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Featured Blog Article
Are you a tech-saavy
business owner looking for more resources at your
fingertips? Download the SBA app on your smart
phone today. The description from the SBA says:
"The mobile app will
help users connect with SBA district office staff
and SBA-affiliated counselors and mentors who can
provide free, personalized small business
assistance. The user-friendly format of the app will
help answer questions such as: How do I start a
business? Where can I go in my area to get free help
with writing a business plan? And where do I begin
finding funding for my business?
The SBA mobile app also
features a built-in startup cost calculator to help
estimate the costs associated with getting a
business off the ground, plus an SBA partner locator
to help users find SBA offices, Small Business
Development Centers, Women's Business Centers and
SCORE."
If this free app sounds
like something your business could benefit from, we
recommend you download it!
For the press release, click here:
http://www.neeccosbdc.org/sba-smart-phone-app/sba-smart-phone-app/
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Get a Jumpstart on the new year.
The City of Reading has been hit
particularly hard by the recession. In 2009
it entered ACT 47, and it has one of the
highest urban poverty levels in the entire
United States. A new economic development
strategy is urgently needed if the city is
going to make a strong comeback. At the KU
SBDC we believe that locally-grown small
businesses have an essential role to play in
turning around Reading.
The next step in our continued support of
local entrepreneurs is the launch of the
Jump Start Incubator (JSI). JSI is a
collaboration between the KU SBDC and the
Berks County Community Foundation. We
provide a temporary home for start-up
businesses, along with the intellectual,
monetary, and leadership capital that they
need to become self-sufficient and reach
their potential. After incubation, firms are
expected to transition out into Reading and
Berks County, where they will spur economic
development, create new jobs, and increase
the tax base in the city. JSI helps
entrepreneurs succeed through training,
coaching, mentoring, networking and access
to service providers. Entrepreneurs can
choose to work out of our headquarters in
the Berks County Community Foundation's LEEDŽ
Platinum Green Building.
Please join us at our information sessions
on Monday, December 12, 6-8 pm and Tuesday,
December 13, 9-11 am at the JSI facilities,
located in the Berks County Community
Foundation Building, 237 Court Street,
Reading, PA 19601.
For more information or to reserve a spot in
the sessions, contact:
Scott Schaeffer
scotts@jumpstartberks.org
484-646-4010
James Rodriguez
jamesr@jumpstartberks.org
484-646-4003
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Upcoming Workshops and Events |
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12/14/2011 - How to Start and Operate a
Small Business- Exton, PA
6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450
Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341
You have come to the right place if you are in
the early stages of thinking about starting a
small business. In fact, even if you have
started up your business and realized you missed
a few things, this workshop is still right for
you. Starting a Small Business: If you are
thinking about "becoming your own boss," this is
a chance to get an overview of the things you
need to know and the skills you need to have.
Subjects include: legal issues, accounting
issues, organization, and management. The
workshop allows you 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.
Cost: $15
Click here to register for this workshop. |
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12/15/2011 - Business Planning Part IV-
Exton, PA
6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450
Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341
Part 4 of a 4 part series. These workshops can
be taken individually or as a series of 4
workshops.
This final workshop offers information on how to
finance your small business. We discuss various
sources of funding, credit scoring, and the "5
C's of Credit." A bank loan officer will join
the workshop to give you an inside view of what
a banker is looking for and how he/she assesses
the merits of your loan application.
Cost: Entire 4 part workshop
series - $80 Individual Workshop - $25
Click here to register for Part IV of the series
only.
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12/15/2011 - First Step Webinar - Online
Workshop
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Online Workshop
This live workshop highlights the SBDC process,
learning resources, and we will direct you to
the SBDC services you need.
Some topics covered are:
Funding of the SBDC
Owning a Small Business
Business Structures
Legal Issues
Business Financing
Business Planning
The outcome of the session will be a clear
understanding of your next steps to take.
REGISTER NOW TO START THE PROCESS -YOUR SUCCESS
IS OUR MISSION
Cost: Free
Click here to register for the event. |
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1/18/2012 - How to Start and Operate a
Small Business- Exton, PA
6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450
Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341
You have come to the right place if you are in
the early stages of thinking about starting a
small business. In fact, even if you have
started up your business and realized you missed
a few things, this workshop is still right for
you. Starting a Small Business: If you are
thinking about "becoming your own boss," this is
a chance to get an overview of the things you
need to know and the skills you need to have.
Subjects include: legal issues, accounting
issues, organization, and management. The
workshop allows you 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.
Cost: $15
Click here 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.
Sincerely,
Ernie Post, Director
Kutztown University Small Business Development
Center |
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