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SUMMARY:Your Brand Versus Your Website (How to Get the Most Impact)
DESCRIPTION:All programs are held in the Grace Conference Room\, Higgins University Center\, Clark University\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester. Cost is $39 for each workshop. \nFor more detailed descriptions of each workshop you can visit SBDC’s website at http://www.clarku.edu/offices/sbdc/schedule.cfm. You can pre-register at this website or online through the State MSBDC website: http://www.msbdc.org/training/; OR directly by emailing to sbdc@clarku.edu. \nSeating is limited\, so please register quickly by filling out the Registration Form in the attached brochure and mailing it\, with your check made out to Clark University\, to: Clark University/SBDC\, attention Penny Tiernan\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA 01610-1477 to guarantee a seat. Registering in advance helps with the planning of food & seating. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Sorry\, SBDC does not accept credit cards. \nCOST\n$39 for the first seminar\, $30 for each additional seminar or for each additional registrant (from same company)\, Special – $150 for all 5 seminars \nPlease feel free to contact SBDC anytime at 508-793-7615 should you need additional information.
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/your-brand-versus-your-website-how-to-get-the-most-impact/
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SUMMARY:Great Marketing Research (The Foundation to Your Success)
DESCRIPTION:All programs are held in the Grace Conference Room\, Higgins University Center\, Clark University\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester. Cost is $39 for each workshop. \nFor more detailed descriptions of each workshop you can visit SBDC’s website at http://www.clarku.edu/offices/sbdc/schedule.cfm. You can pre-register at this website or online through the State MSBDC website: http://www.msbdc.org/training/; OR directly by emailing to sbdc@clarku.edu. \nSeating is limited\, so please register quickly by filling out the Registration Form in the attached brochure and mailing it\, with your check made out to Clark University\, to: Clark University/SBDC\, attention Penny Tiernan\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA 01610-1477 to guarantee a seat. Registering in advance helps with the planning of food & seating. Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Sorry\, SBDC does not accept credit cards. \nCOST\n$39 for the first seminar\, $30 for each additional seminar or for each additional registrant (from same company)\, Special – $150 for all 5 seminars \n\nPlease feel free to contact SBDC anytime at 508-793-7615 should you need additional information.
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/5298/
LOCATION:Grace Conference Room\, Higgins University Center\, Clark University\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151203T084500
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SUMMARY:Human Resources (What You Don't Know Can Hurt You)
DESCRIPTION:Human resources law is complicated. Are you an expert in the changes to sick time pay and the Affordable Care Act? Mistakes and miscommunication can lead to legal troubles and will deflate your business. This session will keep you informed and empowered. \nA basic overview will be provided on a wide variety of topics during the main portion of the presentation. At the end of the program time will be allocated so that business owners can ask more specific questions to the various speakers. \nSome of the topics that will be covered in this session include: \n• Hourly & Minimum Wage Issues as well as Overtime\n• Independent Contractor vs. Employee Issues\n• Hiring/Termination proceedures\n• Sick Time Regulation\n• A Brief Overview of the Affordable Care Act\n• Workers’ Compensation\n• Non Payment of Wages\n• Non Compete Contracts\n• Severance Agreements \nThe speakers for this session have many years of experience in these highly specialized areas. They have worked with larger corporations\, but also many small businesses. They will focus their comments on what are the key issues that small business owners must keep in mind to avoid having significant HR problems. So\, whether you are hiring your first employee or already have many employees\, this will be a very informative session. \nSpeakers: \nCheryl Miles & Rocco Mammone\, Resource Management\, Inc. (RMI)\, Fitchburg\, MA\nKurt Binder\, ESQ.\, Partner & Howard Stempler\, ESQ.\, Partner\, Seder & Chandler LLP\, Worcester\, MA \nSponsored by: \nRMI (Resource Management\, Inc.)\, Seder & Chandler LLP\, United Bank & Webster Five Cents Savings Bank \nRegister Here
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/human-resources-what-you-dont-know-can-hurt-you/
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SUMMARY:Legal Issues For Small Businesses
DESCRIPTION:There is nothing that can deflate the chances for a successful venture or season\, than getting into legal trouble. Just ask Tom Brady… \nThere are a variety of important legal issues that small business owners must be aware of. Starting with the formation of the business and determining what type of legal entity is the best one i.e. sole proprietor\, sub S or C corporation\, or an LLC. The business owner then has to consider signing leases\, hiring employees\, signing contracts\, to trademarks and protecting personal assets. The area of intellectual property is another specialty area. The choices and technical issues for a new business owner can be overwhelming. This session will provide an overview of many of the most important issues that business owners have to face. \nTopics that will be covered include the following: \n• Choice of Entity\n• Contracts\n• Employment Issues\n• Intellectual Property\n• Real Estate \nThese topics and many others will be covered in the presentation. The attorneys from the law firm of Mirick O’Connell have many years of experience working with small businesses and have specific specialties in the various topics that will be discussed. \nTime will be provided to ask general questions in the larger group setting. In the last portion of the program each specialist will take more specific questions in a small group setting. \nSpeakers: \nJeffrey Donaldson\, ESQ.\, Of Counsel; Todd Helwig\, ESQ.\, Partner; Jonathan Sigel\, ESQ.\, Partner\, Jeffrey Swaim\, ESQ.\, Partner\nAttorneys from Mirick O’Connell\, Worcester\, MA \n$39 for the first seminar\n$30 for each additional seminar or registrant (from same company)\nSpecial – $150 for all 5 seminars \nSponsored by: \nDigital Federal Credit Union (DCU)\, Mirick O’Connell\, People’s United Bank & TD Bank \nRegister Here
