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THE ART OF SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL WORKSHOPS - 2008/2009
8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Start Smart – Small Business Resource Connection Various speakers from the SBDC, SBA, Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and City of Pasadena
Location: Pasadena Central Library Wright Auditorium, 285 East Walnut Street
In business, there are no guarantees. There is simply no way to eliminate all the risks associated with starting a small business - but you can improve your chances of success with good planning, preparation, and insight. This seminar will cover basic small business start-up information as well as provide valuable resources and other things you never thought of including: health coverage, retirement planning and maintaining optimal health. 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. What It Means To Be GREEN For A Small Business Various speakers
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Businesses are now making efforts to reduce their impact on the environment by reducing product packaging, increasing recycled content of products, using renewable energy and reducing waste. But what is in it for you? Why should you do this? What should you do first? Leading experts will provide you with information and benefits to answer these important questions. 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Protecting Your Technology, Your Data, And Your Identity Tom Lenzo, Business & Technology Consultant
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
You are in business to sell products or services. Losing your laptop or your data such as customer lists, or having your identity compromised can have a negative affect on your business, and can even cause you to go out of business. This session will identify the threats to your technology, data and identity. You will learn how avoid those threats, and what to do if you lose your technology, data, or your identity becomes compromised. 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Magnetic Marketing: How To Attract All The Good Customers – In Any Economy Craig Valine, Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Would you like to know the secrets of creating a “competition-free zone” for yourself?...successfully selling at prices higher than your competitors?...stabilizing new customer flow?...prospering even in a tough or uncertain economy (while others suffer)? This workshop will be packed with great tips, tools, and strategies you can use immediately. You will surely leave this workshop amazed at how simple these strategies are that are overlooked by more than 80% of all businesses! 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. How To Grow Your Business. . .Exponentially! Craig Valine, Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Most underperforming businesses focus on their craft or their products instead of building their business. The troubling part is, they have no idea that marketing IS their business. In this workshop you will learn: The three ways to grow any business; A working definition of What Marketing REALLY is; The secret of the Marketing Parthenon; Why you may be a Marketing Lemming; Message, Markets & Media - and how to use all three create outstanding results with all your marketing efforts, and so much more!! 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. How To Maximize Your Business Value In A Tightening Economy Daniel Morales – Small Business Development Center
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
This hands-on workshop is about what you can do to stay above the crisis. In this interactive two hours workshops you will:
* Learn about the driving forces in the economy that
affect your small business. 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. How To Pick A Web Business Model That Works For You Daniel Morales – Small Business Development Center
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Each online business model draws on certain skills and will require a certain set of tasks and responsibilities. Each will have a different source of revenue and profit. You’ll need to understand the type of online website functionality required for each one and what components are needed, so that you can estimate your associated costs and whether they are suitable for your business.
We will examine the four most common Web business models: product sales (selling goods), service sales (offering services), information delivery (providing an informational Web site) and online communities (social networks). 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Managing Your Business Effectively And Successfully Joumana “JB” Barakat, M.B.A.
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Owning a business is one thing, managing it effectively is another. Leading a business and managing it to succeed in today’s tough and competitive markets takes skill, determination and extreme organization. This seminar will shed light on effective management whether you run and operate a small business or a large one. Learn what it means to be effective and efficient. Know how to succeed as a business manager. 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. Bridging The Management Gap Meskerem Tadesse, President & CEO - The Optimize Group, Inc.
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) - 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
How to access senior management expertise at affordable and flexible terms until you can afford to hire your own. Management expertise is key to business success, and you can’t do it all. Know how to identify and attract advisory board members, mentors and senior consultants to help you take your business to the next level!
For information, contact Ruth Martinez (e-mail: rmartinez@cityofpasadena.net) at (626) 744-4660 Last Updated 09/02/2008 |
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