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SUMMARY:Basics of Starting a Business
DESCRIPTION:Who should attend? Anyone wanting to start a business and existing business owners looking for guidance on creating a business plan and securing financing to grow their business.\nWorkshop Facilitators: Springfield – Allen B. Kronick\, Senior Business Advisor\, MA Small Business Development Center. Greenfield – Anita J. Eliason\, Senior Business Advisor\, MA Small Business Development Center. Oreste Varela\, U.S. Small Business Administration Branch Manager\, Springfield\, MA\, is a scheduled presenter in both Greenfield and Springfield. The presentation will help you gain a better understanding of the various SBA programs and services available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who need assistance in starting or expanding their businesses\, and will include capital\, counseling and contracting information.\nThis FREE workshop will focus on business fundamentals; from startup considerations to business plan development and funding sources.\nLearn the whole nine yards of starting a business. The presentation will help entrepreneurs start a business plan and provide structure to starting/managing their venture. Topics will include:\n• Introduction and need for planning\n• Basic business plan format\n• Choosing your legal form of organization\n• Marketing\, market planning and research\n• Cash flow projections\n• Financial Statements\n• Financing
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/basics-of-starting-a-business-5/
LOCATION:Franklin County Community Development Corporation\, 324 Wells St.\, Greenfield\, MA\, 01301-1628\, United States
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SUMMARY:Fighting For A Slice Of The Pie: Business Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:How does mindset affect how we see opportunity? \n9 to Thrive provides group and individual training to help organizations increase happiness through innovative tools and frameworks. \nDo you need to attract investors\, clients\, or other engagement to your business? Is there just not enough—money\, interest\, people? Right now you’re wasting time and missing opportunities you don’t even know were there\, and it’s not your fault. Our brains have hidden biases that work against us. And worse\, our negativity is contagious. \nBut this doesn’t have to be the case. We can learn to recognize how we’re undermining ourselves and our organizations. There are tools\, frameworks\, and resources we can use to spot red flags\, and respond to them\, making our businesses stronger and more attractive. This workshop will include hacks\, skills\, and resources to start improving immediately. \nThe state of the workforce is dire. The most recent Gallup poll on working life found that 77% of workers are unengaged and 16% are completely miserable. More than half are actively looking for another job\, and it’s the truth that employees quit because of management\, not because of the work. Most managers have no leadership training. Retaining and attracting talented employees is a competitive edge. Creating a high-quality company culture from the top-down is the secret to a sustainable\, purposeful workforce. \nJanet McKenna Lowry has been an adult educator for twenty years. She has worked with several hundred schools\, circuses\, and theaters\, and has a masters degree from Trinity College Dublin\, concentrating on business leadership. Her company\, 9 to Thrive\, is dedicated to creating a world where the workplace doesn’t suck.
URL:https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/fighting-for-a-slice-of-the-pie-business-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Valley Venture Mentors
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ORGANIZER;CN="9 to Thrive":MAILTO:info@working9tothrive.com
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