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Small Business How-to Video Seminars and Podcasts

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View a smallbiz how-to do business seminar! Each session can be viewed in parts, watch the video and text slides together, or download the audio only to an MP3 player. Choose high-speed version for Broadband connections, dial-up for modems. Download QuickTime free software to view, if you don't already have this software on your computer.



Break the Rules and Win More Business

Edward Dorian
Jeremy Rawitz

Jeremy Rawitz, President of Sales Strategy Corp. introduces you to a new approach that will transform the selling experience to one that produces win-win results every time.





Accounting & Bookkeeping Essentials

Edward Dorian
Bruce Director

Bruce Director, CPA, MBA, and SCORE counselor, explains the basics of accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses.




How to Start a Fashion Line in Today's Market

Edward Dorian
Mercedes Gonzalez

Mercedes Gonzalez is Director of Global Purchasing Companies, a full service buying office that plans and implements retail strategies. She is an expert with experience in every facet of the garment industry. Mercedes consults, teaches workshops, and write for trade magazines. Her company, Global Purchasing, works with new designers, manufacturers and retailers to help them to succeed in today's market.



Credit Management & Credit Repair for Entrepreneurs

Edward Dorian
Giovanna Masci

Presentation by Giovanna Masci, On-TRAC consultant for ACCION New York, a microlender and business advisory service. ACCION New York provides microloans and business advisory services to individuals and small businesses that do not have access to traditional sources of credit.

A good credit rating is important if you want to obtain financing to start or expand your small business. Learn how to get a copy of your credit report; how to repair your credit history; and how to avoid identity theft, and business frauds, scams and money traps.




Legal Strategies for Small Businesses

Edward Dorian
Howard S. Meyers & Robert G Heim

Presentation by Howard S. Meyers, Esq., CPA, and Robert G Heim, Esq. Meyers & Heim, LLP, both formerly with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. This workshop will help you discover what legal information you need to know to start and run a small business.




Getting the Business: How Certification Can Lead to Contracts for
Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Edward Dorian

Panel discussion covers various certification programs available for women and minority owned businesses. This panel is moderated by Lisa Dolan of Secur-it, and includes panelists Glenis Henriques, NY City Department of Small Business Services; Raul Mercado, New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council; and Gwendolyn Turner of Pfizer Inc.



Market Research: Information Sources for Small Business

Edward Dorian
Ken Johnson

Guide to market research information resources available at the Science, Industry and Business Library. Presented by Ken Johnson, business librarian at the Science, Industry and Business Library.




A Quick Guide to Building a Successful Export Business

Edward Dorian
Edward Dorian

Edward S. Dorian, Jr. is the President of Dorian Drake International, a leading export management company providing manufacturers with a full-service alternative to staffing and managing their own export department.




Tips for Opening and Running a Restaurant in NYC

presenters
Charles Hunt

E. Charles “Chuck” Hunt is the Executive Vice President of the New York State Restaurant Association. NYSRA a not-for- profit trade association representing the restaurant industry in New York State. Mr. Hunt is responsible for overseeing the activities of the Association in the five boroughs of New York City.


Pricing your product or service: Break Even Analysis Primer

presenters
Ms. Amini Kajunju

Amini Kajunju, Executive Director, Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) presents a break even analysis primer on the relationship between costs and price in calculating profits for your small business. Learn how to correctly categorize your costs to reach your optimum profit.




Retail Essentials: How to Open and Run a Successful Retail Store

Mercedes Gonzalez
Mercedes Gonzalez

Mercedes Gonzalez was a buyer in the garment industry for 14 years, during which time she helped to open and restructure hundreds of stores here and abroad . She started The Global Purchasing Group in 1998 to help retail stores become more competitive and maximize their potential.




SCORE: Essentials for Starting and Growing Your Own Business

SCORE
SCORE

Business counselors Ray Phillips, Charles Sobel, and Howard Geltzer, from SCORE NYC, chapter 1000, present: Essentials for Starting and Growing Your Own Business. SCORE is a national business counseling organization funded by the Small Business Administration. The seminar includes sections on your business plan, marketing for small business, and communications and sales tools.

                                                related link: Visit SCORE nyc for a list of their training seminars


Good Business Practices for Entrepreneurs

presenters
Ronna Brown and Thomas Cohn

Ronna Brown, President, Metro New York Better Business Bureau, and Thomas Cohn, Federal Trade Commission, present tips for business owners: access to capital, cash flow, scams targeting small business, and getting and keeping good customers.

related link: Good Business Practices for Entrepreneurs: A guide from the Metro New York Better Business Bureau Foundation