In the Community

The Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico invites you to their upcoming Lunch and Learn: Business Fundamentals and Access to Capital. Featured Speakers include Ken Jackson, a local business advisor at ABQ Small Business Office of Economic Development and DreamSpring's very own President & CEO Charles McElrath. Registration is required to attend. Save your spot at: https://bit.ly/4z4js3u

Join Capital One Café and DreamSpring for a two-part conversation series designed for local small business owners, founders, and CEOs. Our first session is the Founder’s Foundation: Mastering Personal Cash Flow to Fuel Business Growth. Here, you'll gain insights on how maintaining strong personal cash flow establishes the baseline discipline required before transitioning to true business banking. After each panel, enjoy light refreshments, connect 1-on-1 with Capital One Ambassadors, Small Business Bankers, and network with other local leaders. Come for the insights, stay for the community. Register now!

For Climate Week 2026, the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering presents Retrofits for Resilience: From Policy to Implementation in partnership with NYU Corporate Engagement and the Center for the Sustainable Built Environment at NYU Schack. Using New York City as a jumping off point, they’ll examine the following questions: How can innovative technologies help address affordability, capacity, and workforce constraints for residential retrofits? And how can cities adopt, de-risk, and scale these solutions? What is the potential for retrofit programs to also support climate resilience and improved quality of life, in addition to energy efficiency and emissions reductions? What new approaches are needed, from measuring ROI to assessing risk, to support resilience planning in retrofit programs? And what role can innovation play in these changes? Register now!

In this webinar presented by SCORE, you’ll learn essential financial management practices to organize finances, manage cash flow and prepare for business growth. Explore how stronger financial systems can help you make informed day-to-day decisions, prepare for future funding needs and support sustainable business growth. You’ll also learn where business credit cards fit into a responsible financial management strategy. 

Join Capital One Café and DreamSpring for a two-part conversation series designed for local small business owners, founders, and CEOs. Our second session is the Architecture of Acceleration: Building Borrowing Readiness & Scaling Your Business. Here, you'll discover what lenders look for — like clean financial statements and strong reserves — so you can strategically utilize business checking, credit cards, and lines of credit to scale. After each panel, enjoy light refreshments, connect 1-on-1 with Capital One Ambassadors, Small Business Bankers, and network with other local leaders. Come for the insights, stay for the community. Register now!

Join us for an afternoon that will bring business owners together to hear from experienced entrepreneurs, have thoughtful roundtable conversations with other owners and Frost bankers, and walk away with practical ideas they can use in their businesses.

 Formerly known as the Frost Business Building Series, the program has been updated this year to create a stronger experience for our business owners, bankers, and community partners. Since the program began, Frost has helped more than 450 businesses gain knowledge, confidence, and tools to support their growth.
 
Applications are now open, and eligible business owners can apply directly by clicking here. Event Location: Maggiano’s Little Italy at NorthPark at 205 NorthPark Ctr, Dallas, TX 75225 

Start your morning right at Business, Banking & Breakfast! Join Vista Bank on Friday, November 20, at 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for a networking event for local business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals, and industry experts, brought to you in partnership with the South Dallas Fair Park Innovation Center and the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce. Grab a bite, share ideas with fellow business owners, and connect directly with industry leaders.

Event Location: Vista Bank & Financial Literacy Center at 3225 MLK Jr. Blvd., Dallas, TX 75210.