Monday, September 28, 2015

SBA: Migration to EMV Chip Card Technology | Drones: A Few Things to Think About Before Deploying Them

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Migration to EMV Chip Card Technology and Your Small Business

U.S. credit card companies are making the transition from magnetic stripe technology to cards with chips. Chip cards are payment cards that have an embedded chip, offering increased security when your customers use the chip to pay in store. 

The SBA is committed to making sure small business owners understand what this transition means for you, your business, and your customers through webinars, online resources, and in-person events.  


Kauffman Square

How to Market Your Startup

September 29, 2015 at 12:00 P.M. CDT

Join Kauffman Founders School and the U.S. Small Business Administration on Twitter as we discuss creative ways Millennial entrepreneurs can market their startups.
   
Questions will be tweeted out from @SBAgov and retweeted by @KauffmanFS. Participate in the chat by following @KauffmanFS@SBAgov and the hashtag #MillennialTreps on Twitter.

National Preparedness Month 2015 Programming

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity can be an overwhelming subject. But it doesn’t have to be. By focusing on foundational elements, you can put together a rock solid recovery plan.
  
If You Do Nothing Else This Year…

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | 2:00 - 2:30 PM ET
With so much on the line, business owners can’t afford to overlook the risk disasters pose to their organizations and daily operations. Starting a disaster recovery plan can seem overwhelming at first. During this session, we will address some simple ways to build your resilience as an organization today with minimal commitment of time and resources. 


EMV 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know About The Switch to Chip Card Technology

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET

Join SBA and Square for a free webinar presentation: “EMV 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know About the Switch to Chip Card Technology”.

Participants will learn:
  • What the transition to EMV chip card technology means for small businesses
  • What EMV chip card technology is and why it’s more secure
  • What the new fraud liability rules that take effect October 1st mean for merchants

Conference Call | What You Need to Know About Exporting to Cuba

The Bureau of Industry (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce has scheduled monthly call-in programs to field questions from the exporting community concerning the Cuba rule published on January 16, 2015. The calls are scheduled at 2:00 pm ET on the following days: 
  • October 13
  • November 10 
  • December 8
Toll Free Number: 1-888-889-0538
Participant passcode: CUBA


The Affordable Care Act 101 Webinar Series 

Find out how to navigate the opportunities in health care through the Affordable Care Act 101 webinar series. Registration is free, but required.   

The webinar takes place every other Thursday at 2 PM ET
The Affordable Care Act 101 in Spanish takes place once monthly on Tuesdays at 4 pm ET/1 pm PT. 
For more information on what the health care law means for small businesses, check out www.sba.gov/healthcare

ChallengeHER

Matchmaking Opportunities for Women in Federal Contracting

The ChallengeHER campaign leverages the resources of the SBA, WIPP and American Express OPEN to connect women-owned businesses with decision makers and procurement officials at federal agencies and prime contractors to receive guidance on how best to sell their goods and services to them. This program is focused on the Woman Owned Small Business set aside program providing you with insight and tools on how to market to the government. Registration is required to attend.

ChallengeHER Santa Ana
Thursday, October 8, 2015 | 9:00am - 12:30pm

Blog | 10 Quick Tips on Business Plan Summaries

In this instant-update world we live in, life in 140-character bursts, it’s just a fact of modern life: you have to communicate faster. The whole world has attention deficit syndrome. So that’s as true for business planning as for most other things in business.  Here are 10 lessons I’ve learned about business plan summaries.

Blog | SBA Seeks Nominations for the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) seeks nominations from four veteran service or military organizations to serve on the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development Task Force.

Blog | Drones: A Few Things to Think About Before Deploying Them 

There’s no doubt about it: drones are trendy today.  Consumer enthusiasm is growing, as drone communities such as DIYDrones pop up online. To support the public’s drone interest, there’s a whole ecosystem of drone manufacturers, pilot training programs, conventions and other startup businesses popping up.