Upcoming Workshops and Events

1/12/12- Business Planning Part I- Exton, PA

6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341 

Part 1 of a 4 part series. These workshops can be taken individually or as a series of 4 workshops.

In this course, you will learn a personal business plan model that gives you step-by-step guidance in researching and writing your business plan. This workshop's topics include: getting in "shape" to start a small business, target marketing, descriptions of products and services, and what makes a good business plan. You have access to an excellent business planning online course that you can use in conjunction with the workshop series.

Cost: Entire 4 part workshop series - $80  Individual Workshop - $25

Click here to register for the entire 4 part series and save 20%.

See the calendar for the dates of the remaining workshops in the series schedule.

Click here to register for Part I of the series only.

1/18/12 - 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. 

1/19/12 - Business Planning Part II- Exton, PA

6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341

Part 2 of a 4 part series. These workshops can be taken individually or as a series of 4 workshops.

This workshop covers important marketing concepts such as: What is marketing? What does marketing include? And what makes your product and/or service unique? Other topics include pricing strategies, market information resources, market "positioning," marketing communications, the difference between features and benefits. You have access to online marketing courses that you can use before or after the workshop.  

Cost: Entire 4 part workshop series - $80 Individual Workshop - $25

Click here to register for the entire 4 part series and save 20%.

Click here to register for Part II of the series only.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Online Workshop

or

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Online Workshop

This live workshop highlights the SBDC process, learning resources, and we will direct you to the SBDC services you need.

Funding of the SBDC

Owning a Small Business

Business Structures

Legal Issues

Business Financing

Business Planning

Click here to register for the 1/24/12 event. 

Click here to register for the 1/25/12 event. 

1/26/12 - Business Planning Part III- Exton, PA

6:00pm - 8:30pm, Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341

Part 3 of a 4 part series. These workshops can be taken individually or as a series of 4 workshops.

This workshop uses exercises to help you better understand financial concepts. Using a hands-on approach, you learn how to use our financial model to forecast sales revenue and build solid pro-forma financial forecasts.  

Cost: Entire 4 part workshop series - $80 Individual Workshop - $25

Click here to register for the entire 4 part series and save 20%.

Click here to register for Part III of the series only.

2/1/12 - Certification Made Simple

Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, 3211 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Looking for help with state certification? Attend this free, informational session where a representative from the Department of General Services, Bureau of Minority and Women Business Opportunities (BMWBO), will:

*Discuss and review the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) certification application.

*Guide participants step-by-step through the Application for Certification as a Minority or Women Business Enterprise.

Presenter(s): Curtis Burwell, Dept. of General Services Co-sponsor(s): Dept. of General Services

Cost: Free

Click here to register for the event. 

2/2/2012 - 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.

Ernie Post, Director
Kutztown University Small Business Development Center