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2010
All seminars are held in Massachusetts unless otherwise noted.

Preregistration is required for all seminars. 

Program Descriptions  |  Cancellation Policies
Updated 03/09/2010
  MARCH
9 Getting Started in Business (Quincy) *full*
10 What You Need To Do To Comply With the New Massachusetts Privacy Law (Springfield)
11 Web and Internet Marketing Basics (Salem) *full*
11 Finding the Right Insurance For Your Business (Beverly)
16 Principles of Effective Email Marketing (Salem)
17 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
18 Tweets & Blogs (Mansfield) *Registration reopened - additional space available for a limited time only*
18 Business Plan Basics (Greenfield)
23 Mobile Marketing Primer: Create Powerful Mobile Marketing
Programs (Salem)
23 Business Finance and Accounting Basics (Boston)
24 Legal & Business Clinic for Small Businesses (TBA)
25 TSA Certified Cargo Screening Program (Boston)
25 Marketing-Revisited on the World Wide Web (Worcester)
30 Facing the Challenge - Marketing in Tough Times (Hyannis)
 
  APRIL
1 Doing Business in Emerging Markets: China, India and Brazil (Salem)
1 Using Social Media to Increase Sales (Worcester)
6 LinkedIn and Facebook (Canton)
6 Facing the Challenge - Marketing in Tough Times (Falmouth)
7 Marketing Basics (Northampton)
7 Business Legal Issues (North Andover)
8 ABCs of e-Tools (Mansfield)
8 Developing Brand Essence to Capture and Keep Your Clients (Salem)
12 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
13 Financing Your Business: Do You Qualify? (Woburn)
13 Cash Flow Your Way To Breakeven (Salem)
14 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop: Session I: Learn the Fundamentals of Planning, Preparing for and Financing Your Business (Edgartown)
14 SEED Basic Entrepreneurial Workshop: Session II: Learn to Understand Financial Statements and How They Help to Determine the Health of Your Business (Edgartown)
15 Social Media Series: The Small Business Experience/Creating a Social Media Plan (Springfield)
15 Sales and Marketing Basics (Boston) *full*
15 Marketing: Knowing Your Niche (Beverly) *full*
22 Social Media Series: Twitter & Blogs (Springfield)
27 Tear Down the Walls: Running a Successful Virtual Company (Salem)
29 Social Media Series: LinkedIn & Facebook (Springfield)
29 Are Your Company's Files Secure? (Worcester)
29 Your First Business Plan (Pittsfield)
 
  MAY
4 Tweets & Blogs (Canton)
4 Employment Law: Illuminating the Interviewing, Hiring and Termination Process (Salem)
5 Financing Your Business: Do You Qualify? (North Andover)
6 Social Media, Search and Digital Media Optimization (Worcester)
12 Deliver the Perfect Pitch (Springfield)
12 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
11 Career Transition Forum: Looking for a Career Change? (Salem)
11 Cash Flow Your Way To Breakeven (Woburn)
13 Direct Marketing: Creating Qualified Leads for Your Business (Salem)
18 Finding the Right Insurance For Your Business (Salem)
20 Business Plan Basics (Amherst)
20 Business Legal Issues (Beverly)
20 Business Law and Contracts (Boston)
20 LinkedIn and Facebook (Mansfield)
20 eMarketing - Internet Tools 101 (Worcester)
22 Getting Started in Business (Jamaica Plain)
25 Bridging the Multicultural Divide - Do Business Better in Other Nations by Understanding Their Culture (Salem)
26 Create An Interactive Website For Your Small Business: A One-Day Boot Camp (Springfield)
 
  JUNE
8 New Law as of March 1: Your Company and Identity Theft (Salem)
9-10 Leveraging your Website to Increase International Sales (Boston)
10

The Art & Science of Sales (Salem)

10 Tweets & Blogs (Mansfield)
15 Doing Business in the Americas (North America, South America and the Caribbean) (Salem) 
16 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
22 Employee Acquisition and Retention (Salem) 
 
  JULY
14 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
27 Social Media Made Easy (Salem) 
 
  AUGUST
18 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)
 
  SEPTEMBER
15 How to Obtain a GSA Schedules Contract (Boston)