business

First Step Seminar – Clarion

FIRST STEP to Starting a Business: This monthly seminar provides an in depth look at the steps to start a business. Topics include business registrations, licenses, business structures, taxation, research tools, what to expect in financing your business and how the SBDC services can help … READ MORE

Human Resources: Employment Law Basics

In small businesses, many employees wear more than one hat. Some smaller companies may not have a full-time HR Manager but still have to perform the duties of hiring, training and development, performance management, disciplinary action, and regulatory compliance. This workshop will cover the following … READ MORE

First Step Seminar – Clarion

The First Steps to Start and Finance Your Business: Clarion: Saturday, July 13, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“COSTARS Connections” Conference

“COSTARS Connections” is a COSTARS contracting conference held in Clarion, Pennsylvania at the Gemmell Complex on the campus of CUP. The event is presented by the Northwest Commission Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), the Clarion University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) & other sponsors. The … READ MORE

The First Steps to Start and Finance Your Business:

FIRST STEP to Starting a Business: This monthly seminar provides an in depth look at the steps to start a business. Topics include business registrations, licenses, business structures, taxation, research tools, what to expect in financing your business and how the SBDC services can help … READ MORE

LaunchLINK: QuickBooks Online Reporting:

Need to determine the health of your business at a moment’s notice? That’s the end result when you use QuickBooks Online. With QuickBooks Online, you will have the ability to generate accurate financial reports to help you evaluate your business. During this lesson, you will … READ MORE

How to Hire, Train & Retain Great Employees:

Friday, May 17 in Franklin (This workshop will also be held on June 20 in Clarion) Do you suffer from the “I can’t find good people” syndrome? Do you struggle to attract and retain employees that you can rely on? In an environment plagued by … READ MORE

Vendor and Craft Show

Join the Oil City Warehouse Mall (OCWM) for their 3rd vendor and craft show! It is a great way to spend a Saturday and support more than 20 local businesses! Examples of vendors attending include: Core Goods, Karma Coffee Company, LuLaRoe, Keep Collective, Thirty-One, Sea … READ MORE

Cranberry Expo

Hosted by the Cranberry Township Economic & Development Committee, this event is held showcase local businesses and inform the public about Cranberry Township programs and plans. Attendees can visit tables for businesses and nonprofits and network with Cranberry Township supervisors, committee volunteers, political candidates, and … READ MORE

Great Things Are Happening

Right here, right now – in Venango County and throughout the region – great things are happening! I know because every week I’m working with new startup companies, small businesses on the move, and manufacturing companies that are shipping product across the country. These are stories … READ MORE