Workshop Series for Business 2009-2010
CHALLENGING THE ECONOMY
All workshops are $10.00 ($5.00 discount for pre-registration) and will be held at Coastal Community Capital, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road, Centerville, MA from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
December 9 YEAR END TAX STRATEGIES
Presented by Michael Tulman, CPA, This workshop will identify actions you can take before year end to cut your 2009 taxes. This is a highly interactive workshop. Bring your questions and hear what Michael Tulman, CPA, has to suggest. Future changes in the alternative minimum tax, estate taxes, and other expected changes will affect you and your business. Special incentives designed to help jump start the economy by saving you on your on taxes will also be discussed. Find out why the final months of 2009 may be your best opportunity in years to trim your tax bill and invest for the future.
Location: Cape Cod Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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December 16 SECOND HOMEOWNER AS YOUR CUSTOMER
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Coastal Community Capital and the Cape Cod Commission, will present a Second Homeowner Survey Workshop. This workshop will be led by Joe Wyman of the Donahue Institute, who conducted the Second Homeowner Study for the Cape Cod Chamber and the Cape Cod Commission. The workshop will help attendees better understand the buying habits of second homeowners and reveal data recently collected about their spending patterns. Learn how this customer may fit into your business plan. The Donahue Institute will be on hand to review data and answer your questions! There is no cost to attend, and light refreshments will be served. There is limited seating, so please RSVP by December 14th to wendy@capecodchamber.org.
Location: Cape Cod Commission Offices, 3225 Main Street, Barnstable, MA
Time: 11:30 a.m.
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January 6 SBA-FEE WAIVED BUSINESS LOANS: 1,000,000 a Month in Small Business Loans. SBA-Fee-Waiver, Low-Interest Rate Loans, Very Popular!
Since the implementation of the Stimulus Act earlier this year, Coastal Community Capital has utilized programs under the Act to provide approximately $1,000,000 per month in loans to the region's small businesses. This month, we anticipate the trend will continue.
The majority of the loans provided have been in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Coastal Community Capital is an SBA Certified State-wide Lender. Thanks to the Act, most SBA borrower fees are waived, resulting in savings of up to 4% of the loan amount.
Funds could be used for debt restructuring, working capital, business acquisition. From $35,000 to $2,000,000 we financed manufacturers, physicians, fishermen etc.
SBA-fee-waived financing is still available for commercial real estate and equipment acquisition. Recently the rate was 5.46% fixed for 20 years, among the lowest rates ever! Some funds may still be available for debt restructuring and working capital.
If your bank said no to your commerical loan request, SBA support may help obtain a "YES"!
Prices, terms and availability subject to change without notice.
Presenters: J. Marshall, Coastal Community Capital and Ed Rubel, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Location: Coastal Community Capital, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road, Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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January 13 STIMULUS FUNDS FOR MEDICAL GROUPS: Use Stimulus Funds to improve medical care and lower overhead costs.
The Stimulus Bill has funds available for health care. Including money set aside for independent medical practices offering Medicare and Medicaid services. We'll tell you how you can qualify for the funds, when it will flow, and what you need to do in the first half of 2010 to maximize your payout. We'll even show you how the program can improve medical care and lower overhead costs!
Presenter: B. Neagle, Neagle Assoc.
Location: Coastal Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road, Centerville, MA
Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m.
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January 26 MANAGING CASH FLOW: It's seldom fun, but a must! Learn from the best. This is one of our most interactive workshops according to attendees!
As the saying goes, cash is king! This certainly applies to managing business cash flow appropriately to reduce stress for the small business owner. You will learn how to schedule payments & deposits, how seasonality/weather impacts cash flow, the risk associated with reliance on trade suppliers and sub-contractors, as well as the types of commercial and non-traditional financing and what financial companies are looking for.
Presenter: P. Smith, Cape Cod Cooperative Bank
Location: Coastal Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road, Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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February 2 SECURE DATA: The New Massachusetts 201 CMR 17.00 Client Privacy Law. Will you be ready? Is Non-Compliance worth the risk? Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth and Hyannis Area Chambers of Commerce.
With March 1, 2010 compliance deadline fast approaching, learn what the privacy regulations mean to you and your business. This new law affects every business non-profit and for profit. In order to determine how to bring your business in compliance it is essential to know the facts. Discussions will include: the law's intent, the law's requirements and how it applies to each unique firm.
Presented by Dave Kern of Peritus Security Partners LLC. Dave lectures on the importance of compliance risk assessments, identity theft and biometric security application. He has held multiple senior leadership Marketing, Sales Management and Businesss Development positions with F-50 firms (Procter & Gamble, International Paper & Dow Jones).
