Rhode Island Nexus

The South Eastern Economic Development Corp. and U.S. Small Business Administration will hold two basic business workshops in Pawtucket aimed at assisting entrepreneurs.

Both workshops will be held at the Pawtucket Public Library, 13 Summer St., Pawtucket, on Thursday, Sept. 30. The first session, Learn the Fundamentals in Planning, Preparing and Financing Your Business, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge to attendees.

The second workshop, Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business, will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The earlier session is designed to help potential entrepreneurs understand the basics of owning a business, including how to get started and how to apply for financing. Presenters will also provide a free guide on writing a business plan.

The second workshop will teach attendees about balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, and how they can help a business owner anticipate financial needs.

The workshops have been organized with the cooperation of the R.I. Small Business Development Center, Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, R.I. Economic Development Corporation, Pawtucket Foundation, Center for Women and Enterprise and Counselors to America’s Small Business.

Attendees must register for one or both of the sessions by Sept. 23. For additional information, call Tamarah Bacon at SEED at (508) 822-1020 or visit SEED’s website at www.seedcorp.com.

PIXILERATIONS [v.7] is 11 days of exhibitions and performances using new media including interactive electronics, web technology and the moving image. This year’s fringe festival sweeps to the far reaches of the global frontier with provocative installations by Taiwanese artist Dar-Kuen Wu, Rhode Island’s Megan and Murray McMillan, and REDUX (Mark Cetilia and Joe Cantrell). Pixilerations extends its reach to new venues with performances at Firehouse 13 (Providence’s West Side), and Machines With Magnets (Pawtucket).

Part of the annual FirstWorks Festival, Pixilerations is a new media showcase curated by leading experts in the field. Local, national and international artists, selected from over 350 applicants, investigate issues ranging from the controversy around surveillance technologies to private space as commodity to the richness of digital technology as an artistic tool. Pixilerations is co-sponsored by the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Brown University, and produced by FirstWorks.

Excited to announce our new venue a private room upstairs at Christies on Thames Street, Newport. On-street or valet parking $5 (mention Newport Interactive Marketers for discount) at 41North, 351 Thames St.

Search Engine Optimization Insights

NIM is thrilled to host Doug Wilson SEO specialist at Netsense, a Pawtucket-based market leader in outsourced IT, website, and web marketing solutions.

Doug will field your search marketing questions and offer current best practices for utilizing SEO to boost your business. SEO is another wide-ranging topic; to maximize your take-aways, be sure to include your SEO questions when you RSVP.

What is SEO and why should I care?

Boost your Google rankings: If your business is on the web, you want to be found. SEO is an entire discipline devoted to helping businesses and organizations appear on the first page  (ideally) when someone is searching for you or your offerings.

Who should attend?

• SEO practitioners: To be truly interactive, we welcome your successes & insights.
• SEO neophytes: Please come early for a quick personal briefing before Doug jumps in.