| Join NYSBDC for upcoming webinars covering export opportunities, international shipping, and strategies to manage import costs. More details in the International Trade Fall Series section below. September 2026 We’ve designed the Business Learning Lab Newsletter to fit your schedule! Click the highlighted training titles below to quickly access registration pages, or explore all upcoming business training opportunities here. Note: Events held in person or offered as hybrid include their location in parentheses. National Preparedness MonthFace the Disaster: Prepare, Stabilize, & Recover Your Small Business (9/22)  If a disaster happened tomorrow, would your small business be ready to face it? In this free webinar, business continuity expert Mike Semel of Semel Consulting and SBA Region 2 Recovery Coordinator Rafael Linero Rivera will present introductory information and tools that will allow you to respond with greater confidence when disaster strikes. Take the first step toward making your business more prepared, resilient, and ready to recover by registering today. Register for Face the Disaster Grow with GoogleMake AI Work for You (9/16)  Join Yulkendy Valdez, Grow with Google Northeast Region Coach, to explore practical AI applications and real-life examples from business owners like you. You’ll leave this session with a personalized plan to put AI to work for your business right away. Beyond learning about Google AI tools, you’ll get hands-on practice and strategies for using them to tackle common business challenges. Register for Make AI Work for You Save the DatesHustle for Freedom Business Bootcamp 102 Series (11/3, 11/11, 11/18, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16)  Are you a business owner in years one through three of operation? And are you looking to actively stabilize and scale your business? If so, join this free six-session program with Trent Griffin-Braaf of the Success Map Initiative to strengthen your skills in cash flow, customer growth, operations, branding, compliance, and growth planning. The series is sponsored by Arrow Bank. All program participants can receive free one-on-one advisement support by signing up for services with their regional SBDC centers. Register for Hustle for Freedom 102 International Trade Fall SeriesUpcoming Webinars to Help You Build Your Global Business Strategy Going Global: How to Find Customers, Get Paid, and Reduce Export Risk (9/9)Learn about federal resources and strategies to help identify export opportunities, connect with international partners, navigate payment methods, and manage export-related risk. Exporting 101 & Incoterms® Made Simple (9/24)Get a practical introduction to export readiness, documentation, international shipping, and Incoterms® so you can better understand costs, responsibilities, and risk. Cut Import Costs & Improve Cash Flow (10/1) Explore tariffs, HS classifications, duty-saving strategies, Foreign Trade Zones, and bonded warehouses to help reduce import costs and improve cash flow. Note: Check next month’s newsletter for more webinars in this series. Recordings will be available at bit.ly/nysbdcfall26inttrade.  Financial Matters: Work on the money side of your business. · Tax Smart Strategies (9/9)· Take Charge of Sales Tax (9/23, in Buffalo)· Build Your 90-Day Financial Plan: A Hands-On Workshop for Founders (9/24)  Human Resources: Take good care of your employees’ needs. · Growing Without the Groans: Navigating Health Plans, Retirement, and Compliance (9/10)  Marketing: Get new ideas for promoting your business. · AI As Your Thought Partner: Social Media Smarter, Not Harder (9/10, in Jamestown)· Videos That Sell: How to Turn Content Into Customers (9/29)  Programs: Boost your business progress with these intensives. · Fast Track to Business (begins 9/22, in Rochester)· Small Business Fundamentals (begins 9/24, in Sanborn)· Fast Track to Small Business Workshop (begins 10/6, in Oswego and online)  Websites: Build an online home for your business. · Building a New Business Website (9/22, in Brooklyn)· Is Your Website ADA Compliant? Protect Your Business & Improve Accessibility Online (9/23)  And More: Discover more business insights in these additional events. · Think Dutchess Fall Seminar Series: Government Contracting (9/9, in Poughkeepsie)· Business Plan Writing and Export Plan Writing (9/24) View All Upcoming Business Training      The New York Small Business Development Centers (NYSBDC) are a Partnership Program with the SBA, administered by the State University of New York. All opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA. All SBA-funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. |
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