San Francisco: SBA Classes Jan. 25-Feb. 5
TRAINING AT SBA
The Small Business Administration offers a variety of classes for business owners in our Entrepreneur Center, located at 455 Market St., 6th Floor in downtown San Francisco.
Registration for all our classes is required.
To register for classes, go to http://sbatraining.eventbrite.com/
For more information, please contact Gary Marshall at (415) 744 6771 or gary.marshall@sba.gov
The SBA training program is made possible by the generous support of our volunteer teachers and presenters. We appreciate their time and expertise; however, these presentations do not represent an endorsement of their views, opinions, products, or services by SBA. All SBA programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made, if requested at least 2 weeks in advance. Contact: Gary Marshall at 415 744-6771.
How to Start and Manage a Small Business
1/25
8:30 AM–5:00 PM
This is a comprehensive and unique one-day seminar for both prospective and current business owners who want to gain a better understanding of what they need to know and do to succeed in their business. Learn best practices and insider tips as a moderator and industry experts guide you through the basics of business plans; insuring against risk; accounting; legal structures; marketing & sales; and financing.
Restaurant Series: Checklist for Starting a Restaurant
1/25
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
We’ll discuss the specifics of opening and running a successful restaurant. Topics will include business plans, food and beverage vendors, market research, location, pricing strategies and operating plans. $30 registration fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
Where to Go When the Banks Say NO!
1/25
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Learn about alternative financing programs such as receivables financing (factoring) and purchase order funding, and how these can provide you with a practical and viable solution to generate immediate cash for your business.
Corporations and LLCs Offer Different Options
1/26
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Learn how to make the best use of your corporation or LLC to save money and shield yourself from liabilities. Learn the compliance details of when and how to properly set up your entity including medical insurance plans, compensation strategies for tax planning, records management, and banking. Presented by SF SCORE, (415) 744 6827. Registration fee: $20.
Designing your Business for Easy Growth
1/26
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
At the core of every business are the Business Processes, the HOW of how your business actually works. Everything you do in your business is part of a process from sales, to customer service and managing your cash flow. Combined together, your Business Process become the Framework of your company. A strong, flexible framework will allow your company to grow faster with less pain. In this course you will learn ten easy steps for developing your Processes and putting them into a framework based on your business.
Federal and State Basics of Payroll Tax
1/27
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
This class guides participants through the basics of that preparation. Subjects include determining independent contractor versus employee, withholding taxes, deposits and completing the proper forms. Presented by the IRS and the California EDD Tax office.
Documentation for Working with Local Factories
1/27
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
What documentation is required to work with a sewing factory in California? Do you know how to write a Specification Package? Not sure what to include in a Purchase Order? Be confident that you are communicating clearly, and doing business in a legal, self-protective manner. This interactive seminar will provide you with what you need to know to work successfully with a local factory and avoid costly mistakes. Presented by Fashion Business Inc., registration is $30 per class at www.fashionbizinc.org
SBA Certification Workshop
1/28
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This workshop is for small firms owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals interested in being certified for SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program.
QuickBooks Introduction
1/28
1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
This overview will discuss setting-up, updating and running financial reports, and efficient procedures for entering your accounting data. This is a hands-on workshop. Participants should have complete Basic Bookkeeping Part I or be familiar with the concepts covered in that workshop. $60 Registration fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
Food Safety Certification
2/1
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
State law requires that specified food facilities employ at least one person who has successfully passed a California State approved and accredited food safety certification exam. Certification is mandatory and re-certification is required every three years. Registration and information is available at www.ggra.org
Restaurant Series: Understanding Food Costs/Menu Engineering
2/1
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
We’ll look at menu design and methods to highlight the most profitable items and a costing package that you can immediately apply to your business. $30 Registration Fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
Integrated Sales and Marketing Excellence
2/1
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Marketing’s job is to bring in the prospects. Sales’ job is to close the deal and book revenues. This class teaches you how to implement an integrated sales and marketing system that work together to produce results. Learn the quantitative marketing and sales methods that work in a down turn.
Step-By-Step Business Planning
2/2
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Understand the process of developing a functioning plan to grow your business and which can also be used to support a request for financing. Operational and strategic planning is covered with emphasis on finance and marketing. $50 registration fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
Small Business Taxes
2/2
3:00 PM-5:00 PM
Save money on your taxes by learning the IRS rules and regulations that apply to small-business owners, and ask your tax questions in this informative, interactive, live seminar covering tax deductions, incorporations, LLC, and commonly used tax strategies. Presented by SF SCORE. Registration fee: $20.
What You Need to Know About the Mobile Web
2/2
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Mobile Web use is exploding! Blackberries, iPhones, and other always-online devices are everywhere. Discover what you need to know about this exciting new medium. You’ll learn: critical factors your website must have; avoidable pitfalls that send customers running; understanding the vast sea of handheld devices; tremendous mobile marketing opportunities; and low cost ways to get started now.
