Third Eye Network

AI is changing business, workforce development, marketing, education, and entrepreneurship right now, and this FREE symposium is designed to help our community stay ahead.

Join us June 23 for the SB+AI Symposium featuring:
• National AI and economic development thought leaders
• Panels on AI adoption, ethics, workforce, and innovation
• Hands-on breakout sessions for small businesses
• Live AI Pitch Competition finals
• Networking with entrepreneurs, educators, ecosystem leaders, and innovators

Whether you're AI-curious or already exploring tools for your business, this event will give you practical insight, real conversations, and actionable strategies.

Free registration. Real conversations. Real opportunities.
Free to Attend. Space is Limited. Registration Required.
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Arrive Early! The First 30 Small Business Owners Will Receive a $250 eGift Card for 1 Year Subscription to Google Workspace.
(The Google Workspace eGift Card is only for first time Google Workspace customers. Current Workspace subscribers will receive an alternative AI subscription of equal value.)

Meet the entrepreneurs putting AI into action at the SB+AI Symposium on June 23!

The SB+AI: AI Capacity Building Pitch Competition is for small businesses moving beyond AI awareness and toward real-world implementation, innovation, and impact.

As part of the competition, all participating entrepreneurs received coaching, storytelling support, technical preparation, and a structured evaluation experience designed to help them better apply AI to business growth, operational improvement, and community impact.

We’re proud to feature this year’s SB+AI Pitch Competition competitors, with special recognition for the Final 4, who will take the stage at the symposium to compete live for the final funding prize.

This is more than a pitch competition. It’s capacity building in action.

Thank you to our Pitch Competition Sponsors: Frameworks Creativetive and County Economic Development.
Special thanks to our pitch coach John R. Hill Jr., Founder, Hill Communication Services: https://hillcommsvc.com/

Thank you to all our participants:
GroupSoup LLC | Rochester, NY
Cofactor | https://www.humanityinc.world/lab
Paidly Inc | https://meetpaidly.com
CONNECTED KNOW | https://www.connectedknow.com/
ReySol Electric LLC | https://reysolelectricllc.com/
Sew N City LLC | https://www.sewncity.com/
Everyday People PR | Rochester, NY
Artwork for the Soul | https://www.artworkforthesoul.com

Registration is filling up quickly, and attendee capacity is limited.
Free to attend, registration required.
www.build-smarter.ai

Hosted by Third Eye Network in partnership with the International Economic Development Council. Free for small business owners, thanks to support from The Enterprise Center at PathStone.

Thank you Minority Reporter for bringing awareness to this event!

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"If we are serious about closing wealth gaps, creating economic opportunity, and building stronger communities, we must make sure our entrepreneurs are not the last to access the tools shaping the future of business."

Because AI isn’t coming—it’s already here. And the businesses that learn how to use it effectively will be the ones that stay competitive, innovative, and resilient.

Free to Attend. Space is Limited. Registration Required. https://hubs.ly/Q04lyKdy0
Arrive Early! The First 30 Small Business Owners Will Receive a $250 eGift Card for 1 Year Subscription to Google Workspace. (The Google Workspace eGift Card is only for first time Google Workspace customers. Current Workspace subscribers will receive an alternative AI subscription of equal value.)

Our Businesses Can't Afford to Be Left Behind in the AI Economy For generations, Black and Brown entrepreneurs have built businesses with limited resources, stretched budgets, and an unmatched ability to make something out of nothing. That hustle, creativity, and resilience have carried our communities through countless challenges. But today, there’s a new cha...

Are you AI ready, Rochester?

SB+AI Symposium: From Awareness To Action
June 23, 2026 at the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center (Rochester EOC)

At this full-day, in-person symposium, you’ll move beyond the hype and into action. You’ll gain a clear understanding of today’s AI landscape, see how businesses like yours are already using it, and walk away with practical strategies, tools, and resources you can start applying immediately.

Because AI isn’t coming—it’s already here. And the businesses that learn how to use it effectively will be the ones that stay competitive, innovative, and resilient.

