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Tel.: 301.934.7583   Fax: 301.934.7681 
June 2011
In This Issue
In the Client Corner
Free Veterans Entrepreneurs Conference
Southern Maryland Local Meats Workshop
Maryland MBE Workshop
Quickbooks Workshop
Working Capital Loan Fund for Incubation Stage Companies
  
 
In the Client Corner

 

Mary's Hope

Mary's Hope, St. Inigoes, Maryland

 

Mary's Hope is an elegant events location in St. Mary's County and serves as a venue for indoor and outdoor waterfront weddings, receptions, and other special events.  It sits along the banks of Church Cove off St. Inigoes Creek and provides a special setting for any type of celebration.

 

The house, constructed in 1893, offers 6000 square feet of indoor space and acres of spacious outdoor grounds.  It also boasts a design that is unique in Southern Maryland.

 

Mary's Hope serves Southern Maryland and beyond.  It is located within a 100 mile radius of Charles County MD, Calvert County MD, Waldorf MD, Annapolis MD, Baltimore MD, Eastern Shore MD, Washington DC, Northern VA, Richmond VA, and Norfolk VA.

 

To learn more, visit

http://marys-hope.com/ 

18050 Church Cove Lane

St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684

301-872-0440

 

Free Veterans Entrepreneurs Conference 

If you are a veteran in search of resources to help start or build your business, please join us for the Veterans Entrepreneurs Conference. 

 

 

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The Largo- Kettering Library

9601 Capital Lane, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

 

Cost: FREE

 

Opening Address by Congresswoman Donna Edwards

Also featuring speakers from the following agencies:

* Navy Federal Credit Union, Business Services
* The Small Business Administration
* The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs
* The Maryland Department of Veteran Affairs
* The Procurement Technical Assistance Program

 

To register, please click here or contact 301-403-0501, [email protected].

Southern Maryland Local Meats Workshop

 

So MD MeatsThe demand for local meats is increasing as the public becomes more aware of the benefits of locally raised meats. Several marketing initiatives are currently underway to help promote and sell Southern Maryland farm-raised meats offering increased potential for profit for the region's livestock producers.

 

Farmers are invited to learn about these innovative marketing opportunities at the Southern Maryland Local Meats Workshop to be held at the SMECO Auditorium, 15035 Burnt Store Road in Hughesville on Wednesday, June 8 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

The workshop is FREE to interested livestock producers and the regional farming community, and is sponsored by the Calvert County Sustainable Agriculture Work Group and the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) in cooperation with Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corporation and Prince George's County University of Maryland Extension.

 

RSVP by June 4 to: 410-535-4583 or 410-535-1600 Ex. 2340, or email: [email protected]. In case of cancellation due to inclement weather, please call 301-274-1922 Ex.1; enter 29 for a recording on the workshop status.

Maryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Workshop
 
The SBDC and the Maryland Department of Transportation will be hosting a FREE MBE Certification Application Assistance Workshop on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the College of Southern Maryland in La Plata (BI-113E) from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  
Although the event is free, registration is required. Please click here.  For more information, please call the SBDC main office at 301.934.7583.
Quickbooks Workshop at CSM/LaPlata
 
The SBDC will be offering a Quickbooks Intermediate/Advanced workshop on Friday, June 24 at the College of Southern Maryland, La Plata, Business and Industry Room BI-102, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Take advantage of this useful class at the current $95 rate before the fee increases to $125 in July 2011.  Quickbooks 2010 version will be utilized for this training.  Course is SBC-7320-97265 with $82 tuition and $13 combined fee.  Go to www.sbdchelp.com/BusinessWorkshops  to register or call 301.934.7583.
  
View our listing of workshops to learn about other offerings:
  • Start-up (Start Right for Success)
  • Business Plan
  • Accounting and Legal considerations for operating your business (Records and Legal Management)
  • other topics, too!

Working Capital Loan Fund for Incubation Stage Companies

Maryland Technology Development Corporation's (TEDCO) Working Capital Loan Fund is designed to provide loans to incubation stage technology-related companies in Maryland.  These loans are between $15,000 and $50,000 with low interest rates and flexible terms.

 

The funds are to be used for working capital in order to assist a company with expansion, market entry, staffing or other working capital needs.  For more information, please contact Molly Chen, [email protected],

301-547-6996

 

Maria R. Dorsett
Small Business Development Center - Southern Region
 
The SBDC is part of the Maryland SBDC Network - an accredited member of the  Association of Small Business Development Centers.
 
Funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.
 
 
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