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**Program Descriptions**
This popular class provides an overview of business startup issues
including marketing, financial management, legal and tax issues, and includes a free workbook.
Sessions are held at various locations throughout the Boston area.
>Click here for complete listing
of dates, times and locations. You will be redirected to the Boston
Regional Office's website. Click 'back' on your browser to return to this website.
Cost: Free
Contact: Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center at (617) 287-7750 or via email at sbdc@umb.edu
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Going
International - Developing Export Markets
Are you doing business internationally, or do you want to?
We have assembled a panel of experts to discuss the international market
development process and government resources available to Massachusetts
exporters to help you go international. This seminar is for companies of any
size.
The speakers will be:
- Paula Murphy, Director - Massachusetts Export Center
- Dorothy Zur Muhlen, Director - U.S. Department of Commerce,
Commercial Service
- John Joyce, International Trade and Finance Manager -
U.S. Small Business Administration
Date:
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Enterprise Center at Salem
State College, 121 Loring Avenue, Suite 106, Salem (directions)
Cost:
No charge
Contact: Laurel
Costello
at the SBDC at 978-542-6343 or lcostello@salemstate.edu. Register online
with link below.
>>Register online
Cosponsored by the Enterprise Center at Salem State
College
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How to Obtain a
GSA Schedules Contract
This free one-day workshop is offered monthly in Boston.
This workshop, designed to
encourage and support small businesses interested in
obtaining a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract, is
held throughout the year. Learn more about contracting
opportunities, the procurement process and resources
available. Not sure which solicitation applies to your
product or service? Refer to
GSA's
Schedules e-Library website
in order to view or download solicitations. You can also
view and download solicitations by visiting
Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
website. Before attending the workshop, please review
the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the GSA
Schedules Program. GSA also
has a
Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Express Program
- please direct questions regarding it to (866) 472-5738
or send email to
mas.express@gsa.gov.
Dates: Wednesday,
July 23, 2008
Wednesday,
August 6, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.
Federal Building Auditorium - 10 Causeway Street,
1st Floor, Boston (directions)
Contact: U.S. General Services
Administration at 866-734-1727
Register online at GSA's website by clicking here --
please reconfirm logistical details on this website
while registering
Co-sponsored by Massachusetts
Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) and GSA
Office of Small Business Utilization
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Ready Set Grow
This workshop will help you gain a better understanding
of the various SBA programs and services that are
available to prospective or current entrepreneurs who
need assistance in starting or expanding their
business.
General information will be provided on the following
programs and services: Massachusetts Small Business
Development Center (MSBDC) Network, Service Corps of
Retired Executives (SCORE), Business Resource Centers,
SBA Guaranty Loan Programs (7a, Micro Loans, Express &
504's), Government Contracting Opportunities (8a
Business Development, HUBZones, Small Disadvantaged
Business, Surety Bonding), and Disaster Assistance.
This free two-hour session is offered monthly throughout
the year. Seminars are held on Thursday mornings. The
location and time is the same for all sessions.
2008 Dates -- all Thursdays: July 17, August 21, September 18,
October 16, November
20, December 18
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Plymouth Career Center, 36
Cordage Park Circle - Suite 200, Plymouth
Cost: Free
Contact: Plymouth Career Center at 508-732-5399
Cosponsored by the MA One-Stop Career Centers and
SCORE
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The Massachusetts Export Center is an approved vendor
for the Workforce Training Fund!
Massachusetts businesses may be eligible for
grants to attend the following Massachusetts Export Center
training programs (other seminars may be added, so check back
frequently):
All
Spring 2008 Partners for Trade international trade seminars
are available for grants
Please note: These grants are only for
international trade seminars offered by the Massachusetts Export Center
(see contact info in program description to determine if a seminar is
offered by the Export Center).
The Workforce Training Fund Express Program
offers matching grants to Massachusetts employers to train
current and newly-hired employees. Businesses with 50 or fewer
employees in Massachusetts (including all plants and branches)
may apply. Grant decisions are made within 21 days of filing the
application and qualifying businesses will be reimbursed 50% of
the total cost of training after the training is completed.
Click
here for an online application. For additional information;
please contact the Workforce Training Fund at 1-800-252-1591.
Partners for Trade Seminar Policies
Preregistration is required
for all seminars and payment must accompany registration form.
Confirmations will not be sent - please mark your calendar!
Seminar materials are for attendees only.
Series Payment:
To qualify for series pricing, all sessions must be
paid prior to the first class; otherwise, the higher individual
prices prevail.
Discount Pricing:
Seminars are offered a at nominal fee; therefore we do
not offer any discount pricing.
Walk-Ins:
There will be a
$15 walk-in fee (in addition to the registration fee) for all
attendees who have not registered by noon the day prior to the
seminar.
Payment
is due with
your registration. Registrations through our website require
payment in advance also. We do not accept credit cards or purchase
orders, nor do we invoice participants.
No Shows: Due to the costs we incur as a result of
people who sign up for seminars and do not attend, effective
immediately, the MSBDC will bill unpaid registrants for the full
cost of the seminar unless cancelled by noon the day prior to the
event.
For free seminars, no
shows will be charged a fee to cover food and materials costs.
If you have questions or need clarification on these
policies, please call
413-545-6309. |
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