Cooperative Development Institute: Trainings, Presentations, and Meetings

Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) is the Northeast’s center for cooperative business education, training and technical assistance. CDI’s mission is to build a vibrant co-operative economy through the creation and development of successful co-operative enterprises in diverse communities in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and New York.

Upcoming CDI opportunities include:

  • How to Develop a Food Co-op Store (March 11, 2010)
  • Massachusetts Farmers’ Market Managers Workshop: Empowering the Market Manager for Success (March 25, 2010)
  • Co-op Housing and You: Creating Cross Sector Connections for Affordable Manufactured Housing (May 6, 2010)

For a complete list of CDI offered events and registration information, Please visit:
http://www.cdi.coop/

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February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Clearinghouse | Leave a comment

Harvard Kennedy School of Government: Boston 101 Series

Rappaport Institute Spring 2010 Lecture Series

Each semester the Rappaport Institute sponsors an informal series of discussions about the people, institutions, and customs that make Greater Boston what it is. The 7-part series brings in notable figures from a variety of fields. These events are open to all, but are specifically geared towards students in Greater Boston who are just getting to know the region. For more information on the series, call 617-495-5091. All lectures are held at the John F. Kennedy School of Government campus and are free to all.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 1:00pm
Wrestling with Growth in Action, Massachusetts:
The Possibilities and Limits of Progressive Planning

Monday, February 22, 2010 at 5:30pm
The Geography of Innovation:
Why do clusters of Entrepreneurs Exist in Some Areas and Not in Others?

Monday, March 8, 2010 at 5:30pm
An Innovations Agenda for Massachusetts

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 12:00pm
Geography, Venture Capital, and Public Policy:
Can Publicly Supported Entrepreneurship Succeed?

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 12:00pm
Tackling the Nation’s Toughest Housing Challenges:
Boston Neighborhoods

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 5:30pm
On Her Honor:
Is a New Generation of Women Mayors Changing the State’s Oldest Cities?

Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 4:00pm
Saving America’s Cities:
Ed Logue and the Struggles to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age

Additional Lecture Information Available Here

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February 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Clearinghouse | Leave a comment

Mel King Institute: Raising the Standard for Small Business Technical Assistance

May 13, 2010
10:00 amto4:00 pm
July 8, 2010
10:00 amto4:00 pm
September 16, 2010
10:00 amto4:00 pm
November 18, 2010
10:00 amto4:00 pm

An Advanced Training Program for Technical Assistance

Date:  March 1-2, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Time:  10:00am – 4:00pm
Location:  Babson College (231 Forest Street, Wellesley, MA 02482)

The Mel King Institute for Community Building will offer an advanced training program for Business Technical Assistance providers in Massachusetts beginning in late March 2010.  The program is targeted toward seasoned practitioners along with executive directors.  The primary objective of this program is to raise the standard of business assistance by providing knowledge, tools and resources that will translate into measurable skills improvements.  The program is particularly designed for community based nonprofit organizations that focus on supporting businesses with less than 20 employees, self employed persons, underserved communities (including rural and urban), and/or entrepreneurs who are immigrants, people of color, lower income, linguistic minorities or otherwise not well served by traditional providers. The 9 month program will consist of 6 full day training models including:

  • Success Measures for TA Providers
  • Consulting/Client Relationship Management
  • Business Plan Fundamentals for Start-ups
  • Existing Business Strategic Planning and Diagnostic Tools
  • Financial Sustainability/Asset Management
  • Strategic Management of small business programs

The TA Training Program will be consist of intensive, hands-on sessions, that incorporate a mix of one-on-one consulting sessions, online TA provider and instructor collaboration, and the development of Program Delivery Guides.

Raising the Standard for Small Business Technical Assistance sessions will be led by Jason Friedman and Marian Doub of Friedman Associates as well as Elizabeth Thornton and Donna Stoddard of Entrepreneurship Advantage, Inc.

Advanced TA Training Program Description

Presentation Documents for Modules 1 & 2



For more information, please e-mail MelKingInstitute@macdc.org
or contact Jay Rosa:
jayr@macdc.org
617-426-0303

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January 14th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Past Events, Upcoming Events | Leave a comment

Microbusiness in the Shadow of Crisis: How Can Non-Traditional Entrepreneurs Contribute to Boston’s Economy

January 22, 2010
9:00 amto3:00 pm

Join a diverse group of technical assistance providers, policymakers and academics to discuss the role of microbusiness in the metropolitan Boston economy.  How do non-traditional entrepreneurs contribute to the economy?  How have they responded to the financial crisis and what ideas and strategies are succeeding?  How can they leverage future opportunities?

January 22, 2010
9:00am to 3:00pm
Raytheon Ampitheater
120 Forsyth St.
Boston, MA 02115

RSVP:
Shane Black-Macken
617-373-8235
black-macken@neu.edu

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December 7th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Upcoming Events | Leave a comment

Free Legal Small Business Workshop

October 22, 2009
6:00 pmto8:00 pm

The lawyers’ Committee, in association with Ropes & Gray LLP and Building a Better Brockton / Brockton 21st Century Corporation is hosting a free Business Legal Workshop where business attorneys will give an overview of legal needs that many small businesses face.

Thursday, October 22, 2009
6 – 8pm
Metro South Chamber of Commerce
1st Floor Conference Room
60 School Street
Brockton, MA 02301

RSVP: 617-988-0605

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October 14th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Clearinghouse, Upcoming Events | Leave a comment
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