ImpactU Masthead
 January 2011
Kick the Year 
Off Right
Vol. 5, Issue 1
 

NEW This Month!

 Calendar of Events 

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Bridgeway Capital recently launched a brand new website including a Calendar of Events for education and training opportunities in the region. Check it often for new opportunities!

 

February Highlights

2/1: Quickbooks Level II

2/11: Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series

2/17: Break the Rules and Close More Deals

2/21: Planning for Profits

 
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FastTrac® NewVenture™

Date:

Mondays, January 31 through April 11, 2011


Time: 6:30 to 9:30pm

Location: Chatham University
 
Cost: $295
Scholarships available!

 

FastTrac® NewVenture™ is ground zero for anyone interested in starting a business. An education program created by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, FastTrac®

NewVenture™ is designed to help you evaluate and perfect your business concept.

For more information and to register, please visit the Chatham University Center for Women's Entrepreneurship website.
 

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Check out Bridgeway Capital's impact stories and latest news articles about our borrowers.
If you have a great growth story, recent press, or a new innovation, please contact Liz Gage.  You could be the next featured company! 

Small Business Resources  

 

Greetings, entrepreneurs.


Happy New Year!  The start of a new calendar year is the prime time to implement changes and make big plans for your business in 2011.  What are your goals for the coming year and how will you reach them? 


Make sure to check out the new features in this month's newsletter - a calendar of events for training opportunities to the left and the first guest entrepreneur post of the year below, which includes a special offer for Bridgeway Capital borrowers.  We hope you enjoy these new additions!


Please let us know if there is anything else you'd like to see here by emailing Eileen Gallagher, Business Education Coordinator.


 

Business Tips for the New Year 

  

Start the year off right with tips on keeping healthy in the workplace, prioritizing your busy schedule, and big ideas to look out for in 2011.   

NEW this month!

Guest Entrepreneur Post

 

How Will You Avoid Health Incidences in 2011?

By: Paula Franetti, Parallax Health
 

Click on the link above to learn more about encouraging your team's wellness goals, planning for health in 2011 and new approaches to workplace wellness from an expert in the field. 

 

Parallax Health, a Pittsburgh-based metabolism assessment and program matching company, offers specialized employee assessment packages geared toward increasing employees' ability to live healthy and productive lives.  Parallax Health offers a high-tech service at a reasonable price.  

 

Special Offer for Bridgeway Capital Borrowers

Until the end of February, Bridgeway Capital borrowers will receive a 20% discount on any assessment package.  Each package provides a customized eating and exercise plan based on an employee's metabolism and optional coaching sessions that connect employees to lifestyle change programs.  Click on the link above to view more information about this special offer.   

  

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 Nonprofit Entrepreneur's Corner: Business Planning and Tax Tips for the New Year
 

The start of a new year is the perfect time to brush up on financial management and tax filing information and to plan for the year ahead.  By tackling these crucial management functions early in the year, you'll be able to spend your time focusing on the important work of fulfilling your mission.  The articles below offer tips on accounting, tax return filing, and planning for new hires and organizational growth.  

Website Gems

 

One way to grow sales is to find new customers.  Are you in an industry that could provide goods or services to government projects?  The sites below provide access to information, tutorials and advice on the process of obtaining government contracts.  

Please send your ideas and questions to Eileen Gallagher, Business Education Coordinator, at egallagher@bridgewaycapital.org.   

Click here to access past issues of ImpactU and Education and Training Newsletters.
 

See you next time!
  

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