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Upcoming Workshops & Events
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Check out the FSBDC Facebook
page for up to date information:
NEW - Just Released
Summer Class Schedule
Spring Classes
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Take advantage of No Cost one-on-one consulting. Meet with one of our Certified Business Consultants in a confidential setting to discuss your current business needs.
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March workshops
March 29, 2017 -
Market Research - How to Collect and Analyze the Information Needed to Grow your Business
8:30 - 10:30 am
Location:
EFSC Melbourne Campus, 3865 N Wickham Road, Bldg. 10 Rm 206
Speaker:
Martin Duffy, SBDC Director
Market research is the function that links the consumer, customer, and public to the small business owner. This information is used to identify and define marketing opportunities and problems; to generate, refine, and evaluate marketing actions; to monitor marketing performance; and to improve understanding of the marketing process. The steps associated with conducting both primary and secondary market research are reviewed along with how to make use of the information in both your marketing and business plans. The program is NO Cost. Reservations are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:
http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/
Mark Your Calendars for these Events in April:
April 6, 2017 - Business Start Up Info Session
9:00 - 11:00 am
Location:
EFSC Melbourne Campus, 3865 N Wickham Road, Bldg. 10 Rm 206
Larry Smith, SBDC Volunteer
This session will cover the basics of "How to start your business" as well as resources in the community.
Closed for Spring Break - Apr 10-16
April 18, 2017 - Online Lead Generation - Digital Marketing
10:00 am - Noon
Location:
EFSC Melbourne Campus
3865 N Wickham Road, Melbourne Bldg. 10 Room 206
Speaker:
Yvonne Moore - BeWise Marketing
What method is being used to get traffic to your site?
How do you capture the Leads that come to your website? How do you engage your potential clients when they get to your website Digital marketing is the content driven targeted, measurable, and interactive
marketing
of products or services using digital technologies to reach consumers. The key objective is to promote brands through various forms of digital media. Digital marketing includes Internet marketing techniques, such as
search engine optimization
(SEO),
search engine marketing
(SEM) and link building, along with email and the use of social media. The program is NO Cost. Reservations are required. Call the SBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:
http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/
April 20, 2017- Financial Management for Your Small Business
8:30 - 10:30 am
Location:
E
FSC Melbourne Campus, 3865 N Wickham Road, Bldg. 10 Rmm 206
Speaker:
Martin Duffy, SBDC Director
The financial management system for a small business includes both how you are
financing
it as well as how you manage the money in the business. This course will emphasize an understanding of the information contained in the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement in order to make better decisions and improve your financial results. It will also include tips on how to work with your accountant and/or financial advisor to improve both your financial understanding and your decision making process.
April 20 - Winning GovCon - Planning Matters
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location:
EFSC Cocoa Campus
1519 Clearlake Road, Bldg 3 Room 103, Cocoa
Speaker:
Deb Yeagle - Plan to Win
I
f you've seen the TV reality show
Survivor, you understand head-to-head competition
Winning GovCon - Planning Matters is a game changing training event that will demonstrate competitive advantages that make your business the sole survivor - or winner - in the 'game' of federal contracting.
Learning new strategies and tactics in this seminar, you will participate in group exercises, conducted like an actual capture team, which will enable you to build real-life skills to win the sample AFTAC Mission Support re-compete contract. Additionally, participants will prepare oral presentations that facilitators - acting as the mock Source Selection Board (SSB) - will evaluate to determine who gets the grand prize award, contract winner.
Cost is $25 and includes lunch
to register:
April 25, 2017- Patents & Trademarks
9:00 am - Noon
Location:
E
FSC Melbourne Campus, 3865 N Wickham Road, Bldg. 10 Rm 206
Speaker:
Brian S. Steinberger
Law offices of Brian Steinberger
Brian specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and related litigation. His firm includes experienced patent attorneys and a patent agent which specialize in all patentable technology areas. Brian Steinberger has personally prosecuted over 1,500 patents and has prosecuted over 1,400 federal trademarks through the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Brian was formerly a Senior Primary Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent Office for many years before starting his practice in Brevard County. He has taught intellectual property classes for the University of Central Florida Small Business Development Center for over 18 years and also the UCF Incubation Program, and has authored many articles for newspapers and technical journals on intellectual property over the years.
Intellectual Property is a key legal component of any small business. Come learn how you can protect your ideas, symbols, names, images, designs, etc.
April 26, 2017 - Sales Tactics for Small Business
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Location:
EFSC Melbourne Campus, 3865 N Wickham Road, Bldg. 10 Rm 206
Speaker:
Ellen Little
Business Resolutions
Particularly for entrepreneurs, getting a handle on basic sales strategies can be more critical to the success of a venture than the development of its products and services. The truth is so many businesses have gone under because they don't know how to sell. You can have the greatest product or service on the market, but without sales strategies, you'll never get it off the ground.
The program is NO Cost. Reservations are required. Call the SBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:
http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/
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Upcoming Community Business Events
March 22
SCWID Celebrating Women's
History Month
Colonel Mary L. Martin, Commandant, DEOMI
April 21
2nd Annual Sandbaggers Golf Tournament
Duran Golf Club
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@SBDCatEFSC
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About FSBDC at Eastern Florida State College
The FSBDC at Eastern Florida State College provides existing and prospective entrepreneurs with high-quality management consultling, entrepreneurial training, and information access and transfer - enabling them to maximize their businesses' growth, competitiveness and profitability within their trading area.
The FSBDC at Eastern Florida State College is a subcenter of the FSBDC at the University of Central Florida. The FSBDC at UCF maintains its regional headquarters in Orlando and operates six full-service sub-centers. The FSBDC at UCF serves an eight county area that includes Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties.
The FSBDC at Eastern Florida State College is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide service network funded in part through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida and other private and public partners; hosted by the University of West Florida; and nationally accredited by the Association of SBDC's. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
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