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This Month's Feature
If you haven't seen the CyclePub around Carson City, just wait. This mobile, self-pedaling parade will be on the streets throughout the coming months. So what is it? Basically, it's a 12-seat bicycle and much more. For two hours, you and your friends having a brew or two, enjoying snacks and pedaling yourselves around town.
The CyclePub's owner Mike Ball is a client of the BRIC. We had conversations that focused on the start-up of his business, specifically on his business plan, financing and any hurdles that could get in the way.
We're just thrilled to see Mike's dream come true. So if you have an existing business or a great idea for a business, think of the BRIC. Give us a call at 775-283-7123, email us at |
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The Business Resource Innovation Center (BRIC) is affiliated with "Your Knowledge and Discovery Place", the Carson City Library. The BRIC is open
Monday through Friday
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 108 E. Proctor Street. |
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Dear (Contact First Name),
The momentum is continuing here at the BRIC. We've added another Quick Link below that points to the latest edition of "It's Your City", ACCTV's video series about Carson City. We've added "Social Media 101" to our lunchtime education series, with great interest, and we are going into May with speaking engagements booked with a couple of local groups. If you want Michael to speak at your next regular meeting about what's the latest at the BRIC, contact us.
We hope that you find the information here to be informative, useful and worthwhile to pass on to others. Tell your friends about us! |
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| BRIC's Book of the Month
This month we are starting to highlight the BRIC's business collection that is available for checkout with your Carson City Library Card. This month's selection is "The Small Business Start-Up Kit - A Step-by-Step Legal Guide" by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D., printed by the Nolo Press.
This self-described "small business start-up companion" covers:
- choosing a legal structure,
- picking a winning business name,
- choosing a business location,
- drafting an effective business plan,
- pricing, bidding and billing projects,
- risk management,
- paying your taxes,
- and much more
In order to check out this book, just come down to the BRIC with your library card and you can use the self-checkout station and be on your way to turning that idea into a business. |
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Lynda.com's
Video Tutorial of the Month
We have had great buzz going on about Lynda.com. Our one-seat license that allows us to offer free online video tutorials rounds out the education programs that we offer at the BRIC (personal subscription to Lynda is $25/month or $250/year). With over 40,000 tutorials, you can imagine that we are finding new ones every day that would benefit just about anyone in the community. Each month we are going to highlight a tutorial that we think would be particularly valuable (and picking just one will be difficult).
 Excel 2010 Essential Training demonstrates the core features and tools of Excel 2010. The course introduces key Excel skills, shows how to utilize these skills with in-depth tutorials on Excel functions and spreadsheet formatting. It also covers prepping documents for printing, working with large worksheets and workbooks, collaborating with others, using Excel as a database, analyzing data, charting, and automating and customizing Excel. There are also exercise files included with the course.
The tutorial in its entirety is over 6 hours long. You can start and stop, then resume the tutorial at any time. We suggest checking it out on Lynda.com first, then call 775-283-7123 or send us an email at carsonbric@gmail.com to reserve time on the iMac here at the BRIC. |
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Hwy 101 -
The RoadMap to Business Success
The month of May will bring the opportunity to take any or all four of the classes in our lunchtime series. And they will be repeated frequently in future months. All classes will be on Wednesdays from Noon to 1:30 PM.
- Starting a Business 101 will focus on what it takes to start a business. You will learn about business strategy, basic business planning and the importance of a solid marketing plan. This class will be on May 9.
- Marketing 101 will be an introduction to marketing strategy, the 4 P's, competition, target marketing and branding. This class will be on May 30.
- Finance 101 will cover understanding your financial statements and projecting cash flows. If you are trying to create proforma for the bank or would like to know what proforma means, then you should come to the class on May 23.
- Social Media 101. Have you been baffled by social media? Are you curious about how it all works? Are you interested in how you can apply it to your business? You can learn the basics in this class on June 6.
To sign up, call 775-283-7123 or send us an email at carsonbric@gmail.com.
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