IWC at SXSW: How To Cultivate a Canna-Career
Looking for a career in cannabis is, for most, uncharted territory. Illinois Women in Cannabis, through community-building, programming, and advocacy work, has an in-depth understanding of Illinois’ newest business, with insight on everything from best market entry points to how to map a career trajectory. IWC will host a discussion to advise on navigating the cannabis job market and best practices for potential candidates.
Record Clearing in Illinois
During this seminar, attendees will learn about eligibility, the different legal mechanisms to clean a criminal record, and the process for applying for expungement. This session will also discuss minor cannabis offenses conviction relief.
Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Consultative Selling
Surveys show that cannabis customers will go out of there way to go to dispensaries that offer a better customer experience. A well trained budtender will not only build customer loyalty, but those customers will tell their friends to check it out.
16th Annual DPELC Entrepreneurship Law Conference
Join DPELC Entrepreneurship Law Conference featuring Illinois Women in Cannabis Executive Director, Amor Montes de Oca as a guest panelist.
IWC Second Annual Conference
IWC is excited to announce its second annual conference. Explore employment opportunities, discuss pertinent legal topics, and network!
Customer Service Basics: Product Matching
Build customer loyalty by connecting customers and patients around their needs
Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Bonding with Customer Personas
Enhance your customer loyalty and volume of customers by preparing your budtenders to anticipate customer needs.
Dispensary Customer Service Basics: Consultative Selling
Surveys show that cannabis customers will go out of there way to go to dispensaries that offer a better customer experience. A well trained budtender will not only build customer loyalty, but those customers will tell their friends to check it out.
Cannabis Resume Writing Workshop
This interactive workshop will help you sharpen your resume as you prepare for your career in cannabis.
Responsible Vendor Training
Taught by industry experts with actual dispensary experience, we don't just read the rules and regulations out loud, we provide instruction on how to build customer relationships while operating in a compliant manner.
Weed Girls: A 420 Limited Capacity Event
one-of-a-kind cannabis-inspired evening of fun, femme, and community.
Trademark Workshop
We will discuss how to conduct a trademark search to identify other companies existing trademark rights in a proposed mark. We will then discuss how to determine the strength of a proposed trademark and how best to protect trademark rights on a federal level.