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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

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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

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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
 

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Massachusetts Conference for Women

RETHINK, 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

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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.