Free and Low Cost Resources for Your Business
2/3
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Representatives from SBA, SCORE, the SF SBDC, the Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, and the San Francisco Public Library Small Business Center will discuss the resources available.
Starting a Business in San Francisco
2/3
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Hear directly from San Francisco officials. How do you obtain permits? How do you register your business name? Learn what the City can do for you in this one-stop seminar.
Financing Your Business
2/3
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Discover the right way to seek financing for your business. We will discuss loan proposal requirements, financing options and SBA programs.
Business Law Basics
2/3
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
An experienced business lawyer will discuss Choice of Legal Entity (corporations, LLC, partnership, etc.); Intellectual Property; Employee issues; and Real Estate issues. This class does not constitute legal advice.
Get More Clients in the Next 30 Days Than You Did In the Past 90
2/3
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Learn the basics of how to market your service business; how it differs from marketing products, why it is important to have a niche, how to create a compelling message about your services and various ways to achieve the critical function of networking and following up.
Basic Bookkeeping, Part One
2/4
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Topics include cash vs. accrual accounting, proper accounting data flow processes, budgeting, the purpose of different financial reports, the differences in computer accounting systems, cash management, and more. $30 registration fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
Protecting Your Brand: An Introduction to Trademarks and Trademark Law
2/4
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
A carefully selected and well-protected trademark is a valuable business asset. For most companies, their brands are most valuable asset they own. The estimated value of some of the world’s most famous trademarks such as Coca-Cola and IBM exceed $50 billion each!). This class will be an introductory to intermediate level class for small businesses interested in protecting their brands / trademarks. In addition to covering basic information about trademarks, we will also dispel common myths and discuss when companies might consider saving money by performing certain legal tasks themselves. We will also leave plenty of time for Q&A to address the specific concerns of participants.
The Fundamentals of Selling
2/4
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
This class is designed to provide a high level education on sales tactics and strategies. Topics include; identification of your target market and respective value proposition, the elevator pitch, competitive positioning and tactics, qualifying opportunities, and handling negotiations.
Running and Operating a Green Business
2/4
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Want to learn easy ways to improve your brand image, identify new markets, lower operating costs, and help the planet? This class teaches you how to be a green business and gives you simple steps to implement right away. Learn how to get certified for free by the Bay Area Green Business Program and find the resources you need for your business. $20 registration fee. Presented by the SF SBDC.
OUR PARTNERS PRESENT:
a weekly feature of events offered by organizations and groups outside SBA. These events are not sponsored by SBA and are not held at our Entrepreneur Center.
SBA’s Export Experts Offer Help on Going International
Web Chat with SBA’s Office of International Trade
Thursday, January 28, 2010, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET
The SBA’s January Web Chat will highlight exporting basics and general SBA capital and credit programs for small business owners. Entering foreign markets can be a great way to boost sales and SBA offers loan programs to help small businesses expand or develop an export market. Business owners can find out if they are ready for exporting and learn more about how to get started.
WHO: Richard Ginsburg and Patrick Tunison of SBA’s Office of International Trade will co-host the January Web Chat on “Small Business Exporting and Access to Credit.” Ginsburg and Tunison will answer question on how to grow a business through exporting.
WHAT: SBA’s Web chat series, providing small business owners with an opportunity to discuss relevant business issues online with experts, industry leaders and successful entrepreneurs. Chat participants will have direct, real-time access to the Web chats via questions they submit online in advance and during the live session, with instant answers.
WHEN: January 28, 2010, 1 p.m. ET
Ginsburg and Tunison will answer questions for one hour.
HOW: Participants can join the live Web chat by going online to www.sba.gov, and clicking “Online Business Chat.” Web chat participants may post questions before the January 28th chat by visiting http://web.sba.gov/livemeeting/Jan10/and posting their questions online.
Urban Solutions Marketing Workshop on January 25
Urban Solutions presents their first free workshop of the year on Monday, January 25. “Marketing on a Shoe String” is designed to teach entrepreneurs how to get your business known and help your customers find you. Create a marketing plan to improve sales. Learn about the various media, advertising and public relations techniques. Join us from 4 to 6 p.m. at the West Bay Conference Center, 1290 Fillmore Street, 1st floor. The cross street is Eddy in San Francisco. For questions, contact Emily Gerth, Program and Data Analyst, at (415) 553-4433 extension 101.
Veterans Business Outreach Center, a Division of Vietnam Veterans of California
Greater Sacramento Workshops
Facilitated at 7270 E Southgate Drive
Sacramento, California, 95823
Marketing for Small Business- $30.00
1/28/2010 Thursday 5:30-7:30 pm
This marketing class will help you develop the processes of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives.
Information and registration available at
Veterans Business Outreach Center
7270 East Southgate Drive, Suite 1
Sacramento, CA 95823
Phone (916) 393-1690
www.vboc-ca.org
Our mailing address:
Small Business Administration
455 Market St., 6th floor
San Francisco CA 94105