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An August Coworking Day update

On Aug. 29, the Bixel Exchange team had another successful Coworking Day event with our founders and advisors. We debuted a new workshop that utilized the expertise of our founders to create traction for startups. We are always grateful to meet new people and founders interested in taking their startup to the next level simply by learning something new or connecting with an advisor. As a heads up, we won’t be having a Coworking Day this month and will resume in October and November. Stay tuned for some exciting updates coming soon! And check out our new video that highlights our monthly coworking days.

Startup LAunch attends America’s SBDC conference

This month, America's Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) celebrated the 39th annual SBDC Conference in Long Beach, CA, and our Startup LAunch team was in attendance. This year’s theme was "Exchange & Experience," focused on leveraging basic principles of business growth into everyday interactions with clients. Amongst the 140+ workshops that were available to all the SBDC professionals from around the nation, the marketing workshops were some of the most insightful activities that helped us reshape the way we think about communications and sharing our resources to our community.

Thank you to our fellow SBDC partners for sharing this journey with us! Share our Instagram post, and be sure to follow some of the great partners tagged.

Calling all innovative startups: Apply for SXSW Pitch 2020 today! 

Applications are now open for the 12th annual SXSW Pitch competition on March 14-15, 2020. Showcase your tech product or service in front of industry leaders, investors and media on a big global stage. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15. Learn about the qualifications, tech categories and application process.

Brought to you by Startup LAunch director and SXSW Pitch Advisory Board member, Kat Yalung!

A day in the life of Bixel Exchange ... Snapshots:

Sept. 9
L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline Director Lindsey Heisser attended SoCal Grantmakers Annual Conference and connected with other foundations to learn about the future tech workforce and how to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into all aspects of the workplace.

Sept. 10
The L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline team attended the Santa Monica College career fair and talked to interested students ready to get involved with our internship program.

Until we sync again,

Bixel Exchange

Upcoming Events

Glendale Tech Week Sept. 14-21 Calling all startups, entrepreneurs, technology specialists, students and beyond: Glendale Tech Week is back! Glendale boasts a thriving tech ecosystem that is home to more than 1,000 high tech firms that generate more than $5 billion in sales each year and employ more than 41,000 people. Get in on the action Sept. 14-21.   TechDay Los Angeles Sept. 26 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Looking for the next big thing in tech? How about premier access to the startup everyone’s talking about? Or simply want to explore everything this startup scene has to offer? Whether you’re an investor, member of the press, user, developer, job seeker, corporation or someone in between, attending TechDay Los Angeles gives you an exclusive look into today’s latest and greatest tech with direct access to the startups and partners making it all happen.

Partners

Bixel Exchange is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.