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DIAMOND UNIVERSITY: It’s A Different World!
Three days filled with 56 hours of business development content, complete with an Entrepreneurship Certificate and Continuing Education Units offered by Thomas Nelson Community College.
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Commencement
Course 101: Connections and Certifications to Scale
Course 102: Media - Digital Marketing & Consumer Trends
Course 103: Opportunity and Industry in Virginia
Course 104: Stocks & Digital Assets
Course 105: Real Estate: Residential - Commercial & Buying the Block
Course 106: Human Resources to Scale Your Business
Course 107: Leadership and Personal Development for Growing Teams
Course 108: Small Business Finance and Accessing Capital
Course 109: Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Development
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Friday
, November 12
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center
8:00am •
Course 101: SWaM Certification
8:30am •
Course 101: SBA Panel: Where's the Money?
9:10am •
Course 101: Minority Business Enterprise Certification
10:00am •
Course 102: Writing a Winning Press Release
10:50am •
Course 102: Business Psychology: Psychographics & Forming Your Business Pipeline
11:40am •
Course 102: Telling Your Story & Pitch Perfect: Perfecting Your 30-Second Elevator Spiel
1:00pm •
[LUNCH BREAK] Why Entrepreneurs Need Intrapreneurs to Scale
2:00pm •
Course 103: Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion Project
2:25pm •
Course 103: Offshore Wind - CVOW Project with Dominion Energy
2:50pm •
Course 103: Casinos - Caesar's of Danville
3:15pm •
Corse 103: US Navy - Supply Chain and Opportunity
3:40pm •
Course 103: Healthcare-Supplier Diversity at Sentara
4:05pm •
Course 103: Emerging Healthcare Industry - Fireside chat
7:00pm •
Diamonds in the Sky VIP [House] Party
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center - Amphitheatre
9:00am •
Kickoff Keynote
10:00am •
Black Tech Founder Stories Panel
1:00pm •
Opportunity in Tech Panel
3:15pm •
Closing Keynote
Saturday
, November 13
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center
8:00am •
Course 104: Buying Your First Stock Understanding Terms and Market Conditions
8:50am •
Course 104: The Secret Few People Know About on Wall Street
9:10am •
Course 104: Stop Waiting to Invest into Digital Assets : A Primer on Cryptos, NFT’s Fractionals, and Defi
9:40am •
Course 104: Forex, Cryptocurrency, and Going off the Grid
11:00am •
Course 105: First Time Homeownership and Grants for Downpayment Assistance
11:30am •
Course 105: Opportunity Zones and Commercial Real Estate
12:00pm •
Course 105: Fix/Flip, Buy/Hold, and Other Strategies for Growing Wealth
1:00pm •
[LUNCH BREAK] How To Effectively Use Social Media to Create Your Brand
2:00pm •
Course 106: Deep Dive: Independent Contractor Employee & Best Practices for Hiring and Firing Staff
2:40pm •
Course 106: Workforce Development : Sales & Customer Service to Grow Your Small Business
3:20pm •
Course 106: Insurance for Small Business Owners
4:00pm •
Course 106: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity: The truth about business that you can no longer afford to ignore
8:00pm •
6th Annual Black Diamond Affair
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center - Amphitheatre
9:00am •
Idea Validation
10:30am •
Business Model Canvas
1:00pm •
What it Means to Scale/Be Scaleable
2:30pm •
Intellectual Property
3:30pm •
Building a Tech Product/Being a Non-Technical Founder
Sunday
, November 14
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center
8:00am •
Course 107: DISC Assessment: Understanding Your Leadership and Followership Styles
8:30am •
Course 107: Intrapreneur Grit: Climbing The Corporate Ladder In The Age of D, E & I
8:50am •
Course 107: Emotional Intelligence and Transformation to Thrive in the Pandemic
9:10am •
Course 107: What's Professional These Days: What to Wear and How to Be for Work
10:00am •
Course 108: Startup Capital: Building an Investable Business
11:00am •
Course 108: Business Credit: Dun and Bradstreet, Paydex, and Lines of Credit
11:40am •
Course 108: Bankers Panel: Pitfalls of the Lending Process and How to Avoid Them
1:00pm •
[LUNCH BREAK] Trade Secrets: Breaking Down Barriers to Building Big
2:00pm •
Course 109: Nonprofits that Scale: Meet and Greet with Successful Black Executive Directors
2:40pm •
Course 109: Funders Panel: Corporate and Philanthropic Support Made Easier
3:20pm •
Course 109: Board Governance: Roberts Rules and Fiduciary Responsibility
4:00pm •
Course 109: Giving Tuesday: Strategy and Support for Online Giving
7:00pm •
Commencement
Holiday Inn Newport News City Center - Amphitheatre
9:00am •
Keynote: What Investors Look For
9:45am •
Grants for Technology and Innovation
10:15am •
Reg CF/Reg A+: Crowdfunding for Startup Capital
10:45am •
Later Companies, Funding, and Innovation
11:15am •
VC Money - Equity Tech Investment
1:00pm •
Crypto and Building Wealth
2:30pm •
Closing Keynote
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Commencement
Course 101: Connections and Certifications to Scale
Course 102: Media - Digital Marketing & Consumer Trends
Course 103: Opportunity and Industry in Virginia
Course 104: Stocks & Digital Assets
Course 105: Real Estate: Residential - Commercial & Buying the Block
Course 106: Human Resources to Scale Your Business
Course 107: Leadership and Personal Development for Growing Teams
Course 108: Small Business Finance and Accessing Capital
Course 109: Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Development
Lunch Break
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, November 12
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, November 13
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, November 14
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Commencement
Course 101: Connections and Certifications to Scale
Course 102: Media - Digital Marketing & Consumer Trends
Course 103: Opportunity and Industry in Virginia
Course 104: Stocks & Digital Assets
Course 105: Real Estate: Residential - Commercial & Buying the Block
Course 106: Human Resources to Scale Your Business
Course 107: Leadership and Personal Development for Growing Teams
Course 108: Small Business Finance and Accessing Capital
Course 109: Social Enterprise and Nonprofit Development
Lunch Break
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