Small Business Today Magazine AUG 2014 SIVER STONE EVENTS | Page 32

EDITORIALFEATURE

Top 10 Ways to Maximize

Your Experience at Small Business Training Events -Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
By Helen Callier, President of Bradlink, LLC

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ave you ever attended a
small business workshop
and noticed people just
sitting passively like a spectator? And even worse, after
spending hours and sometimes
days away from their office, this
same small business person then
leaves the training event without
getting what they paid for. Gone
are the days a small business
leader can throw dollars out the
window and not gain maximum
return on their training investment.

For those small business leaders
that plan on attending training
conferences, workshops, or become a
scholar of the Goldman Sachs 10,000
Small Business Program this year, here
are the first five out of the top ten
ways to maximize your experience
during a training event:

In January of this year, I was selected to be a scholar in the
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program. At this time,
I decided to step-up my game and raise my level of participation during this training program in order to create the optimal
learning experience for me. And with this mind shift, I would be
able to develop a growth plan to propel my small business to
the next stage.
For those small business leaders that plan on attending training
conferences, workshops, or become a scholar of the Goldman
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