September & October workshops:
SEO, Tax & Accounting, Boots to Business; Patents & Trademarks; and Government Contract Compliance
A couple of seats still available

SEO - Search Engine Optimization for Small Business
Sept. 17, 2019
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Speaker is: Yvonne Moore - BeWise Marketing

By understanding how search engine marketing works, your business is staying competitive with those other guys while giving your brand name exposure 24 hours, 7 days a week and are sure to gain new customers – even while you sleep.
Can your customers find you on Google? 
The program is No Cost. Reservations are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/

Tax and Accounting Issues for Small Business
September 19 , 2019
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Speaker is Lee Garner, CPA
Make sure your business tax and accounting systems are set up properly so you can focus on managing and growing your business. We will cover how to choose the type of tax entity that will benefit you and meet your business goals. We will also discuss business accounting and how it can help you effectively and efficiently manage your business.
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/


Boots to Business
September 25 & 26, 2019

Various Speakers
**You must have access to Patrick AFB to attend
Eight Modules, in conjunction with the US Small Business Administration. Intro, Right Idea? Basics of Opportunity Recognition; Markets and Your competitvie Space; Business Planning; Economics of Small Business; Legal Issues Impacting Veteran Owned Busienss; Financing Your Venture and Small Business Resources.
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the Patrick AFB Airman & Family Readiness center at 321-494-5676 to register.


Patents & Trademarks
October 3, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker is Brian Steinberger, Registered Patent Attorney
Speaker specializing in patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing and related litigation. His firm includes experienced patent attorneys and a patent agent which specialize in all patentable technology areas. Brian Steinberger has personally prosecuted over 1,500 patents and has prosecuted over 1,400 federal trademarks through the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Brian was formerly a Senior Primary Patent Examiner with the U.S. Patent Office for many years before starting his practice in Brevard County. He has taught intellectual property classes for the University of Central Florida Small Business Development Center for over 18 years and also the UCF Incubation Program, and has authored many articles for newspapers and technical journals on intellectual property over the years. Intellectual Property is a key legal component of any small business. Come learn how you can protect your ideas, symbols, names, images, designs, etc.
The program is NO Cost. Reservations are required  No cost. RSVP is requested. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online: http://floridasbdc.org/get-training


Government Contracting Compliance: Does your Company Comply?

October 10 , 2019
10:00 am - Noon

Speaker is Ed Kinberg, Widerman Malek
Successful government contracting is rooted in understanding and executing “compliance”.  The federal government, in particular, has had over 230 years to figure out how to buy goods and services from your business and they capture the many requirements in an alphabet soup of regulations FAR, FASA, DCAA, DBA, ITAR, ASPR, NST… and many more… and of course we can’t forget the “Purveyor of Public Affairs Act of 1795” J  If you want to compete in the government marketplace you just plain need to understand and embrace ‘compliance’.  This workshop, featuring Ed Kinberg of Widerman Malek , a leading government contracting law firm, will provide an in-depth review of many of the aspects of government contracting compliance – proposal compliance, accounting system compliance, procurement systems compliance, cybersecurity security, and other compliance issues. This class will not be repeated this year, so don’t miss this unique opportunity to expand your understanding of government contracting. 
 
The program is NO Cost. Reservatio ns are required. Call the FSBDC at 433-5570 or 433-5514 or register online:  http://floridasbdc.org/get-training/