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| Calendar of events 2009
Ongoing Feedback Requested Colorado Springs Technology Incubator Mentors and Business Associates,
Gary Markle asked that I distribute the link to this www.Colorado.gov web site and ask for feedback from business leaders in the community. You’ll see a place for feedback on the web site pages.
To orient you, look for the green band in the middle of the page (Colorado Business Express) and in the box just below the band are two information areas: … starting a business in Colorado and … existing businesses. The CSTI would like to get business people from our community to review the “business” contents on the site and provide any input - good, bad or otherwise. This site is under the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA), which Ron May created when he was our State senator. He now sits on the Authority Board.
FREE BUSINESS RELATED WORKSHOPS Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and Tri-Lakes Chamber Workshop Held at the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator Conference Room 14960 Woodcarver Road, CO. Spgs, CO 80921 5:30 - 6:00 Social Event and mixer 6:00 - 7:30 Workshop Presentation JANUARY 14TH 2009 WORKSHOP
Winning Sales Habits Presented by: Steven Langlois, Senior Sales Trainer, PDR Seminars Winning Sales Habits teaches the "best practices" of sales and a system to make these actions automatic. "Winging it" in sales is no longer acceptable. Develop the habits to increase sales, become mentally tough, emotionally resilient and stand out in today's marketplace!
February 11th 2009 WORKSHOP
Back by Popular Demand How to Start a Franchise: Tamyra A. Wallace, Consultant, Match Point Franchise Consulting Network Have you ever thought of opening a Franchise? This dynamic workshop will give you all of the information you need to choose the right franchise, acquire funding, location, and all you will need to get the ball rolling.
February 17th 2009
Tri-Lakes Business Incubator 14960 Woodcarver Road, CO. Spgs, CO 80921 February 17th 2009 3:00 - 4:00 Tri-Lakes Region Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Demo
February 18th and 19th 2009 Government Contracting Overview Mount Vernon Country Club Golden Colorado, 80401
March 11th, 2009 The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce FREE Business Workshop Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Roadat: Woodcarver Properties Suites
14960 Woodcarver RoadColorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation RSVP to Bev Levine 719-930-5258 or pm@trilakesbi.com March 11th 2009
Wednesday March 11th 2009 Panel Discussion:
Improve Your Website - Do's and Don'ts to make your website more appealing to your customers and potential customers. Maximizing Your Website – Getting More Bang From Your WWW Buck Incorporating Podcasting and Multimedia Into Your Marketing Program
Presenters: Jeff Walker, Basement Web Services & Mark Rees: CyberDog Media Monte Nott: Web Envision Heather Bucman: Sparrow Marketing
Maximizing Your Website – Getting More Bang From Your WWW Buck Simply having a Web presence isn't enough anymore. Today your customers are more Web-savvy and expect excellent service – even from your website. So how do set yourself apart? Top 10 tips for attracting and retaining customers, and maximizing your website's potential. Incorporating Podcasting and Multimedia Into Your Marketing Program Thirty years ago the major forms of advertising were print, radio and television. Times have changed. But the evolution of technology and the popularity of the World Wide Web have redefined the way that consumers make buying decisions. Learn how to integrate multimedia programs in to your current marketing strategies to expand your demographics, increase your Internet exposure, and become a valued resource to your customers and community.
March 12th and 13th Colorado School of Mines Seminar: Scaling Up Technology Companies The Colorado School of Mines 8th Continent Project and the Denver Metro Small Business Development Center are jointly sponsoring a seminar on March 12-13, 2009, entitled "Listening To Your Business." The focus is "Beyond Starting Up: Scaling Up Technology Companies." We invite you to attend. This hands-on two-day facilitated workshop is designed to provide entrepreneurs with the critical evaluation tools and action steps needed to maximize the growth and profitability of their business. It is geared towards post start-up for-profit technology firms that are looking at scaling up. During the two days of this workshop you will be informed about the resources available to grow your business; and you will be guided through a four-step process to develop your 3-year strategic vision. March 12 Sessions (led by Colorado experts) - State Funding Programs for Technology Companies - Government Funding, Understanding SBIR/STTR/TIP Programs - How to Pitch to an Angel - Investor Expectations in Today’s Equity and Debt Markets - Finding Precisely the Right Management and Advisory Team - IP Protection in Growing Companies - Cooperative Research and Development Agreements - You MUST Promote Yourself: Here’s How - Technology Industry Associations March 13 Sessions (led by Kauffman Foundation) - Set Your Three-Year Vision - Take a Snapshot of Your Business - Evaluate Where You Are in the Planning Process - Translate Your Goals into Action Steps Location: Colorado School of Mines (Golden) Fee: $99 ($129 after February 27); lunch is provided For more information or to register: http://www.denversbdc.org
April 8th The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce FREE Business Workshop Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Road at: Woodcarver Properties Suites
Colorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation RSVP to Bev Levine 719-930-5258 or pm@trilakesbi.com Wednesday April 8th 2009 The ABCs (and Ds) of E-Commerce
Presenters: Jeff Walker, Basement Web Services &
The ABCs (and Ds) of E-Commerce: Everything You Should Know About Creating a Retail Web Presence
Even simple, do-it-yourself shopping carts can appear daunting when you're setting out to build your online store. And making mistakes can get expensive pretty quickly. Jeff Walker from Basement Web Services will share some of his experiences in building e-Commerce solutions to help you avoid the common pitfalls involved in selling online. From PayPal to completely customized stores, here's everything you need to know before you begin, including complying with the latest data security requirements.