Kevin MacArthur, President of Secure Networks and Kurt Baumgarten, Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) will be available to answer your questions.
Location: The Hampton Inn, 99 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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February 9 MOTIVATING SMART: Maximize employee motivation
The new economy that emerges from this recession will require employers to motivate employees better to increase performance and profits. Learn proven employee motivation practices to show you how to motivate smarter and tap into the "hidden" motivational talent of each of your employees. This session will cover -
- How you can develop a family-like community within your company to increase employee motivation;
- How understanding of each employee's natural behavioral style, motivation, and talents can benefit performance; and
- How you can tap into an employee's "hidden" talents to increase their performance.
Presenter: W. Warren Rutherford, Executive Suite. Mr. Rutherford has over 31 years expertise in business mangement - to small and medium sized businesses, government organizations, and not for profit organizations. He is an accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business, an accredited CMT-Master Mentor, a Certified Analyst in Axiology (CAA), a Certified Behavioral Coach (CBC), a Certified Innermetrix Consultant (CIC), and a Certified One Page Business Plan Consultant (COPBP).
He has consulted with numerous companies on business management, executive and leadership coaching, human resources, and business planning. He is an Assistant Director, BNI, Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island region. He has a BA in Political Science from UMass-Amherst and an MPA in Public Organization and Management from Northeastern University.
He recently acquired The Executive Suite in Hyannis, MA, www.theexecutivesuite.com. His company specializes in temporary and permanent employment placement, executive recruiting, human resources, management consulting and executive/leadership coaching.
Location: Coastal Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Rd, Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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February 9 QUICKBOOKS FOR BEGINNERS: A great accounting resource for the small business owner. This is one of our most popular workshops! Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce.
Quickbooks is a small business accounting system for Windows and the Macintosh from Intuit, Inc. It is designed to track a whole business. Services include payroll, invoice creation, inventory tracking and credit card processing. Quickbooks is very user friendly.
Presenter: Frank Guinan, MBA Babson College, Owner, Integrity Business Solutions, an accounting and systems consulting firm since 1992.
Location: Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, 20 Acedemy Lane, Falmouth, MA
Time: 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.
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February 23 SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR YOUR BUSINESS: It's an effective business generator. Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth and Hyannis Area Chambers of Commerce.
An overview of the main social networking websites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Linked-In), including who you can reach through each one and why this is important. What, why and how businesses can utilize Twitter and Facebook to build their business and to help get the word out at no cost.
Presenters: Kristin Carey, Director of Internet Advertising and Regional Sales, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Leslie Fishlock, founder and #1 Geek Girl of Geek Girl Boot Camp
Location: The Hampton Inn, 99 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
SOLD OUT !!!!!!!! NEXT SESSION TO BE SCHEDULE -- For information please contact Marcia at 508-362-3367 or mgaudet@coastalcommunitycapital.org
March 2 MANAGING SMART: Cutting edge employee management practices.
The new economy that emerges from this recession will require employers to manage employees better to increase productivity and profits. Learn about some of the cutting edge employee management practices that can help you to manage smart and create a "high performance" workforce. This session will cover -
- How the use of formal processes and procedures and professional standards increases employee performance and alignment;
- How to identify the specific attributes required to perform each job effectively; and
- How to identify if your employees' natural talents are aligned to their job.
Presenter: W. Warren Rutherford, Executive Suite. Mr. Rutherford has over 31 years expertise in business mangement - to small and medium sized businesses, government organizations, and not for profit organizations. He is an accredited Associate of the Institute for Independent Business, an accredited CMT-Master Mentor, a Certified Analyst in Axiology (CAA), a Certified Behavioral Coach (CBC), a Certified Innermetrix Consultant (CIC), and a Certified One Page Business Plan Consultant (COPBP).
He has consulted with numerous companies on business management, executive and leadership coaching, human resources, and business planning. He is an Assistant Director, BNI, Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island region. He has a BA in Political Science from UMass-Amherst and an MPA in Public Organization and Management from Northeastern University.
He recently acquired The Executive Suite in Hyannis, MA, www.theexecutivesuite.com. His company specializes in temporary and permanent employment placement, executive recruiting, human resources, management consulting and executive/leadership coaching.
Location: Coastal Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Rd, Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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March 6 GEEK GIRL BOOT CAMP! Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce.
