Upcoming Seminars and Events

Reservations required for all seminars

For more information on any of the seminars, contact the Business Development Center at 734-462-4438.

Watch your mailbox for additional seminar details or log onto our website at: http://www.schoolcraft.edu/bdc/?p=bc

MI-SBTDC

How to Start a Small Business: From Vision to Reality

A three hour seminar designed for new entrepreneurs interested in learning a practical step-by-step process for starting a small business. It will provide you with a network and resources to utilize when questions arise. Objectives include: Understanding the basics of starting a business, the advantages of networking, and when it may be necessary to utilize community resources for the development of your business.

$30 per person
October 8, November 5, or December 3, 2008
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
OR
October 29, or November 19, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

How to Write a Business Plan: Your Roadmap to Success

Designed for new and existing business owners who do not currently have a business plan in place, this one-time seminar will provide an overview of what is included in a dynamic business plan. In addition, attendees will receive worksheet components that outline the basic items in a business plan. Ultimately, allowing you to complete the plan on your own.

Goal: To create a foundation for a well thought-out written business plan.

$40 per person
November 12, 2008
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
OR
October 22, or December 10, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

How to Grow Your Business: Effective Marketing Techniques for Small Businesses

This three-hour one time seminar will provide a comprehensive guide to re-evaluating your product or service and how to effectively price, promote and distribute it. The seminar is designed for new and existing business owners who want to get an edge on the competition and successfully compete in the marketplace. Participants will learn how to identify and retain the right customers as well as how to develop a winning annual marketing plan with supporting budget.

$40 per person
November 13, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Certification Orientation: Women’s Business Enterprise

The Michigan Women’s Business Council invites women business owners to an orientation session to learn what it means to be certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise. If you have a product or service that you’d like to market to American corporations, here’s your chance to explore certification. The Michigan Women’s Business Council is a program of the Center for Empowerment and Economic Development (CEED), an SBA Women’s Business Center.

For more information or to register, please call CEED at 734-677-1444.

$25 per person
December 3, 2008
9:00 am - 11:00 am


PTAC

How to Become a Government Contractor

Federal Government Contracting 101

State of Michigan Contracting 101

What does it take to become a successful government contractor? What services and resources are available to a small business pursuing the government market? If your company has been considering the field of government contracting, this seminar will give you the insight you need. Did you know the federal government purchases more than $415 billion of goods and services a year and the State of Michigan has a diverse portfolio valued at more than $16 billion? Find out what it takes to sell your goods and services to the federal government and the State of Michigan. In addition, learn about the services and continuous support the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) has available to help your company with the contracting process.

$40 per person
October 2, or November 13, 2008
Registration begins at 8:30 am
9:00 am - Noon
Reservations Required https://ptacofsc.ecenterdirect.com

Registration Assistance for Government Contractors

PTAC clients looking for assistance completing their Central Contractor Registration, SBA’s Procurement Marketing and Access Network, the State of Michigan Vendor Registration, or any other online registration are invited to the PTAC for this seminar. Counselors will be available to help clients understand and complete their registrations, using the PTAC’s computer lab.

$20 per person
October 23, or November 19, 2008
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Reservations Required https://ptacofsc.ecenterdirect.com

Win Business with the Air Logistics Centers

Learn how your company can capitalize on business opportunities at the Air Logistics Centers (ALCs), the major repair depots for the U. S. Air Force. The ALCs buy more than $10 billion of components to support the mission of the United States Air Force as well as the aviation arms of the Army and Navy. The seminar is led by Don Mulder of Balanced Enterprise Solutions, LLC, who has more than 12 years of experience working directly with government contracts and 10 years experience working with the Air Logistics Centers.

$60 per person
September 29, 2008
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Reservations Required https://ptacofsc.ecenterdirect.com