raise Capital: Part II of II
2024-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This session walks through the very important sequence of actions involved in putting together a “fundable loan package.” It presents the information that must be included and how it needs to reflect what lenders want to know and how to support the assertions with evidence. Failing to execute this process properly will fundamentally doom your application and result in it being placed in the “Declined Application File.” Do it right, and you get the capital you need to start and grow.
Speaker(s): Tony E. Calloway, “The Private Money Godfather.” Managing Partner of the Private Money Syndicate, Expert Financier & Producer of cable television’s “Mind Your Business Show.”
Co-Sponsor(s):
The webinar login will be provided to registrants the day of the webinar.

Setting Up a New Business Entity
2024-12-13 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Should I register my business? What legal structure is best for my business? What kind of business insurance do I need? If you’re asking these questions, this webinar is for you. You’ll learn what you need to do to make sure your business is able to conduct its affairs legally, and how to take those critical first steps.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and a link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.

ABC 101- Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis License
2024-12-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
ABC 101* is a foundation course designed to introduce prospective and new ABC license holders—specifically on-premises and off-premises retailers and manufacturers— to ABCA and key ABC basics. While geared towards new entrepreneurs and industry staff, the training is also recommended for seasoned professionals looking to stay current on:

Alcoholic beverage and cannabis laws and regulations, including impending changes
License types, classes, and endorsements
Public comment period
Noise abatement and sound management
Settlement Agreements
Regulatory inspections
Enforcement
Best practices and tips for building strong neighbor relationships
Available programs and opportunities, such as the Reimbursable Detail Subsidy and Extended Holiday Hoursprograms
And more

This course is not a substitute for the Alcohol Awareness Training which must be completed to receive anABC Manager License. A list of approved Alcohol Awareness Training providers is available online.
Presenter

Sarah Weniger, Community Resource Officer, Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration

Marketing Part 1: Developing Your Marketing Plan
2024-12-18 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Many entrepreneurs create products or services they can’t sell no matter how hard they work. It doesn’t have to be this way. This webinar will help you build a roadmap you can use to identify your ideal clients and discover a value proposition that will set you above your competition. We’ll also explain how to conduct a competitor analysis. Plus, we will review different pricing strategies and show the impact of pricing on profits.
This webinar sets the stage for the next webinar in the Small Business Essentials series, Marketing Part 2: Promoting Your Business.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.

Marketing Part 2: Promoting Your Business
2024-12-19 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
You’ve developed a wonderful new product or service and now you need to get customers to buy it! In this webinar we’ll walk through the most common promotional methods used by entrepreneurs, including networking, referrals, social media, content marketing, email marketing and search engine optimization (SEO). We’ll help you decide how you can best reach your targeted customers and show you how to create your next promotional plan.
While not required, to get the most out of this webinar, please consider attending “Marketing Part 1: Developing Your Marketing Plan” first.
All registrants will receive access to webinar materials in advance, and link to the recorded webinar after the live event.
This webinar is part of SCORE’s Small Business Essentials (SBE) Webinar Series. The series is designed to prepare anyone who is considering starting a business to make the decisions and plans you need to successfully launch your business. All webinars are taught by experienced certified SCORE Mentors.

Business Foundation Series: The Lean Business Plan
2024-12-19 14:00 - 15:30 | Online
A good business plan is a roadmap for the full-time business owner and, for those seeking capital, a clear and detailed tool to attract potential investors. The traditional business plan has given way to the “lean business plan” approach. This approach focuses on the most important points of the traditional business plan without extraneous information. The Business Foundation Series: Lean Business Plan webinar will walk attendees through a lean business planning approach that can be used as an internal roadmap and a vehicle for attracting capital investment. Attendees should have completed the Business Foundation Series: Concept and Assessment session as a prerequisite and have a startup or existing business in place. Attendees are encouraged to get advisory assistance from a DCSBDC business counselor to develop the concept and the lean business plan.
Speaker(s): DCSBDC Business Counselor staff
Co-Sponsor(s): DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection, https://dlcp.dc.gov/

Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking - Capital to Cash Flow
2025-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 | https://hstreet.org/event/department-of-insurance-securities-and-banking-capital-to-cash-flow/
Starting or Expanding a Small Business? Access the capital you need through DC BizCAP. A workshop to help small business owners develop funding strategies and access capital and technical resources.
PRESENTED BY:
The District of Columbia Departments of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB)
Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection and Business Resource Center (BRC)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Entrepreneurs
Small businesses
Start-ups
Nonprofits
Contractors

Registration Links:
January 9th – https://dlcpsbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/67190

Registration Policies:
Special Accommodations: In accordance with the American Disabilities Act and state law, you may request accommodations due to a disability by contacting the event organizer listed above. Advance notice may be necessary for some accommodations. Registration must be paid prior to accommodation requests.
Disclaimer: The instructional sessions and seminars are provided as a service by DLCP for informational purposes only. Attending an instructional session or seminar does not guarantee that DLCP will issue you a license, corporate registration, permit, or certification.

DISB Wealth Mindset Series: Understanding Money
2025-01-09 17:00 - 19:00 | Dorothy I. Height Neighborhood Library, 3935 Benning Road Northeast, Washington, Washington, 20019, United States
Join us for the Wealth Mindset Series sponsored by the DC Department of Insurance Securities and Banking featuring discussions on:
1/9 – Understanding Money [Credit & Growing money]

ADA and Website Accessibility: Why It Matters and What Everyone Needs to Know
2025-01-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Learn how to make sure your website is accessible to people with disabilities and the seven top accessibility issues. Bonus: Free automated website audit and 30-minute consultation with certified accessibility expert to webinar attendees.
Speaker(s): Ms. Kim Greenfield Alfonso, Co-Founder & CEO, Results One LLC, https://resultsonellc.com/
Co-Sponsor(s): The webinar login will be provided to registrants the day of the webinar.

Cash Flow Management Basics
2025-02-04 00:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Understanding cash flow is crucial for your business. You must monitor cash flow constantly to make sure your checking account always has a positive balance and that you’re bringing in more cash than you’re spending. If not, you need to revise your plans.
In this free webinar, we will describe cash flow, its importance, and review a model to predict cash flow, covering the following topics:

Review what is cash flow and its impact on business
Discuss the main reasons for cash flow problems
Describe management actions to improve cash flow
Present a simple model to forecast cash flow

Managing HR for Small Businesses
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Learn the Human Resources (HR) essentials you should have in place for your small business whether you handle them internally or outsource to a third party. This webinar focuses on what you need to do to strike a balance between the statutory requirements to protect your employees and business to help ensure you are compliant with the state and federal laws and regulations where you operate.
Topics to be discussed include:

Records and retention, including I-9’s
Compensation and benefits, FLSA, minimum wage, tipped employees
Employee classifications
Employees vs contractors
Hiring, labor laws
HR and technology

Top IP Mistakes of Startups and How to Avoid Them
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Do you know how to protect your startup’s intellectual property?
A little bit of foresight and intellectual property (IP) knowledge can go a long way to prevent mistakes and help your startup thrive. In this webinar, learn about the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make and how to set yourself up to avoid them.
Topics covered:

When and how to protect your startup’s intellectual property
How to create an IP strategy on a lean budget
How to use a lawyer efficiently

Atlas Gala 2025
2025-04-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Atlas Gala 2025 – Featuring Broadway’s Christine Dwyer and Rachel Potter
Enjoy magical performances, silent auction with spellbinding items, passed hors d’oeuvres, specialty drinks, and a dazzling dance party!
Sponsors and VIP Ticket holders will attend a VIP Meet and Greet event with Christine Dwyer and Rachel Potter!

Second Saturdays on H: The Chocolate City Experience – Wheels Up Block Party
2025-07-12 18:00 - 22:00 | 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Get ready to ride, roll, and revel in the heart of the District! This month’s Second Saturdays on H is bringing you “The Chocolate City Experience: Wheels Up Block Party” — an unforgettable celebration of culture, community, and cool rides.
Feel the rhythm of live DJs spinning go-go, funk, and classic D.C. vibes. Lace up your skates and roll into the groove with roller skating zones, or feast your eyes on a stunning lineup of vintage cars, custom bikes, and Harley Davidsons that will take over the avenue. Don’t miss the crowd-pleasing Double Dutch performances, high-energy bike crews, and immersive art projections that light up the night.
Participating H Street businesses will be offering exclusive promotions and specials, so come early, stay late, and explore all the delicious food, funky fashion, and soulful surprises the corridor has to offer.
Pull up with your wheels, bring the fam, invite your crew, and let’s celebrate Chocolate City style, full of rhythm, ride-outs, and real community joy. Wheels up, H Street!

