| Thursday, July 31
Taking your Small Business Global (U.S. Small Business Administration, The City of Woonsocket, Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, and Bank RI, in conjunction with the Chafee Center for International Business – Woonsocket Harris Library, 303 Clinton Street in Woonsocket from 9:30 – 11:30am and is free of charge. To register, Click Here, email lpalagi@nrichamber.com or call 401-334-1000):
The United States represents only a small part of the world market for products and services and in fact, 95% of the world's consumers are NOT in the USA! This could present a new market opportunity for your company to expand and grow your business. During this seminar you will learn how you can evaluate your export readiness and take the next steps to going global. Join us at this information session for practical advice, step by step guidance and information on available resources to assist you. ______________________________________________________________________________ Friday, August 1
HOW TO: Explore Entrepreneurship (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 9:00 – 10:30am and is free of charge. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
Attend this workshop and decide whether starting your own business is right for you. As part of this workshop, you will:
• Explore the process and learn about the risks and rewards of starting up your own business
• Discuss your specific business ideas and needs with a program manager
• Get an overview of various resources at CWE and elsewhere to help you succeed
• Hear success stories of women who have worked with CWE and are now thriving in the business world HOW TO: Obtain Bank Financing (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 10:45 – 11:45am and is free of charge. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
If you are considering loan financing as a way to start or grow your business, then join a banking expert for this free session that will help you:
• Understand how loan financing can be a way to start or grow your business
• Find out more about lenders' primary considerations when reviewing a loan request
• Master key loan lingo of the financing world and discover a range of loan types, and their respective terms and conditions
• Feel confident and secure in your financing decisions HOW TO: Choose Your Legal Entity (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 12:00 – 1:00pm and is free of charge. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
Make it legal! A legal designation can significantly impact the future of your business, so come to:
• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of various business structures (sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, corporate, non-profit)
• Better understand your business in the legal sense
• Be able to ask questions to our legal advisors in order to make this important business decision regarding legal entity ______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, August 6
Intro to QuickBooks (U.S. Small Business Administration and the Center for Women & Enterprise – Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick from 9:30 – 11:30am and is free of charge. To register, email matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):
QuickBooks is a great tool for small businesses, but it is also incredibly detailed. Join us as our certified QuickBooks pro guides you through the basics of the program. ______________________________________________________________________________ Friday, August 8
BYB: Email Marketing for Success: Newsletters & Announcements (Center for Women & Enterprise – 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 10:30am – 12:30pm. Fee for seminar is $40. Partial scholarships may be available to those who qualify. To register, visit www.cweonline.org or call 401-277-0800):
At the heart of small business marketing are the campaigns that drive action – collections of marketing activities that help a small business or organization to achieve its goals and objectives. Newsletters and Announcements have become a core component of those campaign choices. Email is more important than ever – to the communication efforts of businesses and nonprofits everywhere; and to the customer, donor, client or supporter of those organizations. This session will reveal some simple but effective best practices and considerations for the small business or nonprofit seeking to make their email newsletters more effective. Attendees of this presentation will learn:
• The different types of newsletters
• What to write about in your newsletter or announcement and how to consider using images
• Subject line best practices, and when to send your newsletter
• The importance of understanding how connected email and social media are…they have to be done together.
• What types of additional tools might be useful
Join us and learn some great new strategies to help your email and social media efforts be more effective components of one of the core campaign types, newsletters and announcements. SBA's participation or support of this event is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any co-sponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs or cosponsored programs are extended to the public on a non -discriminatory basis.
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