Workshops & Seminars 2025
Discover the tools and strategies to help your business or organization thrive! The Delaware County Economic Development Department is proud to present the following workshops and seminars for 2025, designed to empower local business owners, entrepreneurs and organization staff with the knowledge and resources needed for growth and success. These workshops will cover a range of topics, including marketing, funding opportunities, community collaboration, and more. Whether you’re a small business owner, a nonprofit leader, or part of a larger organization, you’ll find valuable insights tailored to our vibrant Delaware County community. Join us in fostering innovation, strengthening local connections, and unlocking new opportunities for economic prosperity. Let’s grow together!
Workshops for 2025
Unless otherwise noted, these workshops and seminars are made available to residents and business owners of Delaware County, New York at no cost. To sign up, please register via EventBrite. There is a link below each description once registration is available.
Review Mastery: Unlock the Power of Customer Feedback to Grow Your Tourism Business!
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 11:30AM-1:00 PM E.T.
Join us for a 90-minute workshop designed to help tourism-related business owners unlock the full potential of customer reviews to drive growth and success. In our “Review Mastery: Unlock the Power of Customer Feedback to Grow Your Tourism Business!” workshop, you will learn how to harness the power of reviews to increase visibility, improve customer satisfaction, and make sure your business is listed on I Love New York’s website.
We will cover effective strategies to activate customers to leave reviews, how to respond to feedback, and how to use reviews as a marketing tool. By the end of this workshop, you will have actionable steps, templates, and a clear strategy to elevate your business. This will be a broad overview workshop with additional support available after the workshop for those who are interested.
Register for Review Mastery Workshop!
Package Perfect: How to Create Profitable Tourism Packages That Attract More Visitors!
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 11:30AM-1:00PM E.T.
Join us for a 90-minute workshop designed to help tourism-related business owners create profitable, irresistible packages that will attract more visitors and boost your bottom line. In our “Package Perfect: How to Create Profitable Tourism Packages That Attract More Visitors!” workshop, you will learn how to bundle your products or services with local partners to offer seamless, compelling packages that appeal to a wide range of customers. We will cover how to price your packages for profit, identify the right partners for, and ideas on how to streamline your operations to ensure your packages run smoothly.
You will also walk away with great ideas on popular packages and actionable strategies to create and promote your own tourism packages, ensuring you are maximizing revenue and attracting more customers. Do not miss this chance to enhance your business offers and stand out in the competitive tourism market. This will be a broad overview workshop with additional support and promotion available after the workshop for those who are interested.
Register for Package Perfect Workshop!
Data-Driven Tourism: Unlocking the Power of Visitor Insights to Grow Your Business
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 11:30AM-1:00PM E.T.
If you have ever wondered who is visiting our county, where they are coming from and what they are spending their money on, this workshop is for you. Join us for a 90-minute workshop that will empower tourism-related business owners to harness the power of data to grow their businesses. In our “Data-Driven Tourism: Unlocking the Power of Visitor Insights to Grow Your Business” workshop, you will learn how to make sense of critical tourism data such as historical economic trends, visitor spending, short-term rental information, mobile location data and where money spent in our county is coming from.
We will show you apply this data to attract more visitors, increase revenue, and stay ahead of the competition. You will leave with an understanding of available resources, and actionable insights that will help you make smarter, data-driven decisions. This will be a broad overview workshop with the possibility of more detailed and specific data being available after the workshop.
Register for Data-Driven Tourism Workshop!
Please check back regularly for updates as we love to add more workshops as professionals are available and our local businesses share their need.
Webinars
What to Bring When Applying for a Small Business Loan [Webinar]
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 12:00PM-1:00 PM E.T.
Getting Ready for a Business Loan? Join this SBDC webinar and learn exactly what to bring to the bank when applying for a small business loan. From financial statements to business plans, we’ll walk you through the essentials so you feel confident and prepared. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to grow, this session is packed with practical tips to help you succeed. Don’t miss it!
Webinar Link is Here Meeting ID: 943 6516 8879 Passcode: 545820
Are you a professional interested in hosting a workshop?
Contact the Economic Development Department for more information.
