Building Blocks Seminar Series
Thursday, May 27
9 - 11:30 am
Amphitheater-$10 per person per seminar, or register for the Building Blocks Pass for $30 per person for all four ($10 savings!), REGISTER
Short on time? This seminar series will give you news you can use in just a matter of minutes. From the basics of investor-inventor matchmaking to saving on healthcare, these short informational sessions will arm you with need-to-know tools that will put you one step ahead in the office. Sit in on one or stay for the whole series. These quick sessions will not disappoint!
9 am - Open Innovation Is The Future: Patricia Giavara of the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center will demonstrate the new web-based Vermont Innovation Marketplace and discuss how you can accelerate and make connections with people, ideas and services. The Vermont Innovation Marketplace is a subset of the USA National Innovation Marketplace (a service provided by the US Department of Commerce) and the Planet Eureka!. All inventions are presented as easy to understand product/service concepts with market research driven professional sales forecasts so you can quickly assess the status, quality, and potential for your company. Requests to "purchase, invest, distribute or manufacture" innovations are defined in simple language with direct e-mail links to the person with the need. Learn how to get your innovation requests posted so that they get noticed and you receive the greatest number of relevant invention matches. You'll also learn how to set up customized searches for new product and service ideas, and more.
9:40 am - Secure Your Computer, Protect Your Business: A perfect seminar for small business owners or companies without internal IT support. Join Ron Lewis of Computer Care and realize simple, free tricks to make your computer more secure. Learn how to create a strong password, ward off viruses using free, online tools and discover the right way to back up your critical data.
10:20 am - HR For Small Business: Presented by Brenda Sabin, HRSentry, this seminar will show HR professionals and small business owners how to keep current with HR regulations. Learn simple ways to stay on top of changing laws and make sure your company is in compliance. Discover what any business should be doing to save time, money and headaches.
11 am - Real World Health Care Reform: Join CIGNA HealthCare for this importantseminar designed for business owners and HR professionals. Learn how to improve health care quality for your employees while reducing overall costs. CIGNA HealthCare's fourth annual consumer plans study shows this can be achieved when plans provide incentives for members to be engaged. Learn more about CIGNA's findings and how changes to your benefit program could help the bottom line.
