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October
2007
Event Calendar
Tuesday, October 2
CORE FOUR
Business
Planning Course begins Ordean Building
Duluth
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
Thursday, October 4
Introduction to Business Planning, Ely Economic and Technology Center
Ely
5:30-7:00 PM, $10
(Sponsored by Vermilion Community College, call
218-235-2163 to register.)
Tuesday, October 8
Twin Ports Inventors & Entrepreneurs Club
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
820 Belknap,
Superior
6:00 PM
$2 voluntary donation requested
Thursday, October 11
Recordkeeping for Small Businesses
NEF office,
Virginia
1:00-5:00 PM, $59
Thursday,
October 11
CORE FOUR
Business
Planning Course begins
Ely Economic and
Technology Center,
Ely
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
(Sponsored by Vermilion Community College, call
218-235-2163 to register.)
Thursday,
October 11
CORE FOUR
Business
Planning Course begins
NEF Office,
Grand
Rapids
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
Thursday, October 18
Introduction to Business Planning, Ordean Building
Duluth
5:30-7:00
PM, FREE
Tuesday, October 23
Introduction to Business Planning, NEF
Office
Virginia
5:30-7:00
PM, FREE
Thursday, October 25
CORE FOUR
Business
Planning Course begins Ordean Building
Duluth
5:30-8:30 PM, $244
Wednesday, October 31
Women's Business
Network Luncheon
The Birch Terrace
Grand Marais
11:30 AM-1:00 PM, $10
To register for a
class or event:
1-800-422-0374
info@entrepreneurfund.org
www.entrepreneurfund.org
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Total Results Since
1989:
Program
Participants:
8248
Businesses Started,
Stabilized, or Expanded:
956
Jobs
Created
or Retained:
2455
Dollars
Loaned:
$6,801,666
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Arrowhead
Human Resources Conference
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Mt. Iron Community Center |
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8:30 AM -
Registration
9:00 AM -
"The Most Common FMLA/ADA Problems"
Presented by Jeff Johnson, Attorney and former
State Representative
10:45 AM -
"Wage & Hour Law Update"
Presented by Gregory Peters, Attorney
LUNCH
1:00 PM -
"De-Escalating Emotional Employees"
Presented by William Maloney, MSW, LICSW, CTS
2:45 PM -
"Workforce Issues in Northeastern Minnesota"
Presented by Roy Smith, Regional Workforce
Development Coordinator
4:15 PM -
Prize Drawings
All-day
conference: $30 (lunch included). Visit
www.arrowheadhra.org for details and
registration.
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Business
Planning Class Series to Begin in Ely |
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The Northeast Entrepreneur Fund will present a series of
business planning classes and workshops at the Ely Economic and
Technology Center in October and November, sponsored by
Vermilion Community College's Continuing Education Program:
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Introduction to
Business Planning
Thursday, October 4, 5:30-7:00 PM
Fee: $10
CORE FOUR Business Planning Course
Thursday evenings from October 11 - November 1, 5:30-8:30 PM
Fee: $244 (includes textbook and materials)
Recordkeeping
for Small Businesses
Wednesday, November 14, 1:00-5:00 PM
Fee: $59
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To register, contact
Gloria at Vermilion Community College: 218-235-2163.
For class details,
visit
www.entrepreneurfund.org/training.shtml
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National
Phone Forum on Identify Theft
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
10:00 AM - or - 2:00 PM
FREE! Open to Small Business Owners
and
Sponsored by the IRS
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Who Should
Participate?
• Tax Professionals
• General Public
• Small Business Owners
• Hispanic Organizations
• Financial Institutions
Learn about Identity Theft:
• Types of Identity Theft
• How Identity Theft impacts Taxpayers
• How Identity Theft impacts the IRS
• What is the IRS doing to combat Identity Theft
• What you can do to protect your identity
Earn Continuing Professional Education credit:
• Enrolled agents receive one CPE credit for a minimum 50-minute
participation.
• Other tax professionals may receive credit if the Phone Forum
meets their organization’s CPE requirements.
• You need to register individually and use your PIN to receive
credit.
• Each participant should call in using their own phone line to
verify attendance.
Registration:
• Register at:
https://www.attevent.com
• You will be assigned a Personal Identification Number (PIN)
that must be used to join the conference.
• If you have never registered with AT&T for a prior phone
forum, you will need to click on “create a profile” first.
Register by Friday, October 12, 2007. Materials for the class
will be emailed to you on Monday, October 15, 2007. If you
do not receive your e-mail by noon on Tuesday, October 16,
e-mail nationalphoneforum@irs.gov to request the presentation
materials.
Dial-In
Instructions:
Toll free: 1-866-216-6835
Toll: 1-913-227-1220
• Dial in 3-5 minutes early
• Enter your access code (724276
for the 10 AM session, or 849694 for the 2 PM session),
then the pound (#) sign
• Enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN), then the
pound (#) sign
• Your line will be placed on hold until the conference begins
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New Annual Electronic Filing
Requirement
for Small, Tax-Exempt Organizations |
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Beginning in 2008, small tax-exempt organizations that
previously were not required to file returns may be required to
file an annual electronic notice. This filing requirement
applies to tax periods beginning after December 31, 2006.
Organizations that do not file the notice will lose their
tax-exempt status. Details in this article from the IRS...
http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=169250,00.html
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"Invitation to Catch the Wave"
A Transform 2010 Regional Summit
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Minnesota is about to experience a permanent shift in the age of
our population. We have always aged as individuals, but for the
first time in history, we will age as a society, and the effects
will be profound. Transform 2010 is a project that seeks to
heighten the sense of urgency to transform policies,
infrastructures, and services within all sectors to prepare for
Minnesota’s age wave.
Regional summits will be held this
fall to provide information and ideas that will motivate
individuals, community leaders, businesses, providers and
elected officials to take action and transform their
organizations and communities to prepare for the aging of
Minnesota. Upcoming summits include:
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Minneapolis
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Presbyterian Homes of Bloomington
9889 Penn Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Bemidji
Friday, October 19, 2007
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Hampton Inn
1019 Paul Bunyan Drive South, Bemidji, MN
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At each
summit, Loren Coleman, Assistant Commissioner, Continuing Care
Administration, MN Department of Human Services, will present
the Blueprint for 2010, a plan to prepare Minnesota for the
dramatic demographic shifts that will begin in 2011, when the
first baby boomers turn 65. The program will also highlight
local organizations that have already taken steps to prepare for
this shift. Each summit attendee will also receive a copy of the
Blueprint for 2010, a series of fact sheets on ways to take
action, and more.
REGISTRATION IS FREE but seating is
limited. Visit
www.dhs.state.mn.us/2010 for further information and
registration details.
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This Month's Featured Entrepreneurial
Resources
Business Breakthrough
http://businessbreakthrough.msn.com/
A site filled
with expert advice in many different areas of small business
ownership - finance, marketing, organization, team building, and
technology. Enter their contest by the December 31
deadline to win a $10,000 business makeover!
Minnesota Secretary of State
Business Express Services
http://expressservices.sos.state.mn.us/
A
new on-line service has been added to the Minnesota secretary of
state's web site which will allow customers to order business
records on-line, submit their business filings electronically
and use credit cards or ACH to pay for the transactions.
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