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E-Marketing: Visibility for YOUR Business
5/12/2010 - 12/16/2010 Ongoing - Call for your one-on-one appointment today! Learn how to get your business visible on the Internet. You will be shown step-by-step how to: Get your business listed in Google, Yahoo's and other major directories; Research and register an appropriate domain name; and Create a basic website for your business - one you can do yourself at little or no cost. Registration is FREE. location: SBDC Office, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Entrepreneurship, Are You Ready?
9/14/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm What does it take to have a successful business? A high percentage of small businesses fail in the first few years with devastating consequences for their owners. This workshop assists you in assessing your readiness to operate a business. It demonstrates how to reinforce your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses, how to set goals, the skills needed to be successful and how to start the planning process. Several assessment tools are provided to assist the participant in testing their skill level. Microenterprise Training Program Session 1 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Grow Your Business: The A-Z of Small Business Success!
9/14/2010 - 12/14/2010, Tuesdays, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm This 14-week course has been designed to be a very comprehensive process that will cover many subjects such as: The Business Image, Understanding Your Customer, Business Planning, Marketing, Record Keeping/Taxes, Product/Service Pricing, Expense/Revenue Forecasting, Accounting Concepts, Loan Preparation. The registration fee is $140 - this includes a textbook and handouts. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Introduction to QuickBooks
9/15/2010, Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Take this opportunity to understand how the power of QuickBooks can be applied to your business. There will be a Q & A session at the end. All participants become eligible for additional FREE one-on-one counseling. $30 registration fee. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street., Ste. C, Yuba City, CA (map) information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Entrepreneur Workshop
9/16/2010, Thursday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm This three-hour workshop is designed for the first time entrepreneur. Topics covered are feasibility, resources to test your ideas, identifying your customers, legal structure, licenses & permits, insurance, location, developing your business plan and much more. Registration fee is $30. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street., Ste. C, Yuba City, CA (map) information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Marketing Research and Your Business Plan
9/21/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I know if my idea for a business is a good one? There are many individuals out there with ideas, but are they businesses? This workshop demonstrates how to assess your idea to see if it is a real business opportunity. It covers how to develop a mission statement for your business, how to define your expectations and needs, how to assess your potential market in order to determine if you can make money, and how to determine if the income from you business will create financial stability for you. Microenterprise Training Program Session 2 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Legal Structure, Liability Protection and Risk Prevention
9/28/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Should I incorporate to protect myself? There are several ways to legally organize your business. Some of them have significant tax and liability consequences. This workshop contrasts and compares the advantages and disadvantages of various legal structures such as Subchapter S corporations. It reviews the licenses, permits and other requirements needed for a business and defines the start-up costs associated with various legal structures. Microenterprise Training Program Session 3 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Licenses, Permits and other Concerns
10/5/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm What happens if I have a fire or if I am sued? There are many risks in owning and operating a business and some of those risks carry significant financial implications. This workshop explains how to assess and mitigate certain business risks such as a fire or some types of business liability. It provides an assessment of various types of contracts and leases, reviews how to determine insurance needs, and how to define and develop an exit strategy plan. Microenterprise Training Program Session 4 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Getting the Word Out with Marketing and Advertising
10/12/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I find customers? Some people believe that “if you build it they will come.” However most of the time you must go out and seek your customers. This workshop demonstrates how to develop a market assessment of your business. It shows you ways to define your target market, develop marketing strategies and tactics, and focus your business mission and purpose in order to attract your target market. Microenterprise Training Program Session 5 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Where, When and How to Promote My Business
10/19/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I grow my revenue? Every business owner worries about the “looky loos.” Once you find your customers, they must buy from you so that you can grow your revenues. This workshop demonstrates how to develop pricing strategies for your product or service. It analyses various product or service delivery methods, discusses the pros and cons of various advertising media, explains how to price your product or service to attract your target customers and how to motivate them to buy from you. Microenterprise Training Program Session 6 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Small Business Organization and Operations
