4th & Toast provides a friendly, supportive atmosphere for speakers of all abilities. It will help you improve your speaking skills, especially those required for business. Members build the confidence needed to speak in front of groups, learn to create and deliver effective presentations, and generally get comfortable speaking to others. It’s a great place to practice your business pitch or any speech and to get encouraging and helpful feedback. 4th & Toast meets every Wednesday morning at the Collider, from 8:00 to 8:30. Everyone is welcome!

Description As part of the 5-year update to the Destination Medical Center (DMC) Development Plan, DMC commissioned HR&A Advisors to perform a scenario analysis of the potential impacts of COVID-19 on the local economy and the DMC Initiative. The results of that study will be presented at this webinar, where HR&A will discuss how COVID-19 may affect Rochester’s jobs, economic activity, and the DMC’s planning and investment strategy. HR&A is a New York-based economic development and real estate consulting firm with significant experience developing complex economic impact models for local governments and municipalities. Since the start of the pandemic, HR&A has been working with local leaders across the country to quantify the impact of COVID-19 to support local planning and development efforts. HR&A also brings experience working in Rochester and Southeast Minnesota and understands recent regional economic and demographic trends and planning efforts.

Collider continues its tradition of Friday Happy Hours with virtual happy hour.

Join us from 4-5pm on Fridays to kick off the weekend right!

ENTREPRENEURS!  What is your relationship with city and regional government leaders? 

Learn why it’s important at our upcoming E1 Fall Panelist Session, “Why Entrepreneurship is Important to City Growth and Prosperity” 

Join us on September 18th from 11:30am to 1:00pm
* 11:30am-11:40am - Welcome
* 11:40am-12:00pm - Keynote by Greg Tehven - Emerging Prairie, Fargo, ND
* 12:00pm-12:30pm - Panel Discussion - “Why Entrepreneurship is Key to the Health and Prosperity of a Community" featuring Mayo Kim Norton and Rochester Council Member Nick Campion
* 12:30pm-12:55pm - Virtual Networking Breakout Sessions with Regional Leaders and Ecosystem Builders
* 12:55pm-1`:00pm - Closing Remarks

SAMANTHA ERICKSON
Professional Organizer & Interior Designer with Rescued Room
 
Samantha lives in Rochester with her husband & their two rescue pups. She embraces the basic principles of slow-living & keeping a minimal, yet cozy home. This allows Samantha and her family to focus on the relationships & activities that bring them the most joy. You can find her hiking, reading, cooking, and searching for new DIY home projects.It is her passion to beautifully simplify life through practical organizing and thoughtful design.  


Develop relationships within this supportive group of women leaders who meet the third Friday morning of each month. The Women's Round Table provides a small, safe environment for women to: practice and refine skills, discuss challenges specific to women in positions of leadership, learn together and empower each other to take risks. Join us for a fun, engaging program driven by the needs of the group.

**Please note that all presentations and content delivered within or in the promotion of Round Table meetings are entirely Round Table Chair and member/attendee driven. Any messaging and content conveyed within and for these meetings is in no way representative of the Chamber's views, ideals, or positioning.**

Members of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce are welcome to attend. In addition, prospective members are invited to attend twice before setting up a meeting to discuss whether Chamber membership is right for their organization.

Empire Builders

September 17th - Morning Session, Lunch and Learn, Afternoon Session

The next Empire Builders event is set for September 17! Since our last Empire Builders we have identified best practices for hosting an online event that focuses on the most important aspect of a community - making meaningful connections.

Networking and making meaningful connections has been challenging during the pandemic. Empire Builders will give attendees the tools to make these connections, while discussing relevant topics on how to continue to grow your business including Exposing Blind Spots and Adapting in the Face of Uncertainty

To do this we are going to get back to our roots, albeit online, and have two ~90 minute sessions that spend most of the time facilitating small group discussions along with a lunch and learn.

These discussions will be with business owners, serial entrepreneurs and people that have built, advised and financed growth businesses throughout their careers. See what it looks like in action from past events.

A draft agenda is listed below and the final agenda/program, speakers, bios, and meeting invites will be emailed to participants prior to the event. Everyone is welcome to attend one or all of the sessions.

