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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231218T183000
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: Tax Items to Consider Before December 31
DESCRIPTION:Please join Wilton Library for an opportunity to review your 2023 business expenses before year end. Joseph D’Agostin will review small business income tax areas and discuss:\n• Pass-through business forms\n• Qualified business income deduction for pass-through business forms\n• Employee or independent contractor?\n• 15.3% self-employment tax\n• Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) \nJoseph R. D’Agostin has over 40 years’ experience in accounting and taxes while working in public accounting\, small business and the IRS\, where he retired in 2008 as a Revenue Agent. He also has been an adjunct at Fairfield University since 1972 and Manhattanville College since 2008. \nRegister on the Wilton Library website.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-tax-items-to-consider-before-december-31/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,Free,Library,Not for profit,Presentation,Workshop
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: SCORE Entrepreneurial Cohort (Session 5)
DESCRIPTION:Get your questions about managing and growing your business answered by real entrepreneurs in the community. With Ivonne Zucco as the highlighted speaker for this workshop at Wilton Library\, she will discuss managing and growing a business with workshop participants. The discussion focuses on what many business owners need to know about the most effective tool for obtaining clients. \nMany people dread networking because they feel they are supposed to sell something to strangers. Nevertheless\, networking can be fun and even exciting! More importantly\, knowing how to network is crucial to standing out in this competitive market. People prefer to do business with someone they have met in person — no social media or marketing will ever replace that personal touch. \nIn this interactive\, hands-on workshop: \n\nLearn about the importance of creating lifelong networks and how to do it.\nBecome inspired to speak about what you do and the significance of knowing your “Why”\nCreate and practice your own elevator pitch.\n\nBy the end of the workshop\, your confidence and comfort with networking will compel people to remember your name when they need your services. As the Founder and CEO of A Better Story Coaching\, Zucco’s mission is to support individuals and companies and help unlock the potential everyone has within. Her unique analytical thinking and foresight skills allow her to generate creative solutions to organizational challenges and long-term projects. Zucco also easily translates ideas into actionable plans connecting missions to programs. \nEnjoy refreshments and networking from 6-6:30 p.m. Feel free to send business management questions for Ivonne in advance to Bill Pressley. \nRegistration is suggested. Visit the event listing for a registration link. For any other questions\, contact Pressley.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-score-entrepreneurial-cohort-session-5/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,discussion,Free,Library,Meeting,Networking,Presentation
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: Target Marketing — Fishing with a Spear\, not a Net
DESCRIPTION:Join Wilton Library for a small business presentation hosted by SCORE on Target Marketing. Historically\, the classic “sales funnel” characterizes the “sales lead generation” process. With this technique\, the seller casts a wide net over a large group of prospective customers with hopes of connecting with interested clients. Today’s digital world and related resources provide the seller with the means to implement more effective “targeted” marketing. Thus\, a specific benefit message is provided to a better-defined audience. \nDuring the workshop\, attendees will:\n– Examine the “traditional” approach to lead generation (“sales funnel”) and its implications and limitations\n– Present an alternative “targeted” approach to lead generation and its benefits\n– Discuss the importance of differentiating the product or service they offer to enable their competitive advantage rather than competitive price\n– Present ways they might differentiate their product/service\, and provide several examples to illustrate this concept\n– Discuss how to use their competitive advantage(s) to identify best target customers\n– Review the benefits derived from ‘Target Marketing’ vs. traditional sales lead generation \nPeter Engstrom is the founder and Managing Director of Mainly Marketing\, a consulting firm increasing businesses marketing effectiveness and sales profits for more than 30 years. Clients have included EG&G\, Cutler-Hammer\, EATON\, Kollmorgen\, Panasonic\, and others. As the SCHMERSAL USA and STEUTE Meditech founder and COO\, he profitably grew both into market share leaders in North America. Engstrom is also an Adjunct Professor in the Jack Welch College of Business at Sacred Heart University teaching various undergraduate and graduate marketing courses. \nRegistration is suggested online. Email for more information.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-target-marketing-fishing-with-a-spear-not-a-net/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,Educational,Library,Networking,Presentation
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: Simple Steps to a Well-Run Business — Operate
DESCRIPTION:The first session of this three-part workshop series at Wilton Library focuses on the current state of a business — the people and the numbers. This will discuss how to better understand the financials and key metrics\, as well as optimizing relationships with the business’ people: employees\, clients and suppliers. \nWhat will be covered:\n– Understanding the relationship between profitability and cash flow — and why to focus on both\n– Visualizing key trends\n– Identifying key metrics that define your business\n– Tools to track your financial information\n–  Why relationships are key to business success\n– Noting the various relationships your business has: employees\, customers\, vendors\, and how to maximize them\nNote*: The intended participants for these three workshops are growing and established business owners. \nRobert Harvey developed and scaled two business systems from inception during his business career. He built one of the largest fence contractors in his twenties and thirties by capturing over 26% of all new home fences in Ontario. Harvey replicated university student trained fence companies to do this. In his forties and fifties\, Harvey dominated the internet for healthcare products in the senior home accessibility field. The utilization of over 100 keywords in Google for more than a decade developed into a lead generation business. This resulted in excess of 200\,000 leads that covered 85% of North America with 200 affiliates. In addition\, Harvey was able to develop over 22 Silver Cross locations. His company was purchased by a publicly traded company on the TSX (SIS). Specialties: Franchise development\, market share penetration\, website SEO\, salesforce customization and business model replication. \nSee event listing online for registration link.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-simple-steps-to-a-well-run-business-operate/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,Educational,Library,Networking,Presentation
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: Simple Steps to a Well-Run Business - Navigate
DESCRIPTION:The second session of this three-part workshop series at Wilton Library focuses on the business life cycle\, which involves determining the phase a business is in and strategizing for that particular phase. \nWhat will be covered:\n– A business life cycle’s 5 Stages – Including the “Exit Plan”\n– The differences in strategy for each phase\n– Your role as CEO / owner in each phase – “Delegate or die.”\n– The 1. 2. 3. Rule regarding customers – “What do they really want?”\n– Doing SWOT (strengths\, weaknesses\, opportunities and threats) analysis to assess internal and external factors that may impact your business. “Plug your holes.”\nNote: The intended participants for these 3 workshops are growing and established businesses \nPhilip FitzGerald is the founder of Amplify Consulting Services\, where he helps small businesses prepare for M&A transactions through exit planning\, due diligence preparation and general transaction process support. Prior to founding Amplify\, Phil was an investment banker for over 20 years with UBS and other firms. His experience includes buy-side and sell-side M&A\, IPOs\, public and private equity and debt financing transactions\, general corporate advisory and strategic planning and operations. He has also worked with companies of all sizes and stages\, including the Fortune 500\, public and private companies\, family and founder-owned businesses as well as startups. \nRegister at event listing online (required).
