This presentation helps all business owners, no matter the product or service, open their eyes to ways they can improve their business, making running their business easier, while saving time and money doing it. This lean approach will also substantially help all small businesses improve the bottom line!

This topic will focus on important tips and tricks in preparing winning presentations for small business owners. Examples will be provided to show how to prepare and deliver a Power Point presentation that will wow your customers, close a sale or promote your business, its products and its services.

The focus upon health, safety, and the quality of the indoor environment is crucial to any discussion of greening a facility. However, bottom line management is primary for entrepreneurs and business leaders. This seminar will address both issues, balancing cost and health concerns.

A brief history of podcasting, what it is, RSS feeds and what they are, what are the advantages, how podcasting can be used in marketing, how podcasting is superior to an email blast, how firms can profit from podcasting, the internet sites for information about your business and what other competitors and customers are saying about your business.

This workshop is designed to very quickly educate the audience on the most common and immediate use for Google Ad Words. Focused on teaching business owners and employees how to create an effective Ad Words campaign that they can implement immediately. Even those who are already familiar with Google Ad Words will benefit from our workshop guidance and time-tested tips.

How does a small company do business with the County of Mercer or the City of Trenton? How do you become qualified for the city’s Local Business Enterprise Program (LBE), Urban Enterprise Zone Program (UEZ) or Mercer County Bidder’s List? How do you get and respond to RFPs? Representatives from both the city and county will present information on both the financial and purchasing incentives offered in contracting with local government.

Want to engage your customers and team without leaving your home or office? Want to save travel costs? Webinars are alternatives to face-to-face meetings.  This workshop will look at some of the key elements of scheduling a webinar meeting such as how to choose a conference product, conduct an effective webinar meeting, and how to increase webinar attendance.

This session will explore the business retirement plans including Simple, SEP and 401K. It will discuss expenses associated with each type of plan with a focus on 401K. Discussion would include reporting, fee structures, administration, record keeping, investment expectations and, most importantly, fiduciary issues.

This presentation will guide attendees through the key considerations of their real estate decisions, including discussion of real world issues and examples, introduction to real estate industry terminology and practices, and discussion of market conditions and their affect on tenants and owners.

A must-see presentation for any entrepreneur, whether involved in a start-up venture or mature corporation. This is the story of David’s transformation from stereotypical “lousy boss” to being named ARC Employer of the Year, a Fortune Small Business Boss of the year finalist. In his own candid delivery, David shares hwt he transformed what was initially an “average print shop” into the second largest quick printing operation in New Jersey.

The success of a business begins and ends with cash flow. If a business owner does not have proper cash flow, how will he/she function? This course will provide a complete understanding of business cash flow which is the heart of every company.

Small businesses need protection for their big ideas. You will learn how protection of intellectual property increases the value of a company, how you can identify it in your company, and simple steps to begin to protect your intellectual property.

6:00 p.m. Cocktails - 7:00 p.m. Dinner

(Black tie optional)

Cost: $175.00 single; $300 couple

Info: 609-689-9960 ext. 14 or www.mercerchamber.org for tickets

Ad placement: 609-989-8776 or www.Capitol-Copy.com

The highlight at the end of Small Business Week is the Renaissance Ball of Trenton, presented by the Trenton Chapter of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. This formal dinner-dance begins with a 6:00 pm cocktail hour for socializing and networking, accompanied by jazz musicians and a children’s choir. The Shiloh Baptist Church Choir offers music during dinner and the Renaissance Orchestra entertains for the remainder of the evening. Among the event’s honorees are Thomas Edison State College, the Boys and Girls Club, Capital Health System at Fuld, and Johnny Morris of WIMG, all of whom demonstrate outstanding community service and promote area business. Proceeds will benefit the Passage Theater and the Chamber's newly formed "Arts and Business Council of Greater Trenton", which helps bring resources and support to area arts and cultural institutions. Ads for the Souvenir Program Book as well as major sponsorships are still available. Don't miss this exciting event!