Startup professionals will have an opportunity to learn how to apply the principles of persuasion, sales and negotiation to effectively launch and grow their businesses.

IMPACT 307, a University of Wyoming program, will host a Startup Lunch and Learn webinar titled “Persuasion, Selling and Negotiating to Launch and Grow Startups” Thursday, Oct. 2, from noon-1:30 p.m. in Rooms 104 and 106 of the Wyoming Technology Business Center.

Sharon Jenkins, executive director for the Center for Applied Technologies for School Security, and Robert Jenkins, CEO of Dark Forge Solutions LLC, will lead the one-hour presentation that will focus on practical techniques that startup companies can use to strengthen their communication skills.

There will be 30 minutes of optional networking from 1-1:30 p.m.

IMPACT 307 is UW’s business incubator that supports the growth of startup incubator clients and webinar attendees. IMPACT 307 is hosting this event as part of its mission to boost entrepreneurs with resources and knowledge needed to succeed. 

The event is free, but an RSVP is required via QR code here. In-person and webinar attendance options are available. Lunch will be provided for a maximum of 40 in-person guests. The UW Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Business Studio @LCCC are the luncheon sponsors.

Free parking is available in the two-hour section in the southwest corner of the adjacent Red Lot or on the street north of the Wyoming Technology Business Center, located at 1938 E. Harney St. 

For more information, go to www.impact307.org, or email Conor McCracken-Flesher at cmccrac1@uwyo.edu.