SBA Small Business Week Workshops

Tuesday, June 3

Accounting for Non-Accountants (U.S. Small Business Administration, City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket Foundation, the Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, and TD Bank – Pawtucket Visitors Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 175 Main Street in Pawtucket from 9:00 – 11:00am and  is free of charge.  .  To register, Click Here , email jsandmann@pawtucketfoundation.org or call 401-725-4400):

Being able to understand what the numbers in your cash flow statement, and on your balance sheet are telling you is a critical component to understanding just how financially healthy your small business is. Participants will learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to deciphering what your financial statements are really telling you about your business.

It’s Who You Know That Counts:  6 Keys To Power Networking For Your Small Business (SCORE and the Center for Women & Enterprise – Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane in Warwick from 9:30am – 11:30am and is free of charge.  To register, please email matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):

Networking has been recognized in recent years as a key to overall business success, but does it work really?  Don’t some people just show up at events and hand out business cards and then get no business for their time spent?  The answer to both questions is YES.  It really does work and some people do show up and just hand out business cards (the wrong approach, by the way).

Bob Salvas, a local director in BNI (Business Networking International) has been successfully networking for years.  Come to this seminar and learn the real benefits of networking, how to go about it and where you should look to invest your networking time.

Accounting for Non-Accountants in Español (U.S. Small Business Administration, City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket Foundation, the Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, and TD Bank – Pawtucket Visitors Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 175 Main Street in Pawtucket from 4:00 – 6:00pm and  is free of charge.  .  To register, Click Here , email jsandmann@pawtucketfoundation.org or call 401-725-4400):

This seminar will be conducted entirely in Spanish.  Being able to understand what the numbers in your cash flow statement, and on your balance sheet are telling you is a critical component to understanding just how financially healthy your small business is. Participants will learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to deciphering what your financial statements are really telling you about your business.

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Thursday, June 5

Speed Mentoring (U.S. Small Business Administration, North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce, the Center for Women & Enterprise, and SCORE – North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce, 8045 Post Road in North Kingstown from 8:00am – 12:00pm and is free of charge.  To register, email matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):

Join us as experts in the fields of Marketing, Business Operations and Management, Insurance, Finance and Accounting, QuickBooks, Human Resources, Business Acquisitions and Mergers, and Business Plan Writing.  There will even be town officials on hand to speak with you about zoning and building permit requirements and issues within North Kingstown!

Here’s how it works.  Select up to 4 topics you would like to speak to a counselor about from the list below.  The number of topics you select will be the number of appointments you will have.  If you select only 2 topics, then you will have 2 appointments.  Each appointment will last 30 minutes.  Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your first scheduled appointment.  Your appointment schedule will be sent to you 2 days before the event.

Please note that appointments are made on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS.  Once a category has been filled, no more registrations will be taken for that category.

Topics Include:
Marketing and Sales,  Business Operations and Management,  Finance and Accounting,  Legal Entity,  Business Plan Writing,  Human Resources,  QuickBooks,  Town Zoning, Permits and Other Concerns,  Starting a Business,  Insurance,  Business Acquisition/Merger,  Non-profit Businesses

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Friday, June 6

LinkedIn For Your Business (U.S. Small Business Administration, City of Providence, the Center for Women & Enterprise, and SCORE – Center for Women & Enterprise, 132 George M. Cohan Boulevard in Providence from 11:00am – 1:00pm and is free of charge.  To register, email providence.ri@sba.gov or call 401-528-4561):

LinkedIN is a great social network for connecting with other business professionals, but are you using it to its full potential?  This workshop will teach you the basics of LinkedIN in addition to:

  • How to use LinkedIN for prospecting
  • Setting up and promoting your company page
  • How to successfully setup and use groups
  • Understanding analytics

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Saturday, June 7

Developing a Marketing Plan (U.S. Small Business Administration, City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket Foundation, the Center for Women & Enterprise, SCORE, the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, and TD Bank – Pawtucket Visitors Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 175 Main Street in Pawtucket from 9:30am – 12:30pm and  is free of charge.  .  To register, Click Here , email jsandmann@pawtucketfoundation.org or call 401-725-4400):

The most successful businesses in the world have a very sound marketing strategy.  They spend months mapping out who they are going to try and reach and how they are going to reach them.  Join us as experts show you how to develop a sound marketing plan for your business so you know exactly how you can your target customers.

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