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Saturday, February 11, 2012

February 2012

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The 2012 Economic Outlook (7:30AM - 9:30AM)
Sponsored by: Bank First National Wednesday, February 1 | 7:30 AM Radisson Paper Valley Hotel 333 W. College Ave., Appleton David Francis, CFA Head of Equity Investments Thrivent Asset Management A panel of local experts will address the Economic Survey results and provide reaction and feedback. They include: John Burgland, Fox River Mall Greg Laabs. Gulfstream Aerospace Kevin McNamara, TIDI Products, LLC Jim Rossmeissl, The Boldt Company Joan Woldt, Bank First National

Contact Info : Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce 920-734-7101 Url: http://www.foxcitieschamber.com

Shatter The Myths About Starting Your Own Business - Waupaca Regional Session (6:00PM - 10:00PM)
People everywhere have come to view entrepreneurs as superheroes and rock stars. This likeness leaves ordinary people thinking they need superhuman talent or loads of money to launch their business. This isn’t true, and it shouldn’t discourage you from pursuing your dream. This seminar series helps you understand the other myths surrounding business ownership and gets you started in bringing your dream to life. Learn why you don’t need a breakthrough product or service to build a winning business and why it’s possible to compete against the ‘Big Guys’…and a lot more!

Contact Info : Venture Center 920-735-5709 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.fvtc.edu/apps/MyTraining/Public/FindAClass.aspx?title=Shatter+the+Myths

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Shatter The Myths About Starting Your Own Business - Oshkosh Session (6:00PM - 10:00PM)
People everywhere have come to view entrepreneurs as superheroes and rock stars. This likeness leaves ordinary people thinking they need superhuman talent or loads of money to launch their business. This isn’t true, and it shouldn’t discourage you from pursuing your dream. This seminar series helps you understand the other myths surrounding business ownership and gets you started in bringing your dream to life. Learn why you don’t need a breakthrough product or service to build a winning business and why it’s possible to compete against the ‘Big Guys’…and a lot more!

21st Century Customer Service - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 7:30PM)
Today’s connected customer and their experience have catapulted customer service to the forefront of business strategy. It’s mind-boggling when you consider all of the ways you have to interact with your customers so you can deepen and broaden their experience with your business. Customers are the number one asset in your business; do you have a customer service plan that supports that?

Bootstrapping The Web - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 7:30PM)
Join this seminar to explore free, low-cost tools on the web that helps you market your business. Learn how these tools work and which ones are right for you.

Entrepreneurship For Scientists & Engineers - Oshkosh Session (6:00PM - 8:30PM)
Today’s global and interconnected world provides people with science or engineering backgrounds a broad spectrum of opportunity to mesh their technical know-how with the free market. This interactive seminar series was created for people with a science and/or engineering background to learn essential business lessons for becoming entrepreneurs in new technology companies. This series helps you learn the art of entrepreneurship start-up, management and growth, while learning and developing business management skills in an interesting and useful way.

Friday, February 03, 2012

3rd Annual InDevelopment Conference (8:00AM - 11:59PM)
An event designed to bring commercial real estate and economic development professionals together in a dynamic, interactive setting to share information about development opportunities, trends and ideas with the goal of furthering economic growth in Northeast Wisconsin.

Url: http://www.insightonbusiness.com/indevelopment

Be Best In Show - Appleton Session (8:00AM - 11:00AM)
In today's corporate world, women tend to make unconscious communication mistakes that limit their career advancement. Learn what those mistakes are and valuable tips on how to avoid them.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Biz Talk (9:00AM - 10:00AM)
"Biz Talk", hosted by SCORE and Venter Center, is a "how-to" show focusing on starting and/or growing your business. Topics will include finding capital, business planning, attracting customers, selecting the right business, and maintaining cash flow. Listeners are encouraged to call in or e-mail questions to the hosts and guests.

