Samuel Adams Speed Coaching and Networking Event - Hartford, CT

FREE Workshop and Networking Event for Food, Beverage and Hospitality Entrepreneurs

Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream® is offering its first ‘Speed Coaching' Workshop in Hartford, CT to a group of New England- based food & beverage and hospitality entrepreneurs. 

REGISTER NOW to get live, personalized business consulting! This event is FREE but registration is required - DUE TO EVENT FORMAT CAPACITY IS LIMITED. To register or to learn about how you can apply for a loan from the Samuel Adams Microloan Fund at ACCION USA, call (617) 625-7080 x 1195  

WHERE: Billings Forge Community Works; 140 Russ St. Suite S101   Hartford, CT 06106

WHEN: Monday June 21, 2010, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Entrepreneurs are encouraged to bring packaging, materials, ideas and questions.  

Are you a food, beverage or hospitality entrepreneur? Are you looking for concrete advice to help your business grow and thrive?  We can help!  Local professionals and Sam Adams experts will offer their expertise in marketing, public relations, sales and distribution, business financing and more!  

Coaching Available in the Following Areas:

• Financing: Find out about available microloans through Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, as well as credit and money management issues facing small businesses.  Coaches are able to speak with attendees in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
• Graphic Design/Logo Development: Coaches are able to answer your questions about creating a logo, how to make your packaging and point of sales materials look unique to your brand and provide insight on other graphic design related areas.
• IT: Find out how to register a domain name for a Website, create a quick and easy Website to maximize your sales and branding on the internet, and how to setup Email unique to your company.
• Marketing: Talk to a coach about new product development including name selection, packaging design, promotion, POS and sales challenges.
• Publicity: Ask questions related to publicity campaigns, strategic outreach to the media, how to use public relations to create awareness for your business and products, and guidelines for working with the press.
• Sales & Distribution: These coaches can offer insightful information on preparing yourself for a sales call, suggest ways to make your business stand out from competitive products/services, and offer selling and negotiation tactics.