Support for Business Seminars is provided by Empire State Development
Our business seminars provide you with the skills you need to run your small business, whether it be new, existing, or in-the-works. Learn about business plans, marketing, financing and more.
Business Planning Seminar
Planning is essential to the success of any business. In this seminar, learn planning basics that will lay the groundwork for you to create your written business plan.
Copyright and Trademark Law
Learn what you need to know for your business regarding copyright and trademark. Taught by experts at Syracuse University College of Law’s Community Development Law Clinic.
Credit for Entrepreneurs
Learn to improve your business's credit worthiness by reviewing credit reports, fixing problems and improving your credit score. Connect with resources for business lending, planning, accounting and more. Presented by business credit & lending specialists.
Get Ready to Bid: Info for Small Contractors
Learn how to get certified as a minority or woman contractor and how to get financially ready to bid on big projects.
Getting Certified as a Minority or Woman Business Enterprise
MWBE certification is useful for businesses that contract their services to government-funded agencies. It allows greater access to certain government-funded projects. At this workshop, we will review the basics about starting this process for the city, state and federal governments.
Grant Writing for Non-profits
Learn tips for grant-writing success for your non-profit organization. Presented by our grant writing guru who's secured the funding for many of these classes!
Legal Issues for Small Businesses
Learn what you need to know about key legal issues for your business, such as trademark and copyright law, and the differences among incorporation structures. Presented by the Community Development Law Clinic of the Syracuse University College of Law.
Marketing on a Shoestring
Learn how to put together a marketing message and communicate it to your customers - on a small budget! You'll discover how to find your message and methods to reach your target market.
Retail 101
A retail expert presents tips for starting a new retail business or managing your recently opened retail business. Learn about business plan ideas and what makes a retail store successful.
QuickBooks Course
QuickBooks is a market leader in small business accounting software, due to its easy use by anyone with or without formal accounting training. Get a crash course in our one or two session introduction to QuickBooks, or explore its capabilities more deeply in our intermediate level course, all led by experienced bookkeepers. Full course sessions can be taken individually, but registration preference will be given to those interested in the full course.
Selling Things Online
Online business is a huge market! Learn how to market yourself and sell your goods over the internet.
Small Business Financing
This workshop outlines various ways to finance your small business, including types of business loans available and the documents needed for a complete loan application package. Presented by a business loan specialist.
Green Practices, Business Success!
What is a truly green business? Learn about resources for strengthening your business model, start-up help, energy savings, office and storefront operations, employee education and more.
Starting a Cooperative
Ever wonder what other business models are available? Learn about this alternative business model, how to start your own cooperative, finance, and run it.
Seminario de Negocio
¿Quiere ser dueño de su propio negocio? ¡Venga y aprenda cómo! Este seminario le dara las herramientas para el éxito.
