SPRING 2008, SCORE MANAGEMENT SEMINARS

Sponsored by the City of Santa Fe Economic Development Division

Funding from the Economic Development Fund

Hosted by the Santa Fe Business Incubator

Presented FREE by the Santa Fe Chapter of SCORE

 

TIME:                  6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

 

PLACE:               Santa Fe Business Incubator

                            3900 Paseo del Sol

                            Santa Fe, NM 87507

 

Please make your reservations. Call 505-424-1140

 

         

 

Date TITLE / Description / Presenters
Tuesday, March 4

The Business Plan – Part I: Market Analysis, market strategy, marketing, pricing, promotion, sales strategy.  (Nelson, Stone)

 
Thursday, March 6

The Business Plan – Part II: A continuation of Part I; Business organization, financial plan, packaging the plan forr loans or partnership.

(Nelson, Lantis)
Tuesday, March 11 

Legal Structures For Your Business: A discussion of the           various legal structures available for business in the State of New Mexico and the advantages of each as they pertain to the business types.  (Langley)
Thursday, March 13

Legal and Regulatory Compliance: A discussion of legal      and regulatory requirements of local, state and federal government. Includes taxes, copyrights, licenses, record keeping, insurance and labor laws. (Langely)
Tuesday, March 25

Building and Leading your Team:

(Mendez)
Thursday, March 27 

Managing Your Money: A simple approach to personal and business money management, record keeping,    accounting, analysis of the data for cost control, profit maximization and wealth management as well as financial statements. (Lantis)

Tuesday, April 1  

Financing Your Business: Description and examples of the various means available for providing money for your business’s operations and growth. Making the right choice    of financing methods depends on the circumstances.  (Tyner)

Thursday, April 3

Valuing the Business for Investment, Purchase, Sale, or    Borrowing. Detailed strategy for the “due diligence” process and examples of analytical tools for valuation.  (Nelson, Lantis)
Tuesday, April 8

Marketing and Advertising Part I    (Mooney, Rogers)

Thursday, April 10

Marketing and Advertising Part II  (Mooney, Rogers)

Tuesday, April 15

The Importing and Exporting Business : Learn the essentials of importing and exporting from someone with over thirty years of experience. This will be an informal and hands- on experience (Valesco)

Thursday, April 17

Creating Your Website and Getting Visitor Traffic: Is the internet the place for your business? The basics of  creating a company website and strategies for making your website a useful marketing tool: registering your domain name creating a true “web presence”, building blocks of a simple site and strategies for driving customers to your site. (Doniger)  

Text Box: Tuesday        Oct 2           The Business Plan:  The fundamental and essential process                                              For managing change. Market Analysis, Market Strategy,Marketing Plan                                              and Financial Plan *   Thursday      Oct 4           The Business Plan:  A workshop for discussion of Business Plan                                              Preparation   Tuesday, Oct 9                 Importing and Exporting:  Opportunity to adapt to the changing global                                              marketplace. Importing and Exporting can offer significant opportunities   Thursday, Oct 11             Recruiting and Developing the Best Employees for your Business:                                              Develop and implement a strategy to recruit and hire  the bes                                              employees and to  motivate them to help your business succeed.*   Tuesday, Oct 16               Leading and Retaining the Best Employees for your Business.                                              Develop and implement a strategy to successfully lead and retain                                              your employees.  Motivate employees to want your business to be                                              successful.*   Thursday, Oct 18             Personnel Management:  A workshop for informal discussion of                                              the everyday problems of building, developing and retaining                                              a successful employee team.   Tuesday, Oct 23               Maximize your Sales through Advertising:                                               A guide for developing an effective communications strategy                                              for your product or service.  Steps include identifying your target                                             and what motivates them, differentiating your offering, evaluating                                             marketing strategies and developing your message                                               and media approach.*             Thursday, Oct 25             Marketing/Advertising: A workshop to discuss application of                                              an effective Marketing/Advertising strategy                                               in the local Santa Fe market.   Tuesday, Oct 30                Creating your Website: Is the Website the place for your Business?                                              The basics of creating a company website and strategies for making                                              your website a useful marketing tool, creating a true “web presence”*   Thursday, Nov 1              Website design: a workshop covering registering your domain name,                                              Building blocks for a simple site, and driving customers to your site.                                                               *Workshops are for persons attending the related Seminars