Rural Women-Led Business Fund

Fall 2023 Workshop Series

Women business owners (our definition of “women” is fully inclusive to all who identify as female or nonbinary) located in the San Luis Valley, Southwestern and Southern Colorado (Some exceptions will be made to high priority businesses in other parts of rural Colorado), join us for four FREE engaging Zoom workshops, brought to you by the Rural Women-Led Business Fund.

PARTICIPANTS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A SEED GRANT!*

*Participants who attend three of the four workshops will be eligible to apply for up to $2,000 in grant funding (smaller requests will be given more consideration). Applications will be reviewed by our Rural Women-Led Business Fund Grant Committee.

Budgeting and Pricing Strategies for Success, Part 1 of 2

Tuesday, October 24th – 12:00-1:30pm
Presented by Jessi Burg, Founder, Outgrow Your Garage

Workshop Description:

Join Outgrow Your Garage as we talk about financial empowerment in a two-part presentation! 

In Part 1, we’ll equip you with techniques to strategically price your services, enabling you to charge confidently and communicate the value to your clients effectively. You will leave with new knowledge on how to establish consistent pricing to create a strong foundation for your business success!

Attending both sessions will provide you with the most comprehensive understanding of your budgeting and pricing. However, if you can only make Part 1, you’ll gain valuable insights into expense understanding and pricing foundations. If you can only attend Part 2, we recommend coming prepared with your financial documents from the last year, and a clear understanding of how you set prices in your business.

About Outgrow Your Garage:
Outgrow Your Garage believes that business education should be easily accessible for everyone at an affordable price. We work with small businesses and the organizations that support them to offer a variety of business programming, including online courses, workshops, webinars, and virtual coworking. In addition to our business programming, we also train community organizations such as schools, libraries, and nonprofits in how to better serve labor-intensive businesses such as the skilled trades, home health care providers, artists, and food businesses.

Jessi Burg
Jessi Burg

Budgeting and Pricing Strategies for Success, Part 2

Thursday, October 26th – 12:00-1:30pm
Presented by Jessi Burg, Founder, Outgrow Your Garage

Workshop Description:

Join Outgrow Your Garage as we talk about financial empowerment in a two-part presentation! 

In Part 1, we equipped you with techniques to strategically price your services, enabling you to charge confidently and communicate the value to your clients effectively. You left with new knowledge on how to establish consistent pricing to create a strong foundation for your business success!

In Part 2, we’ll guide you through crafting an effective budget, understanding your expenses and revenue, and how to use your budget and pricing to plan for the future. A key part of this workshop will focus on how to “play” with your numbers to see how changes in one area of your business will affect your long term goals.

Attending both sessions will provide you with the most comprehensive understanding of your budgeting and pricing. However, if you can only attend Part 2, we recommend coming prepared with your financial documents from the last year, and a clear understanding of how you set prices in your business.

About Outgrow Your Garage:
Outgrow Your Garage believes that business education should be easily accessible for everyone at an affordable price. We work with small businesses and the organizations that support them to offer a variety of business programming, including online courses, workshops, webinars, and virtual coworking. In addition to our business programming, we also train community organizations such as schools, libraries, and nonprofits in how to better serve labor-intensive businesses such as the skilled trades, home health care providers, artists, and food businesses.

Jessi Burg
Jessi Burg

Comparison: POS systems/ACH Payments

Thursday, November 2nd – 12:00-1:30pm
Presented by Ginelle Curincita, Owner OroMar Consulting

Workshop Description:

We will discuss identifying different options to collect payments with fewer merchant fees and who charges more or have hidden costs.

About Your Presenter:

Ginelle is a Latina businesswoman, a Bay Area native of Mexican heritage. Her combined experiences of working in education, diversity and inclusion, and small business development led her to launch her own company OroMar Consulting during the pandemic. Ginelle most recently worked for the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, where she oversaw consultants, workshops, and relief funds for grants and loans for minority and women-owned businesses. Before entering the small business ecosystem, Ginelle worked at UC Berkeley as a social worker. She currently lives in Colorado Springs with her daughters and her husband.

Ginelle Curincita
Ginelle Curincita

Grants: Free money for your business!

Wednesday, November 8th – 12:00-1:30pm
Presented by Ginelle Curincita, Owner OroMar Consulting

Workshop Description:

In this workshop, participants will learn key information for applying for grants for their business. We will identify the documents and questions needed to apply.

About Your Presenter:

Ginelle is a Latina businesswoman, a Bay Area native of Mexican heritage. Her combined experiences of working in education, diversity and inclusion, and small business development led her to launch her own company OroMar Consulting during the pandemic. Ginelle most recently worked for the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, where she oversaw consultants, workshops, and relief funds for grants and loans for minority and women-owned businesses. Before entering the small business ecosystem, Ginelle worked at UC Berkeley as a social worker. She currently lives in Colorado Springs with her daughters and her husband.

Ginelle Curincita
Ginelle Curincita