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Several seminars are being offered through the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center. These seminars focus on pre-business research, business plans, market research, web marketing, financing a business, legal issues, etc. *Evening with the Experts* *When:* May 18, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. *Where:* Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI *Why: *Come learn from experts in the areas of business law, taxes, and marketing who will provide attendees with information on legal structures of business, financial management, and tax information as well as a marketing and business plan overview. A small business expo will follow the seminar, which will allow attendees to discuss their specific questions with experts in accounting, banking, and law. This is a great opportunity for attendees to network with other small business owners, and service providers. *How:* Cost: Free of charge. Register online: * http://www.misbtdc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=80300017* *Fundamentals of Starting a Small Business* *When:* May 12, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. *Where:* Charlotte City Hall, Charlotte, MI Why: If you are considering self-employment, or are at the beginning stages of starting your own business, this seminar is for you. This workshop structured seminar will help aspiring entrepreneurs assess their abilities to lead and manage a company, as well as evaluate market and sales potential for their products. *How:* Cost: Free of charge. Register online * http://www.misbtdc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=80300018* *Fundamentals of Starting a Small Business* *When:* May 27, 2010, from 9-11 a.m. *Where:* Lansing Community College, Washington Court Place, Lansing, MI *Why: *If you are considering self-employment, or are at the beginning stages of starting your own business, this seminar is for you. This workshop structured seminar will help aspiring entrepreneurs assess their abilities to lead and manage a company, as well as evaluate market and sales potential for their products. *How:* Cost: Free of charge. Register online: * http://www.misbtdc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=80300037* *Fundamental of Writing a Business Plan* *When:* May 19, 2010, from 6-8 p.m. *Where:* Charlotte City Hall, Charlotte, MI *Why:* This seminar is a great tool to increase your chance for successful self-employment, or business launch. The course covers business planning in detail. Topics of interest include: marketing, finance, legal, regulatory issues, operations, information based planning and management. *How:* Cost: Free of charge. Register online: http://www.misbtdc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=80300019 *Web Marketing: How to Get More Traffic to Your Web Site* *When: *May 11, 2010, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. *Where:* Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI *Why:* Do you have a website, but nobody knows about it? This seminar will show you strategies to bring traffic and greater visibility to your web site. You will learn about resources and information on web analytics and paid research management. Then you will take a in depth look at search engine optimizations, providing helpful tips on how to increase your search engine ranking. The seminar is presented by Joe Ford of NetVantage Marketing, an SEO, pay per click management and web analytics consulting firm based in East Lansing. *How:* Cost: $25.00. Register online: * http://www.misbtdc.net/workshop.aspx?ekey=80300021* For additional events around the state visit: * http://www.misbtdc.net/events.aspx. * Visit *www.michiganorganic.msu.edu*under the beginning farmer tab, for great resources on starting your farm business. If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html