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BUSINESS NOTES
"How Much Money Do I Need?"
Click
here to read a guide to estimating
your start-up expenses when opening a
business from Business.gov
"Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn? Finding
the Right Fit for Your Small Business"
This article covers some of the pro's
and con's of the top three social
networking sites, and the benefits your
business may experience from utilizing
them. Click here
to read it on business.gov.
Creative Ways to Stretch Your Marketing Budget
Innovative ways some business owners are using to stretch
their marketing dollars:
Take advantage of technology -
- Use email instead of direct mail
- Attend virtual trade shows rather
than traveling
Partner with others in your industry to
spread the expense and the knowledge
Build your social network by offering
free classes at libraries
Take a horizontal marketing approach:
Determine your typical client profile
and then target this group by
identifying a noncompeting business that
has that group as customers.
Read more horizontal marketing ideas in
this article from Entrepreneur.
Federal Government Small Businesses News
Setting up a Payroll System - A 10 Step Guide for Small
Business
No matter how many employees you have - setting up a
payroll system not only streamlines your
ability to stay on top of your legal and
regulatory responsibilities as an
employer, it can also save you time and
help protect you from incurring costly
IRS penalties.
Here are 10 steps to help you set up
a payroll system for your small business
from Business.gov.
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IRS Offers Details on New Small Business
Health Care Tax Credit
Guidance from the IRS makes it easier to determine whether
small businesses are eligible for the
new health care tax credit and how large
a credit they will receive. Connect to
the details
here.
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Veteran-Owned Businesses - the Latest on
Certification
From business.gov: clarification on veterans' certification
- click
here to read.
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SBA Small Business Loans
Explained-Availability, Eligibility and
the Application Process - click
here to
read this article from Business.Gov.
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Learn about the special tax treatment
for expenses incurred before business
operations begin.
Business Start-up and Organizational
Costs
Business Start-up Costs
From IRS Publication 535 (2008) -
Business Expenses
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"The Child Care Tax Center"
This link to the IRS Website connects the business owner
with tax resources for their child care
business. The
Child Care Tax Center covers several
areas pertinent to running a daycare
center.
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"Business.Gov's Licenses and Permits
Tool"
This tool automatically generates a list of appropriate
licenses and permits when you enter your
business type and city/state. Business.Gov
Licenses and Permits Tool
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"Cultivating Sound Business Practices
with the Help of the IRS"
Click here
to read an article from Business.gov
about using the 2010 IRS Tax Calendar.
The calendar is available here:
IRS Tax
Calendar
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"The 'Ultimate' Small Business Marketing
Guide"
Click here
to read this article from business.gov
that includes some tips, tactics, and
approaches to building your marketing
strategy.
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Doing Business with the Commonwealth
of PA
Workshop topics include:
Finding opportunities with the State
State contracting procedures
State resources for small
businesses, and
Certification for minority-owned and
women-owned businesses
Presenter:
Curtis Burwell, Dept. of General
Services
Co-sponsor: Dept. of General
Services
Where:
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC,
3211 North Front Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17110
When: October 18 from 9:00 -
noon
Cost: $0
To register, click
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Business Planning (Part I) -
Business Plan for Success
This is the first workshop of the
Business Planning Workshop Series
that begins on October 21 and runs
through November 18. Registration is
available for each workshop or for
the entire series.
Where: H. Hankin Branch CCL, 215
Windgate Dr, Chester Springs, PA
When: October 21 from 6:00 to 8:30
p.m.
Cost: $25.00
To register for only this workshop
and NOT the entire series, click
here. |
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Business Planning (Part II) -
Marketing Your Product, Service and
Company
This is the second workshop of the Business Planning
Workshop Series that began on
October 21 and runs through November
18. Registration is available for
each workshop or for the entire
series.
