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ScorePrinceton's List of Seminars for 2011-2012
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Venues:
Hamilton Township Free Public Library
1 Justice Samuel A Alito Jr Way
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
1 Quakerbridge Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08619-1248
Monroe Township Public Library
4 Municipal Plaza
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
New Brunswick Free Public Library
60 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
South Brunswick Public Library
110 Kingston Lane
Monmouth Jct., NJ 08852
Woodbridge Public Library – Main Branch
1 George Frederick Plaza
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
All seminars listed below are FREE and offered by the Greater Princeton Area SCORE chapter in partnership with the hosting library.
Please register using the link provided after the class description. If
registration link is not present, please email us at info@scoreprinceton.org
or call 609-393-0505 to register. |
January 2012
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SCORE StartSMART™ Workshop Series
Successful and experienced executives will help you make a "go/no go" decision for starting a business. Attend this new workshop series to learn how to:
- Evaluate your idea: Are you ready to be a business owner?
- Develop a marketing strategy. Define and understand your pricing strategy, target market and competition.
- Create a financial plan. Draft a blueprint to achieve your financial goals and attract funding.
- Determine funding sources and feasibility. Identify start-up capital.
The SCORE StartSMARTTM Series provides five three-hour workshops with action steps:
- Start-up Basics (FREE): January 25, 2012
- Business Concepts: February 8
- Marketing Plan: February 22
- Financial Projections: March 7
- Funding Sources and Next Steps: March 21
The first session is free. Subsequent sessions are $40 each, or $32 each if you sign up for all four at the first session.
HERE'S WHAT PREVIOUS ATTENDEES HAD TO SAY ABOUT StartSMART™ (formerly called QuickSTART:
- “I have benefited amply attending this course. I had no idea of all the concepts discussed in starting a business. Although I am in the third year of my business, I wish I had attended this course earlier so that many mistakes could have been avoided.”
- “Really expert mentors and presenters.”
- “I enjoyed the personal mentorship and I think that is definitely a value added in the program.”
- “Everything was next to perfect.”
- “Our one-to-one mentor was extremely helpful and assisted in the process of moving forward in developing a great business plan.”
- “The QuickSTART program provided me with all the tools that I need to launch my business.”
- “Comprehensive; personalized; realistic; helpful financial model; excellent & experienced speakers.”
There is no obligation! Sign up for the first session to see if the StartSMART™ series is right for you. Registration (and payment) for the rest of the series will be taken at the first session.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 (first session)
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| Time: |
5:45 PM till 9:00 PM |
| Where: |
Pellettieri Rabstein and Altman Community Room, 100 Nassau Park Blvd, Suite 111, Princeton NJ 08540
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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February 2012
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Franchising as a Small Business Option
Description: Learn about the differences between owning a business and owning a franchise. Includes advice on how to decide what is best for you, how to understand and use the franchise contract, and a logical process that will help you make the right decision.
Seminar Leader: Jack Armstrong, President of Franchise Network of New Jersey and CFO of FranNet LLC.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Hamilton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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How the New Tax Laws Benefit Small Business Owners
Description: There have been a number of major changes to tax laws, and the Internal Revenue Service wants you to know about them. How do those changes affect small businesses in New Jersey? Just in time for tax season, a representative from the Internal Revenue Service will speak about:
- Major changes in tax law and regulation affecting small business
- Changes in IRS outreach methods
- The impact of those changes on New Jersey businesses
- Topics to be discussed will include Small Business Health Care Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Self-Employment Tax changes, and changes to handling Start-Up Expenses (what they are, and how to amortize or expense them properly)
- Also to be discussed include Requirements for Recordkeeping, Determining an Employee vs. an Independent Contractor, the proper tax treatment of Home-Based Business Expenses, Business Expenses vs. Personal Expenses, and a review of the Tools and Helpful Guidance offered by the IRS Website (Webinars and Virtual Tax Workshops)
Seminar Leader: Todd Cresci is a Stakeholder Liaison at the Internal Revenue Service. Todd has worked for the Internal Revenue Service since 2002. He began in the Examination area as a Tax Compliance Officer conducting Office Audits. After four years he became an Internal Revenue Agent. During his years as an Agent, Todd was selected annually to work with Preparers, performing ERO Compliance visitations and EITC Due Diligence Compliance checks.
His current assignments include Tax Practitioner Institutes, and various other North Jersey and South Jersey Outreach Forums. Todd is currently assigned to the Cherry Hill, NJ office at 57 Haddonfield Road. Todd received his BBA in Marketing from the University of Massachusetts and also earned his MBA in Marketing from the University of Michigan.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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The Business Plan – A Tool for Funding
Description: This seminar will review the basic elements of a business plan, from vision through financials. It will also include a schedule, examples, and an overview of potential sources of financing.
