Summer 2015 program schedule

Summer 2013 Summer 2015 Program SchedProgram Schedule

WBDC Headquarters 184 Bedford Street, Suite 201 Stamford, CT 06901 Ph 203-353-1750 Fx 203-353-1084 WBDC Regional Office 2 Enterprise Drive, Suite 303 Shelton, CT 06484 Ph 203-925-0686

WBDC Satellite Office Danbury, CT 06810 Ph 203-969-5158

WBDC Satellite Office McCarter & English 185 Asylum Street, 36th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 Ph 203-969-5158 WBDC Satellite Office Naugatuck Valley Community College Kinney Hall Women’s Center, Room K405 750 Chase Parkway Waterbury, CT 06708 Ph 203-925-0686 Training Session Locations: Danbury CityCenter Danbury 268 Main Street New Haven Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce 900 Chapel Street, 10th Floor Norwalk Norwalk Community College 188 Richards Avenue Shelton Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce 10 Progress Drive, 2nd Floor Stamford

Fairgate Community Center 9 Fairgate Drive

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General Programs

Walk-in Days & Information Sessions

An opportunity to discover WBDC’s resources for business and personal finance. It’s here you will learn how to acquire the tools you need to prepare for your future.

Walk-in Days Danbury

Tuesday, July 7 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM CityCenter Danbury

Hartford Wednesday, July 15 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Wednesday, August 12

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Shelton Thursday, July 16 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Tuesday, August 18

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Stamford Wednesday, July 29 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Wednesday, August 19

Fairgate Community Center

No Appointment Needed/No Charge

Information Sessions

Hartford Wednesday, July 15 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

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Shelton Wednesday, July 22 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

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Norwalk Tuesday, August 4 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

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Pre-registration Required/No Charge

Exploring Entrepreneurship

Explore your business concept with a WBDC counselor and find out what you need to get started.

Stamford Tuesday, July 21 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Hartford Wednesday, July 22 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

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Danbury Tuesday, August 11 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Shelton Monday, August 17 6 :00 PM – 8:00 PM

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Pre-registration Required/No Charge

Entrepreneurial Training

Entrepreneurial Training

First Course: Operating a Successful Restaurant This workshop will show you ways to start and keep your restaurant running smoothly and successfully.

Instructor, Mark Moeller, President of The Recipe of Success, a restaurant and food service consulting company, will share his insights including:

• Two critical ingredients you’ll need to be successful • The financials of starting a restaurant

• Marketing - How to get people into your restaurant

Stamford Wednesday, July 8 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM Fairgate Community Center

Connecticut’s Small Business Express Program If you are a small business owner in Connecticut, have been in business for one year or more and want to expand the workforce and create jobs in Connecticut, this program is for you! Find out if you are eligible for a grant of up to $100,000 or a loan up to $300,000 from the Department of Economic Community Development (DECD).

New Haven Thursday, July 23 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Pre-registration Required/No Charge

Contractor, Consultant or Employee: What’s the Difference?

Pre-registration Required/No Charge Whether you are self-employed, considering selfBusiness Financial Walk-in Days employment as an independent contractor, or using or

considering hiring independent contractors to expand Meet one-on-one with a WBDC financial counselor to your business, this two-session workshop will provide discuss a variety of business financial issues, such as information regarding the obligations and requirements understanding cash flow, developing a budget, financial that you need to know. forecasting and seeking capital.

Hartford Wednesday, August 19 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Stamford Tuesday, July 7 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM WBDC

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Join us for one or both sessions!

Danbury Thursday, July 16 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

CityCenter Danbury 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM – for Business Owners Shelton Monday, August 3 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM – for Independent Contractors

WBDC Pre-registration Required/No Charge Hartford Wednesday, August 5 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

WBDC Exporting Basics

No Appointment Needed/No Charge Learn the steps to begin exporting to achieve greater

overall business success. WBDC and the Connecticut Launch Pad: Get Started on Your Business Plan Small Business Development Center will co-host this

webinar targeted to help small businesses excel at selling If you want to learn how to take a great idea and begin products and services through exporting. to explore if it has the potential to be a great business,

WBDC’s Launch Pad is the perfect first step. Launch Webinar Thursday, August 20 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Pad can help you move from the “working on” stage to

actual development.

Pre-registration Required/No Charge

Shelton Monday, July 20 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce

Stamford Wednesday, August 26 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Personal Financial Walk-In Days

WBDC Meet with a WBDC counselor who can help address a

Hartford Wednesday, August 5 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM variety of your financial concerns, such as: your credit score and report, home buying, developing a personal

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budget and much more.

Pre-registration Required/No Charge

Stamford Wednesday, July 8 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Wednesday, July 22

WBDC Open for Business: Planning to Keep Your

Business Open When the Unexpected Occurs No Appointment Needed/No Charge

All small businesses should develop a preparedness

plan for various situations. This class will teach you how Join WBDC for our 14th Annual Business Breakfast: to: minimize the impact on your business; create, test Supplier Diversity Drives Your Bottom Line and maintain a disaster preparedness plan; and find

resources for recovery.

This year’s Breakfast will held on Friday, October 23rd at

Webinar Tuesday, July 21 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM 7:30 AM at the Stamford Hilton. The Breakfast will focus on how supplier diversity drives better business performance

WBDC and will honor Jill R. Hummel, President, Anthem Blue

Cross and Blue Shield.

Pre-registration Required/No Charge For more information or to reserve your seat, please contact Kristen Hogan at 203-353-1750 or khogan@ctwbdc.org

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