Contact Info : SCORE Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.scorefoxcities.com/radioshow.htm

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Creative Facebook Business Boosting - Appleton Session (8:00AM - 9:30AM)
Every business needs a Facebook page; people are beginning to expect it. Social media marketing is the easiest, fastest, most economical way to bring new customers to your business. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Blogs; these are all tools a business can use to create value and trust with their customers. In this seminar, we help you create a simple and effective Facebook strategy customized for your business model and your technology comfort level. We cover more than a dozen Facebook strategies to reinforce and expand your business connections. Learn how to get attention for your business in a crowded marketplace.

Entrepreneurial Family Firms - Oshkosh Session (6:00PM - 8:30PM)
There is more to family business management than you may think. The ‘Entrepreneurial Family Firms’ seminar series provides an understanding of how to handle the dynamics of the family and how to successfully launch, join or lead entrepreneurial ventures in which family are involved.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

Budgeting & Forecasting For The Small Business Owner - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
This seminar presents the techniques for creating a usable budget and forecast for both operations management and cash flow management. We demonstrate not only how to create a budget, but how to use it to manage your business. We discuss how to compare actual results to the budget and how to make decisions based on that information.

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Contact Info : SCORE Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.scorefoxcities.com/radioshow.htm

Monday, February 13, 2012

The E-Seed: Innovative Entrepeneurship Training - Appleton Session (1:00PM - 4:00PM)
Thinking of Starting a Business? Whatever business ownership pathway you choose, we want you to be successful and build a business that works. During E-Seed, develop a business plan, an essential guide for starting and running a business. Your business plan enables financing, promotes growth and becomes a road map for business success. E-Seed includes ten (10) practical, real-life, small business and entrepreneurial management sessions designed to help you learn what you don’t know and develop the management and planning tools you need to be successful in turning an idea into an operating small business.

The E-Seed: Innovative Entrepeneurship Training - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Thinking of Starting a Business? Whatever business ownership pathway you choose, we want you to be successful and build a business that works. During E-Seed, develop a business plan, an essential guide for starting and running a business. Your business plan enables financing, promotes growth and becomes a road map for business success. E-Seed includes ten (10) practical, real-life, small business and entrepreneurial management sessions designed to help you learn what you don’t know and develop the management and planning tools you need to be successful in turning an idea into an operating small business.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Creative Twitter Business Boosting - Appleton Session (8:00AM - 9:30AM)
Twitter is a quick and easy, interactive social media messaging tool that can be used in a variety of ways to boost your business success! Social media marketing is the most economical way to bring new customers to your business. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Blogs; these are all tools a business can use to create value and trust with their customers. We will help you create a simple and effective Twitter strategy customized for your business model and your technology comfort level. We cover more than a dozen strategies designed to create buzz and interaction for your business. Learn how to stay engaged and develop greater awareness of your business.

The E-Seed: Innovative Entrepeneurship Training - Waupaca Regional Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Thinking of Starting a Business? Whatever business ownership pathway you choose, we want you to be successful and build a business that works. During E-Seed, develop a business plan, an essential guide for starting and running a business. Your business plan enables financing, promotes growth and becomes a road map for business success. E-Seed includes ten (10) practical, real-life, small business and entrepreneurial management sessions designed to help you learn what you don’t know and develop the management and planning tools you need to be successful in turning an idea into an operating small business.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

The E-Seed: Innovative Entrepeneurship Training - Oshkosh Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Thinking of Starting a Business? Whatever business ownership pathway you choose, we want you to be successful and build a business that works. During E-Seed, develop a business plan, an essential guide for starting and running a business. Your business plan enables financing, promotes growth and becomes a road map for business success. E-Seed includes ten (10) practical, real-life, small business and entrepreneurial management sessions designed to help you learn what you don’t know and develop the management and planning tools you need to be successful in turning an idea into an operating small business.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

E-Seed Express - Appleton Session (8:30AM - 3:30PM)
Increase your small business management skills and learn to articulate your vision and execute strategies. In only eight weeks, develop a business plan that provides you with a roadmap for guiding and growing a small business. E-Seed Express features experts from the entrepreneurial and small business community who provide insight into legal, management, accounting, financing and marketing issues. Both early stage and existing small businesses and entrepreneurial firms benefit from the hands-on, interactive sessions that provide practical tools to prepare a business plan that can be immediately applied to your business.