Seminar Leader: Presented by Bill Litchman, experienced SCORE counselor. Bill has been preparing business plans for decades for small, medium, large and start-up companies.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
South Brunswick
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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March 2012
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Business Tax Issues
Description: This seminar will concentrate on all tax issues affecting the small to medium sized business community. The topics will include required state and tax filings and other reporting requirements. The seminar will also include suggestions for improving financial operations.
Seminar Leader: Leonard Steinberg is the Principal of Steinberg Enterprises, LLC and is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC). Mr. Steinberg is a specialist in small business and nonprofit organizations. An advocate for small business, he has testified before the House of Representatives Committees on Small business and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs. He served on the Federal Taxpayer Advocacy Panel where he worked on behalf of individuals and businesses. His consulting practice concentrates in the following areas: Accounting, Tax, Financial and Administrative Operations, and Board Development.
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM AM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Hamilton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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Using Technology to Boost Your Business
Description: Technology is something that we all use; it can positively impact your life in many ways. Whether it’s e-mail, text messaging or Facebook, most of us use technology without a second thought in our personal lives; but are we using it effectively in our small businesses?
As a business owner, you should have a good understanding of your business challenges before you can think about implementing technology solutions that will solve your business needs. You should also understand the technology options and get beyond the myths and misconceptions that many of us have about technology.
This session will help you examine technology myths and realities, identify the business challenges that are most pressing in your business, and understand the technology solutions that will help your business succeed.
Seminar Leaders: Nita Menon and Ram Ramakrishnan are co-founder and principal architects of elevate3 (www.elevate3.com ), a boutique technology consulting firm offering strategic technology consulting services to several businesses in the tri state area. With a powerful combination of exhaustive experience, comprehensive capabilities and extensive know how, elevate3 collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses.
Nita specializes in practical and easy ways to stimulate revenue generation, reduce expenses, and cause business process improvement through technology. Ram specializes in providing a broad and deep spectrum of technology expertise to help organizations translate their strategic business agendas into tactical IT solutions that help fuel organization growth and revenues.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM AM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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"HR" Means "Higher Returns"
Description: This seminar will help small business owners looking to start or upgrade their HR function to realize the financial and long-term benefits of sound human resource planning.
Seminar Leader: Jerry Masin is Founder and Principal Advisor of CompasScale LLC, a management consultancy whose focus is building organizational capacity and capabilities for early-stage companies through the strategic design and implementation of technology and human capital infrastructure. Masin has nearly 30 years experience in building global technology and human resources disciplines. Masin actively supports economic development and entrepreneurship through his work with the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Enterprise Development Center, the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, Einstein’s Alley, Rutgers Business School’s Institute for Ethical Leadership, The Intersect Fund and SCORE.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM AM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
South Brunswick
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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April 2012
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Creating and Running a Business from Home
Description: Answers to the following questions will be discussed: Do I have what it takes to run a business from home? What are my space and personnel requirements? What about my family? What professional issues do I need to address, including zoning, insurance, incorporation, etc.? How much money do I need?
Seminar Leader: Janet R. Pickover is a Certified Meeting Planner (CMP), who has run her meeting management and speaker bureau company from her home for over twenty-five years. Her company, JR Associates, now offers consulting and lecture services to benefit her clients.
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Hamilton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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Promoting and Advertising for Small Business
Description: This is a user-friendly presentation on how to make your advertising budget pay off. You will learn the basic principles of how to create sales-generating ads across all media sources: from printed ads to television to the web.....and advice on how and where to spend your advertising dollars. Regardless of the size of your business, or whether you are in business or just thinking about starting one, this is a real opportunity to get a jump on the competition!
Seminar Leader: The seminar will be led by Alan Yarnoff. Alan is an experienced advertising executive who has created advertising for many major consumer products and services while working for national advertising agencies and global consumer products companies. His wide range of business experience coupled with his early career in teaching allows him to present the information in an easy to grasp and enjoyable manner.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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How to Use Your Foreign Degree in the U.S.
Description: For those who earned a university degree in another country, this seminar provides skills and strategies on how to use that degree and experience to continue a career in the U.S.
More than 1 million immigrants with a BA/BS from their home countries, and the legal right to work, exist as the working poor, earning less than $20,000 a year. In their home countries they may have been bankers, attorneys, business people, educators and nonprofit professionals. In the US they are nannies, cab drivers and security guards.
