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  • April 2026

  • Wed 8
    April 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Visibility Signals that Win in AI Search – SMART BRAND SYSTEM

    AI-powered search doesn’t see your content like a human. It reads structure, relevance, and trust. This session teaches you how to send the right signals to both AI and your audience—so you show up and get chosen. In this webinar, you will learn: Built for: Service providers, local businesses, and digital marketers who want to future-proof […]

  • Thu 9
    April 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Building Marketing Assets Faster

    ​Creating consistent, high-quality marketing materials can be time-consuming — especially when you’re running a small business.  In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to use Nano Banana to quickly generate polished marketing assets that support your sales and growth goals. ​We’ll walk through how to create social media graphics, promotional visuals, campaign creatives, and branded […]

  • Wed 15
    April 15 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

    Starting Your Business in Illinois Workshop

    Peoria NEXT Innovation Center 801 W Main Street, Peoria, IL, United States

    This in-person workshop is for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn all the components of how to start a successful business in Illinois. Get a realistic view of the requirements to start a business and the resources available to support your new venture. While attending this no cost 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to […]

  • Wed 15
    April 15 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Agentic AI: Building Autonomous Systems for Small Business Efficiency – SMART BRAND SYSTEM

    Go beyond chatbots and discover how small businesses can begin integrating agentic AI-autonomous systems that perform tasks, make decisions, and drive outcomes without daily oversight. In this webinar, you will learn: Our Speaker Maria Elena Duron helps small business owners, content creators, and service providers grow with clarity, visibility, and smart AI strategy. As a […]

  • Thu 16
    April 16 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Turning Business Documents into Action Using NotebookLM

    ​Your business is full of valuable information — proposals, contracts, SOPs, reports, meeting notes — but too often those documents sit unused. In this intermediate-level workshop, you’ll learn how to use NotebookLM to transform your existing business documents into clear insights, decisions, and action plans. ​We’ll walk through how to upload and organize key materials, […]

  • Thu 16
    April 16 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

    AI Essentials for Business Owners Understand It. Use It. Grow With It.

    Bradley University Business and Engineering Convergence Center - Room 1130 1422 W Main Street, Peoria, Illinois, United States

    AI Essentials for Business Owners: Understand It. Use It. Grow With It. Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-forward concept; it’s a practical tool available to every business owner right now. But knowing where to start, which tools to trust, and how to make AI work for your specific business is a challenge that stops […]

  • Wed 22
    April 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Webinar: 5 AI Tools Every Business Owner Should Have in Their Back Pocket

    Webinar: 5 AI Tools Every Business Owner Should Have in Their Back Pocket There are over 12,000 AI tools out there — and that number grows every single month. No wonder most business owners feel overwhelmed before they even start. Here's the truth: You don't need 12,000 tools. You need five. In this session, I'm […]

  • Wed 29
    April 29 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    AI Strategy That Scales: Build Smarter Systems That Grow With You – Smart Brand System

    Small business doesn’t mean small thinking. And in 2026, strategy isn’t just about what you post-it’s about how your systems talk to each other, how your team moves faster with AI, and how your business gets seen and trusted in a landscape run by machine learning and digital trust.  In this session, we’ll unpack the […]

  • May 2026

  • Wed 13
    May 13 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Starting Your Business in Illinois Workshop

    Peoria NEXT Innovation Center 801 W Main Street, Peoria, IL, United States

    This in-person workshop is for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn all the components of how to start a successful business in Illinois. Get a realistic view of the requirements to start a business and the resources available to support your new venture. While attending this no cost 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to […]

  • June 2026

  • Wed 10
    June 10 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Starting Your Business in Illinois Workshop

    Peoria NEXT Innovation Center 801 W Main Street, Peoria, IL, United States

    This in-person workshop is for aspiring entrepreneurs who want to learn all the components of how to start a successful business in Illinois. Get a realistic view of the requirements to start a business and the resources available to support your new venture. While attending this no cost 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to […]

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