Morning Session - Opening the Blind Window for Growth  - 9:30 to 11:00 CT

Joe Thurman, the CEO of interviewIA and co-founder of Breaking the Bias, will be guiding us through his insights on Exposing Blind Spots in our morning session. 

Lunch and Learn - “Baking Bright Futures!” - 12:00 to 1:00 CT

Featuring Cookie Cart

Afternoon Session - Removing the Uncertainty - 2:00 to 3:30 CT

Amanda Brinkman, host and star of the popular series "Small Business Revolution," will share stories of how small businesses are "Adapting in the Face of Uncertainty" based on her team’s experience filming episodes since the start of the pandemic. 

Who is this event for?

Empire Builders is designed specifically for Hill Capital portfolio companies, Hill Capital Ambassadors, potential portfolio companies, business owners and invited guests of our community. This event is intended to help the leaders of emerging growth companies that are, or could be, portfolio companies of Hill Capital Corporation with meaningful connections and inspiring content.

This webinar is all things telehealth. Attorneys Katie Ilten and Ryan Johnson from Fredrikson and Byron’s Health Law Group will cover the following:

• Payment rules and policies for telehealth in the time of COVID-19, including Medicare’s proposals for the future of telehealth payment;

• Complex issues of providing virtual care across state lines;

• Telehealth-related issues in the deal context, including structuring transactions and conducting due diligence;

• Structuring and negotiating telehealth licenses and other agreements; and

• Common telehealth fact patterns implicating Anti-kickback, Stark and Fraud & Abuse laws.

Collider continues its tradition of Friday Happy Hours with virtual happy hour.

Join us from 4-5pm on Fridays to kick off the weekend right!

The second annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) conference will take place Thursday, Sept. 10. online. Last year’s conference in Waseca, Minn. brought together more than 100 entrepreneurs, business leaders, economic development professionals,decision makers, and community champions. Participants had the opportunity to connect with others who care about entrepreneurship in their region. Be sure to save the date for this exciting event, and please help spread the word! 

Join us as we chat with Scott Schwalbe, Founder and CEO of NimbeLink.

NimbeLink is an IoT innovation company focused on creating cellular based products and solutions. Their embedded modems and asset-tracking solutions are carrier-certified and deployment ready. By design, they make connecting to cellular networks easy, significantly reducing your costs and time-to-market.

E1 Tech Talks are made possible by the Entrepreneurs First (E1) Network, a collaborative of regional partners in southeastern Minnesota dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in our region.

Join us for our FIRST Collider SPARK Series featuring Natalie Nixon.

Natalie Nixon is a creativity strategist and president of Figure 8 Thinking. She advises and emboldens leaders to transform their businesses through creativity and foresight. She is a regular contributor to Inc. and the editor of Strategic Design Thinking. She is a global speaker whose roster includes TEDxPhiladelphia, Cusp Conference, the Business Innovation Factory, SEB Group, 360 Possibles, CreativeMornings, the Copenhagen Institute of Interactive Design, the European Innovation Academy, and the Mayo Clinic's Transform conference. Nixon holds a Ph.D. in design management, an MS in global textile marketing, and a BA (cum laude) in anthropology and Africana studies.

She is the author of "The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work."

Collider Spark is a speaker series intended to create sparks of creativity and inspiration in the Rochester entrepreneurial ecosystem. Collider Spark is a program of Collider, a Rochester-based 501(c)(3) dedicated to creating an inclusive, diverse, and healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Join us for AM Espresso and start your Friday by expanding your customer base and generating new business leads! AM Espresso is a convenient way to network at a member's place of business while enjoying coffee and continental breakfast. This is an informal event where you will have the opportunity to introduce yourself and your business to more than 100 Chamber members. Invite a friend and remember to bring lots of business cards! 

Join us for the next E1 Tech Talk as we tech investment with David Russick, Founder and Managing Director, Gopher Angels.

What role does technology play in your business? Learn about cybersecurity and how to mitigate risks your business.

Do you need business assistance? Join us every Tuesday from 9-11am and meet with entrepreneurial experts from across southeastern Minnesota.

You must register to attend.