Fwd: Our Small Business & Nonprofit Expo is Almost Here!

[Yvonne Y. Foo]

Good morning!  Here's an excellent event for OCA - packed with info on funding, promotion, for the non-profit organizations at the St. Louis County Library headquarter office, December 8 (scroll down).  Free admission.

Yvonne

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From: Lauren Hoerr <lho...@slcl.org>
Date: Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:00 AM
Subject: Our Small Business & Nonprofit Expo is Almost Here!
To: Lauren Hoerr <lho...@slcl.org>

St. Louis County Library is pleased to invite you to our upcoming Small Business and Nonprofit Expo on December 8, 2017 from 12-4:00 p.m. at 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63131. 

We have also opened up another BALSA Foundation session for you to learn about their free grant, mentoring and guidebook on how to start a business. 

We would love to have you join us at both of these free events! 

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NOV

Mind Your Business: BALSA Foundation Can Help You Start Your Business

6:30 p.m.

Florissant Valley Branch

REGISTER

BALSA Foundation offers a free grant, education and mentoring to new and aspiring business owners. Join us to learn about how BALSA Foundation can help you start and expand your business.

This workshop begins at 6:30 p.m. at Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd., S. Florissant, MO 63031. Register at www.slcl.org/events or by calling 314-994-3300.

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DEC

Mind Your Business: Small Business and Nonprofit Expo

12:00 p.m.

Headquarters

REGISTER

Don't miss St. Louis County Library's biggest business event of the year, our Small Business and Nonprofit Expo. Packed with outstanding area agencies devoted to helping aspiring entrepreneurs, current business owners and nonprofit representatives, you'll discover the help you need at our business-related workshops, presentations, free legal assistance clinic and networking opportunities.

To make your reservation for the Small Business and Nonprofit Expo, call 314-994-3300 or visit www.slcl.org/events. We hope to see you there!

SMALL BUSINESS AND NONPROFIT EXPO Dec 8, 2017, 12:00-4:00pm, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
TIME	SESSION	ROOM
12:00-4:00	Meet Local Agencies that Help Businesses and Nonprofits Start and Grow	Auditorium
12:00-12:15	Get the Industry Information you Need to Write Your Business Plan and Stay Ahead of the Competition using First Research	West Room (Computer Lab)
12:00-2:00	How to Market Your Business on Facebook with Connect Marketing	East Room
12:20-12:35	Free Online Classes to Learn the Business Skills You Need to Succeed using Lynda.com, Gale Courses and Universal Class	West Room (Computer Lab)
12:40-12:55	Get Completed Business Plans to Model Yours After using Small Business Resource Center	West Room (Computer Lab)
1:00-1:25	Find Charitable Donors, Customers & Competitors using ReferenceUSA	West Room (Computer Lab)
1:30-1:55	Obtain Grant and Business Plan Statistics, Find Customers and Identify Where Your Product is in Demand using DemographicsNow	West Room (Computer Lab)
2:00-2:25	Find Businesses and Customers Using Mergent Intellect	West Room (Computer Lab)
2:05-2:25	Learn About a Local Contest to Have Your Business Website Built for Free with Beanstalk Web Solutions	East Room
2:30-2:50	Discover How Your Business can Benefit from Free Legal Help with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri	East Room
2:30-2:55	Get that Grant with Foundation Directory, Grant Select and DemographicsNow	West Room (Computer Lab)
3:00-3:25	Learn About a Free Grant, Mentoring and Guide to Help Launch Your Business with BALSA Foundation	East Room
3:00-4:00	Ask a Lawyer Your Business Questions for Free with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (email msaw...@slcl.org to reserve your spot)	West Room (Computer Lab)
3:30-3:55	SBA can Help your Business Start and Grow with Small Business Administration	East Room