Start | Grow | Succeed with the SBDC Orientation

Join us for an inside look on how you can work with the SBDC to start and grow your business. We’ll walk you through the start-up basics, and then share the many no-cost resources available to you. Register now and join the thousands of other business owners who have fo......More

Join us for an inside look on how you can work with the SBDC to start and grow your business. We’ll walk you through the start-up basics, and then share the many no-cost resources available to you. Register now and join the thousands of other business owners who have found success with the SBDC. Highlights: SBDC mission and vision Tools and resources available at no cost How the SBDC meets small business needs Steps to meeting with an SBDC Advisor This class is intended for individuals considering going into business for the first time. Speaker: Alicia Benitez-Booker, Business Advisor, Lamar State College Port Arthur SBDC

2266 MacArthur Drive

Start | Grow | Succeed with the SBDC Orientation | Lamar State SBDC

Join us for an inside look on how you can work with the SBDC to start and grow your business. We’ll walk you through the start-up basics, and then share the many no-cost resources available to you. Register now and join the thousands of other business owners who have fo......More

Join us for an inside look on how you can work with the SBDC to start and grow your business. We’ll walk you through the start-up basics, and then share the many no-cost resources available to you. Register now and join the thousands of other business owners who have found success with the SBDC. Highlights: SBDC mission and vision Tools and resources available at no cost How the SBDC meets small business needs Steps to meeting with an SBDC Advisor This class is intended for individuals considering going into business for the first time. Speaker: Alicia Benitez-Booker, Business Advisor, Lamar State College Port Arthur SBDC

SBDC Office - 1401 Procter Street

Measuring What Matters: How to Evaluate Your Digital Marketing Performance | Lamar State SBDC

This workshop helps small business owners and solopreneurs understand how to measure whether their digital marketing is working — not just through sales, but through the early indicators that show if their visibility, engagement, and customer interest are growing. Parti......More

This workshop helps small business owners and solopreneurs understand how to measure whether their digital marketing is working — not just through sales, but through the early indicators that show if their visibility, engagement, and customer interest are growing. Participants will learn why it’s essential to look beyond revenue alone, what metrics provide meaningful insight, and how to use those numbers to make better decisions about time, budget, and strategy. Building on the work completed in earlier sessions, this workshop explains how to evaluate the health of your website, Google presence, and content efforts using simple, easy-to-understand measurements. Even if participants haven’t attended previous workshops, we’ll provide a quick overview of the key concepts to ensure everyone can follow along and apply what they learn. The session also covers how to think about marketing investment at different stages of business growth — helping owners understand what “enough” looks like, when to scale up, and how to align spending with goals and capacity. By the end of the session, participants will understand how to measure the effectiveness of their marketing efforts using clear, actionable indicators — and how to use those insights to make smarter, more confident decisions that support sustainable business growth. Highlights: Why it’s important to evaluate your marketing beyond sales numbers alone The core metrics to watch across your website, Google Business Profile, and content efforts How to interpret leading indicators (traffic, visibility, engagement, conversions) to understand what’s working How to align your marketing investment with your business stage and growth goals Practical ways to adjust your strategy based on what the numbers show This class is designed for small business owners and solopreneurs who are actively marketing their business online and want a clearer, more practical way to evaluate whether their website, Google presence, and content efforts are driving real progress beyond just sales. Lunch provided.

4615 9th Avenue

Campaign Kickoff Breakfast

Join us as we officially kick off United Way of Orange County's 2026 Campaign and celebrate the beginning of another year of making a difference across Orange County. Learn how your support helps advance our four focus areas—Healthy Community, Youth Opportunity, Financi......More

Join us as we officially kick off United Way of Orange County's 2026 Campaign and celebrate the beginning of another year of making a difference across Orange County. Learn how your support helps advance our four focus areas—Healthy Community, Youth Opportunity, Financial Security, and Community Resiliency—and discover the many ways you, your business, or your organization can get involved in creating lasting change. Whether you're a longtime partner or simply interested in learning more about our work, we'd love for you to join us. Breakfast will be provided, courtesy of First Financial Bank. RSVP no later than August 20th by contacting Kristin ([email protected] or 409-883-3591) or registering online at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/8458gmx

First Presbyterian Church

UWOC Day of Caring

Day of Caring is a great opportunity to join others to make a difference right here in our community. United Way of Orange County started this initiative in order to bring individuals together to complete special projects which will allow nonprofits to better serve thei......More

Day of Caring is a great opportunity to join others to make a difference right here in our community. United Way of Orange County started this initiative in order to bring individuals together to complete special projects which will allow nonprofits to better serve their clients. Our Day of Caring is a great way to give back! We will meet at the Dow Business Center (2601 Irving St. Orange, TX 77630) at 7:45 a.m. for a light breakfast and photos (a large group photo of ALL participants AND photos of each participating team.) Once the general assembly completes teams will disburse to their assigned project worksites. Projects should wrap up by lunchtime. Teams will be assigned a Day of Caring project based on team size and project scope of work. There is a potential that your team may be divided into smaller teams, if necessary.