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SUMMARY:Southwest Minnesota Business Technology & Automation
DESCRIPTION:AN EVENING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES \n\nSouthwest Minnesota\n\nBusiness Technology & Automation\n\nThursday\, November 12\, 206| 4-7 PM CST\n\nHosted by Aulden\n\n\n\n5 Family Ranch\n\n2717 County Road 6 . Marshall \, MN 56258\n\nJoin local business owners and leaders for a free evening of\n\npractical security and automation demos\,\n\nconversation\, and new connections.\n\n\n\nExplore ways to save time and strengthen your business.\n\nPlus\, visit the SBA Minnesota District Office resource table.\n\nThe SBA Minnesota District Office will join us with a resource table for business owners.\n\nBring your questions\, a colleague\, or an everyday business task you'd like to make easier. No technical background is needed. Whether you're exploring new ideas or simply looking to connect with others in our business community\, we'd love to welcome you.\n\nThursday\, November 12\, 2026\n\n4:00 7:00 p.m. Central\n\nFive Family Ranch\n\n2717 County Road 6\, Marshall\, MN 56258\n\nAdmission is free. Space is limited\; please register each attendee separately. Registration requests a place\, and Aulden will confirm your place or waitlist status by email.\n\nRegister: https://forms.gle/hQMzeEn8ccoMUtsv5\n\nMeet Bityana\, founder of Aulden\n\n\n\nBityana Yishak is the founder of Aulden in Marshall\, bringing together software engineering\, cybersecurity and practical business automation. She serves as Program Chair for the ISC2 a global recognized cybersecurity organization\, connecting experienced professionals with opportunities to share their knowledge and educate fellow cybersecurity professionals. ISC2 is a global professional organization known for cybersecurity education and certifications.\n\nShe is also an invited participant in Minnesota Technology Advisory Council discussions about AI and cybersecurity. At this event\, Bityana will connect those conversations to practical questions facing local businesses: protecting information\, reducing repetitive work and choosing useful technology.\n\nConnect with SBA resources\n\nThe U.S. Small Business Administration's Minnesota District Office will join us with a resource table. Stop by to learn about business counseling\, funding programs\, federal contracting resources and connections to local partner organizations. Whether you're starting a business or growing an established one\, this is a chance to ask questions and discover available support.\n\nSee robotics in action\n\n\n\nDuring networking toward the end of the evening\, explore a live robotics demonstration. Meet the builder behind this robot\, ask questions and see how programming and engineering bring a physical machine to life. It's another way to experience technology in action alongside our conversations about business automation.\n\nSBA resource information
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif"><span style="color:#DAA520"><strong>AN EVENING FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES&nbsp\;</strong></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:times new roman"><span style="font-size:36px"><span style="color:#B22222">Southwest Minnesota<br />\nBusiness Technology &amp\; Automation</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif"><strong>Thursday\, November 12\, 206| 4-7 PM CST</strong><br />\n<sub><span style="font-size:28px"><img alt="" height="50" src="https://getaulden.com/apple-icon.png" style="height:50px\; width:50px" width="50" /></span></sub></span><sup><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Hosted by Aulden</span></span></sup><br />\n<strong><img alt="" height="281" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/558187_f484db2efe734bf1a895a5322ad1722ef000.jpg" style="height:281px\; width:500px" width="500" /><br />\n<span style="font-size:18px">5 Family Ranch</span></strong></div>\n\n<div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#808080">2717 County Road 6 . Marshall \, MN 56258</span></div>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Join local business owners and leaders for a free evening of<br />\npractical security and automation demos\,<br />\nconversation\, and new connections.<br />\n<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tGgm-h1vIzJUPlTT01rDnQQD72ze2nl/view?usp=sharing"><img alt="" height="131" src="https://cotton-candy-event-banner.whitecamel16.chatgpt.site/cotton-candy-banner.png" style="height:131px\; width:600px" width="600" /><img alt="" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tGgm-h1vIzJUPlTT01rDnQQD72ze2nl/view?usp=sharing" /></a></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16px">Explore ways to save time and strengthen your business.<br />\nPlus\, visit the SBA Minnesota District Office resource table.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif"><u><em><strong>The SBA Minnesota District Office will join us with a resource table for business owners.</strong></em></u></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Bring your questions\, a colleague\, or an everyday business task you&rsquo\;d like to make easier. No technical background is needed. Whether you&rsquo\;re exploring new ideas or simply looking to connect with others in our business community\, we&rsquo\;d love to welcome you.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Thursday\, November 12\, 2026<br />\n4:00&ndash\;7:00 p.m. Central<br />\nFive Family Ranch<br />\n2717 County Road 6\, Marshall\, MN 56258</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Admission is free. Space is limited\; please register each attendee separately. Registration requests a place\, and Aulden will confirm your place or waitlist status by email.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif"><strong>Register:</strong> <a href="https://forms.gle/hQMzeEn8ccoMUtsv5" title="Open link">https://forms.gle/hQMzeEn8ccoMUtsv5</a></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Meet Bityana\, founder of Aulden</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif"><img alt="" height="400" src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D03AQHYd7qz53HqmQ/profile-displayphoto-scale_400_400/B4DZi92VtCHwAk-/0/1755531808589?e=1793836800&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=MP4mXagQBwAROsS61CQkZ_95uFCEXL83YvW3gWYkf-E" style="height:400px\; width:400px" width="400" /></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Bityana Yishak is the founder of Aulden in Marshall\, bringing together software engineering\, cybersecurity and practical business automation. She serves as Program Chair for the ISC2 a global recognized cybersecurity organization\, connecting experienced professionals with opportunities to share their knowledge and educate fellow cybersecurity professionals. ISC2 is a global professional organization known for cybersecurity education and certifications.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">She is also an invited participant in Minnesota Technology Advisory Council discussions about AI and cybersecurity. At this event\, Bityana will connect those conversations to practical questions facing local businesses: protecting information\, reducing repetitive work and choosing useful technology.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">Connect with SBA resources</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">The U.S. Small Business Administration&rsquo\;s Minnesota District Office will join us with a resource table. Stop by to learn about business counseling\, funding programs\, federal contracting resources and connections to local partner organizations. Whether you&rsquo\;re starting a business or growing an established one\, this is a chance to ask questions and discover available support.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">See robotics in action<br />\n<img alt="" height="326" src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/2599244/pexels-photo-2599244.jpeg" style="height:326px\; width:489px" width="489" /></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif">During networking toward the end of the evening\, explore a live robotics demonstration. Meet the builder behind this robot\, ask questions and see how programming and engineering bring a physical machine to life. It&rsquo\;s another way to experience technology in action alongside our conversations about business automation.</span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://www.sba.gov/district/minnesota" title="Open link">SBA resource information</a></p>\n
LOCATION:Enjoy complimentary food\, live music\, cotton candy and time to meet the people behind our local businesses. Thursday\, November 12\, 2026 4:00 7:00 p.m. Central Five Family Ranch 2717 County Road 6\, Marshall\, MN 56258
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