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Start Your Business
Presenters: Beth
Hain, Executive Director, Loudoun
SBDC
Terry Corle, President of The Corle Group
Ms. Beth Hain, a small business specialist, will lead participants through the essential steps for starting a successful small business. Mr. Terry Corle, a marketing and insurance specialist, will give 21 marketing tips and discuss what types of insurance are needed for small business. Highlights of the seminar will include:
- Taxes and licensing
- Accounting and record keeping
- Business plan development
- Sources of financing
- Marketing
- Insurance
Thursday, May 5, 2005
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Rust Library
Market Research
101:
Demographics, Competitors &
Industry
Presenter: Cynthia Richmond & Karim
Khan
Ms. Richmond has over 25 years of experience in market
research and economic analysis. Since 1990, she has managed impact analysis,
policy development and strategic planning research projects for Loudoun County's
economic development. She holds a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning from
Ohio State University. Mr. Khan has provided information services in
public and corporate libraries since 1986. He has an MA from Hollins University
and a Masters in Library Science from Catholic University. Highlights of the
seminar include:
- Demographic and economic trends at the national, Northern Virginia,
Loudoun and sub-county levels.
- Types of available demographic, economic, competitor and industry data.
- Tools and resources for researching this data - including numerous online
databases usable free of charge through the Loudoun County Public Library
System.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Rust Library
Magnetize your
Website
Presenter: Sally and Ray Strackbein
Connection Experts, LLC
Sally and Ray Strackbein own Connection Experts,
LLC, a local firm that specializes in helping businesses use the internet to
establish credibility and gain more business. Learn how Ray and Sally achieved
international recognition for their website in media such as The Washington
Post, NBC Nightly News, NPR Marketplace and Chicago
Tribune. They will explain how their clients get more business from
their websites than they hoped for and how you can, too. Get
easy-to-use techniques to help you reach your website and business goals.
Discover:
- How to avoid expensive website mistakes
- How people find your website
- How to get good search engine placement
- How to write content for the web
- How to buld and maintain your own website
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Eastern Loudoun Regional Library
Start Your Business
Presenters: Kerstin Gordon,
Director, Loudoun
SBDC
Terry Corle, President of The Corle Group
Ms. Kerstin Gordon, a small business specialist, will lead participants through the essential steps for starting a successful small business. Mr. Terry Corle, a marketing and insurance specialist, will give 21 marketing tips and discuss what types of insurance are needed for small business. Highlights of the seminar will include:
- Taxes and licensing
- Accounting and record keeping
- Business plan development
- Sources of financing
- Marketing
- Insurance
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
6:00 - 8:30 pm
Eastern Loudoun Regional Library
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