The
Harrisburg
Regional Chamber
& CREDC/EDS
Seminar Series
is back!
(for Women and
Minority Owned
Businesses)
Seminars
such as
Developing
Profitable
Customer
Relations
(March 12,
2008), and
The Sales
Process Made
Easy
(April 16,2008)
and more
available
through May 2008
ALL SEMINARS
ARE FREE OF
CHARGE
So what are
you waiting
for? Click
here to
fill out
your
registration
form!
Here's Your
Chance! You
could be a
contributor for
this
newsletter! Write
your own success
story, or share
your business
expertise!
Click
here to
submit your
article today!
To download a printer
friendly version of this
month's entire
newsletter,
click here.
"It's not true
people stop pursuing
dreams because they
grow old, they grow
old because they
stop pursuing dreams."
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Business Planning is a
Snap for Snapdragon
Paperie |
Snapdragon Paperie,
an online boutique
offering
personalized
stationary, gifts,
and invitations was
founded in 2007 by
entrepreneur Molly
Aittaniemi.
Snapdragon Paperie
took advantage of
business planning
resources and
guidance provided by
Kutztown University
Small Business
Development Center
in areas such as
marketing and
business planning.
Read more about this
business' success by
clicking
here, and
how the KU SBDC
helped it get to
where it is today.
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 Protecting
Your
Business with
Insurance
By
Michael Fischer,
CLU, ChFC
Death, disability
and divorce may
be the biggest risks for
any privately owned
business...
What happens to your
business if you're not
around to run it? There
are many reasons a
business could change
hands, and Michael
Fischer explains the ins
and outs of buy-sell
agreements funded
through life insurance
policies.
Click
here to read
more about what you can
do to protect your
business now, so it
thrives in the future!
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Twenty Questions for
Business Growth |
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The old game of twenty
questions has new
meaning when it comes to
business
This month, Dan Goldberg
has twenty questions for
you, and gives advice of
how to avoid and
overcome the pitfalls
every entrepreneur
faces:
"Do you have a plan and
method for expansion?,
Do you believe in
yourself and your
dream?, Do you have a
marketing plan?"
Goldberg covers these
questions plus 17 more!
Click
here to find
out what you should ask
about yourself and your
business, putting you on
the path to success! |
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Audio and Video- the
Future of the Web and
Your Business
By
Lynn VanDyke,
Internet Marketing
Consultant |
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Is your website
"sticky?" Meaning, do
your visitors stay on
your site, or just
glance around for five
seconds then leave?
Once you've got the
sticky part down, you've
got become stickier than
your competition- and
you can draw them in by
going beyond catchy
text, and bring in the
big guns, adding audio
and video.
Click
here to
read more about Lynn
VanDyke's audio and
video solutions for
generating more
traffic on your
site, and ultimately
more business!
 Wills:
Do You Need One?
By
Kathi Kuzo,
Financial
Representative
"A legacy for your
loved ones"- Leaving
this world is not
something oft
pondered. But among
the few things
guaranteed in this
life, your departure
will affect everyone
in your life whom
you have influenced,
and those whom have
influenced you. If
you were a loved one
left behind, how
would you want to
face what lies
ahead?
To find out more
about wills and what
you should know
about them, click
here.
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SBDC News
For more information
about any of the
following news
items, click on the
news link below
-The KU Foundation's
Decision Makers Forum
*This year's Decision
Forum is just around the
corner, March 27th!
Check out the news link
above for more
information about this
exciting networking
event! Click
here for more
information
-2008 PA Women's Expo
Come check out the KU
SBDC at this year's
expo! Click on the news
link for registration
info!
-New Learning
Opportunities:
*The
Pitch-
Business planning
Webinar based on one
of the bestselling
books for small
business, "The Art
of the Smart."
-The KU SBDC Recently
updated its website, and
has been converted into
a portal for electronic
learning. Now the site
is easier to use, with a
new Google-based search
engine, and more direct
links so you get the
help your business
needs, faster!
Check out the new
portal for learning
here!
-Click
this
news link to
read more about
the news items
above!
Women's History
Month
Tribute:
Smart Women at Work
This month
Annmarie Kelly
takes you on a
journey back in
time to the
women who paved
the way for
gender equal
rights. Learn
the connections
between the
struggles you
experience, and
of those who
came before you.
Click here
to read more
about how women
got to where
they are today,
and how to
remain a strong
woman in
business, and in
life.
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