October Newsletter

Dear WorcLab Community,

Greetings Everyone,

It's officially spooky season 👻!

We've got lots of events for you coming up, we'd also like to officially announce we've switched to Nexudus for managing bookings and members, if you'd like to check out our new member site click this link.

We've also added a new expert to our office hours panel, Rick Collins, read about him below...

Rick is an experienced insurance broker with more than 30 years of commercial insurance expertise. He has delivered more than 1,000 product seminars and is a regular guest speaker at events for decision-makers and industry professionals. Mr. Collins's unique experience allows him to provide creative solutions for complex challenges and align insurance needs and coverage for his clients.

If you have a question regarding insurance for your startup, Rick will gladly take a call with you!

See below for event updates!

October -- November -- December

Seminar Series: 2023 Benefit Trends - The Evolving Workspace

Date: Wednesday October 4th

Time: 9am - 10am

Place: Chamber of Commerce - 311 Main St, Suite 200, Worcester, MA

Cost: Free for Chamber Members

Join us to learn about the employee health and benefits trends of 2023 that currently, will continue to, or are about to impact your businesses.

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GAME Changers Business Conference

Date: Friday October 13th

Time: 7:30am - 1:30pm

Place: Mechanics Hall - 321 Main St, Worcester, MA 01608

Cost: $95 for Chamber Members ($150 for Non-Members)

In its 8th year, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Game Changers Expo and Conference will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023. Rail: Connecting Our Economy, will focus on rail as being a key transportation piece that is imperative to the movement of goods and people by providing critical connections across the New England region and beyond.  

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Human Power Solutions Workshop: Networking & LinkedIn

Date: Tuesday October 17th

Time: 11am - 12pm

Place: Webinar

Cost: Free

Participate in an active workshop hosted by Sandra Kearney of Human Power Solutions! LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool that not many people use effectively.

This workshop will not only teach you those skills but also you further develop and refine your networking skills.

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WBJ - Selling a Business Forum

Date: Wednesday October 25th

Time: 3pm - 6pm

Place: AC Hotel Worcester - 125 Front St, Worcester, MA 01608

Cost: $55

If you’re a business owner looking to learn more about how to successfully exit your business sometime in the future, this special forum is for you! Our lineup of speakers will share both the pitfalls and best practices on how to manage your way through that process. 

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Diverse Professional Roundtable

Date: Thursday November 16th

Time: 9am - 11am

Place: WPI, Higgins House, Great Hall - 100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609

Cost: $25 for Chamber Members ($40 for Non-Members)

The Diverse Professional Roundtable Educational Meeting welcomes diverse professionals of color to network and participate in professional development and educational opportunities from community leaders and others on topics of interest to this group.

Speaker: Nicole Obi, President, BECMA Black Economic Council

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148th Annual Chamber Meeting

Date: Friday December 1st

Time: 11:30am - 2pm

Place: DCU Center, Third Floor - 50 Foster St, Worcester

Cost: $75 for Chamber Members ($150 for Non-Members)

The meeting will include the election of officers and directors of the Chamber as well as an update on the Chamber's Recruit, Retain and Incubate agenda. 

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Discover more events!

Chamber of Commerce

Worcester Business Journal

Startup Boston