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PAST EVENTS

 

 

 

Tuesday May 1 2012 – Legal Issues Confronting Early Stage and New Businesses

Presented by John Koenig, Indigo Venture Law Offices

May 1, 4-6 PM

MDR Room, Maxwell Library

Bridgewater State University

 

To register for this free event, please email ces@bridgew.edu. Space is limited!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday Feb 14 – Business Plan Informational Workshop

4-6 PM

East Campus Commons Room 112

Presented by CES Entrepreneur-in-Residence: Mr. Norman Brust, NTB Associates.

 

 

 

 

Tricia White

Tuesday Feb 21 – Marketing Strategies for your Business from Branding to the Web

4-6 PM

East Campus Commons Room 112

Presented by Tricia White, Senior Advisor, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network

 

 

Wednesday Feb 29 – Introduction to Financial Statements for your Business Plan  4-6 PM

East Campus Commons Room 112 Melinda Ailes photo

Presented by Melinda Ailes, Regional Director, Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network

 

 

 

Past Event Info:

November 1, 2011

Bootstrapping- or How to Start a Business without Piles of CASH!

Heritage Room, Maxwell Library, Bridgewater State University

7-9:30 PM

Free!

This fantastic case study of bootstrapping will discuss the pluses and minuses of starting a business with very little cash. Dave Henchy, Co-President of Harvest Delivery Inc., will discuss how bootstrapping can be used to sustain a new business. Henchy has over 25 years experience in online media, hospitality and higher education. He has not only written about but also lived the bootstrapping experience and has a passion for opening companies! Moderated by Karl Kern of Kern Analytics; Panelists will be Rochelle Nemrow, FamilyID, and Alan Adams of Galaxy Advisors. Email ces@bridgew.edu to register.

 

Center for Entrepreneurship Studies Spring 2011 Past Events and
the 2011 Annual
Business Plan Competition photos now up on Facebook

 

  And... We also offer free workshops, advice and counseling  through the entire Business Plan Competition process!

 

  Friday March 18th 2011 - Marketing strategies your Business, from Branding to the Web

  Presented by Tricia White, Business Advisor at the Southeastern MA Small Business
  Development Center (SBDC)
who is an experienced professional and brings a succession of
  accomplishments developing and implementing business initiatives.

  10.00am - 12.00 noon, Martha Denison Rondileau (MDR - Room 104), Maxwell Library. 

            Sign-up online
 

 

 

  Friday March 25th 2011 - Introduction to financial statements for a Business Plan.

  Presented by Melinda Ailes, Regional Director at the  Southeastern MA Small Business
  Development Center (SBDC)
who is instrumental in providing management and financial consulting to
  small and mid-size businesses ranging from start-up through maturity in a variety of industries.

  10.00am - 12.00 noon, Martha Denison Rondileau (MDR - Room 104), Maxwell Library. 

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For more information call 508-531-2026 or email CES@bridgew.edu.
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 Types of Events:

  • Workshops, Seminars and Case Studies are held at BSU on a regular basis to provide practical knowledge and skills needed to run a small business.


  • Off-Site Events, Workshops and Seminars hosted by local entrepreneurs and business groups related to entrepreneurship studies are also promoted by CES on a regular basis.


  • Speaker Series/Conference: Each semester entrepreneurs are invited to speak on campus and an annual conference to stimulate entrepreneurial activity within the region.


  • Business Plan Contests: CES research found that 73% of the Entrepreneur Centers surveyed have business plan competitions (Donovan & Ross, 2006). The contests incorporate seminars on topics that include: how to identify opportunities; how to develop those ideas; how to form and work in teams; and how to write business plans. Finalists will present their plans at a final event. Judges will include faculty, local entrepreneurs, bankers, venture capitalists and alumni. Winners will receive a monetary prize and additional advising on how to get their proposals up and running. Interdisciplinary business plans, as well as plans that include sustainability and/or social entrepreneurship, are encouraged.

Last Modified: April 29, 2013