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-simple-steps-to-a-well-run-business-navigate/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,Educational,Library,Networking,Presentation,Workshop
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SUMMARY:WLA/SCORE: Simple Steps to a Well-Run Business - Communicate
DESCRIPTION:The third session of this workshop series at Wilton Library focuses on how to communicate a business’ core value in marketing communications. What value do you add in addition to the products or services? Is there an effective message? \nWhat will be covered:\n– Price versus value\n– Defining customer needs\n– Identifying your core value proposition\n– Developing effective messages\n– Marketing messages \nNote*: The intended participants for these 3 workshops are growing and established business owners. \nTom Shimko is a SCORE Business Mentor who has helped many small businesses to apply a customer focus to improving sales and operations. He mentors on business strategy\, structuring a marketing plan for a defined and targeted audience\, brand positioning\, identifying new ways to grow\, and prioritizing impact. Shimko brings a unique background of senior management and consulting experience from leading Strategic Planning\, Marketing\, Market Research and Operations at Peppers & Rogers Group\, Pitney Bowes\, GE Capital\, AIG\, Prudential\, Opinion Research\, Danbury Hospital\, 1800Flowers\, Acxiom\, Space.com\, and others. He takes a practical view and approach grounded in the business-wide desire to know your customers\, “roll-up-your sleeves\,” prove measurable results\, and exceed forecasts. \nRegister at the event listing.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wla-score-simple-steps-to-a-well-run-business-communicate/
LOCATION:Wilton Library\, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd.\, Wilton\, CT\, 06987
CATEGORIES:Business,Educational,Library,Networking,Presentation,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240921T193000
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SUMMARY:20th Anniversary Celebration @TRACKSIDE
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate twenty years 0f Trackside serving our teens and town. Enjoy music\, mingling\, bubbly and light bites and some great raffle prizes from local businesses. Learn more here.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/20th-anniversary-celebration-trackside/
LOCATION:Trackside Teen Center\, 15 Station Road\, Wilton\, CT\, 06897\, United States
CATEGORIES:5K,Art Exhibit,Community Celebration,Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T120000
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SUMMARY:Wilton's Winter Carnival: "Fire and Ice"
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for Sunday\, February 1st\, from 12-3 p.m.\, for the return of “Fire and Ice” Winter Carnival – proudly sponsored by Fairfield County Bank. This year’s event continues the annual tradition with a unique twist\, merging the warmth of fire and the chill of ice into a dazzling celebration for our community. \nPrepare to be wowed by mesmerizing ice sculpting and wood carving demonstrations on the Town Green. Watch as artists transform raw materials into exquisite masterpieces right before your eyes! \nEmbark on an exhilarating scavenger hunt around Wilton Center\, where finding hidden treasures could earn you gift cards to local businesses! As you explore\, let the inviting warmth of bonfires draw you in for s’mores and cozy conversations\, courtesy of the Wilton Rotary Club\, and satisfy your taste buds with an array of hot\, spicy\, and cool culinary delights from various food trucks. \nMeanwhile\, children will be entertained with face painting\, inflatable games\, character meet and greets\, and other fun activities sprinkled throughout the Town Green\, while the daring fire dancers ignite excitement for teens and adults with their thrilling performances. \nThis lively celebration is more than just a festival—it’s an opportunity to strengthen community ties\, support local businesses\, and showcase your Wilton pride. So\, rally your friends and family\, and join us for a day filled with fun\, excitement\, and community spirit while making a positive impact on the businesses that makes Wilton so special! \nFor vendors interested in participating in the event\, download application form here: WINTER CARNIVAL VENDOR FORM or contact Camille Carriero at info@wiltonchamber.com or call 203-762-0567. \nThis event is proudly presented by event sponsor\, Fairfield County Bank and in partnership with Gregory and Adams\, P.C. \, Riverbrook Regional YMCA\, Wilton Library\, and the Wilton Rotary Club. This event is rain\, snow\, or shine.
URL:https://goodmorningwilton.com/event/wiltons-winter-carnival-fire-and-ice/
LOCATION:Wilton Town Green\, 101 Ridgefield Road\, Wilton\, CT\, 06897\, United States
CATEGORIES:Carnival,Family Event,Festival,Free,Kids,Outdoor Event,Teens
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