SBDC at The Entrepreneurs Center

The Entrepreneurs Center

Dayton

Understanding the market that your business serves is critical to success. Who are your target customers? Who are your competitors? How large is the market? Come learn how to find out the answers with Jeffery Fortescue, Business Specialist at the Dayton Metro Library. Jeff will teach us to use the Library’s resources to: • Identify consumer lifestyles, demographics and product usage - target markets • Find market overviews, market size, and segments • Analyze the competition • Find market share data and other industry statistics • Search for articles in business journals, magazines, newspapers and other Resources Take away tips that will help you provide a clear description of the opportunity for your product or service. The seminar is free however pre-registration is REQUIRED at www.entrepreneurohio.org or by calling the SBDC at TEC at 937-281-0118

Speaker: Jeffery Fortescue Business Specialist, Dayton Metro Library

The Recordkeeping for a Small Business workshop provides an overview of record keeping and is designed to help participants understand how record keeping can benefit their small business. Come learn the ways businesses keep vital records of their activities and track their day-to-day transactions in traditional accounting. Understand the structure, content, and application of a variety of recordkeeping forms and accounting methods. We’ll explore the differences and connections between recordkeeping, accounting, and financial management and learn about the requirements of a recordkeeping system. We’ll discuss the sources of documentation: income, purchases and business expenses. Some of the challenges we’ll cover include separation of business and personal finances; bank and credit card account reconciliation; petty cash, and purchase authorization.

Speaker: Presenter: Adrienne Heard, CBA.

The New Business Information Session is a three hour, free seminar that will answer your questions about starting, buying, or expanding a small business. Presentation will consist of an overview of issues related to starting and operating a business such as business and financial planning, market demand and financing.

Speaker: Pat Newcomb, Certified Business Advisor

Register for this first in a 6 part Small Business Development Series. This first session will introduce the small business resource partners in our area. Come meet the representatives and learn about the resources available to you for every stage of your business.

Speaker: To Be Announced

The New Business Information Session is a three hour, free seminar that will answer your questions about starting, buying, or expanding a small business. Presentation will consist of an overview of issues related to starting and operating a business such as business and financial planning, market demand and financing.

Speaker: Pat Newcomb, Certified Business Advisor

The Recordkeeping for a Small Business workshop provides an overview of record keeping and is designed to help participants understand how record keeping can benefit their small business. Come learn the ways businesses keep vital records of their activities and track their day-to-day transactions in traditional accounting. Understand the structure, content, and application of a variety of recordkeeping forms and accounting methods. We’ll explore the differences and connections between recordkeeping, accounting, and financial management and learn about the requirements of a recordkeeping system. We’ll discuss the sources of documentation: income, purchases and business expenses. Some of the challenges we’ll cover include separation of business and personal finances; bank and credit card account reconciliation; petty cash, and purchase authorization.

Speaker: Presenter: Adrienne Heard, CBA.

Understanding the market that your business serves is critical to success. Who are your target customers? Who are your competitors? How large is the market? Come learn how to find out the answers with Jeffery Fortescue, Business Specialist at the Dayton Metro Library. Jeff will teach us to use the Library’s resources to: • Identify consumer lifestyles, demographics and product usage - target markets • Find market overviews, market size, and segments • Analyze the competition • Find market share data and other industry statistics • Search for articles in business journals, magazines, newspapers and other Resources Take away tips that will help you provide a clear description of the opportunity for your product or service. The seminar is free however pre-registration is REQUIRED at www.entrepreneurohio.org or by calling the SBDC at TEC at 937-281-0118

Speaker: Jeffery Fortescue Business Specialist, Dayton Metro Library