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Training Seminars & Workshops

The MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center conducts seminars and workshops on various aspects of managing a small business. We offer specialized training scheduled at convenient times and locations. For questions on any of the workshops listed below, please contact our office at 617-287-7750.

The MSBDC also offers training through other regional offices, please visit the statewide website at www.msbdc.org to learn about additional training opportunities.

 

2012 CALENDAR                                                       Cancellation Policy

  FEBRUARY

15 NEW! Business Feasibility: Is This a Good Idea? (Charlestown)
 

  MARCH

2 Pursuing a Business Loan: The Big Picture (webinar)
13 Business Finance and Accounting Basics (Boston)
27 Getting Started in Business (Quincy)
 

























Program Descriptions

 

Getting Started in Business

This popular workshop provides a complete overview of business start-up and planning considerations, oriented to those planning a venture as well as existing small business owners. Topics include the entrepreneurial lifestyle, feasibility, business strategy, business plan preparation, marketing, financing and additional resources. These seminars are offered free of charge. 

Dates are listed chronologically below. Preregistration is required. For further information, contact our office at 617-287-7750. Register online with link below.
 

Date and Time Location
Tuesday, 
March 27, 2012


6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Quincy High School
100 Coddington Street, Adams Lecture Hall,
2nd Floor, Quincy

Cosponsored by the Quincy Chamber of Commerce

 

register online

Business Feasibility: Is This a Good Idea?

This workshop will offer an approach to assessing the viability of your business idea and your capability to go to market with it. We will cover topics such as personal assessment, market trends, segmentation, and needs, direct and indirect competition, barriers to market entry, industry assessment and more.

Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), 250 Rutherford Avenue, Building E, 1st Floor, Room 175 (Kerr Conference Room), Charlestown
Cost: Free
Contact: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at 617-287-7750

register online

 Cosponsored by the BHCC Community Center for Entrepreneurship

Pursuing a Business Loan: The Big Picture

Are you an entrepreneur looking to access financing? This ONLINE workshop is designed to give you tips and strategies on how to make your business loan-ready.

Date: Friday, March 2, 2012
Time: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Online webinar
Cost: Free
Contact: Click here to register

Cosponsored by ACCION USA

Business Finance and Accounting Basics

This workshop will cover a number of basics that every entrepreneur should know- including record-keeping, tax considerations, financial statements, accounting software, and strategies for keeping it all together. 

Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Conference Room 05/06 (lower level of the library), Boston
Cost: Free
Contact: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at 617-287-7750

register online

Cosponsored by the Kirstein Business Library



Cancellation Policy
The MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center reserve the right to cancel or reschedule a workshop due to insufficient enrollment. The workshop calendar is subject to change without notice. For further information, please contact us at 617-287-7750.



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