Upcoming Workshops and Events
Expanding Your Business in the Aerospace Industry
In Partnership with GSATC & Upstate SC Alliance
The Clemson University Small Business Development Center, Upstate SC Alliance and the GSATC partner to present this opportunity to hear from three aerospace industry firms in South Carolina during a morning session followed by a lunch presentation with keynote speaker Steve Townes, CEO of Ranger Aerospace.
Speakers from Lockheed Martin, ADEX Machining Technologies, KTM Solutions, Carbures, GKN Aerospace, SC Manufacturing Extension Partnership and more will provide new updates on growth opportunities, steps to enter their vendor networks and real-world case-studies to learn from. Attend to meet buyers, connect with peers and find your place in this high-growth industry.
Embassy Suites, 670 Verdae BLVD, Greenville, SC 29607 Investment: $49 Program+Lunch; $25 Lunch Only
Morning Sessions 8:30 am to 11:15 am; GSATC Special Event Lunch 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Online Pre-registration Required: http://gsatc-sbdc-aero-2012.eventbrite.com/
Spartanburg Area Seminars
The Spartanburg Area Office of the South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) is excited to announce a new seminar for small business owners entitled “Financing Your Small Business.”
The seminar will cover sources of business funding, the 6 Cs of credit, financial basics (Cash Flow, Income Statement, Balance Sheet), and loan application documentation. The workshop will be followed with a Question & Answer Period.
The workshop will be held at the Landrum Public Library located at 111 East Asbury Drive, Landrum, South Carolina 29356-1402 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on April 24, 2012. The seminar is free. Please register online at http://workgroups.clemson.edu/SBDC_Workshops/form.php
For more information, please contact the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center via e-mail: es2@clemson.edu or by telephone at 864.592.6318. This is the first in a three-part series. Please ask for details.
The Spartanburg Area Office of the South Carolina Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), SCORE, and the Spartanburg County Library have joined together to announce a new series of monthly workshops for small business owners entitled the “Small Business Roundtable.”
May 3: Financing the Small Business
This section of the seminar highlights the various methods that can be used to finance your business.
The workshops will be held at the Spartanburg Library located at 151 South Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306 on the first Thursday of the month from 9:15 am to 11:15 am. The workshops are free. Please register online at http://workgroups.clemson.edu/SBDC_Workshops/form.php
For more information, please contact the Spartanburg Area Small Business Development Center via e-mail: es2@clemson.edu or by telephone at 864.592.6318.
Greenwood Area Events
This program is based upon the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Steven R. Covey. Participants will learn how to use these habits to manage their own actions, to lead others and to unleash the potential of their business. The workshop will provide life-changing knowledge and skills and the tools to apply them.
Dates: Saturdays, May 5 &12, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $395, includes official Franklin-Covey materials and lunch. Call to find out if you qualify for the discounted price of $195.
Pre-registration is required: registration form is at www.lander.edu/goto/continuinged & can be emailed (continuinged@lander.edu), faxed, mailed, delivered, or phoned in to Lander University Department of Continuing Education (864)388-8426, fax (864)388-8189.
Exporting and Importing: The Basics of International Trade for Small Business is a seminar which will cover management, marketing, supply chain logistics and trade finance for the small-business owner. Practical, hands-on foreign market research will be demonstrated in real-time online. Handouts will provide import/export tips, guides, contacts, free and cost-effective resources and more. Licenses, INCOTERMS® (effective Jan. 1, 2011) with seller/ buyer risks, costs and obligations, harmonized codes, carnet exemptions, and how to use free trade zones will also be covered. Remember, there are many more potential sales to customers outside the U.S. SBDCglobal.com can help and will be covered. We’ll cover how to find which foreign markets are best to export to, how to finance it, insure it, get paid, and comply with the regulations (automated export system).
Pre-registration is required: registration form is at www.lander.edu/goto/continuinged & can be emailed (continuinged@lander.edu), faxed, mailed, delivered, or phoned in to Lander University Department of Continuing Education (864)388-8426, fax (864)388-8189.
WHEN: Saturday, May 26, 2012; 9 am – 12 noon
WHERE: LANDER UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN GREENWOOD, SC
INVESTMENT: $49. If you have any questions, please call (864)388-8492 or email conway@clemson.edu.
