Training Seminars & Events
The Western Regional Office offers a full calendar of business training. Seminars are offered at no charge or for a nominal fee and held at locations throughout Western Massachusetts. This calendar is subject to change. Pre-registration is required for all events. If you do not register, we cannot notify you in the case of changes and/or cancellations. Please review our payment and cancellation policies.
For information on other MSBDC seminars offered throughout the state, visit the MSBDC's statewide training calendar at www.msbdc.org/training.
We would like to thank the following agencies for cosponsoring our training events:
Premier Sponsors:
Boisselle Morton &
Associates | PeoplesBank
| TD Bank
| Westfield
Bank
Sponsors:
Berkshire Bank |
Country Bank
for Savings |
Easthampton
Savings Bank |
First
Niagara |
Florence Savings Bank
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Greenfield Co-operative Bank |
Greenfield Savings Bank |
Holyoke
Credit Union |
People's United
Bank |
United Bank Foundation
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2017 Training Calendar |
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| July | |
| 12 | How to Build a Healthy and Successful Food Business (Springfield) |
| 31 |
Google Marketing Series - Session 1 (Springfield) |
| August | |
| 3 | Basics of Starting a Business (Greenfield) |
| 4 | Email Fraud & Information Security Awareness (Springfield) |
| 7 | Basics of Starting a Business (Springfield) |
| 8 | Google Marketing Series - Session 2 (Springfield) |
| 16 | Google Marketing Series - Session 3 (Springfield) |
| 22 | Google Marketing Series - Session 4 (Springfield) |
| 28 | Google Marketing Series - Session 5 (Springfield) |
Program Descriptions
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Learn the whole nine yards of starting a business. This free workshop, presented by Allen 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:
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 typically held on the first Monday of the month in Springfield and the first Thursday of the month in Greenfield (unless otherwise noted, due to holiday or other conflict). See chart below for dates, times, locations and registration links. The Greenfield workshops are cosponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Cost: No charge
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The MSBDC Western Regional Office is pleased to announce that we are offering free legal clinics for small business owners. Entrepreneurs and small business owners can meet one-on-one with an attorney to discuss general legal questions such as corporate structure, leases, contracts, insurance, employment, franchising, and various other business-related issues. Appointments are 30 minutes. The attorneys donating their time and legal expertise are Sarah K. Willey, Esq. with WMASSBIZLAW and Daniel P. Morrissey, Esq. with Bacon Wilson P.C.
All services are provided by the attorneys which are not acting as agents and/or representatives of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network. By meeting with an attorney, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the MSBDC from any and all claims and liability arising from your session. Participants will receive a general waiver statement prior to their meeting. Participants are eligible to attend one 30-minute legal clinic. Individual appointments are subject to availability. As a courtesy to the attorneys, if you cannot attend your appointment, please contact our office at 413-577-1768 or msbdc@msbdc.umass.edu at least 24 hours in advance. Date:
TBA
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How to Build a Healthy and Successful Food Business Whether you are in the food business and want to know how to expand; or you are thinking of starting a business built around food.; you won’t want to miss this event. Learn from people who have been where you are and have been successful. There will be light refreshments. Speakers and content include:
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center & Franklin County Community Development Corporation, with a special thanks to TD Bank for hosting the event and providing the food. |
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Email Fraud & Information Security Awareness Email is an essential method of communication for most businesses, yet email can also open the door to fraud and thousands of dollars in losses. Learn the latest techniques that fraudsters are using to trick your employees in to installing malware and how you can best protect your business from these financial crimes. The speaker will be Karen Cartier, CBAP, CBCCO, Fraud Prevention Officer at Greenfield Saving Bank. Karen has over 25 years of experience in the fields of finance and banking. She is currently employed as the Compliance & BSA Officer at Greenfield Savings Bank and is an online course instructor for the Center for Financial Training, where she teaches Fraud Examination and Accounting Forensics. Karen is certified in Compliance, Bank Secrecy, and Fraud Analytics, and has completed studies at Holyoke Community College, Elms College, and the New England School of Financial Studies through the Babson Executive College. Date: Friday, August 4, 2017
Sponsored by Greenfield Savings Bank |
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Google Marketing Series - 5 Workshops
People are searching online for businesses like yours every day. Make sure they can find and connect with you by adding your business information to Google Search and Maps. This does not replace your website. This workshop can help people find your website. Start a fire under your business—get better results from your existing web presence by claiming your own Google business page. In this series of workshops you will:
Space is limited and you must register in advance.
Sponsored by MSBDC & SCORE |
| Payment/Cancellation/Refunds/Materials Policy: The MSBDC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a training session. Registration fees will be returned or credited towards future programs. Payment in the form of a personal or company check is due in full prior to the workshop and must accompany the registration form. We do not accept credit cards or purchase orders. We cannot guarantee your place in a workshop without full payment in advance. Cancellations received by noon the day prior to the workshop will be entitled to a refund. No refund will be given on notifications received after that time or in any no-show situation. Seminar materials are for attendees only. |
Are you intimidated by
social media? You paid all that money and
invested all that time to create your website, but you're not getting
the return? Explore with us how you can improve your results. We're here to help, beginning with these educational workshops.
We want to help every business in our communities to get found on
the web—starting with yours!