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Workshops

Entrepreneurial Marketing

October 13, 2008 - The seminar was hosted under “ROST” competition - a competition of innovational projects organized by the Nizhny Novgorod Ministry of Education and Nizhny Novgorod Science- Educational Center.

To build successful companies, entrepreneurs must learn how to do much more with marketing while spending much less. By focusing on the unique marketing challenges and opportunities in fast-growth, entrepreneurial firms, this workshop shows entrepreneurs how to utilize innovative, powerful and cost-effective marketing techniques to win customers and capture markets

Raising Capital

October 8, 2008 - The seminar was hosted under “ROST” competition - a competition of innovational projects organized by the Nizhny Novgorod Ministry of Education and Nizhny Novgorod Science- Educational Center.

As the Russian market matures, entrepreneurs increasingly realize that access to capital to finance growth is essential to increasing their company’s competitive advantage.

CRDF-CFE Regional Business Training Workshop

March 31-April 3, 2008 - The CRDF-CFE Regional Business Training Workshop in the Volga Region convened in cooperation with CRDF’s local co-organizer, the U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship. Additional regional workshops to convene in Fall 2008 may be announced in Spring 2008. Interested applicants from any part of Russia may apply for consideration to participate in any of the regional workshops; all applicants are required to pay their own travel expenses.

Business owner and hired manager: How to delegate a business?

November 2, 2007 - The seminar was hosted under the "Leader of the Year project".

Raising Capital

October 18, 2007 - The seminar was hosted under “ROST” competition - a competition of innovational projects organized by the Nizhny Novgorod Ministry of Education and Nizhny Novgorod Science- Educational Center.

As the Russian market matures, entrepreneurs increasingly realize that access to capital to finance growth is essential to increasing their company’s competitive advantage.

Business owner and Finance management: New tendencies and regional practice

September 21, 2007 - The seminar was hosted under the "Leader of the Year project".

Business owner and marketing: New tendencies and regional practice

August 10, 2007 - The seminar was hosted under the "Leader of the Year project".

Practical experience of marketing management was introduced by Grigory Troussov, president of “Contact-Expert” company, Moscow and American software company “TruSoft Inl'l Inc”, and specialists of regional companies: Anatoly Durakov (Marketing director, “Strela”, Kotlass, Arkhangelsk region); Nikolay Soloviev (Marketing Director "RIDAN", Nizhny Novgorod); Sergey Uchaev (The director of marketing agency «Long Hands Company», Nizhny Novgorod).

Business Owner and the Team. Psychological and organizational aspects of working with people

June 28, 2007 - the seminar was hosted under the "Leader of the Year" project and was devoted to the problem of HR management and teambuilding.

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Making Winning Presentations to Investors: How to raise money to build your company

February 5, 2007 – the seminar was hosted under “BIT 2007-Povolzhye” competition.

Entrepreneurs may have the best product, the most innovative technology, the largest market or the most detailed business plan, but they may still not be able to secure the capital they need to grow their businesses. This workshop gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to make that winning presentation

Raising Capital

February 5, 2006 - The seminar was hosted under “BIT 2007-Povolzhye” competition.

As the Russian market matures, entrepreneurs increasingly realize that access to capital to finance growth is essential to increasing their company’s competitive advantage.

Strategic Planning

February 2, 2007 - The seminar was hosted under “BIT 2007-Povolzhye” competition.

To raise capital for their growing companies, entrepreneurs must create this confidence in the minds of potential investors. One of the most powerful ways to do this is by establishing a credible system of corporate governance. This workshop shows entrepreneurs how to create such a system, and in the process increase their chances of raising capital for their growing companies.

Corporate Governance for Successful Entrepreneurs

December 8, 2006 - The seminar was hosted under “Leader of the Year” project.

To raise capital for their growing companies, entrepreneurs must create this confidence in the minds of potential investors. One of the most powerful ways to do this is by establishing a credible system of corporate governance. This workshop shows entrepreneurs how to create such a system, and in the process increase their chances of raising capital for their growing companies.

Raising Capital

November 24, 2006 - As the Russian market matures, entrepreneurs increasingly realize that access to capital to finance growth is essential to increasing their company’s competitive advantage.

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Personal Marketing. Building personal brand of the Leader

October 27, 2006 - The seminar was hosted under the "Leader of the Year" Project.

The seminar focused on how to turn the leader of the company into brand contributing to its development.

Raising Capital

September 29, 2006 - The seminar was hosted under Fast Trac Programme, which took place in September 2006.