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/legal-issues-for-small-businesses/
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SUMMARY:Your First Business Plan
DESCRIPTION:This next program covers a topic that is critically important with the start-up process of a small business and can also be beneficial to existing businesses that may be ready to expand. Business owners do not want to start with overly optimistic or inflated goals and expectations. A well written Business Plan can help to make the projections much more realistic. After you have proven the feasibility of your concept\, limited your risk\, analyzed your financials\, and developed a marketing plan; how do you package all of this information together so you can really get your business started? \nOur team of expert advisors enjoy working with people who are ready to get their businesses started. Developing a winning business plan can be invaluable as a management planning tool and/or as a loan proposal. The Business Plan becomes the blueprint that an entrepreneur can follow to avoid the pitfalls that await every small business owner. This program is designed to guide the participants on a step by step journey to develop a thorough and comprehensive Business Plan. \nTopics that will be included are: \n• What a banker looks for in a Business Plan\n• Defining the business\n• Describing the target markets\n• The marketing/advertising program\n• Projected balance sheets\n• Projected income statements\n• Projected cash flow projections \nThe business advisors for this presentation each have many years of experience in advising small business owners. Ample time will be provided for questions from the audience. \nSpeakers: \nGeorge Isaac\, CPA\, Owner\, George J. Isaac\, CPA\, Worcester\, MA\nPaul Raffa\, Vice President\, Government Guaranteed Lending\, Yadkin Bank\, Auburn\, MA\nMichael Holbrook\, Consultant\, Small Business Development Center @ Clark University\, Worcester\, MA \n$39 for the first seminar\n$30 for each additional seminar or registrant (from same company)\nSpecial – $150 for all 5 seminars \nSponsored by: \nBank of America\, Commerce Bank\, Middlesex Savings Bank & Yadkin Bank \nRegister Here
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/your-first-business-plan/
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SUMMARY:Take the "Fright" out of Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Marketing can be a huge haunting challenge with lots of scary obstacles and decisions to make; sometimes with frighteningly little return on your efforts. \nDemystify the ghostly and confusing path to a solid marketing foundation and learn the basic steps and concepts to be competitive. This session will help you build the marketing foundation for your business that incorporates today’s important innovations and methods. Quite simply\, a solid marketing strategy mixed with some good old fashioned know-how creates the environment for a powerful sales opportunity to reach potential clients. Without that your product or service may never be noticed…and potential sales could be lost to the competition. \nSo\, take the “Fright’ out of marketing and discover how to market your business in a bewitchingly traditional\, yet savvy way during this informative\, interactive workshop. You will feel empowered with the basics and all your fears will disappear like magic. \nSome of the key steps presented to design your own marketing plan will include: \n• Defining core goals\n• Identifying primary target markets\n• Establishing the key message\n• Creating the brand for your company\n• Developing vital strategies and tactics\n• Designing all the marketing tools\n• Determining how to use these techniques to gain awareness \nThe speaker for this program\, Fern Nissim\, CMD (Certified by the International Assoc. of Shopping Centers) brings her 20+ years of experience in the strategic marketing field. She is a well known speaker on a variety of marketing topics. \nSpeaker: \nFern Nissim\, President & Founder\, Round Pond Group\, LLC\, Shrewsbury\, MA \n$39 for the first seminar\n$30 for each additional seminar or registrant (from same company)\nSpecial – $150 for all 5 seminars \nSponsored by: \nBayState Savings Bank\, Fidelity Bank\, Southbridge Savings Bank & UniBank \nRegister Here
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/take-the-fright-out-of-marketing/
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SUMMARY:Starting A Business (Build Your Management Team)
DESCRIPTION:Starting a business is somewhat complicated and involves elements of risk and uncertainty. To increase the odds of being successful\, the small business owner needs access to the best information and advice that is available. \nTo help guide you through your decision process\, we have assembled a group of expert business professionals that will provide you with helpful tips to start a new business. \nEven when you are starting a small business you need to develop your “Outside Management Team”. The services of an attorney\, an accountant\, an insurance specialist and a banker are essential. Each of these people can supplement the knowledge of a small businessperson. Our speakers will be able to provide the audience with key insights and tips on what it takes to run a small business. \nTopics that will be included in this session are: \n• Start-up issues\n• Pitfalls\n• Legal considerations\n• Accounting tips\n• Financing\n• Insurance \nIf you are thinking about starting a business\, or have recently started one\, this is the session that you should attend. You will have the opportunity to ask these experts questions about your proposed business venture. \nSpeakers: \nJoshua LaPan\, CPA\, Partner\, Shepherd & Goldstein\, Worcester\, MA\nMary Casey\, ESQ.\, Managing Attorney\, The Harbor Law Group\, Northborough\, MA\nClaire Cheevers\, Employee Benefits Manager & Yvonne Baker\, Commercial Account Manager\, The Feingold Companies\, Worcester\, MA\nKarla Christiansen\, Vice President – Relationship Manager\, Berkshire Bank\, Westborough\, MA \nSponsored by: \nThe Feingold Companies\, The Harbor Lew Group and Shepherd & Goldstein \n$39 for the first seminar\n$30 for each additional seminar or registrant (from same company) \nSpecial – $150 for all 5 seminars \nRegister Here
URL:https://marlboroughchamber.org/calandar/starting-a-business-build-your-management-team/
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