April
2004
CRI
News
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How
Effective is Your Safety and Health Program?
Join
Dave Ferkul, from the MN Department of Labor and Industry Workforce
Safety Consultation on April 21 from 11:30am-1pm. Mr. Ferkul will provide an overview of elements
necessary to have a comprehensive safety program at your place
of business. He will also
discuss how to use Form 33 as an assessment tool to determine
the effectiveness of your safety and health program.
The cost of $30 covers all program materials
and lunch for the participants.
Advance registration is necessary.
Contact the CRI for more information or to register: cri@bemidjistate.edu,
218 755 4900.
QuickBooks
Class Offered
Small
business owners often use QuickBooks to track their financials
but don’t know how to get the full benefit of the program.
This class will help them spend less time on bookwork and more
time on growing the business. The CRI will offer a two-day QuickBooks
software course to improve business efficiency and effectiveness
on April 13 and 20. The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
on both dates and cost $240 for 12 hours of training. The cost
covers all materials and the licensing fee to participate in the
lab with hands-on training. Class size is limited to 10 and pre-registration
is required through the CRI. The trainer will be Michelle Landsverk
who is a QuickBooks Certified Pro-Advisor. Training is open to
anyone, but will be particularly beneficial for small business
owners and managers interested in better using the software to
improve efficiency.
Learn
More About the Forest Inventory Analysis
The Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium
presents Dave Heinzen, Supervisor Resources
Assessment Office, MN DNR Forestry Division. Mr. Heinzen
will present Monday, April 19 at 3pm. There is no charge to attend
the presentation held at the Center for Research and Innovation.
Click here to learn about other upcoming presentations.
”The Patterned Peatlands of Minnesota” by Wright,
Coffin, Aaseng, et al is available at the CRI for a price of $45.
There is a very limited supply remaining.
If you would like to purchase this book, contact the CRI
at cri@bemidjistate.edu or phone 218 755 4900 / 888 738 3224.
Academy of Lifelong Learning
Continues Spring Series
The
Academy of Lifelong Learning, a learning
in retirement network, continues the spring series throughout
the month of April. Presentations will continue weekly with different
speakers and topics. All presentations begin Tuesdays at 10am at the CRI located at 3801 Bemidji Avenue N. The educational seminars are free
and open to the public. To learn more about the Academy of Lifelong
Learning, including the full schedule of presentations and how
to see a video tape of sessions you may have missed, click here.
Check out the Academy of Lifelong Learning Spring Newsletter
here.
NW Regional Small
Business Development Center
Students Team up with the SBDC
Candice
Bacchus, Agnes Cheung and Nahoko Kanaya of Professor Doug Leif's Applied Software Development
class have been working this semester to create Excel-based business
planning templates for the Small Business Development Center. Their first business template is for a regional
restaurant and will be premiering on the Northern Tier on April
15th. Additional cash flows
in development include a convenience store and a resort. Check it out at www.ntht.org.
Learn
how to do Business with the State of Minnesota
Join
Paul Stembler, Assistant Director, Materials Management Division,
MN Department of Administration to get
an overview about contracting with the State. Learn the State's
expectations of contractors by attending this workshop on April
16, 9am-12pm at the CRI. Stembler
will also speak about cooperative purchasing ventures within MN
units of government from 1-3pm on April 16. Learn how this program
is structured and how to become a member. Both sessions are available
at no cost, but registration is required. Contact the CRI for
additional information at 218 755 4900 / 888 738 3224 or email
cri@bemidjistate.edu
Are You Ready to Start Your Own Business?
Entrepreneur
101: An Introduction to
Business Ownership, explores the basic steps to starting a business in the state of
Minnesota and connections
to resources to start the planning process.
This 2-hour course covers business plan basics and personal
decision making (credit, lifestyle, aptitude, etc.)
Registration fee is $20.
Join us on April 6 or May 4.
Both sessions are scheduled from 2-4pm at the Center
for Research and Innovation.
The class is co-sponsored
by The People Connection, NW Regional Small Business Development
Center and Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.
Business Counseling
Offered at Regional Sites
May 3rd - Bagley, Clearwater County Courthouse - Individual
Counseling and Training sessions 10:00 - 7:00
May 18th - Baudette City
Hall - Individual Counseling and Training sessions 2:00
- 6:00
Contact the Center
for Research and Innovation for an appointment, 218 755 4900 /
888 738 3224 or cri@bemidjistate.edu
These sessions are held in partnership with the Northwest Minnesota
Foundation, Headwaters Regional Development Commission and The
People Connection. For additional locations and times, check
out the schedule at www.cri-bsu.org
The Center for Research and Innovation along with the NW Minnesota
Regional Small Business Development Center provide a full range
of business and career services. The Minnesota Small Business
Development Center program is funded by the U.S. Small Business
Administration, the Minnesota Department of Employee and Economic
Development, and sponsoring centers. SBA’s funding is not
an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. All SBA
funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory
basis. The People Connection is partially funded by the U.S. Small
Business Administration's Office of Women's Business Ownership
(OWBO). OWBO is the only office in the federal government established
to help women become full partners in economic development through
small business ownership. SBA's cooperation does not constitute
or imply its endorsement of any opinions, products and/or services.
Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be
made if requested at least two weeks in advance.
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