Educational Programs

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Educational Programs *

Creating an environment where entrepreneurialism thrives is one of the keystones of the Stourbridge Project’s mission.
The Workforce Alliance develops the educational programming for the Stourbridge Project which focuses on business, technology and developing the entrepreneurial mindset. Our programs rely on a broad network of partners that span our local area and the region with the goal of building a community through education.

The Stourbridge Project’s educational programming is a combination of online curriculum developed by local instructors and regional partners that includes live webinars, online self directed study, live remote support and in person hands-on experiences.

Check out our training calendar for our upcoming course schedules.
Contact Workforce Alliance at training@wpworkforce.org for programming inquiries.

 Training Calendar

Launching a Home Based Business
Oct
9

Launching a Home Based Business

Are you ready to jumpstart your entrepreneurial dream?

Most entrepreneurs start with a home-based business that creates, delivers, or improves on a product or service. In this one-hour introductory and interactive course, join the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss:

  • Generating the idea

  • Applying the rules

  • Creating the plan

  • Evaluating the financing

  • Accessing mentoring and training resources

Certificate of Completion available.

• All workshops occur on Wednesdays and are from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET.

• In-person location is at The Stourbridge Project, 646 Park St., Honesdale, PA 18431

• The virtual sessions are not recorded; participants can ask questions live or through chat with a real time response.

• Pre-registration is required for each workshop – follow the links to register.

• Attendees receive a copy of the slide deck after the presentation.

• Receive a Certificate of Completion for taking any workshop or for taking the entire SBA Business Smart Entrepreneurship Series.

• Email sonia.smith@sba.gov with any questions.

Attending in-person registration

Attending virtual registration

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Business Smarts Toolkit- Ready, Set- Part 1
Oct
16

Business Smarts Toolkit- Ready, Set- Part 1

This program is designed for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is creditready.

In this two-module interactive course, join the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss:

Part 1:

  • Basics of business startup

  • Pitfalls to avoid

  • Talents that drive entrepreneurship

  • 10 Steps to start a business

  • How and Where to find additional small business support and educational resources

Part 2: Essentials of becoming credit-ready
October 23, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Certificate of Completion available.

• All workshops occur on Wednesdays and are from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET.

• In-person location is at The Stourbridge Project, 646 Park St., Honesdale, PA 18431

• The virtual sessions are not recorded; participants can ask questions live or through chat with a real time response.

• Pre-registration is required for each workshop – follow the links to register.

• Attendees receive a copy of the slide deck after the presentation.

• Receive a Certificate of Completion for taking any workshop or for taking the entire SBA Business Smart Entrepreneurship Series.

• Email sonia.smith@sba.gov with any questions.

Attending in-person registration

Attending virtual registration

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Business Smarts Toolkit- Ready, Set- Part 2
Oct
23

Business Smarts Toolkit- Ready, Set- Part 2

You learned the basics about setting up your business during the READY module and now you’re SET to get started, but you need money so that you will be ready to GO …

This program is designed for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is credit-ready. In this two-module interactive course, join the U.S. Small Business Administration to discuss:

Part 2:

  • Credit-ready essentials

  • Financing options

  • Loan requirements

October 16, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Certificate of Completion available.

• All workshops occur on Wednesdays and are from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET.

• In-person location is at The Stourbridge Project, 646 Park St., Honesdale, PA 18431

• The virtual sessions are not recorded; participants can ask questions live or through chat with a real time response.

• Pre-registration is required for each workshop – follow the links to register.

• Attendees receive a copy of the slide deck after the presentation.

• Receive a Certificate of Completion for taking any workshop or for taking the entire SBA Business Smart Entrepreneurship Series.

• Email sonia.smith@sba.gov with any questions.

Attending in-person registration

Attending virtual registration

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Business Law Basics
May
10

Business Law Basics

Presented by local expert Stephen Bresset, Managing Partner and Litigation Counsel for Bresset & Santora, LLC-this session covers:

· Available business entities, i.e. sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, Sub S and C Corp,

· The necessities of corporate or partnership formalities,

· The formation process including EIN, insurance necessities and accountant responsibilities,

· The necessity of having a unity between the accountant and the attorney,

· Healthcare costs and buying pools,

· Equipment purchases,

· Business organizations to join and

· Passive and Active marketing.

Registration is required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejmt03w160b80c97

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SBA presents Money Smart for Small Business Series
Mar
22
to Apr 26

SBA presents Money Smart for Small Business Series

Money Smart for Small Business (MSSB) provides an introduction to topics related to starting and managing a business. MSSB was developed jointly by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

All sessions are Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. March 22-April 26, 2023

Registration is required at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejm378iw62eaf23a

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Starting Your Own Home-based Business by the SBA
Mar
1

Starting Your Own Home-based Business by the SBA

Are you ready to jump-start your entrepreneurial dream? Most entrepreneurs start with a home-based business that creates, delivers, or improves on a product or service. Join the SBA in this one-hour introductory and interactive course.

FREE Online Webinar, registration is required:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejm378p3601ac8d8

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Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization act
Feb
22

Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization act

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is complicated because it applies to different food businesses in different ways – and it is continually being updated. It may not apply to your farm or food business now, but it might in the future. Because of the many rules, it is almost an individual responsibility to determine if you’ll comply…but how do you decide?

This session provides an overview of FSMA in general, after which the presenters will discuss several distinct ways that food business owners might respond, depending on whether they are in retail or production, whether they are agricultural producers, or makers of value-added products, or .enterprises that transport food in the value chain.

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Trends in Innovation
Feb
15

Trends in Innovation

Join us at the Stourbridge Project as we stream Trends In Innovation webinar. National Entrepreneurship Week is taking place February 11-18, 2023 and InBIA [International Business Innovation Association] is excited to participate in this international celebration of the power of entrepreneurship by hosting this free webinar.