Contact Info : Venture Center 920-735-5709 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.fvtc.edu/express

Contact Info : SCORE Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.scorefoxcities.com/radioshow.htm

Monday, February 20, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Train-the-Trainer: E-Seed™ Innovative Entrepreneurship Training (8:00AM)
Agenda Snapshot Welcome Reception 5:30-7:00 p.m. Day 1: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. •Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: The Foundation for Workforce and Economic Development. •Across-the-Community Approach to Entrepreneurship & Small Business Training. •E-Seed Curriculum Review. •Entrepreneur Tour. Day 2: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. •E-Seed: The Experience. •E-Seed: Customer Profile. •E-Seed: Classroom Management. •Telling the Story.

Contact Info : Venture Center 920-735-2594 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.venturecenterwi.net/content/view/180/121/

Bootstrapping: Essential Techniques & Management Strategies - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 8:00PM)
This seminar series highlights bootstrapping techniques for a variety of businesses; from small, family-owned businesses to high-growth upstarts. This session addresses the initial securing of financing for the start-up business and fully explores how entrepreneurs and small business owners manage and sustain the business as it grows. Our focus on practical techniques allows entrepreneurs and small business owners learn how to stretch resources and thrive on lean budgets.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Train-the-Trainer: E-Seed™ Innovative Entrepreneurship Training
Agenda Snapshot Welcome Reception 5:30-7:00 p.m. Day 1: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. •Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: The Foundation for Workforce and Economic Development. •Across-the-Community Approach to Entrepreneurship & Small Business Training. •E-Seed Curriculum Review. •Entrepreneur Tour. Day 2: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. •E-Seed: The Experience. •E-Seed: Customer Profile. •E-Seed: Classroom Management. •Telling the Story.

Managing Your Business: Move From Reactive To Proactive - Appleton Session (8:00AM - 11:00AM)
This seminar is focused on helping small business owners manage their business more proactively. The first hour focuses on techniques for determining who you are now and who you want to be and setting a strategy to get there. The second hour explores setting up processes and procedures to standardize operations to allow for growth and expansion. The final hour focuses on utilizing your financial statements, performance metrics and benchmarks to measure your company performance.

Social Media Playbook-Creative Social Media Tools & Business Boosting - Appleton Session (8:00AM - 9:30AM)
Is Social Media just a fad? Social media is a powerful force that's here to stay! It's personal, it's interactive, it's real, it's fun, it's right now and it's the most economical way for businesses to bring in new customers! We explore a variety of social media tools beyond Facebook and Twitter that are available to you, the business professional; tools like LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr, Blogs and more! Learn new and various social media strategies designed to help you build credibility, develop business personality and create a great image for your business while also creating value and trust for your customers.

Conversations With Your Congressman (6:00PM - 8:30PM)
Join the Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center in hosting Congressman Reed Ribble on February 22, from 6-8 p.m. Take the opportunity to share your thoughts with the Congressman regarding the climate for operating and growing a small business and share ideas about what’s working well and how you think it can be improved. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions and interact during this business owners event. Make plans to join us.

Contact Info : Venture Center 920-735-5709 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.fvtc.edu/vcevent

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Working With Franchises - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Thinking about buying a franchise or expanding your business by selling franchises? Learn about the advantages and pitfalls of working with these turnkey models. A panel of franchise experts share their stories and address your questions regarding expectations and realities of working with franchises. This panel includes operational and marketing experts from a variety of business models.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Contact Info : SCORE Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.scorefoxcities.com/radioshow.htm

Monday, February 27, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

E-Seed Express - Appleton Session (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Increase your small business management skills and learn to articulate your vision and execute strategies. In only eight weeks, develop a business plan that provides you with a roadmap for guiding and growing a small business. E-Seed Express features experts from the entrepreneurial and small business community who provide insight into legal, management, accounting, financing and marketing issues. Both early stage and existing small businesses and entrepreneurial firms benefit from the hands-on, interactive sessions that provide practical tools to prepare a business plan that can be immediately applied to your business.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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