05/30/13 09:00 AM - 05/30/13 11:30 AM

Content description may be amended for the sake of currency.

Practical money-making strategies are given to help business grow. This session covers a brief overview of the major social media sites, how they differ, and how to target awareness.

Lecture covers: Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter

Learn how these networks are useful, can be applied, and where to post appropriate content in a business environment and use them with your business website or blogsite. Review how to develop a business strategy to make money by using the social media.

Dates:  Thursdays,    5/30                                                

Time:   9:00pm – 11:30pm     

Fee:      Free

Instructor:  Sean

To register please call the WPU SBDC staff at 973-754-8695.

Location: Cotsakos College of Business, 1600 Valley Road, Room V1003 Wayne, NJ 07470

06/05/13 06:00 PM - 06/05/13 09:00 PM

The business startup seminar helps one to assess his personal attributes and understand his business needs. This seminar provides the entrepreneur with tools, reference materials, and additional sources for information on starting a business.

To register please call the WPU SBDC staff at 973-754-8695.

Location: Community Technology Center, 218 Memorial Drive, Paterson, NJ 07505

06/11/13 09:00 AM - 06/11/13 12:00 PM

This workshop is the next step for business owners who want to expand their marketing efforts beyond their current customer base.

The Defense Procurement Center will help your firm market to government agencies, such as DoD, EPA, DOE, FAA, State of New Jersey, schools, post offices, local municipalities, as well as large businesses such as IBM, Lockheed and the casinos.  How to get in the door! This course will teach you about tools such as Small Disadvantaged Business/8a, Hubzone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Minority/Women certifications that will give your business a marketing edge. You will be given step by step instructions as to how to complete the Central Contractor Registration, the only place to register to get contracts with the Government and to showcase your services to large corporations. You have to be in it to win it! Additionally, we will review the government payment system “Wide Area Work Flow”, so you can get paid within a week of delivery.

You will receive a listing of small business specialists at various agencies and large businesses so you can avoid the “cold call”, since these individuals are tasked to assist you.

The Center will bid match you with buyers free of charge so that you will discover who is buying your goods or services, and we will assist in the review of bidding opportunities. If you know what you sell and how much, we can fill in the blanks for you with free follow-up counseling sessions, CCR and certification pod casts so that you can have instruction at home at your convenience..

Instructor:  Dolcey E. Chaplin, Esq.

Location: Cotsakos College of Business, 1600 Valley Road, Room G016, Wayne, NJ 07470

06/12/13 06:00 PM - 06/12/13 09:00 PM

A business plan is the key tool for all phases of a business from startup to expansion. The components of a business plan are executive summary, cover letter, organization plan, financial and supporting documents which are all necessary for obtaining SBA loans or loans from venture capitalists and angel investors.  This seminar entails the preparation of a sound and detailed business plan which is necessary for managing a business more effectively.

To register please call the WPU SBDC at 973-754-8695.

Location: Community Technology Center, 218 Memorial Drive, Paterson, NJ 07505

06/18/13 09:00 AM - 06/18/13 11:30 AM

There are three ways one can go into business:  (1) start from scratch, (2) buy an   

existing business or (3) buy a franchise.

This workshop will explore the pros and cons of buying an existing business or a franchise.

Topics include:

 .  How to determine which is the better path for your needs

 .  How to select a business that provides you with an income stream

 .  How perform due diligence & research before putting any money down

 .  Tools to use in finding what businesses or franchises are for sale

 .  What are the investment ranges?

 .  Sources of financing for your investment

To register please call the WPU SBDC staff at 973-754-8695.

Location: Cotsakos College of Business, 1600 Valley Road, Room V1003, Wayne, NJ 07470