As the Russian market matures, entrepreneurs increasingly realize that access to capital to finance growth is essential to increasing their company’s competitive advantage

Entrepreneurial Marketing

August 9, 2006 - The seminar was hosted under "Technologies + Business" summer school.

To build successful companies, entrepreneurs must learn how to do much more with marketing while spending much less. By focusing on the unique marketing challenges and opportunities in fast-growth, entrepreneurial firms, this workshop shows entrepreneurs how to utilize innovative, powerful and cost-effective marketing techniques to win customers and capture markets

Cash Flow Management for Growth

August 8, 2006

The seminar was hosted under "Technologies + Business" summer school. It showed how to solve problems dealing with cash flow management as every growing business inevitably faces them.

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Strategic Planning

The seminar was hosted under “Leader of the Year” project.

July 28, 2006 - Most entrepreneurs today follow the principle – if you run out of money you have to borrow, if you face a problem you have to solve it.

However if you plan only several months in advance the work of the company will result in responding to market demands which gives a chance to survive for some time only but not to move forward. In order to succeed the head of the company has to foresee changes and tendencies of the market. One can and should be taught to have this vision.

At the seminar entrepreneurs learnt how to plan effectively, based on internal and external factors analysis.

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Strategic Planning

A 4-hour Workshop for Entrepreneurs

May 24, 2006 (9:00-13:00) - As a leader of a growing company, you are continually focused on finding and pursuing new opportunities to maintain and accelerate momentum. An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Strategic Planning is a workshop designed to provide participants with hands-on training in methods used to support effective strategic decision making.

Making Winning Presentations To Investors: How to Raise Money To Build Your Company

A 4-Hour Workshop for Entrepreneurs Seeking Investment

April 6, 2006 - Entrepreneurs may have the best product, the most innovative technology, the largest market or the most detailed business plan, but they may still not be able to secure the capital they need to grow their businesses. This workshop gives entrepreneurs the tools they need to make that winning presentation…

Cash Flow Management for Growth

A 4-Hour Workshop for Entrepreneurs

November 25, 2005 (14:00 - 18:00) - As an entrepreneur you took an idea and turned it into reality. While most businesses never make it past the start-up stage, you beat the odds. However, after initial success, you now find that a lack of cash is inhibiting your company’s growth: affecting strategic planning, product development, and sales. This seminar teaches entrepreneurs how to solve the cash flow problems faced by growing businesses.

Power of Numbers: Your Financial Statements Tell the Company Story

A 4-Hour Workshop for Entrepreneurs

November 25, 2005 (9:00 - 13:00) - Entrepreneurs usually have a good “feel” for their businesses. They know their products and markets, and they can manage people. Too often, however, entrepreneurs view financials as necessary but tedious and uninteresting aspects of their businesses that someone else, like an accountant, ought to deal with. But research shows that the most successful entrepreneurs demonstrate real financial know-how about the critical numbers in their companies....

Effective HR Management in Small and Medium Sized Businesses

October 15, 2004 - As part of NBD Bank's "Leader of the Year - Small and Medium Sized Business" contest, CFE provided a full day of training in Effective HR Management in Small and Medium Sized Businesses to owners and upper managers of growing companies. Topics Included:

9:30 - 13:30 - Leading a High Performance Company - As an entrepreneur you took a great business idea and started and grew your company – overseeing every step and making the most important decisions. Now, as your business expands you face new challenges that require more and more of your time and resources. One of the best investments you can make to ensure the success of your growing company is to invest in yourself as a leader...

14:30 - 18:30 - Hiring and Retaining Key Staff - A company with great ideas and strong plans cannot grow without the right people in place. As a business owner, you may wonder, “Why can’t we hire the right people?” or “Why are the people we want to stay leaving?” This seminar will show you how to get outstanding people onboard, and how to ensure their goals are aligned with yours....

Making Winning Presentations To Investors: How to Raise Money To Build Your Company

April 28, 2004 - The U.S. Russia Center for Entrepreneurship was the General Sponsor of "Business Angels & Innovators Fair – Russian Capital To Russian Innovations" held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on April 29 - 30th. CFE provided free "Making Winning Presentations to Investors" training to fair participants.

Corporate Governance for Successful Entrepreneurs

A 4-Hour Workshop for Entrepreneurs

To raise capital for their growing companies, entrepreneurs must create this confidence in the minds of potential investors. One of the most powerful ways to do this is by establishing a credible system of corporate governance. This workshop shows entrepreneurs how to create such a system, and in the process increase their chances of raising capital for their growing companies.

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