March Newsletter 2017
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
3/7 Mindset of a Business Owner

Being a business owner requires the wearing of different hats.  While it's comfortable to spend time doing the work of your business, time must also be spent working on your business. This lunch and learn will focus on different perspectives around the financial and operational pieces of your business to emphasize activities geared towards the building a company of value rather than another job.

3/14 How to Turn the Tables on the Performance Appraisal Process

This interactive session will stress the key purposes of a well-designed performance appraisal system and how to overcome the many pitfalls that can undermine the process.

3/15 SBA - Woman Owned Small Business Set Aside Program

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3/22 Vendor Day!

Learn how Delaware Purchases Products & Services!

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3/23 Open for Business

A  free program, and small-business resource for anyone starting a business or expanding their existing company.

3/30 What Serving on a Nonprofit Board Can Make Possible for the Community

Nonprofit Organizations are on the front lines when it comes to addressing social issues, offering quality of life opportunities, and promoting and advancing education and job creation. Their success and ability to serve the community is tied too the engaged leadership of their board of directors. In this presentation, Dr. Bravo will share considerations for selecting a board to serve on, and aid to find the right one.

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You know it's that time of year again, when you start seeing green clovers in shop windows, and leprechauns on store shelves and McDonald's reintroduces the Shamrock Shake. Yum! 

Since this month is the month that holds a fun holiday, you can take advantage of it much like McDonald's and other stores by hosting your own marketing campaign. 

The Emerging Enterprise Center is always working hard on providing our entrepreneurs and business owners creative and new ways of marketing in our business education classes. Did you know there is something for everybody at our workshops? The topics provide a wide variety of training for you and your employees. 

We encourage you to use your creativity to market your business and take advantage of the benefits of your local Chamber and the education it provides. 

This month we have several workshops on various topics that may be of interest to you. Please check out the left hand side of this page for events. 

To learn more about the Emerging Enterprise Center, contact us today (info@eecincubator.com) or 302-737-4343.
EEC Member News!
 
The Emerging Enterprise Center is proud to announce that Erica Crell, Program Coordinator, is now a full time staff member. Crell's main focus has been on the business education program and workshop topics. She has increased the number of workshops by 50% over 2 years and hopes to continue advancing the program by providing streaming of the workshops within the year. In addition to the business education workshops, Crell has been responsible for the social media posts and website updates. We look forward to see what Crell has in store for us in the future.

Career Fair at Goldey-Beacom College

We invite you to attend the annual Spring Career Fair on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Goldey-Beacom College from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Rollins Atrium.  This networking event is an excellent opportunity for students and alumni to meet with businesses to discuss career and internship opportunities.  Click here for the registration information.

Articles That You Might Be Interested In

In honor our upcoming workshops on "mindset of a business owner" and "Performance Appraisal" we have thought these two articles to be appropriate for those topics.

Donate Today your Favorite 501(c)3 Nonprofit!

Your support is key to helping the New Castle County Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. 

Would you consider donating? 

Every little bit helps. 



Your donation is greatly appreciated.

Find out more about us and our programs

The EEC is Delaware's only small business incubator with a comprehensive program.

Check out our  YouTube Channel  to see some examples of our different programs. You will find testimonials, informational videos, how incubation works, and highlights of educational videos.

EEC
Quote of the Month

"You don't need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea." 

Larry Page, Google co-founder
We HAVE OPENINGS:

The EEC currently has openings for members in each of its programs.
  • Pre-incubation
  • Resident
  • Virtual
  • International Soft Landing

For More Information check us out at 
Current Members
Sponsors of the EEC
  • Longwood Foundation
  • Delaware Technology Park
  • Comcast (Official Technology Provider)
Sponsors of the EEC Business Education Programs
Want to be a Sponsor?

We are looking for sponsors for Roundtables/Lunch and Learns and other workshops, as well as sponsors for Swim with the Sharks.

Click here to contact us today about learning more.
Emerging Enterprise Center located at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
12 Penns Way
New Castle, DE 19720

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