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SUMMARY:Plexus Inclusion Hub LGBTQ+ Affirming Business Certification Cohort 6\, Session A
DESCRIPTION:Studies show inclusive businesses outperform their competitors by creating a welcoming environment. Our comprehensive LGBTQ+ Affirming Business Program offers you a FREE opportunity for small business owners to become a community leader in small business inclusion.\n\n\n\nThe program consists of four hours of cohort style training as well as four quarterly follow-up sessions with a Hub facilitator to review your action plan and provide support\, and much more.\n\n\n\nTopics covered:\n\n	Comprehensive understanding of the LGBTQ+ community & building trust\n	Strategies to create inclusive environments (IRL & online) for employees and customers\n	Risk management insights\n	Data on business case for inclusion\n\n\nYour Exclusive Take-Aways:\n\n  Official LGBTQ+ Affirming Business certificate\n\n  Customized Assessment & Action Plan\n\n  Quarterly progress consultations\n\n  LGBTQ+ Affirming Business sticker & digital badge\n\n  Ongoing hub resources and support network\n\n\n\n  Build connections with other businesses\n\n\n\nThis is more than a training...it's an investment in your business' future. Exercises\, assessments\, cohort-style learning\, and consultations up to a year included.\n\n\n\nThanks for generous funding from The Cleveland Foundation & The Gund Foundation\, there is no cost to small business owners.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">Studies show inclusive businesses outperform their competitors by creating a welcoming environment.&nbsp\;</span><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-weight: 700\; font-kerning: none\;">Our comprehensive LGBTQ+ Affirming Business<span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap" style="font-weight: 700\; font-kerning: none\;"> </span>Program offers you a FREE opportunity</span></span></strong></span></span><strong style="font-family: verdana\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&nbsp\;for small business owners&nbsp\;</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-weight: 700\; font-kerning: none\;">to become a community leader in small business inclusion.<br />\n<br />\nThe program consists of four hours of cohort style training as well as four quarterly follow-up sessions with a Hub facilitator to review your action plan and provide support\, and much more.<br />\n<br />\nTopics covered:</span></span></strong></span></span>\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">Comprehensive understanding of the LGBTQ+ community &amp\; building trust</span></span></strong></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">Strategies to create inclusive&nbsp\;environments (IRL &amp\; online) for employees and customers</span></span></strong></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">Risk management insights</span></span></strong></span></span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">Data on business case for inclusion</span></span></strong></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: &quot\;YAFdJj8NdaU 0&quot\;\, _fb_\, auto\; --cyV3ZQ: 15.0519px\; --gJPlXQ: 1.4\; line-height: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-weight: 700\; font-kerning: none\;">Your Exclusive Take-Aways:</span><br />\n<span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; Official LGBTQ+ Affirming Business certificate</span></span></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: &quot\;YAFdJj8NdaU 0&quot\;\, _fb_\, auto\; --cyV3ZQ: 15.0519px\; --gJPlXQ: 1.4\; line-height: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; Customized Assessment &amp\; Action Plan</span></span></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: &quot\;YAFdJj8NdaU 0&quot\;\, _fb_\, auto\; --cyV3ZQ: 15.0519px\; --gJPlXQ: 1.4\; line-height: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; Quarterly progress consultations</span></span></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: &quot\;YAFdJj8NdaU 0&quot\;\, _fb_\, auto\; --cyV3ZQ: 15.0519px\; --gJPlXQ: 1.4\; line-height: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; LGBTQ+ Affirming Business sticker &amp\; digital badge</span></span></strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: &quot\;YAFdJj8NdaU 0&quot\;\, _fb_\, auto\; --cyV3ZQ: 15.0519px\; --gJPlXQ: 1.4\; line-height: 21px\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; Ongoing hub resources and support network</span></span></strong></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(64\, 64\, 64)\; font-family: verdana\; font-size: 14px\;"><span style="color: rgb(105\, 105\, 105)\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">&#10003\; Build connections with other businesses</span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">This is more than a training...</span><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">it&#39\;s an investment in your business&#39\; future. Exercises\, assessments\, cohort-style learning\, and consultations up to a year included.<br />\n<br />\nT</span></span></strong><span style="color:#696969\;"><strong><span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none" style="font-kerning: none\;">hanks for generous funding from The Cleveland Foundation &amp\; The Gund Foundation\, there is no cost to small business owners.</span></strong></span></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Cuyahoga County Library - Beachwood Branch Beachwood Meeting Room (B) 25501 Shaker Boulevard Beachwood\, Ohio 44122
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DTSTAMP:20260404T162104Z
URL:https://business.thinkplexus.org/events/details/plexus-inclusion-hub-lgbtq-affirming-business-certification-cohort-6-session-a-8453
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