Important note about additional training offerings: In addition to local training offerings noted below, the Utah SBDC also offers the following programs to your communities:
BizSmart is our 8-week online with local coaches, entrepreneur training program - for more information on BizSmart, please contact Len Erickson at Len.Erickson@dixie.edu or by calling 435-652-7752:
Developing Your Child Care Business is our unique 16-week entrepreneur training program designed for child care providers - for more information on DYCCB, please contact Carrie Menzel by calling (801) 957-5240 or by email carrie.menzel@slcc.edu.
-Summer Session begins Tuesday, May 26, 2009 and ends on September 8, 2009
-Fall Session begins Thursday, August 6, 2009 and ends on December 3, 2009
7-Habits for Small Business-Statewide Offering - for more information regarding this special SBDC program, please contact Alan Christensen by email alan.christensen@snow.edu or by calling 435-283-7372.
50 Free Online Business Courses in English and Spanish - Starting Your Business, Managing Your Finances, Foundations of Marketing and many more. Register online and take as many as you want!
50 Gratis Internet Clases en Ingles y Espanol - Como Empezar su Negocio, Como Administrar sus Finanzas, y Fundamentos de Mercado y muchas mas. Matricularse y toma como muchas si quiere.
Events/Workshops
Start-up Assistance
Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 1 sessions ending Thursday, July 11
Business Start-up seminar
Speaker: Jared Van Orden
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Business Start-up seminar
Speaker: Jared Van Orden
Business Basics
Thursday, July 16, 2009 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, 11 sessions ending Thursday, September 24
THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD AT SNOW COLLEGE-RICHFIELD: 200 S 800 W - WASHBURN BUILDING, ROOM 131.
This 11 week training program will help those who are considering starting a business to understand the path from where they are now, to actually getting the business off the ground. Topics covered include: Entrepreneurship, Identifying and Meeting Market Needs, Financial Goal Setting, Product and Service Planning, Pricing and Marketing, Organizational and Legal Issues, and Business Finance. During the course participants will prepare a draft of their business plan.
Speaker: Keith Church, SBDC Counselor/Trainer
Managing a Business
Tuesday, July 07, 2009 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM, 3 sessions ending Thursday, July 09
THIS EVENT IS HELD AT MILLARD HIGH SCHOOL IN FILLMORE
FranklinCovey's "7 Habits for Small Business Managers" training is an intensive, hands-on learning experience that focuses on the fundamentals of great leadership. It improves people and they improve the success of the business - dramatically! In the training you will learn how to:
* Identify and leverage otherwise "hidden" or underutilized resources
* Enjoy greater purposefulness in your daily work
* Get out of "crisis mode"
* Build a positively motivated team that performs better than ever before
* Avoid losing so much time to unproductive meetings and negotiations
* Deal with conflict productively and effectively
* Lead superbly by unleashing the greater potential of your team
Speaker: Alan K. Christensen, certified 7 Habits trainer and Director of the Small Business Development Center at Snow College
Business Accounting and Budget
Saturday, July 18, 2009 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Introduction to Finance
Speaker: Jo Canfield
Tax Planning
Wednesday, July 08, 2009 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
This class addresses the potential liabilities and tax considerations when choosing a legal structure for your business
Speaker: Utah State Tax Commission
Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
This workshop is designed to help small business owners and self-employed persons with employees learn how to withhold income for federal and states taxes, social security, workers compensation insurance, and unemployment compensation. Participants learn how to complete employment tax forms and deposit taxes. Presentations are offered by the Internal Revenue Se4rvice, Utah State Tax Commission, Work Force Services, and the Labor Commission. Health plan considerations are also addressed.
Marketing and Sales
Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
The Yellow Pages are dead. Consumers are turning to the Internet to find local service providers. ARE YOU THERE?
In this session, you will learn about how people use the Internet to find service providers, and how businesses use the free and paid advertising opportunities that exist online to grow their businesses.
Specific points to be covered:
Getting your business listed in Google Maps
How to set up a basic paid search campaign in Google and Yahoo
How to make your website appear in the search engines
Speaker: Lee Gientke
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