Wednesday, October 30, 2013

10/23/2013: Encore Entrepreneur & Encore Entrepreneur Day

Show Topic: Encore Entrepreneur & Encore Entrepreneur Day

Jonel Hein, Deputy District Director, SBA Miami Office
Jonel tells us about the SBA's Encore Entrepreneur Day on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Nova Southeastern University. The SBA is teaming up with Broward SCORE and the AARP to host this free half-day event geared to helping aspiring business owners over 50 realize their business dreams.

Paula Lopez, an Encore Entrepreneur and Franchisee for Giardino Gourmet Salads
Upon turning 50, Paula decided to strike out on her own and buy a Giardino Gourmet Salads franchise in downtown Miami. Paula tells us why she made the career change and how the transition has been so far.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

10/09/2013: Keeping proper financial records

CPA Shelly Laughlin, JD Gilbert and Company
Shelly Laughlin will give a new workshop for Broward SCORE on record keeping and accounting for Broward SCORE on Wednesday, Oct. 23. She gives us tips on how to keep proper financial records.

10/02/2013: Broward College launches Business Incubator

Enrique Triay, Broward College's Business Incubator
Broward College will launch a business incubator in the first quarter of 2014. The plan is to mentor new business owners and help them launch and grow their business. The program is part of the Institute for Economic Development. Get on their email list by emailing ceo@broward.edu.

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

9/18/2013: Are mobile apps for small businesses?

Mark Gadala-Maria, Lucid Site Designs
Can a mobile app for your small business help draw traffic and drive up revenues? Mark Gadala-Maria builds mobile apps and discusses why they make sense for many small businesses.


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09/11/2013: How to market value to your customers

Ron Stein from Fast Path Marketing talks about how companies can get better results for their marketing efforts.

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09/04/2013: Starting Your Business? StartUp Quest can help

Michael O'Donnell, regional project manager, StartUp Quest
Startup Quest™ is an innovative program that provides entrepreneurial training to qualified professionals by connecting them with highly successful entrepreneurs who guide these professionals through the process of creating business plans to bring new inventions and technologies to market. Michael O'Donnell, regional project manager for Startup Quest, talks about how this free 10-week training works.
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