Entrepreneurs Social Calendar (Mar. 9 - Mar. 15)

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Monday, Mar. 9:

**Healthcare innovation Meetup** - The Healthcare Innovation Meetup - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM - 701 Brazos Street, Austin - Join in creating a healthcare community in Austin that is designed for fun, connection, collaboration, and growth. The event will start with a networking session where you meet people from all cross the healthcare field. After, multiple product showcases that are healthcare related. Last up there will be a further networking (Free).
**March 9th Happy Hour** - SMB Land - 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM - 1300 E 4th Street, Austin - connect with others who are involved in SMB Land, whether that's owning, investing, operating, or buying small businesses. Today's conversation starter--where could AI tools make a difference for you? How so? (Free).
**Momentum Monday** - Momentum Coworking - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Lazarus on Airport - Quiet, focused productivity sprints broken up by 5 minute breaks for connection (Free).
**Central Austin Toastmasters** - Toastmasters - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Parish Hall, 2008 Justin Lane, Austin - Join in person or via Zoom to improve your public speaking and leadership skills (Free).

Tuesday, Mar. 10:

**Scrappy Startups Meetup** - Scrappy Startups - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 720 Brazos St Ste B-710, Austin - A monthly event for aspiring founders and current business owners all over Austin. Each session focuses on practical, real-world tactics around building early, staying lean, and making smart financial decisions for you and your business (Free).
**Starting Your Own Small Business with Vicky Valdez (Hybrid)** - Austin Economic Development - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM - 5202 E Ben White Blvd #Suite 300, Austin - A practical, certificate-eligible 3-hour session to help you go from “I want to start” to clear next steps, with room for real Q&A (Free).
**Let’s Talk Business** - Michelle D. - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - 121 Pickle Rd, Austin - It’s a room for people who are building something whether that’s a company, a new direction, or a bigger version of themselves (Free).
**Hays Commercial Meetup** - Hays County Commercial Real Estate Opportunities Group - 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM - 303 Main St, Buda - Get together with developers, GCs, engineers, brokers, city leaders, investors, and service providers all in one room to surface the hard-earned lessons before they become change orders (Free).
**Bitcoin & Coffee** - Bitcoin Park Austin - 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM - 2110 S Congress Ave, Austin - Join for coffee, breakfast tacos, and Bitcoin conversation (Free).

Wednesday, Mar. 11:

SXSW ’26 | The International House Presents: Frequency - The International House - 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM - The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin - A high-impact kickoff convening founders, investors, and global partners—great for getting aligned before SXSW chaos and meeting people with real leverage (Free).
Ayana Rising: Women of the New Frontier - OWN App HQ / Chloe Capital + partners - 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM - 1114 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin - Panels + activations + founder-investor cocktail hour focused on venture-scale women founders—strong room if you want capital + ecosystem connections (Paid).
International House: Her Frequency | Female Founder Startup Showcase - The International House - 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM - The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin - Watch (or support) international women founders pitching at SXSW—good inspo and a solid place to meet ecosystem builders (Free).
International House SXSW: Founder Frequency | Global Pitch Competition - The International House - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - The Long Center, 701 W Riverside Dr, Austin - Global pitch competition energy with founders and investors in one venue—great for spotting talent and making post-pitch connections (Free).
Comms + Creatives Networking Happy Hour - Content Bar - 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM - Blue Suede, 1600 S 1st St Suite 120, Austin - Pre-SXSW happy hour for marketers, PR, creatives, and founders building modern brands—easy place to meet collaborators and content-minded operators (Free).
Pre-SXSW Tech Mixer - Christopher Carew - 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM - Austin - No agenda, just smart tech people connecting before SXSW—good for quick intros and setting up coffees for the week (Free).
**The Healthcare innovation Meetup** - Abhinav P. - 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM - 651 North Pleasant Valley Road, Austin - Whether you're an entrepreneur, engineer, clinician, or any other healthcare-related field, this meetup is open to you. Discover the newest innovations in med tech (Free).