Join your Louisiana Digital Coach, Krystal Hardy Allen, for free training and coaching for your business.
Sign up for Krystal's upcoming virtual workshops below:
Grow your business with AI-powered tools [Virtual]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a powerful technology that can help simplify business tasks and create new opportunities for small businesses and entrepreneurs – but knowing how to use it may seem out of reach. Developed with input from experts at Google, this workshop will explain the basics of AI and how AI-powered tools by Google can help small businesses be more efficient, enhance customer experiences, and drive growth.
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Learn About Investors and Loan Options for Your Small Business - Part 1
Tuesday, October 22 from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
When your small business needs funding, it’s important to understand what options might be available to you. In this workshop you will learn how to find potential funding options and how to use Micro Loans to fund big goals.
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Make Your Small Business More Accessible
Friday, Ocotber 25 from 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
When businesses build digital communications that allow people with disabilities to perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with products and services, it expands their market. Implementing accessibility best practices can help businesses grow, and improve the experience for all users. In this session we’ll show you how to:
- What does accessibility mean, online?
- How to design for accessibility: web pages, email, and tips for physical spaces
- Tips for being more inclusive
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Meet Krystal
Krystal Hardy Allen is the Founder & CEO of K. Allen Consulting™ and both a community advocate and philanthropist. A well-respected former school principal and teacher, Krystal began her career teaching elementary school, serving as an instructional coach, then asst. principal, and finally leading as a school principal. Most recently featured within Time Magazine, she is a 2019 Gambit 40 Under 40 recipient, a 2019 Aspen Institute Ideas Festival Scholar, the 2016 Urban League of Louisiana Activist Award recipient, and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Kid Smart; Success at Thurgood Marshall; and the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation. A first-generation college graduate, Krystal earned her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, M.Ed. from NLU-Chicago, and is currently completing her Ed.D in K-12 Urban Educational Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University. Krystal's work and passion for DEI, social justice, adult learning, and organizational development are the driving forces of her work and commitment to equity.
If you have any questions, please email Krystal at digitalcoachLA@growwithg.co.
What is a Grow with Google Digital Coach?
We are mentors, teachers, leaders; we are entrepreneurs who have achieved our goals, and we want to help you achieve yours. We are excited to provide the digital skills training and coaching to help small businesses in our states reach new customers, thrive online, and grow.
Where else do you have Digital Coaches?
Visit grow.google/digital-coaches to find your closest Digital Coach.
Want more resources?
For more small business resources, check out grow.google/smallbusiness (English) or grow.google/pasoapaso (Español).