Where: H. Hankin Branch CCL, 215 Windgate Dr, Chester Springs,
PA
When:
October 28 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $25.00
For more information, or to register
for this session ONLY, click
here. |
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Certification Made Simple
This workshop is offered monthly. It
guides participants through the
application process for state
certification as either a Minority
or Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE).
It is presented by Curtis Burwell of
the Pennsylvania Department of
General Services, Bureau of Minority
and Women Business Opportunities (BMWBO).
Where:
Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC,
3211 North Front Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17110
When: November 3 from 9 a.m.
- noon
Cost: $0
To register, click
here. |
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The
First Step: How to Start and Operate
a Small Business
If you are in the early stages of
thinking about starting a small
business, this workshop is for you.
In fact, even if you have started
your business and are realizing that
you missed a few things, this
workshop is still right for you.
This workshop will provide an
overview of the things you need to
know and the skills you need to have
to manage a small business. Subjects
include: legal and accounting
issues, organization, and
management. The workshop offers you
the opportunity to practice
networking with other entrepreneurs.
Existing business owners can use
this workshop as a "checkup" on
their operations. This workshop is
presented in partnership with the
Small Business Assistance Center.
Where:
Chester County Library, 450 Exton
Square Parkway, Exton, PA
When: November 10 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost:
$25.00
To register, click
here. |
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Business
Planning (Part III) - Financial
Management: Projections and
Statements
This is the third workshop of the
Business Planning Workshop Series
that began on September 9 and runs
through October 7. Registration is
available for each workshop or for
the entire series.
Where: H. Hankin Branch CCL, 215
Windgate Dr, Chester Springs, PA
When: November 11 from 6:00 to 8:30
p.m.
Cost: $25.00 per workshop
Click here
to register and for information on
this workshop. |
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Proposal
Preparation & Bid Submission
This workshop is designed for
situations where the customer
provides instructions or commentary
about what the offeror is to submit
but the offeror has to create the
documents from scratch to meet the
application instructions.
How to respond to a government
Request for Proposal (RFP):
strategies for successful proposal
writing
Learn how to:
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Dissect the Solicitation
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Organize your effort and team
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Write the proposal document
Click
here to register or for more
information.
Where: 3211 N. Front
St., Suite 201, Harrisburg, PA 17110
When: November
12 from 9 a.m. to noon
Cost: $0 |
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The
First Step Webinar for Start-Up
Businesses
This 2 hour Webinar (live,
interactive, online workshop)
provides an overview of SBDC client
services and learning resources. It
also introduces topics relevant to
all small businesses during their
start-up phase.
The Webinar will also introduce and
discuss a business concept outline.
A business concept outline
summarizes a business concept onto
ten PowerPoint slides that
communicate the essential
information needed to assess the
business concept.
Where:
Simultaneous Web conference with
telephone
When: November 16 from 11:30
a.m. to 1 p.m.
Cost: $0
To register, click here. |
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Summit
for Success: Resources for Aspiring
and Growing Entrepreneurs
This is an evening of workshops and
presentations, hosted by the Berks
Economic Partnership and the Greater
Reading Chamber of Commerce &
Industry's Business Resource Center.
The keynote speaker will be Dan
Goldberg, who is a nationally
recognized trainer, coach, business
developer, keynote speaker, and
master marketer.
For more information and to
register,
click here.
Where: Crowne Plaza,
1711 Papermill Road, Wyomissing, PA
19610
When: November
17 from 4:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $0 |
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Business
Planning (Part IV) - Financing the
Business and Feasibility Decision
This is the fourth workshop of the
Business Planning Workshop Series
that began on September 9.
Registration is available for each
workshop or for the entire series.
Where: H. Hankin Branch CCL,
215 Windgate Dr, Chester Springs, PA
When:
November 18 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $25.00 per workshop
Click here
for information and to register for
this workshop. |
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Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to
read our newsletter. We appreciate
your participation in the KU SBDC
community. |
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Sincerely,
Ernie Post, Director
Kutztown University Small Business
Development Center |
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