Small Business, Big Data. Are you getting the most out of the data in your business? Utilizing Excel to manage and gain insights about your business is key to having a successful business. In this workshop, we will take new users through many of Excel's features that will help you manage your data better. This […]
In this interactive workshop, we will take new users through the process of creating a forecast in Excel. Participants will use the skills learned in Excel to create their own forecast template for their business. Participants will be able to set up formulas and format the forecast.
Key Takeaways:
A customized Forecast Template for your business
Review of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), how to add them & how to measure
Learn how to format an Excel spreadsheet for ease of use
Trainer: Jessica Imperiale, Finergy Solutions
Organizations vary greatly in the scope of their work, size of their budget, depth of programs and services, and the like. Although every organization is different, all must deal with contract law and negotiations as part of their daily operations. Join us for a session where expert attorneys will provide elemental information about contracts and […]
Do you want to be your own boss? Do you have an idea for a business, or have you recently started one? Want to learn how WEDC can help you? If you've answered "Yes!" to any of these questions, then this webinar is right for you! Join Persephone Zill, WEDC Westchester's Women's Business Center Director to get the inside scoop on how to create, sustain and grow a successful small business.
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Trainer: Persephone Zill
WEDC’s Women’s Business Center Director, Persephone brings a wealth of experience with entrepreneurial education and non-profit management. She was the Associate Director at Fordham University’s social innovation lab and a Senior VP at Feeding Westchester, developing strategic partnerships around solving hunger in Westchester County. Ms. Zill previously served as the Program Director for WEDC, training and counseling women entrepreneurs for nine years. She received a BA in American Studies from Barnard College and an MBA in Management/Entrepreneurship from Baruch College. Ms. Zill currently serves as a task force member for Westchester County’s Incubator Network.
Are you over 50 and looking for ways to improve your current financial situation? Have you ever dreamed of being your own boss? Work for Yourself@50+™ has the information you need to succeed.
AARP Foundation’s Work for Yourself@50+ initiative will help you gain the knowledge, support, and resources you need to make informed decisions about working for yourself and learn what it takes to launch a successful self-employment venture.
The decision to start your own business can be both exciting and daunting. Work for Yourself@50+ breaks the choices down for older adults in an approachable way through five steps:
A careful consideration of the potential benefits and risks of working for yourself
Exercises to help develop the self-employment idea
A realistic overview of what it takes to pursue a self-employment opportunity
Guidance to help avoid pitfalls and scams
Ways to find trustworthy support and services
Sign up for this info session to receive more information on the upcoming WEDC + Ossining Innovates, “Generating Business Ideas, a 4 Week OI! Bootcamp”
This four-week “bootcamp” will act as a guide for entrepreneurs by providing a process for identifying and evaluating potential business ideas.
Get all your questions answered on Wednesday, August 17 at 6:30pm. Register in advance for this meeting here!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
WEDC’s professional trainers will assist you with navigating all aspects of starting, running, and growing your business; helping you to create a roadmap for success.
Are you interested in creating a social enterprise? These socially driven business ventures provide entrepreneurs with an innovative platform for designing creative solutions to complicated social problems, while yielding a high level of positive social and financial return on investment. Getting started can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.
As increasing numbers of entrepreneurs choose to incorporate social good into their missions, the options for legal structures have expanded and changed. Please join WEDC, NYLPI and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP for a virtual training that will assist entrepreneurs in understanding the practical and legal considerations they must make as they consider forming a social enterprise.
Are you a Westchester Remote 60 Hour ETP graduate from 2020, 2021 or 2022?
Come meet your fellow graduates, explore new connections and re-establish existing ones!
To register, please email Mairead Daly-Diep.
WEDC + Ossining Innovates are planning for an Ideation Bootcamp in January and to begin the next Inclusive Entrepreneurship Accelerator in February 2023.
To enable you to better understand what's covered in each program, we invite you to an Information Session on November 10th at 6 pm. Whether you have a business idea, an idea for a non-profit or want to become your own boss but don't know what kind of business you'd like to create, we encourage you to join us on the 10th. Not all programs are for everyone and during this session we will clarify what you can expect in each of these programs.
WEDC + Con Edison invite you to join this webinar and learn how to leverage technology for the success of your business.
Technology plays an important and ever increasing role in creating lean and efficient processes to keep your business operations running smoothly. No matter the size of your business, you can leverage technology to reinvent your operations to work smarter, not harder.
Join us on Wed, November 30th to learn learn about Worker Cooperatives and a Grant Opportunity of up to $10,000, to support the creation of a Westchester based cooperative.
Topics covered include:
What is a Cooperative?
The 7 Principles of a Cooperative
Worker Cooperatives: Advantages & Disadvantages
How to Get Started
How to Apply for a Grant from Westchester Cooperative Network
