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Flint City Entrepreneur Meetup

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Organized by Adrian Montague and 2 others

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Description: The Flint Area Innovation & Entrepreneurship Meetup Group attracts entrepreneurs, investors, social media guru's, graphic and game designers, computer programmers and developers, and cool people from all walks of life. We strive to play a significant role in helping one another's company/ideas grow and create a solid startup culture in the Flint area! We look forward to meeting you all!

Upcoming events (2)

Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 9:00 AM EDTFlint Food Works: Free ServSafe Class (Registration Deadline: February 26th)
Flint Farmers Market, Flint, MI
ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certification program administered by the National Restaurant Association. It is designed to educate food service workers on proper food handling, sanitation, and safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses.

Flint Food Works will be hosting a free ServSafe Manager class on Wednesday, March 12 from 9am-4pm in the Flint Farmers' Market conference room.

Use the link below to sign up for an upcoming class.

All attendees will be required to purchase a ServSafe Manager Book, 7th Edition Revised + Exam Answer Sheet prior to class. You will need this book and exam answer sheet to attend and complete the class.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE- Sign-up by Wednesday, February 26th and Order Your Book ASAP

What to Expect:

Meets all requirements:
ServSafe classroom training is accepted in all 50 states for regulatory requirements up to 16 hours.

Purchase of ServSafe Manager Exam sheet includes administration, processing and the ServSafe Certificate upon successful completion of the ServSafe Manager Exam.

Note: Only registered instructors and registered proctors are permitted to order examination booklets. Examination booklets are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French Canadian and Large Print.

Failed exams: If you do not pass your exam, you may schedule another exam following our Retesting policy. You must purchase another exam access code.

Retesting policy: Our retesting policy states an examinee may take the exam the first two times within a 30-day period, if necessary. If three or more attempts are required, the examinee must wait at least 60 days from their last attempt. No more than four attempts are allowed in a 12-month period.
1 attendee
Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 9:00 PM UTCDoxaFI: Personal Finance for Small Business Owners (Info Session)
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Register for DoxaFI:: https://tinyurl.com/DoxaFiProgramming

Business and Personal Finance Go Hand in Hand

A common oversight entrepreneurs make is focusing only on their business finances while ignoring their personal finances. If your personal financial situation is unstable (no emergency fund, high credit card debt, no clear budget) it will bleed into your business. When your car breaks down or your rent goes up, where does the money come from? Your business.

This is exactly why we created DoxaFi is designed to help entrepreneurs take control of both their personal and business finances.

With DoxaFi, you’ll learn:

How to build a personal emergency fund so unexpected expenses don’t derail your business.

Smart budgeting strategies to track and manage both personal and business cash flow.

How to separate business and personal finances to avoid financial disasters.

The best way to manage debt and plan for long-term financial stability.

If you have no debt, we'll help you with strategies that will help you grow your wealth even faster.

When you understand money (both personal and business) you gain the power to make better decisions, avoid unnecessary stress, and set yourself up for long-term success.

***DoxaFi is available on desktop and mobile app.

Why This Matters Right Now

The economy can be unpredictable. Inflation is still high. Interest rates are making debt more expensive than ever. If one slow month would put you in a financial hole, it’s time to start saving and planning. Think of it like this. You wouldn’t go on a road trip without a spare tire, right?

Cash reserves are your business’s spare tire. When something goes wrong, and it will, you can either fix the problem calmly with money you already saved or be the business owner scrambling to survive.

Ask yourself this, if your biggest client didn’t pay on time or an emergency expense hit tomorrow, would you be fine or feeling the pinch? If that question makes you sweat, start today. Take 5% of your revenue, move it into savings, and make this a habit.

Register for DoxaFI: https://tinyurl.com/DoxaFiProgramming

This program is led by Doxa Development and backed by the Flint & Genesee Economic Alliance's Small Business Support Hub, providing essential resources and guidance to help entrepreneurs in Genesee County grow and flourish.
5 attendees

Past events (593)

Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 5:30 PM ESTFood Starters: Who's Hungry? Selling Your Food Product
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