Tips on Managing a Woman Owned Business

http://www.wysbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=1320004       

She!: A Virtual Business Conference for Wyoming Women
Topic: Managing a Business
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM, 1 sessions ending Friday, April 27
Online

The She Conference kicks off April 17 with a Keynote webinar address from Wyoming’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives and conference co-sponsor, Cynthia Lummis. This will be followed by two weeks of webinars on relevant business topics for women including nationally acclaimed speakers such as Rieva Lesonsky, Founder & CEO of Grow Biz Media and Margot Dorfman, CEP of US Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

The conference kicks-off on Equal Pay Day, April 17, the day that symbolizes how far women must work into 2012 to earn what men earned in 2011. The wage disparity is of particular concern to Wyoming, a state that has consistently reported the largest wage gap in the nation. She Conference sponsors believe that Wyoming’s women entrepreneurs can play a key role in turning that around.

Benefits
•Attend and Participate from the comfort of your office or home!
•No hotel and travel expenses.
•Ask questions directly to more than 24 speakers (this includes speakers for both the She Conference and She Knows Money Registration-separate registration required).
•Network with other business owners, speakers and Wyoming resource partners in our LinkedIn group or Facebook group especially created for this conference. (You will receive an invitation to join when you register).
•Webinar session recordings will be available to registrants for up to 6 months.

Cost
Registration fee is $45 for the entire two weeks of programming. This also includes a Telesummit (She Knows Money Registration) scheduled for April 10-12.

Speaker(s): Various

to register and view agenda, copy and paste: http://www.regonline.com/wyo_she

Fee: $ 45.00
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The What, Why, and How of Marketing

ALBANY COUNTY BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

The What, Why, and How of Marketing:
What it is, Why you should care, and How you do it

If you have ever found yourself trying to understand just what Marketing is and why you should care about the process, then this Roundtable is the perfect venue for you to get those answers.

Elizabeth Parks, Researcher for the Wyoming Market Research Center, will discuss the Marketing process and how to navigate through the critical marketing questions. The Market Research Center, a program of the Wyoming Entrepreneur, offers a variety of resources for getting you the critical information you need for developing your marketing plan.

Date: April 5, 2012 (always the 1st Thursday of every month)
Time: 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: First Interstate Bank
221 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie

Please RSVP by noon, Monday, April 2nd to wwbc@uwyo.edu or 307-460-3943
Lunch and Meeting Space Graciously Provided by First Interstate Bank

Please invite anyone who could benefit from the roundtable program. All interested parties are welcome. Business roundtable meetings are opportunities for businesses in Laramie and Albany County to network, share business expertise, and identify potential small business resources in their community.

All Roundtables are funded in part by: Wyoming Women’s Business Center, First Interstate Bank and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

SBA’s participation in this co-sponsorship is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs, services & cosponsored activities are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the Wyoming Women’s Business Center at 307-460-3943, or wwbc@uwyo.edu.

How Can I Sell More Art? How Can I Be Recognized For My Work?

ARTISTS
Would you like to sell more art?
Are you ready to be recognized for your work?

Shameless Self-Promotion
A No-Excuses Art Marketing Workshop
with Alyson B. Stanfield | art biz coach


You’ll learn
• How to write a better artist statement
• How to expand your mailing list
• Email secrets for better results
• Do’s and Don’ts of artist websites
• How to increase traffic to your blog or website
• Why Twitter & Facebook are worth the effort

Best of all, you’ll leave with a plan of action!

June 23, 2012
9:30 to 3:30 Saturday

Reserve your spot!wow@uwyo.edu
307-742-6574
Works of Wyoming Laramie Plains Civic Center 7th and Garfield Laramie WY


about the workshop leader
Alyson Stanfield is the author of I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse to Self-Promotion. She is also the founder of ArtBizCoach.com (2002) and ArtBizBlog.com (2004). She has taught artist workshops and been a keynote speaker in 23 (now 24) states.

Women's Business Center New Website

The business center just completed another step in the visual identity update.  Check out the new website.

"The Wyoming Women's Business Center is designed to offer Wyoming's current and prospective women business owners the business assistance they need, including access to business counseling, training, technical assistance and networking opportunities."

Rosemary Bratton
Executive Director

Creating an Employee Handbook Presentation at Laramie Business Roundtable March 1st

Join us for our next Albany County Business Roundtable on Thursday, March 1st. Our topic is:

“Creating an Employee Handbook”

Megan Hayes, Esq. with Corthell and King, will provide some insights for writing an employee handbook for your business. Do you need an employee handbook at your business? What are the critical elements for an employee handbook? Are there any dos and don’ts that should be considered? Megan can answer those questions as well as provide us with some samples of appropriate content for a handbook.

If you would like to e-mail your questions to Megan in advance of the meeting, so she can understand some of your concerns with employee handbooks and employees in general, her e-mail address is mlhayes@wyoming.com.

Date: March 1, 2012 (always the 1st Thursday of every month)
Time: 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Where: First Interstate Bank
221 Ivinson Avenue, Laramie

Lunch and meeting space graciously provided by First Interstate Bank.

Please RSVP by noon Monday, February 27th to
wwbc@uwyo.edu or 307-460-3943

Share this notice with your associates who could benefit from the roundtable program. All interested parties are welcome. Business roundtable meetings are opportunities for businesses in Laramie and Albany County to network, share business expertise, and identify potential small business resources in their community.


wwbc@uwyo.edu or 307-460-3943

Social Media Seminar Series Grand Targhee Resort

Rose Caiazzo is heading up a Social Media seminar series for the Teton Valley Chamber of Commerce for January & part of February.
This is FREE to anyone that would like to attend.

