PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL WORKSHOPS.

CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
AND MAILED TO:

Small Business Development Center
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3777
ATTN: WORKSHOP REGISTRATIONS

Date Time	Title	Speaker(s)	Fee	Location	Contact
9/9/08 8:00-11:00 am	PANEL DISCUSSION: Business Plans - Transferring from Employment to Self-Employment		free	Middle Country Public Library, Centereach	call Elizabeth Malafi at the Library: 585-9393 x296
9/10/08 9-11:00 am	SUCCESSFUL HOME BASED BUSINESS	Ann Garbarino Business Advisor, SBDC	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
9/24/08 9-11:00 am	WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN	Ronni Rosen Senior Business Advisor, SBDC	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
10/14/08 8-11:00 am	PANEL DISCUSSION: Financing Your Business	Banks, SBDC, LIDC, CDC, Credit Unions, Financial Planners	free	Middle Country Public Library, Centereach	call Elizabeth Malafi at the Library: 585-9393 x296
10/15/08 9-11:00 am	CUSTOMER SERVICE - THE DISNEY WAY Inside look at the business behind the magic using methods employed by Disney and taught at the Disney Institute	Kevin Kelly Big Buzz Communications	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
10/22/08 9-11:00 am	IS YOUR COMPUTER WORKING FOR YOU? Getting the most out of your computer and the Internet	Kevin McCormack Business Advisor, SBDC	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
10/30/08 9-11:00 am	IS THAT THE BEST LEGAL STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BUSINESS?	Joseph Campolo, Esq.	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
11/5/08 9-11:00 am	CREATING A MINDSET FOR SUCCESS Learn how to create your own "luck" by changing the way you view and approach business	Elizabeth Morgan Full Spectrum Success	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
11/12/08 9-11:00 am	ATTRACTING NEW BUSINESS THROUGH ADVERTISING Marketing and advertising strategies	Kevin Kelly Big Buzz Communications	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
11/18/08 10:00-noon	BUSINESS BASICS	Ronni Rosen Senior Business Advisor, SBDC	free	Middle Country Public Library, Centereach	call Elizabeth Malafi at the Library: 585-9393 x296
11/21/08 8-11:00 am	PANEL DISCUSSION: Marketing and Advertising Your Business		free	Middle Country Public Library, Centereach	call Elizabeth Malafi at the Library: 585-9393 x296
12/3/08 9-11:00 am	PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS The realities of patenting your invention	Gerald Bodner, Esq.	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu
12/10/08 9-11:00 am	THE BUSINESS OF RESTAURANTS - A reality check	Jeff Capri, Owner Dewey's Flatiron, NYC	free	LI High Tech Incubator Bldg.,Stony Brook	call Leslie at 632-9837, or e-mail: leslie.rurup@sunysb.edu