Next Stage Business Growth Series Training 2012
Fifty percent of the clients served by the New Jersey Small Business Centers’ (NJSBDC) network of 11 statewide centers are established small business owners, while the other half consists of early-stage entrepreneurs and fledging new businesses. What each has in common is the need for the tools and strategies that can help them reach the next level of performance. NJSBDC’s experts wide array of knowledge incorporates national best practices.
Next-Stage Growth Series
As the pressure for New Jersey to create new private sector jobs continues to increase, the NJSBDC has responded by developing and offering specialized training for next-stage business owners. The “Next Stage Growth Series” courses are available throughout the year, at established times and sites throughout the state, or at the Business owners’ work sites. Company executives and their business partners can take advantage of the knowledge, tools and strategies for growth offered in these specially designed business seminars, which consist of nine courses; Gaining traction, being successful, sustaining organizational performance:
2012 Next Stage Business Growth Training Series Offerings: ($50 per session)
- Marketing Upstream: Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone, providing the tools to find new and larger clients and overcome barriers to entering new markets. @ NJSBDC at William Paterson University May 11, 2012 from 9am-12pm at 1600 Valley Road, Room V 1003, Wayne NJ, @ NJSBDC at Bergen Community College May 4, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the Ciarco Learning Center, 355 Main St, Room 121, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Strategic Selling: Processes and Practices, covering the strategic selling skills needed for top performance. @ NJSBDC at William Paterson University June 1, 2012 from 9-12pm at 1600 Valley Road, Room V 1003, Wayne NJ, @ NJSBDC at Bergen Community College June 15, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the Ciarco Learning Center, 355 Main St, Room 121, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Keeping Score: Where’s My Cash?, providing information and templates for cash flow planning and analysis. @ NJSBDC at Rutgers – Camden March 6, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the Rutgers Business Incubator Waterfront Technology Center, 200 Federal St, Camden NJ 08103
- Exit Strategies: You Can’t Leave Unless You Know Where the Door Is, covering how to plan for succession, typical cash out goals, options and alternatives. @ TBD
– Business Valuation: Creating a Meeting of the Minds in Real Dollars, focusing on the dynamics of buying and selling a business and the tools for assessing its value. @ NJSBDC at Rutgers – Camden March 13, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the Rutgers Business Incubator Waterfront Technology Center, 200 Federal St, Camden NJ 08103, @ NJSBDC at Raritan Valley Community College May 24, 2012 from 9am-12pm at the RaritanValley Community College, 14 Vogt Drive, Rm B102, Bridgewater NJ 08807
The New Jersey Small Business Development Centers network offers this specialized counseling and training and is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration, through appropriations made by the US Congress to further promote job creation and retention.
What People are Saying about the Next Stage Business Growth Series Training Seminars
“The NJSBDC specifically exists to support the needs of small businesses,” said Brenda Hopper, NJSBDC state director & CEO. “We’re offering businesses the strategies and tools to survive and even grow during these difficult times. They just need to tap our services.”
“There are many companies out there on the cusp of growth that just need some professional insight and instructional resources to reach the next level,” added Deborah Smarth, NJSBDC associate state director & COO. “The NJSBDC is where they can find that assistance.”
The NJSBDC is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).