This class will be via Zoom only. Getting Started with AI for Small Business is a 3-hour class designed for small business owners, nonprofit professionals, and creatives who want to work smarter, not harder. In this session, you'll receive an accessible overview of the latest AI applications and strategies that can be implemented at little to no cost. Learn practical ways to integrate AI into your daily operations—automating tasks, enhancing marketing efforts, and generating content to boost productivity. Every session comes with a Toolkit of templates, guides, and resources to support your journey. This class is eligible for the City of Austin Business Skills Certificate Program. The instructor is Julie Niehoff, Co-Founder & CMO of Distance Learning Media.

Participants will also get a free toolkit – a collection of templates, forms, worksheets, software and other helpful resources to help make good use of the information shared in class.

This year, we gather under a theme that honors heritage while forging the future. Through curated sessions, dynamic speakers, and immersive experiences, we’ll explore how Black leaders are shaping legacies rooted in purpose, power, and progress.

Join a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, innovators, wealth creators, and professionals from Austin and beyond for a day designed to elevate leadership, celebrate identity, and ignite transformation.

Backed by a bold visual identity inspired by tech innovation and Adinkra symbolism, this year's conference is where tradition meets trajectory.

Be part of a movement that’s defining what’s next.

Join us Wednesday, June 25 at 12PM CST for an inspiring Horizons session with Alexandria Brown, Business Analyst at Cisco Systems, where she's transforming supply chain management and building her leadership journey in the tech industry!

Join the American Physical Society (APS) for the kickoff of a new quarterly Community Meetup series in Austin, created to foster stronger ties between academia, industry, and the region’s dynamic tech ecosystem.

The inaugural event will feature a panel discussion on “Creating a Central Texas Nanofabrication Ecosystem for Deep Tech Device Development and Fabrication: Quantum, Photonics & Biotechnology.” Hear from leading experts as they explore the region’s growing impact on next-generation device innovation. This panel will be moderated by Horacio Gasquet, Technical Consultant, Persimmon Ridge Ventures.

Held in downtown Austin, the event will offer engaging dialogue, high-impact networking, and meaningful cross-sector collaboration. This series highlights how Austin is emerging as a hub for deep tech advancement.

Open to physicists, researchers, tech professionals, and members of the scientific community.

A hosted bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided to encourage networking and conversation throughout the evening.

The Juneteenth Committee was established by the Greater East Austin Youth Association (GEAYA), which consists of volunteers from Businesses and Nonprofit's. As Community Leaders and Activists we are dedicated to the promotion, enhancement and continual growth of the Freedom Day (Juneteenth) Celebration.

Join us for our Day in the Life series, where we go behind the scenes with professionals in tech to explore what their day-to-day really looks like. In this session, we’re sitting down with Rachel Frock, Software Engineering Director at FindHelp.

You're invited to kick off the Juneteenth season with The Black Fund of Central Texas at our Community Cookout, an evening dedicated to connection, conversation, and celebration.

Join us on Wednesday, June 4th from 6–8 PM at The Village Place (8401 N Interstate Hwy 35, Austin, TX 78753) for good food, good vibes, and even better company. There will be complimentary BBQ provided by Brown’s BBQ. This is more than a cookout—it’s a space to honor Black joy, build community, and reflect on the power we hold when we come together. Bring a friend (or a few!) and let’s celebrate in true community spirit.