Small Business Social
2025-07-15 18:00 - 20:00 | TD Bank, 2857 Alabama Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20020
In partnership with TD Bank, H Street Main Street, Minnesota Avenue Main Street, and Marshall Heights CDC, we invite you to a vibrant networking event designed to connect, educate, and empower our small business community.
Enjoy complimentary light fare and exciting giveaways as you mix, mingle, and learn alongside fellow entrepreneurs and local leaders!

Second Saturdays on H: The Chocolate City Experience – Wheels Up Block Party
2025-08-09 18:00 - 22:00 | 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002
We kicked off the summer with a bang on July 12, and the party’s not over! Join us on August 9th for Second Saturdays on H: The Chocolate City Experience – Wheels Up Block Party — a high-energy celebration of D.C. culture, community pride, and street-style flair.
From live DJs spinning go-go, funk, and classic Chocolate City jams to roller skating zones, vintage cars, and custom bikes, the block comes alive with movement and music. Enjoy captivating art projections, thrilling Double Dutch performances, and bike crews bringing the heat.
Local H Street businesses will be offering exclusive promotions and specials, so whether you’re shopping, eating, or just soaking it all in, there’s something for everyone.
✨ Mark your calendar, bring your crew, and roll through for a celebration that’s all about rhythm, ride-outs, and real D.C. love.

2025 Art All Night on H
2025-09-13 19:00 | H Street NE, 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20020
Art All Night DC is a free, citywide celebration of creativity that transforms Washington, D.C. into a vibrant nighttime arts experience. From visual art and fashion to live music, dance, film, and spoken word, the festival lights up public and private spaces across multiple neighborhoods.
In 2025, H Street Main Street will bring artistic excitement in over 10 venues along the corridor. Come out for an unforgettable night of art, culture, and community on H Street NE!

20th Annual H Street Festival
2025-09-20 12:00 - 19:00 | H Street NE, 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20020

H Street Holiday Bazaar
2025-12-21 12:00 - 18:00 | 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002

H Street NE Year-Round Market
2026-01-18 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-24 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-25 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-01-31 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-01 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-07 08:00 - 12:30, 2026-02-08 08:00 - 12:30 | Fresh Farm, 800 13th St NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Launched in 2024, this year-round Saturday market is more than a place to shop—it’s a neighborhood hub for fresh food, local goods, and community connection in the heart of H Street NE. Learn more.

H STREET ROUNDTABLE
2026-01-21 14:00 - 15:00 | 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Join Commander Hall & the First District Team for the post-roundtable meeting walk addressing the concerns of businesses, real estate owners & management, community organizations and stakeholders.

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
2pm – 3pm

1207 H Street NE
RSVP Here: https://hstreet.wufoo.com/forms/z3sf3i00s1xw8o/

Stop the Killing Summit Tour: Go-Go Concert
2026-02-07 12:00 - 19:00 | 1207 H Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002
The Stop the Killing Summit Tour Go-Go Concert, presented by the Crisis Management Unit (CMU), brings together music, community resources, and advocacy to promote peace, healing, and safety in our neighborhoods.
This free, all-day community event uses the power of Go-Go music and conscious hip-hop to create space for dialogue, connection, and action around violence prevention and community well-being.

What to Expect

Live performances by 5 Go-Go bands

Performances by 2 conscious rappers

Community vendors

Mental health and support services

Job training and workforce resources

On-site outreach and community engagement

About the Event
The Stop the Killing Summit Tour is part of a broader effort to mobilize communities, uplift positive messages, and encourage collective responsibility for creating safer spaces. The event invites residents, families, and community members to come together through music, resources, and unity.

Community Call to Action
This event is rooted in the belief that safe, decent communities are built together. Attendees are encouraged to show up, support one another, and engage with the organizations and resources present throughout the day.
