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Starting & Operating a Small Business
January 19 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

Small Business Workshop
Three Panels will address:
-Getting Started and Planning,
-Funding your Business
-Marketing and Permitting
AGENDA
I. Introduction
II. Getting Started & Planning 9:00am -10:00am
Topics covered: Key Steps and Skills, Business Plan, Market Research, Target Clientele, Business Organization Types, Tax ID, Pivoting in Challenging Times.
· Bill Feingold, SCORE Advisor
· Nancy Gerardi, Northeast Regional Director, Mass. Small Business Development Center
· Tom O’Donnell, Sr. Director, UMass-Lowell Innovation Hub
· Sophia Kambonis, Executive Director, Massachusetts Innovation Network
III. Funding Your Business 10:00am -11:00am
Topics covered: Budgeting, Cash Flow, Bootstrapping, Building a relationship with a bank, How to apply for a loan, micro-loans, crowdsourcing
· Eddy Desir, AVP, Financial Education Specialist, Cambridge Savings Bank
· Jorge A. Andrade, Vice President-Business Banking Relationship, Eastern Bank
· Mark Drew, Senior Loan Officer, Mass Growth Capital Corp.
· Charles Smith, Director, Entrepreneurship Center at Community Teamwork
IV. Marketing & Permitting 11:00am -12:00 PM
Topics covered: Marketing & Promotions Overview, Digital Marketing, Social Media, E-Commerce, Licensing and Permitting
· Ani Vong, Small Business coach, Entrepreneurship Center at Community Teamwork
· Michelle Mercier, Massachusetts Innovation Network
· Jeffrey King. Housing and Economic Development Director, Town of Bedford
Resource Tables & Networking
Resource Tables & Networking will be available before and after the panel discussions
Details
- Date:
- January 19
- Time:
-
8:30 am - 12:00 pm
- Event Category:
- Economic Development
Organizer
- Jeff King, Town of Bedford
- Phone:
- 781-918-4006
- Email:
- jmking@bedfordma.gov
Venue
- Middlesex Community College Bedford Campus, Cafe East
-
591 Springs Rd
Bedford, MA 01730 + Google Map