Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)

Training & Events Calendar

Entrepreneurial Workshops are held monthly at various
Southeastern Massachusetts locations.

  Updated: 10/09/2008
  OCTOBER
16 Ready Set Grow (Plymouth)
22 New England Performance Excellence Initiative - Road Show: Customer Satisfaction (Fall River)
23 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop Session I: Learn the Fundamentals of Planning, Preparing for and Financing Your Business (West Bridgewater)
23 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop Session II: Learn to Understand Financial Statements and How They Help to Determine the Health of Your Business (West Bridgewater)
 
  NOVEMBER
12 Meet the Massachusetts Export Center (Fall River, New Bedford)
13 Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum: Building a Management Team (Fall River)
20 Ready Set Grow (Plymouth)
25 New England Performance Excellence Initiative - Road Show: Partners & Suppliers (Attleboro)
 
  DECEMBER
9 Essentials of Exporting (New Bedford)
18 Ready Set Grow (Plymouth)
 

 
For a complete listing of MSBDC seminars and workshops offered throughout the state, visit the MSBDC statewide training calendar at www.msbdc.org/training.







Program Descriptions



New England Performance Excellence Initiative - Road Show: Customer Satisfaction

Managing Customer Satisfaction Performance provides focus and context to all Customer Satisfaction initiatives across your organization.  Learn about the performance management systems that help you link related tasks and objectives to align your organization and improve your performance. The audience for this roadshow includes managers and teams in your organization directly responsible for managing Customer Satisfaction performance (e.g.) sales, marketing, communications professionals, customer care/support, business partner & supplier relationship management. 

Date: Wednesday October 22, 2008
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bristol Community College, Center for Business & Industry, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River
Cost: FREE
Contact: Charles P. Collins, Objective Solutions @ 781-806-5188, CPCollins@ObjectiveSolutionsInc.com or visit www.newenglandperformanceexcellence.com

Cosponsored by: New England Performance Excellence Initiative, MA Small Business Development Center Network, Bristol Community College, Bridgewater State College, Johnson & Wales University

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SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop
Session I: Learn the Fundamentals of Planning, Preparing for and Financing Your Business


This workshop is geared toward helping potential entrepreneurs evaluate and understand the fundamentals of owning one’s own business. Information on how to get started, where and how to get financing, and the loan application process will be presented. Attendees will also be provided with a guide to writing a business plan and other materials. The speaker will be Laurie Walsh of SEED Corporation. Complimentary breakfast will be provided.

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time:  
Registration 8:30 a.m.; Program 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location:
The Charlie Horse, 674 Old West Center Street, West Bridgewater
Cost: FREE
Contact: Tamarah Barao, SEED Corporation @ 508-822-1020

RSVP by October 16

Co-sponsored by: Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce, Mansfield Bank and SCORE

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SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop
Session II: Learn to Understand Financial Statements and How They Help to Determine the Health of Your Business


The focus of this workshop is to help attendees understand a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. The workshop also explains how a small business owner can anticipate financial needs in order to operate his/her business more efficiently. The speaker will be Peter McHenry, senior business advisor with the MSBDC Southeast Regional Office. Complimentary lunch will be provided.

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Time:  1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location:
The Charlie Horse, 674 Old West Center Street, West Bridgewater
Cost: FREE
Contact: Tamarah Barao, SEED Corporation @ 508-822-1020

RS
VP by October 16

Co-sponsored by: Tri-Town Chamber of Commerce, Mansfield Bank and SCORE

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Meet the Massachusetts Export Center

cosponsorsDo you have specific exporting challenges, questions or goals? Or, would you like to export but don’t know where to begin? If so, then this forum is for you!

International trade specialists from the Massachusetts Export Center will be available to meet with exporters and prospective exporters at leading chambers of commerce throughout the state. Export Center representatives will provide free and confidential consulting and technical assistance on all aspects of international business, including: global strategic planning; international marketing and business development; export documentation and logistics; export legal and regulatory compliance; and global trade finance.

Interested companies will be able to schedule individual one-on-one appointments to address their specific export concerns.

Nancy Lowd, senior international trade advisor with the Massachusetts Export Center will be available for appointments.


Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Locations: Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry and New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce
(other locations available outside of Southeastern Mass area; visit www.mass.gov/export for further information)
Cost: No charge - Enrollment is limited and preregistration required. Due to the nature of this program, we cannot accept walk-ins.
Contact: Massachusetts Export Center at 508-999-1388. Register online with link below.

>>Register online

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New England Performance Excellence Initiative - Road Show: Partners & Suppliers

Managing Partner & Supplier Contribution Performance provides focus and context to all Partner & Supplier Contribution initiatives across your organization.  Learn about the performance management systems that help you link related tasks and objectives to align your organization and improve your performance. The audience for this roadshow may include senior managers from sales, marketing, purchasing, partner & supplier relationship management. Operations and product development professionals will also find the Performance Objectives relevant to their tasks. 

Date: Tuesday November 25, 2008
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bristol Community College Attleboro Center, 135 County Street, Attleboro
Cost: FREE
Contact: Charles P. Collins, Objective Solutions @ 781-806-5188, CPCollins@ObjectiveSolutionsInc.com or visit www.newenglandperformanceexcellence.com

Cosponsored by: New England Performance Excellence Initiative, MA Small Business Development Center Network, Bristol Community College, Bridgewater State College, Johnson & Wales University

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Essentials of Exporting

cosponsorsThis half-day program will highlight and review all the most important topics, skills, and resources needed to become a successful exporter. We will cover all the major components of the export process: international sales and marketing; export logistics and banking; and export regulatory compliance. This program will pack your morning with all the information you need to know in order to get started with your export operations, or build and expand upon your existing international sales. You will come away with at least ten new ideas of ways to expand your international business, or solve issues you’re currently facing. One of the brightest spots in the current economy is the boom in U.S. exports — don’t miss out on your company’s share! 

Michael Laffan, VP, International Trade Banking at Sovereign Bank
Nancy Lowd, Senior International Trade Advisor with the Massachusetts Export Center
Laura Mullin, President of L.J. Rogers Inc.
Paula Murphy, Director of the Massachusetts Export Center

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Time: Registration 8:30 a.m., Program 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Location: Sovereign Bank, New Bedford (directions)
Cost: $50 includes seminar materials and breakfast
Contact: Massachusetts Export Center at 508-999-1388. Register online with link below.

>>Register online

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Ready Set Grow

This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of the various SBA programs and services that are available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who need assistance in starting or expanding their business. 

General information will be provided on the following programs and services: Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network, Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Business Resource Centers, SBA Guaranty Loan Programs (7a, Micro Loans, Express & 504's), Government Contracting Opportunities (8a Business Development, HUBZones, Small Disadvantaged Business, Surety Bonding), and Disaster Assistance.

This free two-hour session is offered monthly throughout the year. Seminars are held on Thursday mornings. The location and time is the same for all sessions.

2008 Dates -- all Thursdays: September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Plymouth Career Center, 36 Cordage Park Circle - Suite 200, Plymouth
Cost: Free
Contact: Plymouth Career Center a 508-732-5399

Cosponsored by the MA One-Stop Career Centers and SCORE


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The Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum (SNEEF)
is dedicated to developing entrepreneurship and venture activity with programs that combine topical forums with networking opportunities. All sessions are sponsored by Rockland Trust.


Start Up Funding: A Medical Device Company's Story
This meeting will focus on start-up funding, particularly in the medical device industry. A panel of industry experts led by Robert Creeden of Partner's Healthcare and Tom Sommers of Mass Medic will examine the business plan of a medical device company. Joe Lawler of DocuTemp will present his businss plan, which will be reviewed by the panel. An open discussion of this working business plan will follow. 

Date: Thursday September 25, 2008
Time: 5:30 p.m. networking and light dinner, followed by company presentation, panel discussion and question and answer session, concludes at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC),
151 Martine Street, Fall River
Cost:
$20 in advance or $25 at the door
Contact: Joanne Randall at 508-910-9823 or jrandall@umassd.edu or register online with link below




Building a Management Team

Date: Thursday November 13, 2008
Time: 5:00 p.m. networking and refreshments, followed at 6:00 p.m. with panel discussion
Location: Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC),
151 Martine Street, Fall River

Cost:
$20 pre-registration, $25 at the door, students admitted free
Contact: Karen Tavares @ 508-999-8157


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