Enterprise Minnesota Events and Seminars

Global Market Strategy - Grow Your Business Internationally

Location: 
Enterprise Minnesota
310 4th Ave S Ste 7050
Minneapolis, MN  55415

• Do you believe your product has international sales potential, but don't know how to get started?
• Have you received international inquiries, yet have not fully capitalized on them to generate significant sales growth?
• Would you like to shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to expanding your international sales?
• Do you sell internationally, maybe to one country, and want dramatic improvement?

What to expect?
Companies participate in three one-day group sessions scheduled over a three-month period. In between sessions, each company works on the development and implementation of their international growth plan, with the support of Enterprise Minnesota and CIBER coaching.

Session dates:  May 21, June 25, July 23

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

GreenLean® - Eliminating Time and Energy Wastes to Cut Costs and Grow Business

Great River Energy
12300 Elm Creek Blvd. North
Maple Grove, MN 55369

What to Expect:
Learn why and how GreenLean® practices can drive growth and innovation inside your company. Come learn from manufacturing CEOs about how they have reduced, and in many cases, eliminated, time and energy wastes. You will see how GreenLean® processes and practices can become a productive business strategy for your organization.

Speakers:
Corey Bacon, Plant Metallurgical Engineer, Smith Foundry
Tim Hartigan, President, St. Paul Brass & Aluminum


Moderator: David Ahlquist, Enterprise Minnesota Business Growth Consultant


Sponsor:

 

• Early Registration by June 11 : $79.00 / attendee
• Regular Registration starting June 12 : $119.00 / attendee

ISO Internal Auditor Training

Location:
GrandStay—Faribault
Conference Room
1500 20th St NW
Faribault, MN

Trainer:
Kent Myhrman, Senior Consultant & Certified ISO Auditor, Enterprise Minnesota

Who Should Attend:
Those responsible for planning and scheduling an audit program for ISO 9001:2008 and those who must perform audits to ISO 9001:2008, Quality Assurance Managers, Quality Assurance professionals, ISO Project Managers, ISO Project Team Members or anyone desiring an in-depth understanding of the ISO 9001:2008 Audit Process.

Event Details and Agenda

Global Market Strategy - Grow Your Business Internationally

Location: 
Enterprise Minnesota
310 4th Ave S Ste 7050
Minneapolis, MN  55415

• Do you believe your product has international sales potential, but don't know how to get started?
• Have you received international inquiries, yet have not fully capitalized on them to generate significant sales growth?
• Would you like to shift from a reactive to a proactive approach to expanding your international sales?
• Do you sell internationally, maybe to one country, and want dramatic improvement?

What to expect?
Companies participate in three one-day group sessions scheduled over a three-month period. In between sessions, each company works on the development and implementation of their international growth plan, with the support of Enterprise Minnesota and CIBER coaching.

Session dates:  May 21, June 25, July 23

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

Proactive Marketing Roundtable (Alexandria)

Location:  Alexandria

What to Expect:  Experience a powerful and integrated approach to marketing, benefit from the ideas and insights of the group, and develop reusable know-how as you apply what you've learned in your company. Join a group of up to six manufacturing companies with non-competitive businesses. Four half-day, interactive workshops alternate with individual work sessions for your company. Send up to 4 people, typically including the president and top marketing/sales person.

Session dates:  August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

Proactive Marketing Roundtable (Southern Minnesota)

Location:  Southern Minnesota

What to Expect:  Experience a powerful and integrated approach to marketing, benefit from the ideas and insights of the group, and develop reusable know-how as you apply what you've learned in your company. Join a group of up to six manufacturing companies with non-competitive businesses. Four half-day, interactive workshops alternate with individual work sessions for your company. Send up to 4 people, typically including the president and top marketing/sales person.

Session dates:  August 15, September 12, October 10, November 14

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

Proactive Marketing Roundtable (Alexandria)

Location:  Alexandria

What to Expect:  Experience a powerful and integrated approach to marketing, benefit from the ideas and insights of the group, and develop reusable know-how as you apply what you've learned in your company. Join a group of up to six manufacturing companies with non-competitive businesses. Four half-day, interactive workshops alternate with individual work sessions for your company. Send up to 4 people, typically including the president and top marketing/sales person.

Session dates:  August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

Proactive Marketing Roundtable (Southern Minnesota)

Location:  Southern Minnesota

What to Expect:  Experience a powerful and integrated approach to marketing, benefit from the ideas and insights of the group, and develop reusable know-how as you apply what you've learned in your company. Join a group of up to six manufacturing companies with non-competitive businesses. Four half-day, interactive workshops alternate with individual work sessions for your company. Send up to 4 people, typically including the president and top marketing/sales person.

Session dates:  August 15, September 12, October 10, November 14

For more information, email Constance Fantin or call 612-455-4219.

The Value of Your Business - What Expert Buyers Are Looking For

University of Minnesota - St. Paul Campus
Continuing Education & Conference Center
1890 Buford Avenue
Room 155
St. Paul, MN  55108

Parking vouchers for the Gortner Avenue Parking Ramp will be provided at the business event.
1395 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN  55108

Speakers: To Be Announced

What to Expect:
How can manufacturers achieve strategic value in the eyes of an investor? Investors will ask... Is your company known and competing in a market niche that can be successful? Do you deliver products/services most efficiently? Do you differentiate products and services within markets with the greatest potential? The key lies in how well your company understands the role of values in the journey to create business value and the mindset that creating value is key to successful continuous improvement. Come hear what successful manufacturers are doing to identify and develop identifiable worth inside their company.

Sponsor:

 

• Early Registration by September 3 : $79.00 / attendee
• Regular Registration starting September 4 : $119.00 / attendee