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November 28th, 2011 Issue #62
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Director's Corner
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Investing in Northern California Entrepreneurs in 2013
Dear ,
The Northeastern California SBDC Program is rounding out a very, very busy year, supporting new and existing entrepreneurs. The number of small businesses working with the SBDC program is still at an all-time high. Unfortunately, lending is still strained, and many entrepreneurs with great ideas are struggling to secure funding for their small businesses. As we close out the year, we hope there will be more opportunities for funding in 2013.
If you would like to partner with the local SBDC to support regional entrepreneurs, please contact your local office by clicking the local office link.
We look forward to a busy fall, and strong economic growth in 2013.
Please reach out to your service center to see how we might help.
Sincerely,
Eileen Chavez
Associate Director
Northeastern California SBDC Lead Center
California State University, Chico
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NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
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Top ten tips: Get tech-savvy for a stress-free Christmas
By Jeremy Fennell
Keeping a business ticking-over during the Christmas holiday period can create more stress than festive cheer. Jeremy Fennell gives his tips on how IT can help keep your firm running smoothly.
Many businesses function with a skeleton staff or shut down completely for Christmas, while for others, December is the busiest month of the year. Either way, planning ahead and getting your IT processes in place now is essential. Here are 10 top tips for small business when preparing for the festive season:
1. Work productively from home
Mobile technology can help to enable small businesses maintain productivity and efficiency over
Christmas. Tablets and laptops can connect to cloud services, allowing users to access work networks and files which are hosted and managed remotely. Staff can work to their full capacity without needing to be connected to an internal network or having to come into the office over the festive period.
2. Don't come into the office for meetings
Avoid missing essential meetings if you are out of the office in the weeks around Christmas by using a
tablet to hold video calls. Communication apps such as Apple's Facetime and Google Hangouts mean
you can stay connected from anywhere.
3. Automate your business over Christmas
Small businesses often shut down over Christmas. But by using automated services, firms can continue to communicate with customers even if staff are not physically in the office. Software such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck allow users to time and schedule Tweets and Facebook posts at specified times and dates, while Tumblr also allows firms to schedule blog posts to be updated at set times.
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Boost Your Business. Launch Your Website
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REGIONAL SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
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Growing Your Business Technology Made Simple Workshop
12-05-2012 Chico, CA
The Technology Made Simple Program provides attendees with a learning experience on how to transform your business through the use of best practices in Web Site creation, email marketing, and effective social networking. Experts in each area will present inside knowledge in an easy-to-understand approach that will help your business grow.
Growing Your Business Technology Made Simple
December 5th, 2012
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Chico Masonic Family Center
1110 West East Avenue
Chico, California 95926
Registration: includes breakfast, general session, and lunch
Registration: No cost thanks to our generous sponsors
Event Flyer
To Register
email: jjbrown@csuchico.edu
Please include the following information in the email
Subject
12-5-12 Chico Registration
Contact Info
Name:
Company:
Email:
Phone:
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Sincerely,
Dan Ripke
Director
Northeastern California SBDC &
Center for Economic Development
California State University, Chico
www.necsbdc.org
(530) 898-4598
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