Welcome Start-ups, Entrepreneurs and Small business owners. This community is for you if you're looking to connect, build business relationships, and share challenges and solutions within your business with other like-minded individuals. If you're looking for your business family, we are just that at The Village. We will meet monthly in person as group, but will also have free or discounted access to workshops, Business After Hours and other events going on with The Wright Village.
A relaxed, no-pressure lunch where entrepreneurs and professionals connect, refuel, and build community!
## Lunch & Link
Theme: Momentum & Mindset
Lunch & Link is a relaxed, no-pressure lunch gathering designed for entrepreneurs and professionals who want to connect, refuel, and build real community, Wright Village style!
Held every 2nd Wednesday of the month, this casual networking experience creates space for meaningful conversation, shared insight, and authentic connection without the awkward pitches or forced small talk.
Each month features a new theme, guiding a 30-minute open conversation where attendees can exchange ideas, real-life experiences, and practical takeaways they can actually use. Occasionally, guest experts will join to help spark dialogue and deepen the discussion.
Whether you’re growing a business, building your network, or just craving a genuine connection during the workday, Lunch & Link is your mid-week reset. What to Expect
A laid-back lunch networking experience
30-minute guided conversation around the monthly theme
Shared insight, real talk, and practical nuggets
Occasional guest experts
No pressure. No pitches. Just community.
Lunch Options
Grab lunch from the on-site food truck or bring your lunch.
Good food. Real conversation. Meaningful connections. Every 2nd Wednesday | The Wright Note Cafe
It’s no longer possible to consider SEO without AI. This class covers search basics and how AI is reshaping core SEO principles.
It’s no longer possible to consider SEO without considering how AI fits in. As search rapidly evolves, understanding the intersection of AI and SEO is critical for staying visible online.
This class starts with core search fundamentals and then explores how AI is reshaping the foundational principles of SEO. We’ll examine how we search in a post-AI world, whether your content is training future AI models, and how to adapt to ongoing changes from search leaders like Google and Bing. You’ll learn:
The fundamentals of how search works today
How AI is impacting traditional SEO strategy
Whether and how your content feeds AI systems
Practical ways to adjust your digital approach for long-term visibility
Led by Jen McFarland, founder of Marit Digital (a certified B Corp), this session blends strategy, sustainability, and real-world insight. Jen is also a contributing writer for WRAL TechWire and a columnist with Cary Magazine.
Triangle Small Business Connect is a working networking happy hour for partnerships, visibility, & goverment contracting opportunities!
Join us for the Triangle Small Business Connect! 🤝 A working networking happy hour for growth-minded small businesses ready to build real partnerships, increase visibility, and explore collaboration and government-contracting opportunities.
📅 Thursday, March 19, 2026
⏰6:00–9:00 PM
📍The Wright Village | 399 Hubert Street, Raleigh, NC
🎫$10 Registration – Limited seating. FREE Parking Who should attend?
Small businesses (all industries), MBE/DBE/HUBZone/SDVOSB/WOSB firms, new and emerging businesses, and professionals seeking meaningful partnerships. What you’ll gain:
Strategic networking, meaningful introductions, collaboration and joint-venture opportunities, and tools to build visibility in the Triangle. FREE professional headshots available – come headshot dressed and ready.
