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Business Workshops
The
Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Northeast Regional
Office conducts free or low-cost
workshops addressing a wide range of concerns for
both start-up and existing businesses. Many of these programs are
cosponsored with local chambers of commerce, colleges and
universities, community development organizations, trade
associations, banks and corporate sponsors.
All workshops are
held in Massachusetts and offered free of charge
(unless noted otherwise). Pre-registration is required.
Click here to view our cancellation policies.
Please note:
Registration closes at noon on the
day prior to the seminar. Unless a seminar is full,
walk-ins are welcome.
For a complete listing of
statewide MSBDC training,
please visit
www.msbdc.org.
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Program Descriptions
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Legal Issues with Web
Sites and Social Media
If your business has
an online presence--a
website, a social media
page--you need to know
about possible legal
issues, like privacy,
copyrights and
trademarks, CAN-SPAM
compliance and the fine
print of your web
analytics agreement.
Learn some simple
steps you can take to
help reduce your legal
risk and protect your
online presence. This
workshop will also
address how to preserve
(and enhance) the value
of your website as part
of a business exit
strategy.
The speaker will be
Louise Kennedy,
president of the West
Hill Technology Counsel.
Date:
Tuesday, December 3,
2013
Time:
8:30 -
10:30 a.m.
Location:
Enterprise Center at
Salem State University,
121 Loring Avenue, Suite
106, Salem (directions)
Cost:
Free
Contact: Laurel
Costello at 978-542-6343
or
sbdc@salemstate.edu
Cosponsored by
the Enterprise Center at
Salem State University
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The Business of Digital
Games
The digital game
business is exploding
with new game platforms
from Xbox and
PlayStation, plus new
app toys an
mobile/social games. In
fact, games are now the
primary digital media
market influencer,
surpassing movies, music
and books in market
size.
Join game industry
veteran and superstar
Tom Dusenberry to hear
about games today and
the emerging field of
gamification--using
digital game thinking
and logistics in other
industries--both areas
of tremendous potential.
The speaker will be
Tom Dusenberry,
president and founder of
Dusenberry
Entertainment.
Date:
Thursday,
December 5, 2013
Time:
8:30 -
10:30 a.m.
Location:
Enterprise Center at
Salem State University,
121 Loring Avenue, Suite
106, Salem (directions)
Cost:
Free
Contact: Laurel
Costello at 978-542-6343
or
sbdc@salemstate.edu
Cosponsored by
the Enterprise Center at
Salem State University
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Pricing Your Products
and Services
Learn about pricing
concepts, the role of
pricing in a company's
strategy, and an easy
four step process to
determine pricing for
your services or
products on the basis of
costs, customer goals,
trends, and competition.
The speaker will be
Paul Shaughnessy of
Lincoln Consulting
Group, Inc.
Date:
Tuesday, December 10,
2013
Time:
8:30 -
10:30 a.m.
Location:
Enterprise Center at
Salem State University,
121 Loring Avenue, Suite
106, Salem (directions)
Cost:
Free
Contact: Laurel
Costello at 978-542-6343
or
sbdc@salemstate.edu
Cosponsored by
the Enterprise Center at
Salem State University
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Cancellation Policy |
Cancellations received by noon the day prior to
the seminar will be entitled to a refund. No
refund will be given on notifications received
after that time or in any no-show situation.
This policies do not apply when the Enterprise
Center collects the registration fees. Please
contact the Enterprise Center for further
information.
The
MSBDC reserves the right to cancel or reschedule
a seminar due to insufficient enrollment.
Registration fees will be returned or credited
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Weather Cancellations |
If a host school
closes due to inclement weather, SBDC workshops
at that location are canceled. If possible, we
will try to reschedule workshops.
Please
refer to the host school websites for schedule
changes and weather alerts. |
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