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Small Business Development Center Available In Texas

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:27:41 +0100

August 30, 2010 -- Gaebler.com

Nonprofit center gives free advice to entrepreneurs

The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering free counseling to small business owners in Texas as many try to figure out how to succeed during a recession.

Learning opportunites 8/30/2010

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:59:39 +0100

August 30, 2010 -- Salina Journal Linda Sutton of the NCK Small Business Development Center will present several workshops in September. To register, call (785) 243-9913. All workshops require advance registration and only those pre-registered will be notified of cancellation. Meeting the 3Ms, 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 7, North Central Kansas Small Business Development Center, 606 Washington, Concordia; 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 16, Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 W. Ash. ...

Small Business Development Center Relocates to the new Upstate MedTech Centre

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:53:36 +0100

August 30, 2010 -- Genesee Community College

BATAVIA, NY (08/30/2010)(readMedia)-- The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of Genesee Community College's BEST Center is pleased to announce its new home as it relocates to the Dr. Bruce A. Holm Upstate MedTech Centre across the street from the Batavia Campus. The new SBDC office location will be within the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) office at 99 MedTech Drive, Suite 106, Batavia, NY.

Small business marketing seminar conducted by SBDC

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:58:15 +0100

August 27, 2010 -- Washington State University SEATTLE – A necessary primer for small business owners who want to grow both sales and profits will be offered by WSU's Small Business Development Center 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, in the South Seattle SBDC conference room at 13925 Interurban Ave. The “Marketing in the Real World of Small Business” seminar is designed to provide a roadmap for sustained growth and a greater bottom line for businesses. ...

UCO Small Business Development Center offers September workshops

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:52:57 +0100

August 27, 2010 -- The Edmond Sun EDMOND — The University of Central Oklahoma Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) September workshops are now available for sign-up, offering small business owners help in areas including business planning, how to develop effective logos and branding, how to build your own Web site and the responsibilities of payroll taxes. • From 1-4 p.m. Sept. 1, the “How to Build a Web site” workshop will teach particip ...

SBDC offers 7-week course to budding entrepreneurs

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:48:55 +0100

August 29, 2010 -- Watertown Daily Times

The state Small Business Development Center at Jefferson Community College will offer its seven-week Entrepreneurial Training Course from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 16 through Oct. 28 at the Coffeen Street campus.

Small Business Development Center helps local business owners

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:46:58 +0100

August 29, 2010 -- Herald Democrat

"If you are wanting to start your own business, but are unsure of where to start, contact SBDC. If you think you know it all and don't need any help, definitely contact SBDC."

That's what Sherman business owner Aaron Vogel advises and he's not alone. He and many other local business owners have put to use the Small Business Development Center, a free service offered by Grayson County College.

SBDCNet Connections Issue 61: Surety Bond Info

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:32:08 +0100

Surety bonds are a critical success element to virtually every small business owner. Without them, buildings would not be built and small businesses would not be able to occupy their lease spaces. This newsletter will shed light on this “behind the scenes” industry to help small business owners and their counselors better understand both the direct impacts (if you are a construction firm) and the indirect impacts (if you are finishing out space and are dependent on construction contr ...

Asking For A Raise

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:04:07 +0100

By Bob Reiss -- August 26, 2010 A great number of people would rather visit their dentist than ask their boss for a raise that they believe they deserve and is overdue. I believe that everyone in this situation should summon up their courage and ask for it. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Here are some thoughts that may help you do so successfully. First, this need not be confrontational. You should be asking, not demanding. Do not exhibit anger or yell. Many ti ...

Intuition-Use in Decision Making

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:50:39 +0100

by Bob Reiss --August 26, 2010 One of the big questions about decision making is the intuition versus science balance: how much should you go with your gut and how much should you depend on information that has been gathered systematically? My answer is that intuition should be used as often as possible. I’m well aware that there are many people who feel that “your gut” is the same thing as “your emotions” and therefore should not to be trusted. ...