RSVP to Bev Levine 719-930-5258 or pm@trilakesbi.com
Wednesday May13th, 2009 “How to Use Social Media for Networking and Business Success” Presented By: Kevin Knebl, Knebl Communications Knebl Communications is a Colorado-based international speaking and training company offering seminars and workshops related to online and offline networking, Social Media, LinkedIn®, sales and personal development. Knebl Communications assists individuals and organizations to achieve peak performance through dynamic, inspirational and humorous trainings, webinars, teleseminars, workshops and individual and group coaching.
“How to Use Social Media for Networking and Business Success” talking points:
· What is Social Media and why it is important to your success.
· How can Social Media dramatically impact the way businesses market their products and services?
· How can you leverage Social Media to your advantage within your business? · Simple techniques to get started right away with Social Media. · Case studies demonstrating how businesses have increased their brand presence and customer awareness while increasing revenue. The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce FREE Business Workshop Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Road at: Woodcarver Properties Suites
Colorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation RSVP to Bev Levine 719-930-5258 or pm@trilakesbi.com
Wednesday June 10th 2009
“Use Technology to increase your bottom line” Presented By: Kathleen Vanden Broecke, Effective Business Solutions
Effective Business Solutions is a company whose mission is to work to put systems in place for small and medium sized businesses to make them run more smoothly and increase profitability. Integrating database software, Label Writers, business card scanners and e-mail marketing systems are just a few of the tools used to meet our clients goals.
“Use Technology to increase your bottom line” talking points:
- What is a database?
- How can basic use of a database improve the way your business runs?
- Demo’s of software and hardware tools to increase your efficiency
The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Offer FREE Business Related Workshops Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator Conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Roadat: Woodcarver Properties Suites
14960 Woodcarver RoadColorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation
RSVP to Bev Levine 719-930-5258 or pm@trilakesbi.com
The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Offer FREE Business Related Workshops Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator Conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Roadat: Woodcarver Properties Suites
14960 Woodcarver RoadColorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation Wednesday July 8th 2009 “The E-Myth Perspective: Building a Business That Works for You” Presented By: Tom Angone E-Myth Advocate; Allstate Insurance Company.
At this special event you will learn: E-Myth Worldwide’s transformational Point Of View on Business · Your business must serve your life · You’ve got to work on it, not in it · Your business is your True product AND E-Myth Worldwide’s proprietary, holistic business success model: · The Seven Centers of Management Attention
Wednesday, August 12th 2009 The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and the Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce Offer FREE Business Related Workshops Workshops are held the second Wednesday of each month in the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator conference and meeting room beginning at 5:45 PM The Tri-Lakes Business Incubator is located just West of I-25 and Baptist Roadat: Woodcarver Properties Suites
14960 Woodcarver RoadColorado Springs, CO, 80921 5:45 – 6:00 Social 6:00 – 7:30 Presentation Wednesday, August 12th 2009
"So you finally have a website for your company. NOW WHAT? Presented By: Jesus Damian, President TLC Computer Repair Having a website online is only the first step; the next step is to make sure people find you. Join Jesus Damian as he shares tips and secrets to get you noticed online and drive traffic to your business.
August 6th - 7th GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING BOOTCAMP 2-Day Seminar
Thursday, August 6th and Friday, August 7th 8am-5pm Sheraton Denver West 360 Union Blvd Lakewood, CO Cost: $149 To register for this event, please visit www.jeffco.org For more information please call 303-202-2965
FREE BUSINESS RELATED WORKSHOPS Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and Tri-Lakes Chamber Workshop Held at the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator Conference Room 14960 Woodcarver Road, CO. Spgs, CO 80921 5:45 - 6:00 Social Event and mixer 6:00 - 7:30 Workshop Presentation Wednesday, September 9th 2009 Networking 101 Presented by: Stephanie Cates
Not everyone was born to be a networker. It takes effort, desire and mostly knowledge to get the results you desire. Join Stephanie while she teaches us how to network productively to reach our business goals RSVP to Bev 719-930-5258
Peterson AFB is hosting a Trade Fair open to base facility managers, energy managers, utility managers, operations and maintenance personnel and engineering personnel from multiple military bases along the Front-Range of Colorado. This will be an opportunity for businesses to showcase ideas, samples and product information, no sales of products or services will be made at the event. The purpose is to provide renewable energy and energy efficient products or processes for new construction, maintenance and repair projects. Companies must show how their process or product provides renewable energy or improves energy efficiency. The number of participants will be limited and space will be assigned on a first-come/first-served basis.
