6 Steps to a Better Business
Every business goes through six steps in its life cycle. How well those steps are executed determines success or failure. This workshop discusses those six steps and provides real life examples of how you can ensure your business thrives.
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Building and Launching a Successful Brand
Many business owners know they need a brand. But often, a brand is misunderstood as only a logo, website or advertising campaign.
In reality, a brand is much more complex. When done correctly, it can: articulate a company's position within the market; express the unique benefits of products and services; create a powerful connection with customers and employees; and grow the bottom line.
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Creating A Culture Of Service Excellence
In this workshop participants will learn strategies for building strong teams and solid foundations with in their organizations. We will discuss getting the right people in the rights seats, how to get employees to buy into the company’s mission and how to create a culture of service excellence.
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Help is On the Way: Getting to Know Your SBA
Did you know that Small Business Administration and SBA resource partners support emerging and developing businesses through counseling services? Do you know the difference between 7(a) and 8(a) and how you can access both through the SBA to grow your business? How about that the SBA is implementing more than 17 different initiative including WOSB, CUC (huh?) and more to help you start, build and grow your business?
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How Small Businesses can recruit and retain Millennials for the 21st Century Workforce
The 80 million millennials in the U.S. are about to become the most important customers in the United States. Millennials constitute the largest generation in U.S. and world history. Their buying power will be unparalleled in the history of the U.S. It is estimated they’ll be spending $200 billion annually worldwide by 2017 and $10 trillion over their lifetimes as consumers.
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How To Develop A Teaming Blueprint – Finding Growth in JV Opportunities
Are you looking to grow your current businesses, but finding it difficult to find opportunities? One way to potentially grow your business is to enter into a joint venture or partnership with a company. The presentation will focus on both the costs and the benefits of joint ventures for entrepreneurs and small businesses owners.
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How To Do Business With The City of Columbus
Participants attending this session will learn about the City’s Vendor Services Portal, Contract Compliance, Certification and best practices to achieve success in pursuing city contracts. Also, participants will gain and understanding about the small business resources the city has to offer.
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Small Business Financing: Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
Business startup and growth financing continues to be a challenge for small businesses, even though the recession has ended. But there are banks and nonprofit lenders in Central Ohio who can help fill the gap.
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Social Enterprises- Doing Well While Doing Good
Social enterprises are revenue-generating businesses with a twist. Whether operated by a non-profit organization or by a for-profit company, a social enterprise has two goals: to achieve social, cultural, community economic or environmental outcomes; and, to earn revenue.
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