Free to Attend. Space is Limited. Registration Required.
https://build-smarter.ai/

Arrive Early! The First 30 Small Business Owners Will Receive a $250 eGift Card for 1 Year Subscription to Google Workspace.
(The Google Workspace eGift Card is only for first time Google Workspace customers. Current Workspace subscribers will receive an alternative AI subscription of equal value.)

Hosted by Third Eye Network in partnership with the International Economic Development Council. Free for small business owners, thanks to support from The Enterprise Center at PathStone.

Still celebrating this moment from last night!

For the third consecutive year, Third Eye Network was honored at the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce MWBE Awards, which recognize the achievements and growth of minority- and women-owned business enterprises across our region.

This year, TEN moved from #23 to #13 out of 50, and we do not take that lightly.

We are grateful for the recognition, but even more grateful for the work itself: serving our clients, helping organizations shine, supporting communities, and building the kind of collaborative infrastructure that makes meaningful growth possible. Our vision is simple: to do work that matters — work that helps our clients shine, strengthens our communities, and creates impact beyond the spotlight.

To the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Insero Advisors, our team, clients, partners, and the full TEN network, thank you.

This recognition belongs to the network.
It Takes a Network℠

Rochester-area businesses and community leaders, this is your opportunity to engage with AI in a practical, accessible, and community-centered way.

The FREE SB+AI Symposium brings together entrepreneurs, educators,
workforce leaders, and innovators for a full day of:
• Expert speakers and panel discussions
• AI strategy sessions for businesses
• Marketing and storytelling workshops
• Economic development conversations
• Live startup-style AI pitches
• Networking and collaboration opportunities

AI is already shaping the future of business and work. The question is: will we be ready for it?

Free to Attend. Space is Limited. Registration Required.
www.build-smarter.ai

Arrive Early! The First 30 Small Business Owners Will Receive a $250 eGift Card for 1 Year Subscription to Google Workspace.
(The Google Workspace eGift Card is only for first time Google Workspace customers. Current Workspace subscribers will receive an alternative AI subscription of equal value.)

Are you AI ready, Rochester?

SB+AI Symposium: From Awareness To Action
June 23, 2026 at the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center (Rochester EOC)

At this full-day, in-person symposium, you’ll move beyond the hype and into action. You’ll gain a clear understanding of today’s AI landscape, see how businesses like yours are already using it, and walk away with practical strategies, tools, and resources you can start applying immediately.

Because AI isn’t coming—it’s already here. And the businesses that learn how to use it effectively will be the ones that stay competitive, innovative, and resilient.

Register today at www.build-smarter.ai

Hosted by Third Eye Network in partnership with the International Economic Development Council. Free for small business owners, thanks to support from The Enterprise Center at PathStone.

What does AI actually mean for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and our regional economy?

Find out at the FREE SB+AI Symposium on June 23.

The day includes:
• AI myth-busting networking breakfast
• Keynotes on the urgency of AI adoption
• Panels on workforce, education, equity, and economic impact
• AI marketing and sales workshops
• Live small business AI pitch competition finals
• Conversations focused on practical, real-world application

This isn’t just theory, it’s a full day built to help businesses and community leaders understand how AI can create opportunity, efficiency, and growth.

Free to attend. Open to business owners, ecosystem leaders, educators, students, and community members.

Register today at www.build-smarter.ai

Are you AI ready, Rochester?

SB+AI Symposium: From Awareness To Action
June 23, 2026 at the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center (Rochester EOC)

At this full-day, in-person symposium, you’ll move beyond the hype and into action. You’ll gain a clear understanding of today’s AI landscape, see how businesses like yours are already using it, and walk away with practical strategies, tools, and resources you can start applying immediately.

Because AI isn’t coming—it’s already here. And the businesses that learn how to use it effectively will be the ones that stay competitive, innovative, and resilient.

Register today at https://build-smarter.ai/

Hosted by Third Eye Network in partnership with the International Economic Development Council. Free for small business owners, thanks to support from The Enterprise Center at PathStone.

Happy Caribbean-American Heritage Month from All of Us at Third Eye Network!