SBDC Technology Boot Camp kicks off in Fairfield

Napa and Solano bring business tech insiders to region
SBDC Technology Boot Camp kicks off in Fairfield
FAIRFIELD – Armed with a vision to help raise the technology bar for NorthernCalifornia entrepreneurs, the SBDC Technology Boot Camp is gearing up for
10-city run, with its first stop in Fairfield.

On May 14 the Solano and Napa Small Business Development Centers are joining forces to offer area businesses a full-day, hands-on workshop at the Solano County Government Center. In previous years the Technology Boot Camp courses have been taught as far away as New York, Puerto Rico and China. The event is designed to teach entrepreneurs ways they can use information technology to transform their business. The workshops will cover the areas of: transformative IT, productivity, financial management, operations, marketing and sales, and business management.

“The Boot Camp has some classes that we don’t currently offer either through the SBDC centers or the college itself,” said Solano College SBDC Director Charles Eason. “One of the nice things about the SBDCTAP Program is that we get to tap into regional resources that we normally wouldn’t have access to.”

Eason also sees the event as an opportunity for entrepreneurs to uncover new tech resources and later follow up with the Solano SBDC for assistance in developing an implementation plan.

The 2008 Technology Boot Camp instructors bring with them a wealth of business and technology experience. Among the presenters are Patrick Cook, director of both the Silicon Valley SBDC and the SBDC Technology Advisory Program (SBDCTAP) and Andrea Peiro, editor and publisher of Small Business Technology Magazine.

“I think the curriculum will surprise entrepreneurs who have attended SBDC events in the past because this isn’t about growing your business to the next level and simply increasing sales or productivity – this is about truly transforming the way you do business,” said Cook, coordinator for this year’s boot camp.

The registration fee is $45 and includes breakfast and lunch. The fee to businesses for the event is minimal due to generous underwriting sponsors NetBooks and Vertical Response, leaders in the field of small business technology solutions.
The Solano Government Center is located at 675 Texas St. in Fairfield. For more information, or to register for the 2008 Technology Boot Camp, go to http://www.sbdctap.com/bootcamp or call the Solano SBDC at (707) 864-3382.
For more information on underwriters NetBooks or VerticalResponse, go to http://www.NetBooks.com, or http://www.VerticalResponse.com.