Seminar Leader: Paula Restrepo is a SCORE volunteer and also a Loan Officer at the Regional Business Assistance Corporation (RBAC). In her native Colombia, Paula was the General Manager of a restaurant company with five branches; she also worked for 4 years in the manufacturing sector as the General Manager of a roasted/ground coffee plant, and was the Strategy Manager for a nonprofit organization dedicated to the pre-incubation and incubation of new technology companies. She came to the US in 2004 and helped launch Upwardly Global NYC, a national award-winning entrepreneurial, non-profit organization that works to integrate fully work-authorized immigrant professionals into the American workforce.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
South Brunswick
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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May 2012
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Access to Capital
Description: Learn about the SBA’s business loan programs, what goes in to a good loan proposal, and how to increase the chances of getting a loan. In addition, small business owners will learn about SBA’s no-cost business management counseling programs and how they can assist you with preparing the business plan and loan proposal.
Seminar Leader: Richard Pettorossi, Economic Development Specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s New Jersey District Office.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Hamilton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
| When: |
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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The Art of Closing the Sale
Description: At this seminar you will learn techniques used in one of the most important activity in business…. SALES! The material will include advice on how to handle any objection and close the sale with professionalism, confidence, and skill. The truth is there is no "mystery" or "secret" to closing more sales - just time-proven methods for doing it.
Seminar Leader: Carmen Morris is a Business Coach, Entrepreneur, and Speaker who currently runs two businesses. She started her first company at the age of nineteen, and since then has amassed a long list of accomplishments. Her background includes working in the fields of Broadcasting/Entertainment, Fashion and Private Label, Imports/Exports and Real Estate Investment. Her thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur has enabled Carmen to provide business owners the expertise needed to grow their business. She has helped business owners push through personal and professional hurdles to become profitable in their ventures.
| When: |
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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QuickBooks Basics
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
South Brunswick
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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June 2012
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, June 9, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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Angel Investing and Other Funding Sources
Description: This seminar provides insight into the world of angel investing. It will focus on key requirements for consideration, how the process works, pros and cons, and who might qualify for this type of funding. It will also touch upon related types of funding, in particular venture capital and private equity, contrasting the different perspectives of each.
Seminar Leader: The seminar will be led by Dave Plucinsky. Dave has 35 years of domestic and international business experience. Prior to returning to the USA in late 2008, he spent 20 years working and living in London, England, the last 12 years as a self employed consultant. During this period Dave worked primarily with start-up companies and turn-around situations. In certain of these situations, he was an investor and/or represented investment groups, in others Dave acted in a consultancy role. His experience includes working with companies operating in the USA, EU, Far East and Australia.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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Financial Accounting and Financial Projections
Description: This course is designed for the non-financial person who wishes to learn the basics of accounting and obtain some practical advice on the financial management of a small business. The level is basic and requires no prior knowledge; attendees are invited participate and to ask questions! Topics covered will include:
- Accounting Basics for the Non-Accountant Small Business Person
- Basic Tax Considerations when starting/operating your Small Business
- How to Financially Plan for, and then manage, your Small Business
- Practical considerations for maintaining monthly Financial Records
Seminar Leader: Leon Petelle. A CPA, Leon retired after working 27 years for a large pharmaceutical company in the USA and overseas. Prior to retiring, he worked primarily in the international area, including in positions in treasury operations and cash flow management. Additionally, he helped establish and build his company's business in former Iron Curtain countries after the fall of the Berlin wall. During his career, he worked in various other roles supporting manufacturing, research and development, and sales/marketing operations.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
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| Time: |
6:45 PM till 8:45 PM |
| Where: |
South Brunswick
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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July 2012
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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August 2012
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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September 2012
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QuickBooks Workshops
Description: This is a workshop providing basic training in the use of QuickBooks. Seating is limited to 8 students in order to be able to provide individualized instruction. This workshop is held once every month. If when trying to register, you receive a message that registration is closed, it means that we have reached our 8-student limit. In that case, please go back to our website and register for an upcoming month.
Seminar Leader: Oria Gonzales is a certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She joined SCORE in 2007 after practicing accounting for more than 25 years as a Controller and Accountant for several organizations. Over the years she has offered classroom instruction or customized individual training on QuickBooks in her private practice, but through SCORE you will be able to get the hands-on instruction you'll need to effectively use QuickBooks in your business for free.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
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| Time: |
10:30 AM till 1:00 PM |
| Where: |
Princeton
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| Click here to register for this class. |
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