Lunch & Learn
Lunch and Learns are held monthly with lunch and a speaker covering topics such business tools, learning modules, marketing and networking.
Lunch and Learns are held at the Finnish American Heritage Center | Hancock. Lunch is provided by Keweenaw Co-op. Please RSVP to info@9u15.com to reserve your spot. FREE to members, NON-Members $10.
2024 Lunch and Learns:
January 18, 2024: Rozsa Center
February 6, 2024: National Coalition for Community Capital
March 20: Cybersecurity with Matt Thyer
April 18, 2024: Manpower
May: Cancelled
September: OPEN
October: OPEN
November: OPEN
December: OPEN
2023 Lunch and Learns:
February 22, 2023: UP Michigan Works!
April 20, 2023: Michigan Small Business Development Center
May 18, 2023: AI a New Powerful Technology | MTEC Smartzone
May 25, 2023: Connecting your BUSINESS with summer visitors | Visit Keweenaw
September 21, 2023: Social Media Workshop | 2nd Sandbar Productions
October 19, 2023: UP Michigan Works!
November 16, 2023: SBDC
2022 Lunch and Learns:
June: Tourism Advertising in the Keweenaw
2021 Lunch and Learns:
Series was CANCELLED due to COVID
2020 Lunch and Learns:
January: Leadership & Human Motivation with presenter Matt Throop of MDT Consulting
February: Endless Referrals with presenter Adam Taivalkoski of Exp Realty
March-December: Cancelled
Past 2019 Lunch and Learns:
January - Your Business in the Digital Marketing Age with presenter Mary Myers of TV6 & FoxUP
February - Wellness in the Workplace with presenter Patty Markham Peterson of Expanding Hearts
March - Why is Online Presence so Important for Small-Town Business Owners with presenter Jean Hardy with the University of Michigan School of Information
May - Story Tellers: Customer Service Culture That Fuels Growth with presenter Brian Donnelly, Vice President of Retail Banking at Superior National Bank & Trust
September - Website Workshop with presenter Mary Myers of TV6 & FoxUP
October - Video As a Powerful Marketing Tool with presenters Amanda and Daena Makela of 2nd Sandbar Productions
November - The Brutal Honesty about Marketing! Presenters Karyn and Dave Olsson of the Marketing Department
Past 2018 Lunch and Learns:
January - Digital Marketing with presenters Mary Myers and Patrick Callahan of TV6 & FoxUP
February - Agile Project Management Process with presenter E.B. Mayer an accomplished business leader with over 15 Years of experience across fortune 500 companies
March - Trademarks with presenter Laura M. Konkel is a partner at a Madison law firm and an adjunct professor of Intellectual Property
April - Estate Planning for Business Owners with presenter Joel C. Tuoriniemi of MTU's School of Business & Economics
May - Initial Coin Offerings & Bitcoin Entrepreneurship with presenter Andre Laplume of MTU's School of Business & Economics
July - Online Safety with presenter Jake Putala, Consumer Education and OK2SAY School Safety Presenter with the Michigan Department of Attorney General
September - What You Really Sell with presenter Roger Woods, Senior Lecturer at MTU's School of Business & Economics
October - Maker Spaces & Their Benefits to Small Business with presenter Jason Mack, Vice President of Business Development at the MTEC SmartZone
November - Creating a Service-Driven Culture with presenter Lisa Liimatta Co-Founder of Rise Leadership Circle, LLC
December - Design Thinking in Business with presenters Dr. Steve Patchin, Director of Career Services, Michigan Tech University