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Find low or no-cost, targeted training in both in-person and online formats on topics that matter to you and your small business. Join a business expert at an interactive in-person or virtual workshop or learn at your own pace with one of our recorded webinars.
Introduction to what it takes to start a business. This class is a must for anyone that is thinking about starting a business or has recently launched a business and has questions that need to be answered, Limited to 24 students, in-person.
Learn how Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) work (and how they don’t). Learn how they get people into trouble so you will have a better chance to avoid that. And learn a few basic ways they can be used, after all, to help you with your small business.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Learn how to use financial information to manage your business day-to-day, raise capital, incentive key employees, and more. This class will also go through the process of creating a financial plan. Suited for new and existing business owners.
Join us for a powerful webinar that will show you how to unlock the power of collaboration in your community. This webinar is designed for small nonprofits seeking to expand their reach through strategic alliances. Learn how to identify potential partners, the nuances between informal and formal partnerships, and the dynamics of working with Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) versus contracts.
What You'll Learn:
1. The critical role of community partners in furthering your nonprofit's mission.
2. Deciding between informal collaborations and formal partnerships: understanding which
Introduction to Recordkeeping is a hands-on workshop to teach business owners how to keep track of income (receipts) and expenses (disbursements) using a straightforward MS Excel spreadsheet approach.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Considering business ownership now or in the future?
Ready to leave your job and control your future?
Want to start a business while keeping your job?
Is there any aspect of business so important and yet so misunderstood as Sales? In this class, you will learn an ethical, relationship-based, model of sales. Learn the many ways Sales helps your business survive and grow.
Marketing is more complicated than ever for small businesses to generate leads, build brand trust, and achieve financial objectives. Having 4 generations has made it even harder.
At this event I will dive into the unique qualities of each generation to allow you to identify:
•WHO your right target audience is so you can convey the right message on the right platform, utilizing the right campaigns to nail down your strategy
•WHERE to reach your targeted audience to save you time and money
•HOW to influence and convert your target audience with proven, cost-effective, simple conversion
This session will help you understand your business’s financing options and help put you in the best position to get the funding your business needs.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Introduction to what it takes to start a business. This class is a must for anyone that is thinking about starting a business or has recently launched a business and has questions that need to be answered, Limited to 24 students, in-person.
Introduction to Recordkeeping is a hands-on workshop to teach business owners how to keep track of income (receipts) and expenses (disbursements) using a straightforward MS Excel spreadsheet approach.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
What is a Buyer Persona? A buyer persona is a semi-fictional representation of your ideal customer based on market research and real data about your existing customers.
Marketing to everyone the same way doesn’t work anymore. These in-depth personas help us relate to your customers uniquely and as real humans. Buyer personas can help you better understand who your customers are and how to best market to them.
The goals of this hands-on workshop include developing clear definitions of your typical buyers, a clear sense of the customer journey that customers take, and how to generate
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Start-up Basics: This introductory workshop focuses on the basics of testing your business idea and identifying the key factors that influence start-up success.
Start-up Basics provides you with an overview of the skills and tools you need when deciding to start a business.
In this session, you learn about: the advantages and disadvantages of owning a business, the most profitable form for your business, and the fundamentals of formation, organization, marketing, cash flow and funding sources.
Your marketing plan is not just building a website and doing a few social media posts. Most businesses can benefit from a multi disciplined approach that includes website, SEO, social media, email marketing, PR and online advertising. This webinar will show you how these elements (What we call "Push, Pull and Amplify") work together to guide your business on a road to marketing success.
We will discuss:
PULL
-Why a properly built website is important for optimal search engine rankings
- What is SEO. How to organically improve search engine rankings.
-Google Ads vs Facebook Ads. Why
"In the fast-paced, interconnected world of business, networking emerges not just as a skill, but as a vital tool for success. "
"The Power of Connections"" offers you a roadmap to master this art, essential for thriving across industries and sectors.
What you will learn:
* Networking Essentials: Grasp the core of networking. Discover why it's critical for business growth and learn effective techniques for initiating conversations in various settings.
* Brand Building Mastery: Your brand is your story. Learn to weave your personal and business brand seamlessly into interactions, making
SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. (Train. Hope. Rise. Innovate. Venture. Elevate.) Emerging Leaders Reimagined offers U.S. small business owners with at least one employee, $250,000 or more in annual gross revenue and have been in existence at least three years , the opportunity to learn timely and valuable skills in business management, business development and administration. Over the course of the over 30 hours of online learning, and 8, four-hour in-person discussions with dedicated business coaches and small business owner peers, T.H.R.I.V.E. participants receive guidance on topics such as business
Congratulations, you've found a grant opportunity! However, the challenge doesn't end there. In order to apply for a grant, you’ll have to write a grant proposal and grant writing can be just as challenging as finding the grant itself.
In this webinar, our expert presenter will explain what a grant proposal is, how to create one and how it can help you apply for grants.
You'll learn:
- The application process and how a grant proposal can help
- How to write a proposal that aligns with funding applications
- The common reasons why funding applications get denied
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