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Trenton Small Business Week:
Send Us Your Workshop Proposals
 Trenton Small Business Week

Dear Small Business Advocate,

The Trenton Small Business Week Program Committee is currently securing proposals to support training events and programs for Trenton Small Business Week 2011, to be held October 17-20.

In keeping with tradition to support these initiatives, your proposed workshops, seminars and events will be offered free of charge and last 1 � hours. Please note that all presentations are provided pro Bono for the week-long program.

Attached is the list of topics we are requesting proposals for.

If you or someone in your network would like to submit a proposal to teach one of these seminars, we ask that you submit a proposal to include the following information:  

  • Speaker's Name
  • Speaker's Company
  • Contact information must include: address, phone, fax, e-mail, website
  • Description of your company
  • Title of program
  • Proposed outline of your workshop you intend to deliver
  • A statement describing what you feel is special or unique about your proposal/program
  • Experience-based resume describing qualifications and knowledge regarding the proposed topic
  • A sample of your handouts

All proposals are due by Thursday, May 27, close of business, 4 pm. No entries will be accepted after this.

If you feel you have a program of special interest related to these topics, you are welcome to submit them; however, priority will be given to the proposals addressing the topic requested.

Proposals need to be submitted to:
TSBW - Trenton Small Business Week Proposals
Fax: 609-637-5217, Attn: Anna Mae Giannetti
EMail: [email protected]
Drop off or Mail to: College of New Jersey, Forcina Hall, Room 447, Ewing, NJ 08628

All proposals will be reviewed. Selection of candidates will be determined by outline content and originality and is at the discretion of the Trenton Small Business Week Program Committee.

Questions should be directed to Anna Mae Giannetti at 609-771-2947.

We thank you in advance for your interest and participation.

Sincerely,

Anna Mae Giannetti, Program Specialist, SBDC at TCNJ
on behalf of the Trenton Small Business Week Program Committee




Trenton Small Business Committee:


Lorraine Allen, Director, Small Business Development Center at the College of NJ
Carleton Badger, GRI, The Real Estate Beast
Cheri Durst, Events Director, Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce
Janet Eickhoff, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, Thomas Edison State College
Rudiger Z. Ellis, Director, The I. N. C. Spot, LLC "Innovating-Networking-Contributing"
Anna Mae Giannetti, Project Specialist, Small Business Development Center at the College of NJ
Marion H. Zajac, Small Business Services, NJ Economic Development Authority

Call for Workshop Proposals: 

  • Social Networks - Where Do You Belong?
  • Internet Marketing: Blogging, Email and Video
  • Free (and almost free lunch) software/apps etc to help businesses
  • Going Global: Internet Matchmaking
  • Producing EBooks & Articles as a Marketing Tool
  • Sustainability - How Can Your Business Save Money by Going Green?
  • Small Business Financing: The Unusual Suspects (Non- Government, i.e., Factors, Angel Investors, Venture Capital, etc)
  • Tax implications of Investing Foreign Capital (What you need to know to open a US business)
  • Personal Finance & the Entrepreneur/Small Business Owner: It's implication on Business Credit
  • Veterans Programs and special benefits for Veterans
  • Expanding Your Business Internationally in our Global Economy in Trenton (Hub Zone covered)
  • Mobile Marketing (QR Codes, Location-Based Apps (Foursquare, Gowalla, Facebook Places), Texting (links to virtual biz cards, coupons & websites), Groupon, Living Social, etc.)



The NJSBDC network (www.njsbdc.com) is the premier provider of comprehensive services and programs for small business in New Jersey. The organization, which consists of 11 centers statewide, helps businesses expand their operations, manage their growth or start ventures. The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) network is partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the State of New Jersey, and The College of New Jersey. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions, or services. All SBA-funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least two weeks in advance by contacting 609-771-2947.

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