More information + sign ups are here (the first is tomorrow at Grand Targhee Resort):
http://tetonvalleychamber.com/blog/2012/01/23/free-social-media-seminar-series/


Rose Caiazzo was born and raised in New York. Professionally trained in theatre and music at a young age, she continued showcasing her talents through her many performances and recordings. Years later, she was accepted into Marist College for the study of Communications, with a concentration in Public Relations. She was awarded a 4-year music scholarship by the college, in which she traveled and sang opera/secular pieces in some of the most beautiful cathedrals and basilicas in the world.

.Rose then returned to school for her graduate degree from the State University of Stony Brook in Technological Systems Management.  She worked in the corporate culture of IT, Marketing and Online development for over 12 years, learning a wealth of information from large and small businesses alike.

In 2007, Rose traded the fast-paced tri-state area for a life of outdoor adventures in the wild west of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She explored work as an adventure travel guide and now finds a uniquely balanced work schedule by both consulting and guiding. She enjoys being a creative source for her clients, while staying well connected to the outdoors. Her passion for life is evident in everything she does!

Profit Mastery

Farrah Rhea, Family, and Friend on a recent trip to Disney World
Farrah works hard as our Director of Microlending
but knows it's important to take time for family, friends, and fun!

Speaking of balancing work and fun, just before my relaxing vacation this past week, I was fortunate to get to take a business course called Profit Mastery that is available to small business development clients through Wyoming Small Business Development Center facilitators. I took the course in Casper with SBDC business counselors training to facilitate this service to small business owners. The founder,Steve LeFever, knows that comprehending financial statements can be a dry subject.  He's funny and communicates engagingly while walking us through what some might consider complex concepts and mathmatics.  It was extraordinarily helpful for really comprehending how minimal action in one or more sectors of your business can significantly impact your net profit, capacity for sustainability, and the value of your business, helping to grow, sell, get financing, or even determine the weak areas and exact needs, rather than relying on “best guess,” at any given time.

This is a great financial management tool to analyze profit and adjust your business strategy throughout the life of your business. It is a 16 hour session and can be broken into sections for easier access by a client or a small group of clients via the SBDC facilitator.

Each section has an activity and quiz to which your own figures can be plugged in.

1)An Introduction- defining success, goals, a sort of outline for envisioning the entire process from early on in the business to examining value for sale.

2)Current financial position comprehension.

3)Price-Volume-Costs, and using Break-Even to begin manipulating those features of your business.

4)Cash Flow-Manipulation of timing for income and outflow can be highly affective and effective.

4)Managing Growth-How much and when, and costs of growth, how it affects other areas of your business.

5)Financing Properly and Planning for Transition-rather than doing this first, do the others first in order to get the numbers correct and establish credibility with your lender and establish real net worth.

For more info, click here.  We are always happy to share info to help gain financial independence for small business development!

Gifts 4 U at WOW

Gifts 4 U at WOW

Gift Baskets for All Occasions by
Gaining Independencs for Transitioning Students

The Laramie Plains Civic Center hosts many interesting non-profits. Gifts for U is one of them. It stands for Gaining Independence for Transitioning Students. It is a non-profit business created by Albany County School District 1 students from theTransition Academy. The Works of Wyoming Gallery Lobby has their awesome gift baskets on hand. The baskets are really fun and colorful and artistic. The students, 18-21 years of age, learn job skills that include marketing, advertising, inventory, bookkeeping and accounting. They learn life skills like how to manage their free time and set their own schedules.
There are gift baskets for a lot of different occasions. New Baby, Birthday, Coffee Lovers, Get Well, Holidays, Thinking of You, and Study and Good Luck baskets are all available. Pick one for your special occasion or feature them at your next party. Call the WOW gallery at  307-745-6574 or Gifts 4 U at 307-721-0103.

What's Going on at Wyoming Women's Business Center

March 3rd, 2011 Laramie Business Roundtable featuring Pitch Engine, a social media PR business headquartered in Wyoming

Exciting times here at the Wyoming Women’s Business Center! Our Marketing Director and great graphic designer and artist, Chuck Egnaczak, is going to be helping expand our on-line training programs, we are starting to plan our late summer multi-day 2nd annual Business of Art seminar, and we are continuing our Business Roundtables throughout the state. We have such forward thinking employees who are vibrant, hardworking, and very innovative in their approaches to helping our Wyoming citizens become economically self-sufficient using their creative skills, be they women, people of color, disabled, and/or low-income individuals. Felicia, our graphic designer and photographer who comes to us courtesy of awesome Americorp, loves designing business identities and logos for our new small business owner clients. She “likes to show our clients that art and business do go together!” If you live in Wyoming and want to start or expand a small business to become self-sufficient, please click here to find out who we serve and what we do.

Lifelong Learning at Wyoming Women's Business Center

Lifelong learners and small business owners are one and the same. The wide open spaces of Wyoming encourage big thinking. There is plenty of space to dream big. But sometimes it takes good counsel to help you determine how big you really want to go, and what you want to take along with you as you go, and grow, or for that matter, as you downsize.
The Business Counselor at Wyoming Women’s Business Center helps present and organize resources for prospective small business owners. The Center serves any resident of Wyoming, but focuses on women, people of color, people with disabilities and low-income individuals. One of the ways lifelong learners can enjoy themselves while they learn is through the many Roundtables held every month throughout Wyoming. Check them out!