Available Presentations:

Writing A Business Plan…Are You Crazy? Why Would I Do That?
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Dr. Ron Cook, Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies and Director, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, Rider University

This workshop will show why writing a business plan is a valuable tool in helping entrepreneurs make better startup decisions. It will provide an outline for a business plan and identify the questions that a business plan can help answer, and the ones that it can’t.

Funding the Future: Securing Early Stage Capital
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Kathleen W. Coviello- New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Director of Technology & Life Sciences

An overview of different options to fund your early stage idea/company, with tips on the do’s and don’ts for securing early stage capital.

Not Getting The All the Referrals You Want? . . . Then It’s All Your Fault!
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Jeff Callahan, President and Founder, Sandler Training

Fast and Furious: Using Internet Marketing to Start Your Business 
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Alex Cohen – Manager, Online Marketing, ClickEquations

Time and money. Chances are that if you’re an entrepreneur you don’t have enough of either. The solution? Online marketing. In this session, Alex Cohen will teach you the basics of internet marketing to launch your business and run your marketing efficiently.

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Sponsored by: Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, the National Association of Women Business Owners – Central Jersey (NAWBO), Association Business Solutions, Inc., Precision Office Assistants, A Virtual Office Company, the Uncommon Individual Foundation, and Princeton University’s Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education.

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Think Globally. Act Locally. 

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), ABS is pleased to co-sponsor an event on November 18 entitled “Starting a Company: From Idea to Reality” (http://www.integra-ls.com/event/).  Read on for ideas about how you can get involved!

Young men and women intrigued by entrepreneurship can learn more about it during Global Entrepreneurship Week, November 17 to 23.

The worldwide initiative is designed to inspire, connect, inform, mentor and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs, defined as people under 30 years old.

More than 60 countries around the world have signed on as participants. During the week, a series of events will be held on international, national and local levels. Activities will include invention competitions, entrepreneurship film festivals, networking events, school-based activities and local entrepreneurship summits.

While global in scope, at its heart the week is a local initiative reflecting the customs and entrepreneurial culture of each community. After all, what works in Boise, Idaho might be quite different from what works in Bangalore, India. For example, the Netherlands is launching its version of the week from the floor of Euronext, and Chile is planning a 10K race.

Global Entrepreneurship Week was initiated by the Kauffman Foundation in the U.S. and Make Your Mark in the United Kingdom. Global sponsors are Ernst & Young, IBM and NYSE.

Featured Activities of Global Entrepreneurship Week / US – http://entrepreneurshipweekusa.com/:10 Cool Things to Do During the Week
Collegiate Inventors Competition
Take an Entrepreneur to Lunch
Global Technology Leaders Conference
Unleash Your Locker Challenge
The BizWorld Largest Friendship Bracelet Challenge

Featured Activities of Global Entrepreneurship Week – http://www.unleashingideas.org/:
Unleash it!
Speednetwork the Globe
Global Innovation Tournament
Creative World Forum
Mentoring Madness