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SOURCE: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
This year, the U.S. Small Business Administration will award $18 million to promote small business exporting through the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). STEP was created to grow the number of U.S. small businesses that begin to export their products or services and to increase the value of exports from small businesses that already export.
Check out SBA’s Weekly Blogs on a Variety of Business Topics
- How To Start A Business in the U.S. as a Foreign National
- What Happens When You Tell Everyone You’re Buying A Franchise
- Basic Information About Operating Agreements
- How Wearable Tech Can Help You Achieve Better Business Performance
The Affordable Care Act 101 Webinar Series | Thursdays at 2pm – 3pm ET
Find out how to navigate the opportunities in health care through the Affordable Care Act 101 webinar series. Registration is free, but required.
- May 26, 2016: Register
- June 9, 2016: Register
- June 23, 2016: Register
- July 7, 2016: Register
- July 21, 2016: Register
For more information on what the health care law means for small businesses, check out www.sba.gov/healthcare.
Webinar | Protect Your Data: Cybersecurity Tips for Small Business
May 25, 2016 | 2:00 PM ET
A data breach can be disastrous for a small business, the good news is there are steps businesses can take to protect data. Using information from the Federal Trade Commission’s Start with Security guide and NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, this webinar will lay out key steps to effective data security for small businesses.
Selling Your BusinessThis self-paced training exercise will give you an overview of how to sell or close a business.
Topics covered include defining a business exit strategy, transferring ownership of a business, steps to closing a business, and preparing a sales agreement.
SOURCE: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Sacramento District Office
Training: Export Trade Forum: How To Successfully Export Your Products Globally
Location: NEC SBDC at Butte College, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico
Date/Time: Thursday, May 26, 2016, 8:30am – 4:30pm (includes breakfast & Lunch)
Cost: $50 per person prepaid; $60 per person at the door
Training Description:
This forum is jammed packed with international trade opportunities. You will learn how to successfully access the global marketplace to grow your business; best sales opportunities; identify financing programs to fund new opportunities; export financing; what letter of credits are and how and when to use them; various types of credits; commercial terms; insuring against possible risks; address foreign currencies and exchange rates; how to properly ship products and get paid; federal and state programs available to support your export endeavors; where growth markets are; the prospects for growth and stability to a “new to export” business; & what is happening globally including: Greece, the European Community, Japan, China, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East,. An Expert Panel will follow for Questions and Answers.
To register for NEC SBDC at Butte College trainings, get detailed flyers with information, review other trainings, or schedule your FREE one-on-one business consulting assistance, please contact us at 530-895-9017, www.buttecollegesbdc.com, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico, CA 95928. You must register to attend our trainings.
SOURCE: LOUISVILLE, KY METRO DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
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