10/26/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How much should I spend on advertising? There are many methods you can use in order to get your message out to your target market. Which ones to use and how much to spend on each are questions that nag every business owner. This workshop explains how to conduct market research on your target customers and translate that information into a marketing message. It introduces you to the resources available that enable you to conduct market research on your target customers, explains how to identify the who, what, where, when and how of your target customers and demonstrates how to create ads which feature the benefits of your product or service. Microenterprise Training Program Session 7 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Time Management
11/2/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I find the time to do everything I have to do? As every small business owner knows, “there are not enough hours in the day” to do everything that needs to be done to operate a successful small business. This workshop assists you in identifying and organizing all the tasks you need to accomplish in your business. It demonstrates how to organize your business and its work flow, explains some time management and scheduling techniques, identifies the type of policies and procedures you will need and outlines some strategies that will assist you in developing your leadership skills. Microenterprise Training Program Session 8 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Small Business Taxes and Record Keeping
11/9/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I know if I am making a profit? Every business needs good financial systems in order to survive! This workshop explains and demonstrates techniques to implement good financial systems. It explains the profit and loss statement and balance sheet, it demonstrates how to do a cash flow analysis, it explains some accounting principles, demonstrates how to set-up a bookkeeping system and shows you how to forecast revenues, expenses and profits. Microenterprise Training Program Session 9 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Lending and Your Business Plan
11/16/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm What do I do with all the financial data I have? To be a successful business owner you must be able to use your financial data to make better business decisions. This workshop explains some important financial measures and demonstrates how to use them in your business decisions. It explains breakeven analysis, industry comparative ratios and gross profit margin, demonstrates how to evaluate the health of your business using these and other financial measures and explains how to organize your financial data for your lender’s review. Microenterprise Training Program Session 10 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Customer Service as a Competitive Advantage
11/23/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Can I really make enough money from my business? Whether you are in business or thinking of going into business, it is important to be able to evaluate your business. One way to do this is to see what your business might be worth to someone else. This workshop is a hands-on exercise to evaluate the financial success of a business. It is a class problem that takes a business and determines what it would be worth if it were to be bought from or sold to a third party. Microenterprise Training Program Session 11 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Sales and Sales Presentations
11/30/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm How do I know if I need a business plan? Many businesses operate without a business plan. The question every business owner should ask is, “Would my business be more profitable if I had a business plan?” This workshop explains how to evaluate what type of business plan you should consider for your business. It demonstrates how to use the information from the previous workshops to produce a formal business plan document. It explains how you can use the executive summary to clearly communicate your business idea and its financial feasibility. After this workshop you will be able to produce your business plan. Microenterprise Training Program Session 12 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Writing Your Business Plan and Getting Started
12/7/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Writing Your Business Plan and Getting Started. Microenterprise Training Program Session 13 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Is this when the hard work really starts?
12/14/2010, Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Is this when the hard work really starts? If you have taken the entire workshop series, this is the time to celebrate! The participants have an opportunity to present their business plan to community leaders. If they fulfilled certain requirements, they receive recognition and rewards. All in all it is a great time. Microenterprise Training Program Session 14 of 14. $30 registration fee per session or $140 (includes textbook, handouts) for all 14 sessions. location: YCCD SBDC, 1227 Bridge Street, Suite C, Yuba City, CA 95991 information/registration: (530) 822-0140 or email SBDC |
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Workshops are also available throughout California through SCORE and other SBDC's.
- Latest statewide Business Training Schedule from SCORE and SBDC*
If these sessions don't meet your needs ...
Sessions are scheduled (primarily on evenings and weekends) to complement your busy schedule. If these times and dates don't fit your needs, or if you have suggestions for workshops we haven't scheduled, please call or email SBDC so we can take your needs into account in future sessions.
Workshops may be cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Call to be sure that the workshop you are interested in attending is still being offered.
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The Yuba Community College District Small Business Development Center Program is part of the Northeastern California Small Business Development Centers which are funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the California Community Colleges Economic & Workforce Development Program, and center host institutions. Funding is not an endorsement of any product, opinion, or service. All Federal and State funded programs are extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. Special arrangements for individuals with disability will be made if requested in advance. ©2003-2008 Yuba Community College District SBDC ~ updated 08/31/2010 |