Technology "unconferences" for women of all ages and knowledge levels where you can take classes on everything to do with computers, PC and Mac, the Internet, marketing, consumer electronics, software, social media, Photoshop, blogging, podcasting, digital photography, and more
Location: Cape Cod Community College, Adult Learning Center, Hyannis, MA
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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March 9 ELECTRONIC MARKETING: Our most popular workshop! Constant Contact makes it easy. Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth and Hyannis Area Chambers of Commerce
"Email marketing helps you keep customers and prospects coming back -- by using attractive, professional-looking email communications to stay in regular touch with them and build strong customer relationships. It's better and more effective than regular email. We'll teach you the basics! Visit Constantcontact.com for product information.
Presenter: Corissa St. Laurent, Constant Contact. Corissa is a public relations and marketing expert with more than 10 years experience creating powerful marketing and brand campaigns. Corissa uses her business development, management, and leadership skills to help small businesses and non-profit organizations maximize the power of relationship marketing. Successfully launching two small businesses, including a public relations and event marketing firm and a holistic body care and wellness service, Corissa has a proven track record of entrepreneurial success and will serve as your Constant Contact expert in New England, helping small businesses, non-profits and associations learn how to build lasting relationships through email marketing and online surveys.
Location: Gull Wing Suites, 822 Route 28, South Yarmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
SOLD OUT !!!!!!!! NEXT SESSION TO BE SCHEDULE -- For information please contact Marcia at 508-362-3367 or mgaudet@coastalcommunitycapital.org
March 12,13,14 2nd ANNUAL ENTREPRENEURS WEEKEND: Modeled after New York City's highly successful Entrepreneur Week. Regardless of the environment, urban or rural, all start-ups face similar challenges.
Entrepreneur Weekend's objective is to strengthen and accelerate regional entrepreneurial activity. The goal is to coach concept/early-stage companies in the key success factors that allow a small business to launch effectively. This will be accomplished via a highly interactive Business Plan Competition. Participants will divide into teams to development one business plan per team. A group of mentors with marketing, finance, strategic planning and sales backgrounds along with small business ownership experience will guide each team through the business planning process. The mentors' focus will be on topics that are beyond our traditional workshop and webinars series' scope and more difficult for small businesses. The culminating event will be the presentation and judging of the Business Plans, with a winner declared.
Location: Cape Cod Community College, Adult Learning Center, Hyannis, MA
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March 16 TARGETED DIRECT MAIL: The Tools for an Effective Direct Marketing Campaign
Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
Focus will be on all facets of a successful marketing campaign from start to finish. Segments include marketing plan, list choice, graphic design, dynamic personalization, digital printing and direct mail. Learn how to put your hard earned money to work for you. Members of the Curley Team will be presenting specific segments and will be available to answer all your questions.
Presenter: John Curley, Curley Direct Mail
Location: Curley Direct Mail, 15 Fruean Avenue, South Yarmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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March 23 ADS THAT WORK Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce
You’ve just signed a contract for 3 months of ads, but how will you know if those ads are truly effective? In this workshop, you’ll learn from seasoned professionals ads that work and ads that don’t. Learn tips on messaging and how to track an ad’s impact, as well as establishing a realistic advertising budget.
Presenter: Rick Sawyer, president of Grouper Design & Prepress, located in Dennis. Rick brings 16 years of Marketing Communications high-tech experience prior to establishing Grouper Design in 1993. Since then, he has been assisting businesses and non-profits communicate their messages to target audiences through award-winning graphic design. Rick’s versatile team creates logos, corporate identity packages, brochures, print advertisements, web sites, direct mail, catalogs, newsletters, annual reports, television/radio commercials, and other related projects.
CHANGE OF LOCATION: JFK Museum, 397 Main St., Hyannis (PARKING IN REAR OF BUILDING)
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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March 30 MARKETING IN TOUGH TIMES: Great ideas, plus things you can do for little cost. Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Hyannis Area Chamber of Commerce
A rising tide floats all the boats. Well, the tides gone out and the winds are howling. So you'd better learn to be a better sailor or you're going to sink!
When the economy is going good it's easy to maintain a healthy, profitable business. But when the economy turns sour it's a lot tougher. Do you know how to run your business well enough to survive? And if you're good at marketing you can even thrive because your competitors just may do a lot of dumb things, like stop their marketing efforts, and fade away.
This seminar will teach you what to do and some things to avoid so that you can position yourself for success. Dr. Robbins will discuss marketing strategies and tactics that will give you a lot of new ideas that will help you survive, and even thrive in these very difficult economic times.
