March 2004
Bucknell in the News
- Bucknell's student-run radio station plays alternative rock — and more — around the clock
- Bucknell naturalist Warren Abrahamson researches treacherous terrain — the world of insects and their host plants
- Mitchell Named President of Bucknell University.
- Beals to Give "Brown at 50" Lecture
- Eaton to Give "Brown at 50" Lecture
- Bucknell Psychology Department Hosts Two Lectures
- Press of Appletree Alley Honored at Paterno Library
- Bucknell SBDC Hosts Prebusiness Workshop at Danville
- Bucknell Team Places High in Putnam Math Competition
- Bucknell Students Hold Auction for UNAIDS
- Weis Center Presents Orpheus with Edgar Meyer
- Bucknell Hosts WVIA Concert
- Moyer to Give Derr Lecture
- SBDC Hosts Seminar on Business Compliance
March 18, 2004
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bucknell University will offer the seminar, "Business Compliance," Monday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Center Room of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell.
The cost for this seminar is $20; a networking lunch is included. Registration is required: call 570-577-1249, email SBDC@bucknell.edu, or online at http://www.bucknell.edu/script/sbdc/Seminars.asp.
Robert Needham, associate professor of management at Bucknell, will conduct the seminar. Topics will include tax compliance (federal, state and local, self-employment, sales), employee compliance issues (W-4, workers compensation), proper employee interviewing techniques, work-place safety compliance, potential environment hazards and compliance with state and federal statutes, and information resources including reporting forms and schedules.
Needham, who holds his degrees from Duquesne and Youngstown, is a Certified Public Accountant. His teaching experience includes accounting foundations, tax accounting and small business management.
The Small Business Development Center provides free small business consulting services to residents of Juniata, Mifflin, Montour, Perry, Snyder and Union Counties.
Created in 1978, the Bucknell SBDC has assisted in creating or retaining nearly 3,000 jobs and helping nearly 4,700 clients. With the exception of seminars, counseling services provided by the SBDC are free. Funding is received from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Bucknell University.
Located in the Dana Engineering Building, the SBDC serves as an educational research resource for small businesses. Assistance is provided to small business owners to enhance their knowledge of business management through individual consultations, seminars and pre-business workshops. Assistance also is available to help small businesses obtain data and analysis that are generally unobtainable to them on their own.
In addition to SBDC staff consultants, Bucknell faculty, staff and student interns provide counseling services for small businesses. Areas of assistance provided by the SBDC include: accounting and record keeping; business startup procedures; business plan development; e-commerce; financial analysis; human resources; marketing and sales; product development; OSHA requirements; and environmental management.
- Christ Receives PASBDC Award
- Lederman to Give Physics Lecture
- Bucknell's "Brown at 50" Symposium Hosts Talk by Moses
- Bucknell SBDC Hosts "New Media" Seminar
- Ziggy Marley, Robert Randolph in Concert at Bucknell
- Enloe to Give Lecture at Bucknell
- Campus Theatre Marquee Lighting Ceremony
- Bucknell Ceremony Recognizes Greek Achievements
- Stamos to Participate in WITF's "Smart Talk"
