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SCALE Roadshow – East Valley Stop | Mesa, AZ

Empowering Local Entrepreneurs Through Knowledge, Connection, and Opportunity

Join us in Mesa, Arizona, for a dynamic stop on ASBA’s Strategic Coaching for Advancing Local Entrepreneurs (SCALE) Roadshow, an interactive, high-impact experience designed to support small business success across the East Valley.

This event brings together entrepreneurs, industry experts, and community leaders for a full day of expert-led workshops, thought-provoking panels, and high-value networking tailored to meet the needs of small businesses in the East Valley.

Whether you're based in Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Tempe, Gilbert, or beyond, this is your chance to plug into a powerful community and walk away with tools and connections to help your business thrive.

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM 

Networking & Coffee

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM 

Welcome & Opening Remarks

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM 

Panel: Empowering Small Business in the East Valley 

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 

Networking & Lunch - Lunch will be provided 

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM 

Breakout 1: Hiring & Paying Employees Q&A by Society for Human Resource Management Greater Phoenix (SHRM-GP) 

Breakout 2: Security Threats & Insider Risks for Small Businesses by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Breakout 1: Safety for Humans, Not Hardhats: Making Your Small Business Culture More Like Wedding Cake Than Rulebook by Risk Management Advisors (RMA)

Breakout 2: Splitting the Pie: Founder Equity and Early Team Ownership by Zecca Ross Law Firm

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Breakout 1: Review of Credit | Building Financial Strength by National Bank of Arizona

Breakout 2: The Service Advantage: Elevating Small Business Excellence by Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business