Corporate Solutions
Track 2 - Maintaining Your Business
This series of workshops is designed to support business owners whose businesses have been in existence between one and five years. The Track consists of seven workshops that provide critical information in the important aspects of running a small business.
To receive a certificate for Track 2, participants must complete five workshops. At minimum of three (3) workshops must be from Track 2 with the remaining from the program electives.
The Maintaining Your Business module workshops are:
- Marketing Concepts for Small Business
- Understanding Business Taxes
- Fundamental Legal Concepts
- Managing HR in a Small Business Environment
- Small Business Management
- Managing Finances and Budgeting
- Business English
Marketing Concepts for Small Business - 6 hours; $85
MANG B9606
Marketing Concepts for Small Businesses provides a foundation for developing marketing plans. The Small Business owner will explore market niches and the types of competitive markets, along with strategies for market research. Promotion and selling techniques are also examined.
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9606 to REGISTER ONLINE
Understanding Business Taxes - 6 hours; $125
Taxes are a fact of life when running a small business. Many small business owners are overwhelmed by the numerous and ever-changing rules regarding taxes, however, it is possible to manage a business effectively and minimize tax liability. This workshop examines business forms, tax year, business types, and accounting methods.
OFFERED FALL
CLICK HERE ANDS EARCH KEYWORD MANG B9603 to REGISTER ONLINE
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Fundamental Legal Concepts - 6 hours; $85
Small business owners experience situations everyday that presents potential legal problems. This workshop addresses the basic laws that govern business practices. Participants will learn about fundamental legal issues to include, contracts, the Uniform Commercial Code, the law of agency, and legal issues in hiring employees. Additional topics to be covered include warranties, product liability issues, bankruptcy, fraud and misrepresentation.
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD LEGA B9008 to REGISTER ONLINE
Managing HR in a Small Business Environment - 6 hours; $110
Managing Human Resources in a Small Business Environment examines workforce issues affecting small business owners including recruiting, training, evaluating, and retaining employees. Total Cost $110.00
OFFERED FALL 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9604 to REGISTER ONLINE
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Small Business Management - 6 hours; $85
Small Business Management provides an overview of basic management issues and focuses on management issues of specific concern to small business owners. The following topics will be addressed planning, organizing, directing and controlling. Growth issues are also covered including transition from an employee to an entrepreneur to a manager.
Total Cost $85.00
Instructor: TBA
Subj/Crse # MANG B9605
Location: Main Campus Spring Garden St
Room: C3-05
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Tuesday, December 1, 2009
530- 830PM Day(s): T
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9605 to REGISTER ONLINE
Managing Finances and Budgeting - 8 hours; $150
Managing Finances and Budgeting introduces small business owners to the basic documents used to track business performance, namely the balance sheet and the income statement and explains how to create and maintain them. Additionally, this workshop will help attendees assess their business' current income and profitability performance using income statements and combination ratios. Financial budgeting including sales and cash budgeting will be explored.
Total Cost: $85.00
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9605 to REGISTER ONLINE
Business English - 6 hours; $85
Communicating effectively is essential to the success of every business. This workshop is designed to educate the small business owner in effective communication for businesses today. Participants will learn the difference between Business English and local language, creating professional communication, effective sentence structure, proper punctuation, and writing powerful sentences.
Total Cost: $85.00
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD COMM B7337 to REGISTER ONLINE
SBMC – Program Electives
Introduction to QuickBooks - 3 hours; $65
This business management system includes accounts, invoicing, receivables, payables, inventory, & payroll. This course will provide new users with a review of accounting basics, setting up a company, using bank accounts, invoicing & receivables, paying bills & generating reports. This workshop is suited to individuals who have recently purchased QuickBooks for their business but may be unsure of where or how to start.
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD ACCO 7056 to REGISTER ONLINE
Intermediate QuickBooks - 9 hours; $254
Are you a bookkeeper, small business owner, or accountant in
need of an intermediate level class that covers the
essentials of using QuickBooks? Then this Intermediate
QuickBooks workshop is for you! The class focuses on
tracking inventory, running payroll, reconciling bank
accounts and budgeting small businesses. You will complete
practical excercises to learn how to create invoices and
credit memos, write and print checks, add custom fields
set up budgets and learn how to protect and back up their
data. Total Cost $254.00
Offered Spring Term 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD ACCO 7057 to REGISTER ONLINE
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Introduction to Peachtree - 3 hours; $65
Introduction to Peachtree accounting software will prepare small business owners to process their accounting needs using the general journal and the general ledger for a service organization. Recording transactions, posting, making adjustments, and preparing financial statements will also be examined.
Offered Fall 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD ACCO 7055 to REGISTER ONLINE
Disaster Recovery - 3 hours; $65
With considerably less resources available than larger corporations, small businesses are vulnerable to the impact of a natural or man-made disaster. Disaster Recovery for Small Businesses provides small business owners with steps to protect the business from a major or minor disaster. Participants will learn how to use the process of disaster management and business continuity to safe guard their business and how to implement a disaster recovery plan.
Offered Fall 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG 9615 to REGISTER ONLINE
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Is Franchisement for me? - 3 hours; $65
An attractive alternative to launching an independent business endeavor is to purchase an existing franchise. This workshop identifies the benefits and drawbacks of franchising a business. The entrepreneur will learn the laws covering franchise purchases, how to buy a franchise, areas of growth, and the main trends shaping the franchise business.
Subj/Crse # MANG B9613
Location: Main Campus Spring Garden St
Room: C3-05
Friday, December 4, 2009
530- 830PM Day(s): F
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9613 to REGISTER ONLINE
Networking Strategies - 3 hours; $65
Networking Strategies provides the small business owner with a plan to effectively use the resources in their market to exchange information and meet new business people. Learn how to utilize the internet to find entrepreneurial events in your region, how to join local organizations, and tips on successful business networking.
Offered Fall 2010
CLICK HERE AND SEARCH KEYWORD MANG B9616 to REGISTER ONLINE