Classes & Workshops

* IN PERSON ONLY * Join Pace SBDC’s Business Advisors for a website-building workshop! This workshop is an opportunity to begin building a website for your small business. We'll start by defining your website goals and sketching out the site on paper. Then, we'll get into choosing a platform, determining workflow, and the actual website building. All skill levels and stages of business are welcome. Click Here to register for this event - you'll have to log in or create an NYSBDC eCenter acc…

This program will be held onsite, 5th Floor Room 504. **This event is in person only.** Learn how these two databases together can help you find the most comprehensive industry and market reports and statistics, as well as examples in financial statements, social media strategies, and technological innovations. This program will not be recorded. **This event is in person only.** ONLINE - Details will be emailed upon registration Click here to register. Registration for this event is thro…

**This event will be online only** This class is part 1 of a two-part series. In this session, learn about what Standard & Poor's Capital IQ database can do for you and the financial data it can provide including; Private and public companies Industries Venture capital Global markets Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.

* This event will be online only * Learn about stock prices, and how and why they change. What causes a stock's price to rise and fall? How can I learn how to study stock prices to help me learn how to invest? What resources are available to help me learn? Get the answers to these questions and more. Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.

This program will be held onsite, 5th Floor Room 504. **This event is in person only.** Mergent Intellect offers information on more than 100 million private US, Canadian and global businesses, more than 6000 US public companies and over 200 million residents and local businesses.First Research provides industry reports. Key Business Ratios provides competitive benchmarking data to help you examine the financial soundness of a company. Learn how to search Mergent Intellect, Mergent First Resea…

**Online Only** Join us for this discussion featuring Karen King, Founder & CEO of Fronterra Global Advisory, Inc. and Amy Morgan, VP, Head of Trade Compliance of Altana. Both share their stories as two women in the Organization of Women in the International Trade Community, including the opportunities and challenges they faced as they navigated their careers. Bring your questions! Program presented as part of World Trade Week NYC 2024 About the Presenters: Amy Morg…

**Online only** Technology has made possible the availability of countless types and varieties of products that can be accessed in countless ways. This means that customers can afford to be selective and want products that meet their changing needs. For your business to be competitive, it is important to know: - What your customers want - Can you provide the product while they still want it - How can you keep customers satisfied - Explore the basic steps of marketing and learn about the fr…

**In-Person Only** This program will be held onsite, 5th Floor Room 504. Factiva provides access to content from more than 20,000 news sources, including newspapers, TV transcripts, newswires, and business magazines. Learn how to use Factiva to research current information on companies, industries, and financial markets. This program will not be recorded. **In-Person Only** Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Priv…

**This event will be online only** As scams take on new forms and employ novel methods and tactics, more than ever, you must be an educated, savvy consumer. Are you thinking about scam avoidance, cyber safety and ID theft prevention in your daily behavior and choices? An array of consumer scams have dramatically increased, many bolstered by Artificial Intelligence technology. ID theft also remains one of the most common crimes to strike consumers, taking on new forms that may be more difficu…

**This event will be online only** Learn how to use the Business Insights: Essentials, Business Source Complete, Emerging Markets: Internet Securities (EMIS), and Reference Solutions databases to conduct company research to grow your business or advance your career. All of these databases are accessible remotely with your NYPL card and PIN. ONLINE - Details will be emailed upon registration Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventb…

* This event will be online only * Learn basic investment terms and concepts such as risk and reward, IPOs, P/E ratios, and relative P/E ratios. The discussion includes how to approach investment decisions and alternative stock investments, such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.

* IN PERSON ONLY * Learn how to search for addresses, sales leads, and executives for over 11 million businesses in the U.S. Reference Solutions is an exhaustive business directory that is an invaluable resource for building both your business and your career. This program will not be recorded. Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.

**This event will be online only** Learn how to use the Business Insights: Essentials, Business Source Complete, Emerging Markets: Internet Securities (EMIS), Plunkett Research Online, and Statista databases to conduct industry research to grow your business or advance your career. All of these databases are accessible remotely with your NYPL card and PIN. ONLINE - Details will be emailed upon registration Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click he…

* This event is online only * Learn how to retrieve important information on individual stocks and mutual funds, including analysts’ reports and opinions from investment research firms. Discover the advanced search capabilities of each database. Learn how to turn an investment concept into a shortlist of potential investments. Click here to register. Registration for this event is through Eventbrite. Click here to view Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.

**This event will be online only** Why do some messages work when others don't? Why do some ideas break through, why do some slogans stick in your brain, and why do some leaders inspire change - when others don't? The most effective communicators in the world all structure their messages the same way, by designing for simplicity. But the problem is, simple is hard work. Our brains are programmed to complicate. Our world incentivizes more, more, more. It takes deliberate, intentional effort t…