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Training Seminars & Workshops

Small Massachusetts Conference for Women BannerThe 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.

 

2009 Calendar                                                              Cancellation Policy

  NOVEMBER

16 Business Finance and Accounting Basics (Boston) *full*
21 Estrategia Comercial para Tiempos Economicos Dificiles (Jamaica Plain) *cancelled*
 

  DECEMBER

10 Sales and Marketing Basics (Boston)  *full*
10 Massachusetts Conference for Women (Boston)
 





~ 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. A free workbook is provided. 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.
 
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Business Finance and Accounting Basics

**Sorry, this seminar is full**

So, you’ve never had any formal business or accounting training, and you’re not sure what’s coming in, what’s going out, and whether you’re making money or not. This two-hour workshop will introduce you to the wonderful world of finance and accounting. We will cover a number of basics that every entrepreneur or company owner (big or small) should know- including record-keeping, tax considerations, cost accounting, pricing, financial statements, accounting software, vendors, and strategies for keeping it all together.

Date: Monday, November 16, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Copley Square Library, 700 Boylston Street, Mezzanine Conference Room, Boston
Cost: Free
Contact: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at 617-287-7750

Co-sponsored by the Kirstein Business Library



Estrategia Comercial para Tiempos Economicos Dificiles

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Este programa presentará información valiosa para desarrollar y afinar su estrategia comercial, aumentar su entendimiento de conceptos básicos de finanzas y contabilidad, mejorar el manejo de flujo de caja en una economía deprimida, conseguir capital externo para su negocio, y navegar con mayor efectividad las aguas turbias de un entorno económico difícil.

Este taller será dictado enteramente en Español (Spanish only). 

Fecha: Sabado, 21 de noviembre del 2009
Hora: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Costo: Gratis
Contacto: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at 617-287-7750

Co-patricionado por: Sucursal de Negocios Kirstein de la Biblioteca Publica de Boston



Sales and Marketing Basics

**Sorry, this seminar is full**

So, you’ve already started your business, but nobody is calling, and nobody is buying (or they aren’t buying enough!). This workshop provides an overview and orientation to basic marketing concepts, strategies and tactics. You will learn about developing marketing strategies, conducting research, establishing pricing, the meaning of “branding”, distribution channels, advertising, public relations, and most importantly, ideas for maximizing awareness and sales.

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Copley Square Library, 700 Boylston Street, Mezzanine Conference Room, Boston
Cost: Free
Contact: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at 617-287-7750

Co-sponsored by the Kirstein Business Library
 

Massachusetts Conference for Women

Small Massachusetts Conference for Women BannerRETHINK, RESOLVE, RENEW. The Massachusetts Conference for Women offers incredible opportunities for community connection, business networking, and professional and personal growth.
It provides connection, motivation, networking, inspiration and skill building for thousands of women each year. Since the first conference in 2005, this annual one-day event has grown to attract more than 4,500 attendees and impact thousands of lives. 

Keynote speakers include: Suze Orman, personal finance expert and bestselling author; Marcus Buckingham, leading business consultant and bestselling author; Tory Johnson, CEO of Women for Hire and Good Morning America's workplace contributor; Diane Patrick, first lady of Massachusetts, lawyer, teacher and active member of the community; Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University; and Susan Taylor, editor emerita of Essence magazine and founder of the National Cares Mentoring Movement.

Hosted in conjunction with the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women, the Massachusetts Conference for Women is a non-profit, non-partisan event that features dozens of expert speakers leading workshops and seminars on the issues that matter most to women, including personal finance, business and entrepreneurship, health, work/life balance and more.

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Time: Registration 7:30 - 8:45 a.m.; Conference 8:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Contact: For further information, visit www.maconferenceforwomen.org





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 Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a seminar due to insufficient enrollment. Registration fees will be returned or credited towards a future program.



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