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SUMMARY:SEED Entrepreneurial Workshops Sponsored by Eastern Bank
DESCRIPTION:In support of Small Business Month (May)\, Eastern Bank is partnering with SEED Corporation to bring you two basic business workshops in Framingham aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs.\n\n \n\nThe free workshops are being held in cooperation with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\, MA Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)\, Metrowest Chamber of Commerce\, South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)\, and SCORE.\n\n \n\nBoth workshops will be held at the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)\, 7 Bishop Street\, Framingham\, MA on Thursday\, May 25\, 2017.  The details of each workshop are provided below:\n\n \n\nSession I\n\n"Learn the Fundamentals in Planning\, Preparing\, and Financing Your Business"\,\n\n 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.  Breakfast will be provided for all participants.  \n\n \n\nThis workshop is geared toward helping potential entrepreneurs evaluate and understand the fundamentals of owning one's own business.  Information on how to get started\, where and how to get financing and the loan application process will be presented.  Attendees will also be provided with a free guide to writing a business plan and other materials.\n\n \n\nSession II\n\n"Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business"\, 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Lunch will be provided for all participants. \n\n \n\nThe focus of this workshop is to help attendees understand a balance sheet\, income statement\, and cash flow statement. The workshop also explains how a small business owner can anticipate financial needs in order to operate his/her business more efficiently.\n\n \n\n \n\nPlease call SEED Corporation at 508-822-1020 x 318\, to register for either or both sessions by Thursday\, May 18th and for directions to the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce.  SEED Corporation holds this entrepreneurial workshop series on a monthly basis throughout the region.  For information on future sessions\, please contact SEED.  \n\n \n\nSEED Corporation is a non-profit organization certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and designated as an Intermediary under the SBA's Microloan Program.  This program is designed to provide loans to new and existing business owners in amounts\n\nup to $50\,000.  SEED is also a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. \n\n \n\nAs a regional economic development organization\, SEED also offers a full range\n\nof financing programs providing loans from $1\,000 up to $5.5 million to assist small businesses to grow and create jobs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  SEED works with other economic development and financing institutions throughout the region to ensure that individuals who are committed to owning and operating a small business in the region are able to get the assistance they need to be successful.  \n\n \n\nFor more information on SEED and its programs\, please call the SEED office\n\nat 508-822-1020 or visit SEED's website at www.seedcorp.com.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<span style="font-family: times new roman\;"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><img alt="" height="135" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1291/Image/south-eastern-economic-development-corporation.jpg" style="width: 450px\; height: 135px\;" width="450" /><br />\n<br />\nIn support of Small Business Month (May)\, <strong>Eastern Bank</strong></span><span style="font-size: medium\;"> is partnering with </span><strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">SEED Corporation </span></strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">to bring you two basic business workshops in </span><strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">Framingham</span></strong><span style="font-size: medium\;"> aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">The free workshops are being held in cooperation <span style="font-size: medium\;">with the <strong>U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)\,</strong></span> <strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">MA Small</span></strong></span> <strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">Business Development Center (MSBDC)\,<span style="color: black\;"> Metrowest Chamber of Commerce\, South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)\, </span></span><span style="font-size: medium\;">and SCORE.</span></strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">Both workshops will be held at the South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)<strong>\, 7 Bishop Street\, Framingham\, MA </strong><strong>on Thursday\, May 25\, 2017.&nbsp\; </strong></span>The details of each workshop are provided below:</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><u><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">Session I</span></span></u></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">&ldquo\;Learn the Fundamentals in Planning\, Preparing\, and Financing Your Business&rdquo\;</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">\,<br />\n&nbsp\;<strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">10</span><span style="font-size: medium\;">:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.&nbsp\; </span><span style="font-size: medium\;">Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.</span>&nbsp\; <span style="font-size: medium\;">Breakfast will be provided for all participants.</span>&nbsp\; </strong></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">This workshop is geared toward helping potential entrepreneurs evaluate and understand the fundamentals of owning one&rsquo\;s own business.&nbsp\; Information on how to get started\, where and how to get financing and the loan application process will be presented.&nbsp\; Attendees will also be provided with a free guide to writing a business plan and other materials.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: medium\;">Session II</span></u><br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;">&ldquo\;Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business&rdquo\;</span></strong></span>\, <strong>1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.</strong>&nbsp\; <strong>Lunch will be provided for all participants. </strong></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">The focus of this workshop is to help attendees understand a balance sheet\, income statement\, and cash flow statement. The workshop also explains how a small business owner can anticipate financial needs in order to operate his/her business more efficiently.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium\;">Please call SEED Corporation at 508-822-1020 x 318\, to register for either or both sessions by Thursday\, May 18<sup><span style="font-size: small\;">th </span></sup></span><span style="font-size: medium\;">and for directions </span><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">to the Metrowest Chamber of Commerce.&nbsp\; </span></span></strong><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;">S</span></span></span>EED Corporation holds this entrepreneurial workshop series on a monthly basis throughout the region.&nbsp\; For information on future sessions\, please contact SEED.&nbsp\; </span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">SEED Corporation is a non-profit organization certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and designated as an Intermediary under the SBA&rsquo\;s Microloan Program.&nbsp\; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">This program is designed to provide loans to new and existing business owners in amounts<br />\nup to $50\,000.&nbsp\; SEED is also a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) under the U.S. Department of the Treasury. </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">As a regional economic development organization\, SEED also offers a full range<br />\nof financing programs providing loans from $1\,000 up to $5.5 million to assist small businesses to grow and create jobs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.&nbsp\; SEED works with other economic development and financing institutions throughout the region to ensure that individuals who are committed to owning and operating a small business in the region are able to get the assistance they need to be successful.&nbsp\; </span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">For more information on SEED and its programs\, please call the SEED office<br />\nat 508-822-1020 or visit SEED&rsquo\;s website at </span></span><a href="http://www.seedcorp.com/"><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">www.seedcorp.com</span></span></span></a><span style="color: black\;"><span style="font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: times new roman\;">.</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) 7 Bishop Street Framingham\, MA 01702
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URL:https://business.metrowest.org/events/details/seed-entrepreneurial-workshops-sponsored-by-eastern-bank-7193
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