StartingBlock :Tactical Skills Series featuring Erin Anstett

Running a business means wearing a lot of hats -- and some of them fit better than others. StartingBlock's Lunch & Learn: Tactical Skills Series is designed to help you wear them all a little better.

This six-session professional development series runs April through September, bringing in local experts across the areas entrepreneurs need most: HR and employment law, contracts, marketing and positioning, sales, branding, and financial fundamentals. Each session runs from 12-1pm in StartingBlock's 2nd floor classroom -- meaning you can learn something genuinely useful and still have your afternoon.

The 2026 lineup:

• April 14 -- Keri Allard, SustainableHR PEO: Build It Right: HR & Payroll for Growing Startups
• May 7 -- Lane Rideout, Murphy Desmond S.C.: Bound for Success: Important Contracts to Protect You and Your Startup
• June 22 -- Eric Townley, Flamingo Theory: Finding Your Flamingo: How to Position Your Startup to Stand Out and Scale
• July 14 -- Jason Weaver, Halo: The Founder Sales Trap
• August 18 -- Erin Anstett, Big Sis Studio: Cohesive Branding for Founders
• September 15 -- Alicia Greer, Berndt CPA: The Numbers that Run Your Business

Each session is designed to be practical and actionable -- no theory for theory's sake. Just the stuff that actually helps you build a more sustainable business.

Register for individual sessions or the full series . Just search for StartingBlock events!