Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00 a.m.
- 10:00 a.m.
FREE Seminar: "What Now? Is Your Retail / Restaurant
Positioned for 2010?"
Explore techniques to improve your service, communicate with your
customer, collaborate with other businesses, and run your business as
efficiently as possible to stay relevant with today's consumer.
Wheaton Business Innovation Center, Wheaton Building South, 11002 Viers
Mill Road, Suite 700, Wheaton
Registration required by February 1: click
here.
Friday, February 5, 2010 12:00 p.m.
- 1:00 p.m.
FREE Seminar: "Writing the Executive Summary: How to
Stand out from the Crowd"
Learn to intrigue people with your executive summary, so that they want
to see your whole business plan. Especially useful for those
entering the StartRight! Business Plan Competition.
University of Maryland College Park, 1107 and 111 Jeong H. Kim
Engineering Building. Click
here
to register.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 10:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FREE Mtech Open Entrepreneur Office Hours
Aspiring and current entrepreneurs with tech-based startups or ideas get
advice on building and financing a startup, developing and
protecting intellectual property, navigating the tech transfer process,
refining business strategy and more.
University of Maryland College Park, Technology Advancement Program
Building, Room 1103
Learn more and register
here.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 5:00 p.m.
- 7:00 p.m.
Rockville Chamber of Commerce Mix & Mingle
Phillips Seafood Restaurant, 1775 Rockville Pike
FREE to members, $20 for non-members.
Register
here.
Thursday, February 11, 2010 4:00
p.m.
FREE Contemporary Social Issues Seminar: "Innovations in
Health Care Delivery"
Learn what several local innovative health care institutions are doing
to improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of services provided to
the public.
Speakers: Veronica Nieva, PhD, Westat and Judith Rogers, PhD, MSN, RNC,
Holy Cross Hospital
Universities of Shady Grove, Camille Kendall Academic Center, Building
III, Room 3241, 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville
Learn more
here.
Thursday, February 11, 2010 6:30
p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
MIT Enterprise Forum Startup Lab: Growing Through Buyers
Theme/Industries: Homeland Defense/Security Technologies
Learn about the common factors most buyers use to evaluate potential
supplies by observing the interaction between presenting companies and
buyers with current needs.
Companies with innovative solutions in high speed computing, cyber security, informatics,
or physical
security are invited to present their solutions (in 15 minutes) at the
event. Click
here for more information.
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, 9600 Gudelsky Dr.,
Rockville
Event is free to MITEF members, $35 for nonmembers. Register
here.
Friday, February 12, 2010 10:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LAST CHANCE! FREE Seminar: The ABC's of Starting a Business
What does it take to be an entrepreneur? How do I get started?
How do I select the right legal form for the business? Where can I
get money for start up? What is a business plan and why do I need
one? Get the tools to start and grow your small business
successfully!
Wheaton Business Innovation center, 11002 Veirs mill Road, 8th Floor,
Wheaton, MD
Register
here.
Friday, February 12, 2010 2:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m.
FREE TEDCO Funding Briefing
Learn about TEDCO's primary funding programs for Maryland seed
stage companies, including eligibility requirements, proposal submission
guidelines, review processes, and reporting requirements.
TEDCO, 5565 Sterrett Place, Suite 214, Columbia, MD
Registration required: register
here.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:00 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.
FREE Seminar: "Using Technology to Meet Your Business
Goals"
What technology should you employ to keep your employees productive,
make or save money, and retain or get new clients?
Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union, 4831 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
Click
here for more information and to register.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:00 p.m. - 2:00
p.m.
FREE
Tech Transfer Society Brown Bag Forum
Topic: The Biennial Solar house Competition - How it Accelerates
Technology Innovation
Speaker: Richard J. King, Director, Solar Decathlon, U.S.
Department of Energy
Southeastern Universities Research Association, 1201 New York Ave., N.W.
Suite 430, Washington, DC
Register here.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:00 p.m. -
9:00
p.m.
FREE Science Cafe: "Global Warming: Science and Impacts"
Common myths and misconceptions about climate change and its impact on
our region, and how to respond to these misconceptions.
Presentation and discussion are free; food and beverages available for
purchase.
Speaker: Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel, Federal Climate Scientist, Union of
Concerned Scientists
Branded 72 Pit Barbecue, 387 E. Gude Dr., Rockville
For more information, click
here.
Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:00
a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
FREE Business Coaches Roundtable
"Action Coaching"
Speaker: Joanne Irving, Ph.D., Principal, The Chrysalis Group
Montgomery County Dept. of Economic Development, 111 Rockville Pike, 8th
Floor
Register
here.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
FREE Seminar: How to Write a Business Plan
Instructor: Deric Mims, Senior Vice President, SunTrust Bank and
Director of the SunTrust Small Business Center
This seminar will cover all aspects of the business plan.
Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
Register
here.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 1:00 p.m.
- 3:30 p.m.
FREE Seminar: "Deduct This! New Tax Tips for Your
2009 Return"
Learn about 2009 tax law changes in the
first time homebuyer credit, making work pay credit, earned income
credit, child tax credit, residential energy tax credit and others.
Presenter: Richard Gottfried, CPA
A Twinbrook Citizens Association Outreach Event Open to All
Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
Friday, February 26, 2010 7:30 - 9:00
a.m.
REDI Board Meeting
REDI Offices
RSVP to 301-315-8096
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 7:30 a.m. -
10:00 a.m.
FREE: Shulman Rogers Employment Roundtable - "Understanding
What to Do When Your Employees Can't or Won't Come to Work"
Discussion includes the Family and Medical Leave Act, state leave laws,
the Americans with Disabilities Act, workers compensation absences, and
more.
Shulman Rogers Conference Center, 1505 Park Potomac Ave., 6th Floor,
Rockville, MD
Limited seating: reservations required. RSVP at 301-231-0924 or
here.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:00
p.m.
FREE Contemporary Social Issues Seminar: "Barriers to
Employment for People with Mental Illness"
Learn the barrier of lack of access to treatment or employment support
services can be overcome to help people with mental illness return to
work.
Speakers: William Frey, PhD, and Roline Milfort, PhD, Westat and Shree
Paralkar, St. Luke's House
Universities of Shady Grove, Camille Kendall Academic Center, Building
III, Room 3241, 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville
Learn more
here.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
FREE Seminar: How to Write a Business Plan - Focus on the
Market Research and Marketing Sections
Instructor: Susan Prince, President, Cadence Marketing
Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
Register
here.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m.
FREE Science Cafe: "Buzz About Bees"
Speaker: Jay Evans
Presentation and discussion are free; food and beverages available for
purchase.
Branded 72 Pit Barbecue, 387 E. Gude Dr., Rockville
For more information, click
here.
Monday, March 15 - Friday, March 19, 2010
Rockville Business Appreciation Week
Thank you, Rockville businesses, for choosing to make Rockville your
corporate home! If you would like a Business Appreciation Team to
come visit your business, please contact REDI at 301-315-8096 or click
here.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12 p.m. -
2 p.m.
FREE
Tech Transfer Society Brown Bag Forum
Topic: TBA
Southeastern Universities Research Association, 1201 New York Ave., N.W.
Suite 430, Washington, DC
Register here.
Friday, March 26, 2010 7:30 - 9:00
a.m.
REDI Board Meeting
REDI Offices
RSVP to 301-315-8096