How many times have you heard that being a minority owned business or woman owned business might be a huge benefit? But what exactly are a WBE or a MBE, and what exactly is involved in the process? First, WBE which stands for “Women’s...
Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center
Workshop Focuses on Identity Theft Awareness
The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering an Identity Theft 2011 Workshop from 9 to11 a.m. Wednesday March 16 at the NWI Purdue Technology Center, 9800 Connecticut Drive. Paul and Jacki Kennedy, certified identity theft risk...
NWI SBDC Partnership Boosts Starke, Pulaski Business Community
The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center has teamed with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation to further strengthen the small business community in Starke and Pulaski counties. The partnership brings an elevated component...
Launch Your Own Business Workshop
"Want to Start a Business?" helps would-be entrepreneurs determine their preparedness and ability to start a business by examining the opportunities, responsibilities and challenges involved in business ownership. When: Tuesday, December 14, from 6...
Building on Basics: QuickBooks Tidbits, Tips, and Tricks
This workshop will help established QuickBooks users expand on the basics, offering insight into their numbers. It will follow a lecture format with a limited number of computers available for participants to try out solutions and formulate...
NWI SBDC: “Want to Start a Business?”
The Small Business Development Center's two-hour Launch Your Own Business Workshop helps would-be entrepreneurs examine their ability to launch a business by considering the opportunities and challenges involved in business ownership. September...
Nominations Open for E-Day Awards through Aug 2
Celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit is a tradition at the NWI Small Business Development Center. Every year, region entrepreneurs and advocates are recognized for the imprint they have left on the small business community. Through the E-Day...
SBA Offers Free Webinars to Help Small Business Owners Get Fiscally Fit
The U.S. Small Business Administration is hosting a Webinar series in recognition of National Financial Literacy Month. Topics will highlight the importance of financial education and the opportunity to learn practical money skills and financial...
Take Flight: Marketing Maneuvers to Propel your Business to New Heights
Professional, Peer advice Three sessions combine experts' presentations, roundtable discussions and a question-and-answer segment. Jim Roos will focus on marketing basics. Leanne Hoagland-Smith will spotlight how to answer "What do you do?" in 10...
Want to Start a Business?
The Small Business Development Center's two-hour Business Feasibility Workshop helps would-be entrepreneurs examine their ability to launch a business by considering the opportunities and challenges involved in business ownership. When: Tuesday March...