Plan beefs up help to small business

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:23:02 +0100

August 27, 2010 -- Chattanooga Times Free Press

Work started Thursday on the biggest-ever revamp to Chattanooga’s small-business incubator, and the city’s chief job-growth group is beefing up efforts to help startup and existing firms.

“We’ll put together more programs to offer to young businesses ... and existing industry,” said Tom Edd Wilson, the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive.

SBDC offers Small Business Forum

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:19:53 +0100

August 25, 2010 -- The Polk County Democrat

A free small business forum will be held Aug. 30-31, sponsored by the Small Business Development Center at the Central Florida Development Council.

The forum will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Jim Miles Professional Development Center, 5204 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland. The two-day event will feature several different workshops for both current and prospective business owners.

Four UCF SBDC clients make Inc. 500/5000

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:01:15 +0100

August 26, 2010 -- Orlando Business Journal

Four clients of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Central Florida made the 2010 Inc. 500/5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

The list, representing the top-tier businesses in the United States, measures revenue growth from 2006 to 2009.

The four companies include:

Surety Bond

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:54:59 +0100

Surety Bonds Industry Profile Page Surety bonds are a critical success element to virtually every small business owner. Without them, buildings would not be built and small businesses would not be able to occupy their lease spaces. This newsletter will shed light on this “behind the scenes” industry to help small business owners and their counselors better understand both the direct impacts (if you are a construction firm) and the indirect impacts (if you are finishing out space a ...

Mace named assistant director of WSUâs small business development center

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:50:32 +0100

August 23, 2010 -- Wichita Business Journal

Dave Mace starts this week as the assistant director of the Wichita State University’s Kansas Small Business Development Center.

He was promoted to replace Frank Choriego, who left the KSBDC to pursue private business opportunities.

Entrepreneurs find affordable advice, assistance at SBA Development Centers

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:43:58 +0100

August 24, 2010 -- ActiveFilings.com Entrepreneurs can get business formation advice and assistance from local offices of the U.S. Small Business Administration Development Centers, where counselors offer help with everything from acquiring financing to ongoing management training. With more than 900 centers spread throughout all 50 states, the SBA Development Centers can help the entrepreneur looking for startup capital – or the seasoned business owner apply for refinanc ...

New Jersey Small Business Development Center reports mid-year job creation and retention and busines

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:37:40 +0100

August 21, 2010 -- NorthJersey.com The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers, which avoided elimination in the state budget, announced mid-year figures on job creation and retention and business assistance. So far this year, the center helped create 1,000 positions and retain 4,457, said Associate State Director Deborah Smarth. "Retaining business and jobs has been a very big issue in the past two years," she said, and employers have sought the center's guidanc ...

"Starting Your Small Business in HawaiÊ»i" workshop offered

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:27:18 +0100

August 24, 2010 -- The University of Hawai'i System An expert from the University of HawaiÊ»i at Hilo Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will conduct a workshop on September 15 from 9-11 a.m. for those interested in fulfilling that dream of going into business for themselves. The workshop will be held at the North HawaiÊ»i Education & Research Center, which is located at the former site of the HonokaÊ»a Hospital. Tuition is $25 and the registration deadline is Septem ...

Small Business Center Opens In Reading

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:25:10 +0100

August 25, 2010 -- WFMZ-TV News

A non-profit organization is nearly ready to give small businesses in Berks County the nurturing they need to turn their companies into success stories.

It may look like just a bunch of sheet rock and empty space, but soon Berks County's most promising entrepreneurs will set up shop here, on the third-floor of the Berks County Community Foundation, at little or no cost.

A helping hand: Small Business Development Centers try to help entrepreneurs flourish

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:21:37 +0100

August 23, 2010 -- New York Daily News More than most New Yorkers, Luis Tappan took his share of knocks in 2008. Though the 40-year-old Brooklynite got married, he went under the knife for open-heart surgery. Worse still, his father passed away and he lost his job selling TV advertising. Yet amid the tough times, Tappan decided to take a career risk. "Of all the bad things that could have happened to me, they did. But owning my own business was a dream I had for a long tim ...