| Wednesday, August 6
Intro to QuickBooks (U.S. Small Business Administration and the Center for Women & Enterprise – Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick from 9:30 – 11:30am and is free of charge. To register, email matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):
QuickBooks is a great tool for small businesses, but it is also incredibly detailed. Join us as our certified QuickBooks pro guides you through the basics of the program. _______________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, August 7
How to Grow Your Manufacturing Business (Chafee Center for International Business – Taco Learning Center, 1160 Cranston Street in Cranston from 7:45 – 9:30am and is free of charge. To register, email info@manufacturingri.com , or call 401-232-6525):
The new Manufacturing Rhode Island website, www.manufacturingri.com , is a dedicated business resource for manufacturers, makers and others interested in products being created and produced in the Ocean State. To learn more about the benefits of this new business development tool and how to maximize your company presence on the site, join us for the highly informative talk, and if you haven't already done so, please visit the site at www.manufacturingri.com and review your company's profile. Coffee and pastries will be provided. _______________________________________________________________________________ Friday, August 8
BYB: Email Marketing for Success: Newsletters & Announcements (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 10:30am – 12:30pm. Fee for seminar is $40. Partial scholarships may be available to those who qualify. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
At the heart of small business marketing are the campaigns that drive action – collections of marketing activities that help a small business or organization to achieve its goals and objectives. Newsletters and Announcements have become a core component of those campaign choices. Email is more important than ever – to the communication efforts of businesses and nonprofits everywhere; and to the customer, donor, client or supporter of those organizations. This session will reveal some simple but effective best practices and considerations for the small business or nonprofit seeking to make their email newsletters more effective. Attendees of this presentation will learn:
• The different types of newsletters
• What to write about in your newsletter or announcement and how to consider using images
• Subject line best practices, and when to send your newsletter
• The importance of understanding how connected email and social media are…they have to be done together.
• What types of additional tools might be useful
Join us and learn some great new strategies to help your email and social media efforts be more effective components of one of the core campaign types, newsletters and announcements. _______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, August 13
Intro to the 8(a) Business Development Program (U.S. Small Business Administration, Town of Bristol, Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, East Bay Chamber of Commerce, BankNewport, and People's Credit Union – Bristol Visitors Center, 400 Hope Street in Bristol from 9:00 – 11:00am and is free of charge):
The SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program is a 9-year program for economically and socially disadvantaged businesses that gives the businesses access to one-on-one counselling directly from the SBA as well as sole source government contracts. The goal of the program is for the business to have a good mix of government and consumer business by the end of the 9 years and is the only one of its kind in the government.
Eligibility for the program includes the majority owner of the business being considered economically and socially disadvantaged based on ethnicity and personal net worth. The majority owner of the business must have a personal net worth of $250,000 or less outside of the business and the primary residence.
If you are interested in learning more, join us for the informational seminar and see how the SBA's 8(a) Program can help grow your business! _______________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, August 14
Resources for Your Small Business (U.S. Small Business Administration and the Center for Women & Enterprise – Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick from 9:30 – 11:30am and is free of charge. To register, email matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):
Are you interested in starting a small business but don't know where to start? Do you already own a small business and need assistance with marketing, employee management, setting up financial statements? Interested in possibly getting a loan?
Join us as experts from the SBA and the Center for Women & Enterprise guide you through all the resources available to you and your small business. Let them show you where to go to get an expert help you draft a business plan for FREE, where to find financing for your business, exporting, how to get started in the world of government contracting, and more! Cost and Pricing Methods (RIPTAC and U.S. Small Business Administration – RIPTAC, 315 Iron Horse Way in Providence from 8:30 – 11:30am and is free of charge. To register, visit www.riptac.org , or call 401-277-9173):
This class will highlight the fundamentals of cost and pricing methods for government contracts. It will acquaint attendees with government pricing policy, a definition of "fair and reasonable" pricing, and identify the various types of government contracts to which cost and pricing methods apply, and when they are used. The session will also over the Truth in Negotiation Act (TINA) and how it applies with bidding and performing government contracts. This class is appropriate for any experience level employee who might be involved in pricing decisions and the administration of government contracts. How to Determine Your Legal Structure (U.S. Small Business Administration, Town of Bristol, Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, East Bay Chamber of Commerce, BankNewport, and People's Credit Union – Bristol Visitors Center, 400 Hope Street in Bristol from 9:00 – 11:00am and is free of charge):
Make it legal! A legal designation can significantly impact the future of your business, so come to:
• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of various business structures (sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporate, non-profit)
• Better understand your business in the legal sense
• Be able to ask questions to our legal advisors in order to make this important business decision regarding legal entity _______________________________________________________________________________
Friday, August 15
Lunch & Learn: Business Law Basics (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 11:00am – 1:00pm. Fee for seminar is $55 which includes lunch. Partial scholarships may be available to those who qualify. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
Want to keep your business out of trouble? Come hear a little bit about a bunch of subjects so that you can make sure your business is protected. Some of the topics include: Entity choice, contracts, leases, debt collection, disaster planning. SBA's participation or support of this event is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any co-sponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs or cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a non -discriminatory basis.
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