Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Research

Announces Winter/Spring 2010 Entrepreneurship Series

The Hudson Library & Historical Society’s Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Research has experienced
phenomenal growth and attendance since its inception in the winter of 2008. Through the generosity of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation,
the Center is able to offer print and online resources, DVDs and audiobooks, programming and services all designed to assist
entrepreneurs get a business established or expand one that already exists.

Starting with the very first Entrepreneurship Series of workshops in October 2008 through the most recent Fall 2009 Entrepreneurship
Series, attendance is nearing 2,000. Many of the events in the last few months exceeded 100 participants.  Program topics included internet
marketing strategies using social media, a discussion of the venture capital organization JumpStart by its CEO Ray Leach, franchising and
strategic development for small businesses. All workshops are free and are offered in a comfortable yet professional setting.

Counseling sessions are available free of charge (by appointment) in the library’s private study rooms from the following agencies: the Ohio
Small Business Development Center’s (OSBDC) Certified Business Advisors, Akron SCORE, “Counselors to America’s Small
Businesses,” the Kent Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) for obtaining government contracts, and TiE Ohio – a global
network of entrepreneurial mentors. Subscriptions to periodicals such as The Harvard Business Review and Entrepreneur, and online
databases such as Reference USA, Hoover’s and ProQuest Entrepreneurship augment the substantial, current collection of business
materials that are available.

The Winter/Spring 2010 Entrepreneurship Series continues the tradition of pertinent, timely programs designed to aid anyone involved
in starting or growing a small business. The Hudson Library & Historical Society welcomes any interested entrepreneur to register for this
exceptional lineup of evening workshops.

January 12, 6:30 p.m. (Tuesday)
PowerPoint Presentation

How to Procure Government Contracts with Rich Delisio of the Ohio PTAC - Procurement Technical Assistance Center at the Kent Regional Business Alliance. Mr. Delisio will also be available for one-on-one counseling sessions at the Hudson Library.

February 3, 7 p.m. (Wednesday)
PowerPoint Presentation

Anita Campbell, of Anita Campbell Associates Ltd., founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Trends,
an award-winning online publication and hosts Small Business Trends Radio, where she interviews other small business experts. Ms. Campbell will discuss Trends Affecting Small Businesses.

February 17, 7 p.m. (Wednesday) ***note: Date Change from original schedule***
PowerPoint Presentation

Rebecca O. Bagley, President and Chief Executive Officer of NorTech, the Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition. NorTech helps to create new technology industries and make the region's economy more globally-competitive.

February 23, 7 p.m. (Tuesday)

National Entrepreneurship Week  The Power of Networking.  A relaxed evening to share your stories from the “small business trenches” with other entrepreneurs. Refreshments provided.    

February 25, 7 p.m. (Thursday)

National Entrepreneurship Week Entrepreneurship Programs College Fair -
High School students interested in pursuing entrepreneurship at the college level are invited to meet current college students, recent graduates who have opened their own businesses and representatives from area university programs.
Prizes! Pizza! Programs!

March 2, 7 p.m. (Tuesday)

Richard T. Herman, a business and immigration attorney, and Robert Smith, a Plain Dealer reporter covering international cultures, are the co-authors of Immigrant, Inc.: Why Immigrant Entrepreneurs Are Driving the New Economy (and how they will save the American worker). Mr. Herman is also the co-founder of the northeast Ohio chapter of TiE, a global network of entrepreneurs.

March 16, 7 p.m. (Tuesday)
PowerPoint Presentation : Handout 1 : Handout 2

Product Globalization: A Ten Point Checklist and One Bad Example  presented by Bob Chalfant, of NEO Management LLC.

March 31, 6:30 p.m. (Wednesday)
PowerPoint Presentation

Not-for-Profit Basics workshop with Akron’s S.C.O.R.E.
(Counselors to America’s Small Business).   

April 7, 6:30 p.m. (Wednesday)
PowerPoint Presentation

Stephen Cook of the University of Akron School of Law discusses Copyright and Intellectual Property Legal Issues for Small Businesses.

April 22, 7 p.m. (Thursday)
PowerPoint Presentation : Handout

Communicating your Company's Value: A Marketing and Legal Perspective.  Jeff Bauer of Giraffe Inc., a marketing communications and design firm and business colleague Jeff Jones of the Law Office of Jeffrey P. Jones, LLC

May 5, 7 p.m. (Wednesday) 

Entrepreneur Success Stories A panel of successful northeast Ohio entrepreneurs who are living the dream of running their own businesses share their stories.