August 4: Financial Analysis II (Part of JumpStart Series)
Learn how to interpret and project business financial statements, determine start-up and expansion costs, and develop projected cash flow and income statements.
August 11: Government Contracting: What WBEs Need to Know to be Successful (for WBEs and Established Business Owners) - Chicago, IL
Are you a WBE seeking to do business within the public sector? Government agencies and their prime corporate contractors are federally mandated to meet a 5% (of 540 billion) spending goal with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). In October 2010, the law was strengthened to allow contracting officers to set-aside contracts where only WOSBs can compete. At this 3-hour session, established WBEs will hear from noted government contracting expert and author, Gloria Larkin, about the benefits of the SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) contracting program and more.
Location:
PepsiCo, Inc.
555 W. Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60661
August 11: Business Plan (Part of JumpStart Series)
Learn the elements, applications, and contents of a good business plan. Use these instructions to develop a business plan for your company.
August 22: Grow Your Business with Innovative Online Tools
Presenter - Microsoft
Cloud Technology - it's all you hear about, but it can be confusing. This session is designed to help you make sense of it all. We will have dialouge about how small and mid-sized businesses are leveraging the Cloud and becoming more scalable.
Presenter - Constant Contact
5 Keys to Email Marketing - Are you interested in learning how email marketing can help your business grow? Join us for this informative presentation to learn how you can create and deliver highly branded, professional looking marketing materials designed to engage your customers and prospects. Email marketing is an effective, affordable and easy way to enhance your organization or business image and build relationships that lead to increased profits and revenues.
Location:
AON Center (hosted by Microsoft)
200 E. Randolph Dr. Ste. 200
Chicago, IL 60601
Note: Workshop is being facilitated by both Microsoft and Constant Contact
