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SUMMARY:Sandler Training Workshop: Building Sales for Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Innovate 518\, Sandler Training and UAlbany Innovation Center\nThis workshop is for you if either one of these describe you: \nYou are the owner/operator of an early stage start up or small business that has been in existence for less than 5 years.\n You are a solo entrepreneur balancing your sale efforts with the daily operation of your business \nPresented by Lauren Valentine of Sandler Training\, a global leader in sales and management consulting and training. \nNetworking: 8:30am-9am\n Workshop: 9am-11am\n Free – Light refreshments will be served \nOver the years\, Sandler Training has worked with many start-up and young companies as a consultant and trainer to put into place selling and management processes and structure which increases the likelihood of success. \nKey Takeaways for this 2 hour workshop will be:\n• A Scalable Sales Process: Participants will leave with a sales process that they can implement right away\, for investors & prospective customers – and that can be scaled for future growth of the company. \n• Business Development Plan: Participants will leave with an understanding of the prospecting behaviors to focus to maximize their limited time. \n• Elevator Pitch/Value Proposition: Participants will leave with an understanding of their value proposition and a 30 second commercial for use with investors as well as with prospects. \n• Taking Risks and Dealing with Rejection: Participants will leave with proven strategies and tactics to maintain that “mental toughness” that is crucial for success as an entrepreneur and sales professional.
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/sandler-training-workshop-building-sales-business/
LOCATION:University at Albany\, Lecture Center\, LC 12\, 1400 Washington Ave\, Albany\, NY\, 12222\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181206T120000
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SUMMARY:Knowledge @ Noon: CoLab
DESCRIPTION:  \nHave you thought about starting a business?\n Do you own a business that you’re looking to grow?\n Are you interested in learning about & visiting a “coworking space”? \nIf you answered “YES!” to any of these questions\, then please join us at our upcoming informational session at the CoLab\, \n\n Knowledge @ Noon\n\n presented by KeyBank Business Boost & Build. \nThe Center for Economic Growth along with Community Loan Fund and Excelsior Growth Fund want to help you by providing: Technical Assistance | Loan Information | Referrals to Resources | Workshops\nFree | Refreshments will be served! \nParking: On-street\, metered. \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/knowledge-noon-colab/
LOCATION:CoLab\, 488 Broadway\, Albany\, NY\, 12207\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lunch ‘n Learn – The Democratization of Smart Manufacturing and CESMII Roadmap
DESCRIPTION:The Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) Northern Regional Manufacturing Center (NRMC) at Rensselaer\nLunch ‘n Learn – The Democratization of Smart Manufacturing and CESMII Roadmap\n  \nPlease RSVP Ann Seman (semana2@rpi.edu) by Monday (12/3) if you are able to attend. \n \nJohn Dyck – CESMII CEO \nJim Davis – UCLA Vice Provost\, Information Technology and Chief Academic Technology Officer\, CESMII PI \nJohn Dyck comes to CESMII from Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK)\, where he was the Global Director of Software Business Development.  In this role\, John helped drive the transformation of Rockwell Automation to a leadership position in software for manufacturing.  He was responsible for strategy development\, and the acquisition and development of capabilities needed to transform their software portfolio. John developed and began the execution of a multi-year software acquisition strategy to shape Rockwell Automation’s software portfolio.  He was a key leader in shaping their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) strategy and was responsible for their global Strategic Alliance with Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft). \nJim Davis is UCLA’s Vice Provost\, Information Technology and Chief Academic Technology Officer\, an executive leadership role focused on UCLA’s academic research and education mission. Jim has broad oversight of campuswide planning\, governance\, and strategic investment of IT\, manages the Office of Information Technology\, and has responsibility for the Institute for Digital Research and Education. Included in his portfolio are UCLA’s digital presence\, cyberinfrastructure\, informatics\, policy\, mobility\, and the Office of the UCLA Chief Privacy Officer. Among the many initiatives Jim is involved with\, he currently co-leads a national initiative on Smart Manufacturing and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness. Jim is also a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UCLA\, where his research interests are in the areas of data analysis\, decision support\, and intelligent systems. \nAbout CESMII and the NRMC at Rensselaer\nRensselaer is the Northern Regional Manufacturing Center (NRMC) for the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII)\, headquartered in Los Angeles\, CA\, a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) and part of the Manufacturing USA Institutes.  CESMII is investing more than $140M nationwide over 5 years to help manufacturers accelerate the integration of smart manufacturing technologies into existing manufacturing processes and systems with a goal of increasing energy productivity through enhanced visibility and control\, while breaking down barriers to interoperability and security. \nCESMII’s is a national network of Regional Manufacturing Centers (RMCs) each focused on local relationships with opportunities for national impact in the areas of technology transfer and workforce development. The power of this network is cross-linking resources\, capabilities and expertise across business\, workforce and technical focus areas\, leveraging each region’s unique industrial environments.  For more information\, visit the CESMII website at: https://www.cesmii.org. \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/lunch-n-learn-democratization-smart-manufacturing-cesmii-roadmap/
LOCATION:RPI: CII 7003/LESHA Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181213T130000
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SUMMARY:IgniteUNY - Funding Roundtable Part 3: Term Sheets
DESCRIPTION:Funding Roundtable Part 3: Term Sheets\n REGISTER \n  \nThe weakest part of any pitch is the financial projection slides\, and most startups crumble at the funding terms negotiation stage. We’re here to help with that! \nJoin us this Thursday from 1PM – 3PM as legal expert Jeff Schwartz\, partner at Phillips Lytle LLP\, talks about term sheet construction\, elements needed in a term sheet\, and what to avoid.
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/igniteuny-funding-roundtable-part-3-term-sheets/
LOCATION:IgniteUNY\, 333 Broadway\, Suite 350\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
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