Topics will explore:-How supporting entrepreneurs has changed in the last decade-What that might mean for the future-What tools and resources can best equip ESOs to thrive in their regional entrepreneurship ecosystems

Your Moderator is Lindsay Schuenke, Director of Content, InBIA

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Revit
Jan
24
to Jan 27

Revit

In this 15 hour course you’ll learn how to:

  • understand the REVIT program interface

  • create and manipulate levels by working with walls, roofs, windows and doors

  • dimensions and annotations

  • building sections and plotting

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Selling Your Business and Succession Planning
Nov
30

Selling Your Business and Succession Planning

The Selling a Small Business and Succession Planning for a Small Business module provides an overview of selling a small business and succession planning and is designed to help participants to understand how selling a business can benefit their business.

FREE Online Webinar, registration is required:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjmg0296c6d0

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Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act
Nov
29

Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act

An Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrErNTTp3VqGtdLoqB1C2Qgf5MkN_FmIXLgxVvejFrSx2bHQ/viewform

Learn about:

  • Current food business challenges.

  • The need to make a long-term commitment to visible food safety.

  • Building resilience to pivot when regulatory and marketplace environments change.

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Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act
Nov
28

Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act

An Introduction to the Food Safety Modernization Act register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrErNTTp3VqGtdLoqB1C2Qgf5MkN_FmIXLgxVvejFrSx2bHQ/viewform

Learn about:

  • Current food business challenges.

  • The need to make a long-term commitment to visible food safety.

  • Building resilience to pivot when regulatory and marketplace environments change.

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Financial Management: Money Smart by the SBA
Nov
2
to Nov 9

Financial Management: Money Smart by the SBA

Financial Management – understanding this critical practice: The Financial Management for a Small Business module provides an overview of business financial management and is designed to help participants to understand how financial management can benefit their business.

FREE Online Webinar, registration is required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjmg0296c6d0

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Time Management: Money Smart For Small Business
Oct
26

Time Management: Money Smart For Small Business

Time Management – tips to make you more efficient: The Time Management for a Small Business module provides an overview of time management and is designed to help participants to understand how time management can benefit their business.

FREE Online Webinar, registration is required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjmg0296c6d0

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Business Smart: Ready, Set & Go! Webinar ParT 2
Oct
13

Business Smart: Ready, Set & Go! Webinar ParT 2

This program is designed for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is credit-ready.

Part 2: Essentials of becoming credit-ready

Register here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjlt4a311fd0

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Business Smart: Ready, Set & Go! Webinar Part 1
Oct
12

Business Smart: Ready, Set & Go! Webinar Part 1

This program is designed for helping new and aspiring entrepreneurs launch a business idea and to understand the steps to building a business that is credit-ready.

Part 1: Basics of business startup and How and where to find additional small business support and educational resources

Registration is required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjlt4a311fd0

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Starting Your Own Home-based Business by the SBA
Oct
5

Starting Your Own Home-based Business by the SBA

Are you ready to jump-start your entrepreneurial dream? Most entrepreneurs start with a home-based business that creates, delivers, or improves on a product or service. Join the SBA in this one-hour introductory and interactive course.

FREE Online Webinar, registration is required:

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ejb6zjjyce2a64b4

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Sep
6
to Sep 20

In Person Glowforge LaseR Cutter Class

In Person Workshop
Duration: 3 sessions, 3 hours each
September 6, 13th & 20th from 6-9 p.m.

Learn beginning and intermediate skills on the Glowforge Laser cutting machine. Hands on with one-on- one instruction. Become certified to use the Glowforge Pro Laser Cutter

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SBDC Drop in hours @ the Stourbridge Project
Sep
1

SBDC Drop in hours @ the Stourbridge Project

Join us for drop-in hours on Thursday, 11/4/2021 between 10 a.m. to noon at the Stourbridge Project in Honesdale to talk about your small business questions during COVID-19. Startup and existing business owners are welcome to join. Meet with a consultant to get information and advice as you navigate your small business through COVID19.

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SBDC Drop in hours @ the Stourbridge Project
Aug
4

SBDC Drop in hours @ the Stourbridge Project

Join us for drop-in hours on Thursday, 11/4/2021 between 10 a.m. to noon at the Stourbridge Project in Honesdale to talk about your small business questions during COVID-19. Startup and existing business owners are welcome to join. Meet with a consultant to get information and advice as you navigate your small business through COVID19.

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Jun
4

Introduction to 3D-printing

Learn the basics of 3D printing including:

In Person Workshop @ the Stourbridge Project

Learn the basics of 3D printing including:

  • The different aspects to 3D creation & 3D modeling

  • PLA, ABS, and Resin Printing,

  • Learn about the most common slicing programs, slicing settings and supports.

  • Learn how to set up and start a basic print

  • Learn about TinkerCAD and other free open-source 3D modeling software

$25.00 materials fee

register at: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ej60yh763bb8ea50&oseq=&c=&ch=

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Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro
Jun
1
to Jun 2

Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro

Learn Introductory skills in Adobe Premier Pro.

$25.00 fee includes 2 week trial subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud software with the option to save 60% off annual subscription rates.

Registration is required: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ej3ehsi22fb43bdd

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May
20

Introduction to 3D printing

In Person Workshop @ the Stourbridge Project

Learn the basics of 3D printing including:

  • The different aspects to 3D creation & 3D modeling

  • PLA, ABS, and Resin Printing,

  • Learn about the most common slicing programs, slicing settings and supports.

  • Learn how to set up and start a basic print

  • Learn about TinkerCAD and other free open-source 3D modeling software

$25.00 materials fee

Registration is required at: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=kh4mz7kab&oeidk=a07ej5yvv1hd32d5bb9

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