Events/Workshops
Monday, March 05, 2012 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
VtSBDC will be hosting this one-day conference at Vermont Technical College in Judd Hall. Innovators take notice. Excellent help right here in your own backyard!
Speaker: Jim Greenwood (keynote) and Jesse Erlich
Business Basics
Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
In this workshop the crucial performance appraisal process is broken into components, demystified and then reconstructed in order to be functional, motivating and an enjoyable dialogue - thereby taking away the fear usually associated with the performance review process and allowing it to deliver positive results.
Speaker: Deborah Eibner
Thursday, February 23, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Laurel Butler
Monday, February 27, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Debra Boudrieau
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Brian DeClue
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Participants will learn best practices for tools such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, geolocations and social buying. This workshop is designed for business owners who want to increase their knowledge of social media tools. Put some zip in your marketing with social media. Attract more attention.
Speaker: Patrick Ripley
Location: Vermont Tech Enterprise Center, Randolph
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
If your business plan is your road map for success, then your financial reporting is the compass that tells you if you are arriving at your destination as planned or if a change in direction is necessary. Most consultants, business counselors, and lenders agree that the one fundamental weakness that most small business owners (and their managers) share is the difficulty that they have with intrepreting what their financials are telling them - if they are reviewing them regularly at all.
Participants who complete the workshop will have an understanding of what information the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows provide, what it means to your business, and how to use them effectively to react to problems and improve the overall operation of your business.
Speaker: Ross Hart
Location: Vermont Food Venture, Hardwick
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Sarah Kearns
Location: National Bank of Middlebury, Vergennes
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
An interactive training and information seminar where business owners looking to establish a website are prepared for the website development process. Business owners are informed of potential costs, benefits, expectations and processes involved with establishing an online presence. They are taken through the design process and given exercises on how to speed up the development process, as well as to assist them in establishing how they want their website to function and appear.
Speaker: Patrick Ripley
Location: Calais Elementary School, Plainfield
Thursday, March 01, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Laurel Butler
Thursday, March 08, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Debra Boudrieau
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Charley Ininger
Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Scott Holson, VTSBDC's Technology Commercialization advisor will present a workshop on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These workshops will highlight how to fund the development of your innovative ideas and intellectual property. SBIR/STTR money is non-dilutted equity and can lead to sole source contracts for your innovative with the government. This is a competitive program that is ready, willing and able to provide money to develop your innovation. What do they invest in? Any idea or technology that, if successful, will be a monumental advancement over currently developed systems, products or ideas.
Speaker: Scott Holson
Location: NCIC, St. Johnsbury
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Ross Hart
How to Perform Employee Background Investigations and Preventing and Detecting Employee Embezzlement
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Hiring a new employee can have an impact on your business for decades. How can you tell who will be a good addition and who will lie, steal or become violent? We will help you learn and understand interview techniques, understand personal traits and use modern resources to conduct thorough, cost-effective background checks. Embezzlement is a serious crime. Having good policies and practices in place can reduce the opportunities for employee theft and help your organization's bottom line. Vermont was recently ranked highest in the nation for "Embezzlement Propensity Factor" making it critical for all business owners, managers and others responsible for an organization's financial well-being to learn to detect and prevent employee theft and change the culture that makes this such a common occurence in this state.
Speaker: Doug Babcock
Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
An interactive training session on how to expand and manage your social media presence for your business. Participants will be introduced to various social media outlets and management tools (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Hootsuite, etc.). Participants will be shown how to use and understand recently released Facebook features, as well as more in-depth analysis of secondary and tertiary social media outlets like Twitter and Youtube. Businesses will also be shown ways to track social media successes online. Participants will be introduced to social media management tools like Hootsuite.
Speaker: Pat Ripley
Friday, March 23, 2012 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Starting your own business can be challenging...are you ready? If not, you will want to attend! Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) is offering a three-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The seminar is designed for individuals who are thinking about going into business but need assistance with the procedures involved and government regulations regarding starting up a business in Vermont
Speaker: Laurel Butler