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Training Seminars

The Western Regional Office offers a full calendar of business training. Seminars are offered at a nominal fee and held at locations throughout Western Massachusetts.

We would like to thank the following agencies for cosponsoring our training events. Please visit their websites by clicking on the names below.
 

PREMIER SPONSORS

Boisselle Morton & Associates | First Niagara
PeoplesBankTD Bank | Westfield Bank

Sponsors

Berkshire Bank
Easthampton Savings Bank
Florence Savings Bank
Greenfield Co-operative Bank
Greenfield Savings Bank

Hampden Bank
Monson Savings Bank
People's United Bank

United Bank


Training Calendar
Cancellation Policy                                    Updated 05/17/2013
   MAY
22 Peer Behind the Curtain: What Do Bankers Look for in Small Business Applications? (Springfield)
 
   JUNE
3 Basics of Starting a Business (Springfield)
6 Basics of Starting a Business (Greenfield)
13  Understanding Financial Reports (Holyoke)
 
Click here for a complete listing of all the MSBDC training offered throughout the state.
 
 
Click here to view training offered by the
Franklin County CDC.
 







































Program Descriptions

Basics of Starting a Business

Learn the whole nine yards of starting a business. This free workshop, presented by Allen B. Kronick, senior business advisor with the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network Western Regional Office, will focus on business fundamentals, from start-up considerations to business plan development and funding sources. It is designed for owners of existing businesses as well as those who are planning to start one.

The workshop will help entrepreneurs write a business plan and provide structure to starting/managing their venture.

Topics will include:

  • introduction and need for planning
  • basic business plan format
  • choosing your legal form of organization
  • marketing, market planning and research
  • cash flow projections
  • financial statements
  • financing

Oreste Varela, Springfield branch manager of the U.S. Small Business Administration will also present, The SBA Advantage: An Overview of SBA’s Programs and Services. This 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.

This free workshop is held on the first Monday of the month in Springfield and the first Thursday of the month in Greenfield. See chart below for dates, times and locations.

The Greenfield workshops are cosponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce.

Cost: No charge
Contact:
Western Regional Office at 413-737-6712 or msbdc@msbdc.umass.edu

register online

Date & Time

Location

Mon, Jun 3
1-3 pm

Scibelli Enterprise Center
1 Federal Street, Springfield

Thu, Jun 6
9-11 am

Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
395 Main Street, Greenfield

 

 

Peer Behind the Curtain: What Do Bankers Look for in Small Business Applications?

Topics to be discussed include:

  • Understanding financial statements 
  • 5 C’s of credit
  • Start-ups
  • Business acquisitions
  • Are some businesses riskier than others
  • Sometimes it’s not what you say...it’s what you don’t say

Presented by Gary Besser of First Niagara Bank.

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Scibelli Enterprise Center, 1 Federal Street, Springfield (directions)
Cost: $40
Contact: Western Regional Office at 413-737-6712 or msbdc@msbdc.umass.edu

register online

Understanding Financial Reports

If you are in business, financial statements are an essential tool.  Knowing how to read your financial statements can help you understand what happened last year in your business and what is likely to happen this year. 

Presented by Robb Morton of Boisselle, Morton & Associates, LLP.

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Location: PeoplesBank, 2nd Floor Conference Center, 330 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke
Cost: $40
Contact: Western Regional Office at 413-737-6712 or msbdc@msbdc.umass.edu

register online



Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received by noon the day prior to the seminar will be entitled to a refund. No refund will be given on notifications received after that time or in any no-show situation. The MSBDC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a seminar due to insufficient enrollment. Registration fees will be returned or credited towards a future program.
 
  

For information on other MSBDC seminars offered throughout the state, visit the MSBDC's statewide training calendar at www.msbdc.org/training.

    

 

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