Following is a list of upcoming Vermont Business Center and Vermont Family Business Initiative events for the Spring 2005 Semester:

Vermont Business Center Seminars

General link to Vermont Business Center http://www.uvm.edu/vbc

Link to Business Management Certificate Program http://www.uvm.edu/vbc//?Page=certificate_programs.html 

• March 22, 2005 Innovative Leadership:  Leading & Managing Group Dynamics
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=innovative_leadership.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• April 1, 2005 Gaining Competitive Advantage: Strategies for Growth
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=competitive_advantage.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• April 8, 2005 Business Finance & Accounting
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=finance_account.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• April 22, 2005 Financial Analysis for Strategic Decision-Making
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=strategic_decision.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• May 6 & May 13, 2005 Building a Better Brand
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=building_brand.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• May 18 & 19, 2005 Principled Negotiation and Influence Strategies
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=negotiation_strategies.html
  Location:  Grace Coolidge Room, Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• June 1, 2005 Stand and Deliver: Leading Through Speech
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=speech.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• June 15, 2005 Team Leader Tools for the Multi-Tasking Manager
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=team_leader.htm
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• June 17, 2005 Project Management Workshop
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=project_management.htm
  Location:  Grace Coolidge Room, Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
• TBD Strategic Marketing Management and Application
  Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/vbc/?Page=marketing_management.html
  Location:  427A Waterman, UVM Campus, Burlington
  

Vermont Family Business Initiative Seminars

General link to Vermont Family Business Initiative http://www.uvm.edu/~vfbi/

General link to VFBI forums http://www.uvm.edu/familybusiness/?Page=forum.htm&SM=forum_submenu.htm. 

• Thursday, February 3, 2005 Defining Success for a New Generation of Business Leaders; Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/familybusiness/?Page=forum_sucess.htm&SM=forum_submenu.htm
  Location:  The Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, VT 
• Thursday, March 24, 2005 Executing the Deal: Buying Selling, Succeeding in the Business Transaction Process; Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/familybusiness/?Page=forum_deal.htm&SM=forum_submenu.htm
  Location:  The Middlebury Inn, Middlebury, VT
• Thursday, April 28, 2005 Building a (Better) Board; Direct Link:  http://www.uvm.edu/familybusiness/?Page=forum_board.htm&SM=forum_submenu.htm
  Location:  The Inn at Essex, Essex, VT