The Center for Entrepreneurship Studies at BSC hosts events such as seminars, conferences and business plan contests

Workshop: Marketing on a Budget - Thursday, November 19, 2009

Bridgewater Dining Room, Room 104, Rondileau Campus Center, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Presenters: Eva Gaffney, Director of Marketing & Publications, BSC Office of Institutional Communications &
Adrienne Kravitz, Partner, MCG Partners and Capital Realty; Owner, Kravitz Cranberrries/AKCM Cranberries

Learn how to market effectively without breaking the bank. Advertising, marketing and publicity efforts do not have to be expensive, they just have to be planned and targeted properly. Learn how to put together a marketing plan that works with "your" budget. This event is free and pre-registration is requested.
Please go to our event registration page.

For more information, please email Shannon Donovan or Tami Knotts at ces@bridgew.edu.

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Types of Events:

Workshops, Seminars and Case Studies are held at BSC 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.

Event Photos:

CES Launch Event a Success!
We'd like to thank Jack Vercollone, President of Verc Rentals, for coming out and sharing his personal and business stories with entrepreneurs at our first event for the fall semester.


Jack Vercollone, President, Verc Rentals		CES Board members are acknowledged

Students & Entrepreneurs Learn Networking Tips & Tricks
Nearly 60 students and local entrepreneurs came out to hear Raquel Mullaney, Owner, Comfort Keepers and Jeff Lahens, Owner, ECC Life & Style provide their expertise in how to make connections by actively networking.


Shown here are (l-r): Raquel Mullaney, Comfort Keepers, Dean Catherine Morgan, Jeff Lahens, ECC Life & Style; with CES Co-Directors Dr. Shannon Donovan and Dr. Tami Knotts	Raquel and Jeff pose for a photo.	Graduate Assistant Azaaf Kalvert and Dr. Tami Knotts, CES Co-Director, register event attendees.

Panelists Review ECC Life & Style Business Plan
We had a great event as a panel of industry experts reviewed ECC Life & Style's new business plan. Attendees heard feedback on income and sales projections and strategies and had time to ask questions about the company's direction for growth.


Jeff Lahens, Chief Designer, ECC Life & Style	Shawn Harris, Owner, ECC Life & Style	Shown here (l-r): Moderator Louis Ricciardi, Sr. VP, UBS Financial/The Ricciardi Group; with panelists: Anthony Sapienza, President, Joseph Abboud Manufacturing Corp.; Alan Buff, Senior Sales & Marketing Manager, Growth Partners, LLC; Thomas Wooters, Vice President & Investment Advisor, SEED Venture

Local Professionals Discuss HR Laws & Regulations
We'd like to thank Nadine Pfautz, Owner, C.H.A.R.T. Consulting, and Tom Caron, President, Bank of Easton, for coming out and sharing their HR knowledge, discussing current laws and regulations and their personal stories with students and entrepreneurs.


Posing for a photo here are (l-r): Tom Caron, President, Bank of Easton; Dr. Shannon Donovan and Dr. Tami Knotts, Co-Directors for the CES; and Nadine Pfautz, Owner, C.H.A.R.T. Consulting.		Here, the presenters and the CES Directors showcase one of Nadine's slides from her Powerpoint Presentation.