FREE BUSINESS RELATED WORKSHOPS Tri-Lakes Business Incubator and Tri-Lakes Chamber Workshop Held at the Tri-Lakes Business Incubator Conference Room 14960 Woodcarver Road, CO. Spgs, CO 80921 5:45 - 6:00 Social Event and mixer 6:00 - 7:30 Workshop Presentation Wednesday, October 14th 2009 Title: In a disaster, how safe is your data?Presented by: Jesus Damian Tornados, hail storms, fires, and lightning strikes are a fact of life in Colorado. If your office was hit tomorrow, will years of critical company information be lost? If your computers go down, how quickly can you be back up and running? This presentation will discuss the options available to protect your critical company files from under any circumstance. In the presentation, you will be able to make an informed analysis of which option works best for your circumstance and what you can do to minimize your chances of losing it all.
Friday, October 16, 2009 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (MT)
Location:
Colorado Springs Technology Incubator
3595 E. Fountain Blvd.
Pikes Peak Conference Room
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
CSTI / BUSINESS SERIES These days it seems that everybody wants to get rich by starting a new company. Come learn from an experienced expert about the Rise and Fall of a Software Startup Presented by Al Davis, Ph.D. Professor, Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship at UCCS
Al Davis will remove some of the mystique surrounding the creation of IT companies and explore some of the key aspects of a startup business (e.g., personnel, finance, productization, marketing, sales, branding, boards, facilities and exit strategies). He will describe fundamental goals and approaches while sharing personal experiences on three startup companies. This presentation will include a case study of a local software startup that survived and prospered for 4 years, only to meet an embarrassing death. During his talk, Al will provide “discussion questions” so the audience can brainstorm pro’s and con’s of key decisions. Professor Davis was CEO and founder of Omni-Vista, Inc., Vice President at BTG, Inc., a Director of R&D for GTE, and a founding member of the board of directors of Requisite, Inc., eventually acquired by IBM. He has consulted for many corporations over the past 27 years including Boeing, Federal Express, FrontRange Solutions, IBM, MCI, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, NTT, Rockwell, Samsung, Schlumberger, Sharp, Software Productivity Consortium, Storage Tek, and XAware. In addition to authoring Software Requirements: Objects, Functions and States, 201 Principles of Software Development, Great Software Debates, and Just Enough Requirements Management, Al was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Software, an editor for Communications of the ACM, and has since 1987 been editor for the Journal of Systems and Software. He has published 250+ articles and has lectured 500+ times in more than 20 countries. You won’t want to miss this exciting presentation! Lunch and Presentation: $15.00 Free for CSTI Clients Space is Limited – Register Today
Free All day SBIR How-to Seminar, Nov 30, Sponsored by EPIIC/UCCS and CSTI SBIR/STTR workshop by Dr. Boult, El Pomar Prof. of Innovation and Security Sponsored by EPIIC, UCCS and the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator The SBIR/STTR program, which provides over 2Billion of R&D funding to small businesses each year, where the investment requires no repayment, no equity dilution and no "external control" There are SBIR programs sponsored by DOD, NIH, NSF, NASA, DHS, Dept Energy, Dept. Ed, EPA, NIST/NOAA, Dept. Agriculture. This seminar will provide an overview of the program, and an extensive how-to guide on topic selection, proposal preparation, budgeting, teaming and IP issues. For some open topics/call-for-proposal check , https://www.sbir.dhs.gov http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/ http://www.oar.noaa.gov/orta/ http://sbir.gov Free and open to the public, but please RSVP via email tohttp://epiic.uccs.edu/SBIR09 tboult@uccs.edu, bwasinge@uccs.edu with the following: Name, Organization, Email general area of technology/interest any specific SBIRs of interest (look though the open topics linked above) What part of day you expect to attend. For more details and a full day schedule please visit http://epiic.uccs.edu/SBIR09 The program starts at 8am, with the first hour an overview of the programs/process, an ideal introduction for those that cannot get away/commit for the whole day. The event is being held at the Colorado Springs Incubator, 3595 E Fountain Blvd # J2 Colorado Springs, CO 80910-7705 Dr. Boult, though his role in EPIIC and the UCCS BI Program, has helped or partnered with many companies in pursuing SBIR/STTR proposal, helping our partners will over 9Million in successful SBIR contracts/grants. This seminar series has been very successful with about one attendee going on to win and SBIR/STTR award from each offering. Will that next awardee be you?
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