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e-Learning for Entrepreneurs
NH SBDC's e-Learning for Entrepreneurs provides 24/7 availability of business management and industry-related workshops, seminars, and e-Tools right in your workplace or home.
NEW! Business Plan OnLine (BPOL) is an online software product that walks you through the narrative and financial parts of your business plan. Create your start-up or growth business plan on your own, or over time with an SBDC business advisor. BPOL is available for $49 from the SBDC homepage.
SBDC's How To's for Business Owners - OnLine, AnyTime are courses in Business Management, Marketing, and Finance. These are free, 2-3.5 hour courses, which you can take in one sitting or in several via the internet. Underwritten by Citizens Bank Foundation, NH Department of Environmental Services, Public Service of New Hampshire, Daniel Webster College, and TD Banknorth.
For more information on e-Learning for Entrepreneurs and on becoming an e-Learning sponsor, contact Heidi Edwards Dunn, Educational Program Coordinator. |
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Upcoming SBDC Events
Speed Venture Summit™New England's leading speed-venturing event for growth capital.
Speed Venture Summit™, co-hosted by NH SBDC and the NH High Technology Council, is the meeting place in New England for investors, companies and individuals with great ideas. Businesses seeking growth capital for all stages of development will speed pitch to the region's savviest and shrewdest investors, from individuals and Angels to VC firms and private equity and mezz-debt investors. Following the presenter-investor segment, the Summit will include a business networking session, open to the public, and a pitch-off among the day's top companies. Lead Sponsor: Comcast
*Please note: The application deadline for presenting companies to participate in the speed venture sessions has been extended to Wednesday October 15th to accommodate companies who have just found out about this great opportunity.*
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm Street, Manchester, NH Speed Venture Pitch: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Business Networking Reception: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., $40/person For more information and to register, visit www.speedventuresummit.org
International Trade Road Show - Exporting Resources in New Hampshire
The NH Small Business Development Center and the NH International Trade Resource Center are going "on the road" to host informational meetings on exporting from NH. We will be presenting resources for your company to identify, target and capture export sales, including available services, e-tools, first hand experience and more!
NH exporters from your area will be present to discuss their experience and give you an insight into what it takes to successfully sell overseas. An export achievement award will be given out to a local exporter who has successfully navigated the international markets. And, finally, the ITRC will give a short presentation on the Basics of Exporting.
Keene State College
October 9, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Dartmouth Regional Technology Center
Lebanon, NH
October 15, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
More locations to come.
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Timely Tools for Entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that certain Private Non-Profit Organizations (PNPs) that do not provide critical services of a governmental nature may be eligible to apply for low interest rate disaster loans. These loans are available as a result of a Presidential disaster declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages caused by severe storms and flooding that occurred on July 21 through August 12, 2008. PNPs located in Coos, Grafton and Sullivan counties are eleigible to apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans.
SBA's "Breaking into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting" has been translated into Spanish and is available on SBA's website.
IRS Tools
Two new IRS products make it easier for small businesses and the self-employed to locate the information they need on the IRS's official website.
Businesses and the Self-Employed
Individuals Tax Center"
October 22, 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m.
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SBDC Educational Programs
Business Basics
This workshop is for people who are interested in learning the fundamentals of starting and running a business the right way. Some subjects covered are the pros and cons of being in business, registering your business, choosing the business form (LLC, sole proprietor, etc.), basics of accounting and record keeping, understanding your market, basic business law, cash flow planning and budgeting, and how financing really works.
Daniel Webster College Portsmouth Campus
Pease International Tradeport
Daniel Webster College, Nashua
Eaton Richmond Center, Room 122
Rochester Chamber of Commerce Building
18 South Main Street, Rochester
Amoskeag Business Incubator
33 S. Commercial St., Manchester
Dartmouth Regional Technology Center
Lebanon, NH
QuickBooks Courses
Seacoast Area: Each of the sessions are $50 to attend.
October 9, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Daniel Webster College Portsmouth Campus
Pease International Tradeport
October 16, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Daniel Webster College Portsmouth Campus
Pease International Tradeport
QuickBooks Professional: For businesses who provide professional services, this unique seminar is developed for your industry's specific needs.
October 23, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Daniel Webster College Portsmouth Campus
Pease International Tradeport
SBDC Restaurant Initiative Courses
The SBDC Restaurant Initiative is an award-winning, statewide program that focuses on helping independent restauranteurs grow their businesses while being mindful of cost and budgets.
Controlling Food Costs: This seminar will help you to make better management decisions by developing your skills and control systems, as well as help you to communicate these systems to your employees. The importance of food cost percentages and industry standards will be an important component of this workshop.
November 5, 9:00 am. - 1:30 p.m.
Daniel Webster College Portsmouth Campus
Pease International Tradeport
October 14, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
NH Dept. of Transportation, Concord
Presented by the NH SBDC and the
NH/VT Federal Health & Safety Council
October 28, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ammon Center, Manchester
Presented by the NH SBDC and the
Construction Safety Roundtable
November 12, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
U.S. Army, Portsmouth, NH
Presented by the NH SBDC and the
NH/VT Federal Health & Safety Council
November 25, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Ammon Center, Manchester
Presented by the NH SBDC and the
Construction Safety Roundtable
Sustaining Your Business in Challenging Times
- Understanding Financial Statements (using QuickBooks), presented by Gary Oden, SBDC. Learn how to read and interpret your business' financial statements!
- Creative Marketing Strategies for the New Millenium - Effective ways to promote your business without breaking the bank, presented by Kevin L. Skarritt, Acorn Creative
- Panel: Small Business Management Issues - and tips on how to deal with them. Panelists: Ian Eddy, craftsperson; Pam Sullivan, Sullivan Creative; Mary Ann Kristiensen, Hannah Grimes.
October 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Horseshoe Pond Place, Concord |
Partner Events
Inventor Doug Hall, the man Inc. Magazine hails as "America's #1 New Product Idea Man," will be the keynote speaker this year.
October 7, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Grappone Conference Center, Concord
The UNH CEO Forum, initiated in 1997, is an outreach program of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics and the Graduate School serving CEOs, presidents, and senior managers of companies in northern New England. Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman of Carlson, a global group of integrated companies providing travel, hotel, restaurant and marketing services, will be the guest speaker.
October 16, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Huddleston Hall, 73 Main St., Durham
This is a free workshop presented by the Amoskeag Business Incubator. Registration is required.
October 15, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Amoskeag Business Incubator, Manchester
This meeting will offer a panel discussion of
municipal and private fleets that have reduced
their petroleum consumption through the use
of biodiesel and other efficiency strategies.
November 18, 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
The New England Center, UNH, Durham
2008 Theme: NH's Transportation Infrastructure
October 28, 7:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Center of NH, Radisson Hotel, Manchester |
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The NH SBDC provides
confidential business
management consulting and educational programs to more than 3,000 NH small businesses each year. The NH SBDC is the only NH agency that has full time, certified business advisors providing one-on-one, long-term management consulting to small businesses.
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