Presenter: Cliff Robbins, MSBDC. Cliff is a senior business advisor for the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center network. He is a management professional and an educator with functional experience in the fields of marketing, sales, strategic planning and e-commerce. Previously Cliff worked for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a professional lecturer and industry liaison teaching the principals of marketing. He was the president of the Foxon Company, where under his leadership annual sales increased from less than $1 million to over $20 million annually. He grew the company to be the 120th largest distributor in the USA. Cliff has a PhD from Suffield University. Plus he's full of energy and humor!
CHANGE OF LOCATION: JFK Museum, 397 Main St., Hyannis (PARKING IN REAR OF BUILDING)
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
SOLD OUT !!!!!!!! NEXT SESSION SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 6TH - SEE BELOW
April 6 MARKETING IN TOUGH TIMES: Great ideas, plus things you can do for little cost. Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce
A rising tide floats all the boats. Well, the tides gone out and the winds are howling. So you'd better learn to be a better sailor or you're going to sink!
When the economy is going good it's easy to maintain a healthy, profitable business. But when the economy turns sour it's a lot tougher. Do you know how to run your business well enough to survive? And if you're good at marketing you can even thrive because your competitors just may do a lot of dumb things, like stop their marketing efforts, and fade away.
This seminar will teach you what to do and some things to avoid so that you can position yourself for success. Dr. Robbins will discuss marketing strategies and tactics that will give you a lot of new ideas that will help you survive, and even thrive in these very difficult economic times.
Presenter: Cliff Robbins, MSBDC. Cliff is a senior business advisor for the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center network. He is a management professional and an educator with functional experience in the fields of marketing, sales, strategic planning and e-commerce. Previously Cliff worked for the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth as a professional lecturer and industry liaison teaching the principals of marketing. He was the president of the Foxon Company, where under his leadership annual sales increased from less than $1 million to over $20 million annually. He grew the company to be the 120th largest distributor in the USA. Cliff has a PhD from Suffield University. Plus he's full of energy and humor!
Location: Falmouth Chamber of Commerce, 20 Academy Lane, Falmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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April 13 QUICKBOOKS -- BUDGETING AND ADVANCED REPORTING FEATURES: Want to know more? This is for you! Another popular workshop! Note: This workshop is offered in partnership with the Yarmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
Having mastered the basics owners/managers will learn to use QuickBooks to manage their business more effectively during these difficult economic times. The primary tools to be demonstrated include the budgeting and advanced reporting features. Both features will enable the owner/manager to dig deeply into their QuickBooks data, to go beyond the standard Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet, and to be able to isolate and intelligently analyze out of control expenses or sagging sales. Attendees are encouraged to bring specific questions about how they would like to use the reporting function more effectively.
Presenter: Frank Guinan, MBA Babson College, Owner, Integrity Business Solutions, an accounting and systems consulting firm since 1992.
CHANGE OF LOCATION: The Hampton Inn, 99 Route 28, West Yarmouth, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
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April 29 SBA CAPE & ISLANDS SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY EXPO
Since the Recovery Act, the SBA has provided over $22 billion in supported lending to over 52,000 small businesses.
Meet the people who can help you survive challenging economic conditions! Lean about: Low interest Rate Financing, Free Small Business Mentoring, Procurement Technical Assistance, Export Assistance and more........
Location: Cape Codder Resort, 1225 Iyannough Road, Hyannis, MA
Registration and Networking 7:00 am - 8:00 am Business Excellence Awards 8:00 am - 8:20 am Expert Panel Presentation 8:30am - 10:00 am One-on-One with Lenders, Technical 10:00 am - 11:30 am Assistance Providers and Federal & State Agencies
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION contact Chris Carter at 617-565-5560 or Christine.carter@sba.gov
Partners in this event are The Small Business Administration, Coastal Community Capital and The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce.
Contractors & Landscapers Series
January 12 MANAGING FOR PROFITABILITY: Includes pricing services, managing cash and more!
Learn from someone in the business! Topics include a presentation of the various financial statements and what they can tell you about your business, how to determine your break-even point and factors to be considered when pricing your product or service. Cash flow management will also be addressed, including how to prepare a cash flow projection and use it to arrange financing.
Presenter: Mike Baker, SCORE. Mike is has been a long time counselor for the U.S. Small Business Administration's Service Corp of Retired Executives. He has an MBA from the Wharton School and a BS in Economics from Cornell University. For many years he owned Baker Homes, Inc., Dennis, MA, responsible for the construction of over one thousand single-family homes.
Location: Coastal Community Capital Offices, 5 Shoot Flying Hill Road, Centerville, MA
Time: 9:00 - 11: 00 a.m.
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For more information, please contact Marcia at 508-362-3367 or
mgaudet@coastalcommunitycapital.org
